First of all I'll get the positives out of the way, le Croc Magnon (the name is supposed to be a pun so funny I forgot to laugh) is situated in a lovely part of old Bergerac. That's it.Now for the bad. 20 minute wait for drinks. 1 hour 45 minutes wait to find out they had forgotten our order, despite being sat in front of the kitchen. One waiter took our young son's pushchair and put it to one side but another waiter was not happy with it's location and threw it down the street. I can't say much about the food as we never saw any but adjacent tables complained (And got little response from the gormless staff).The final insult was that we disputed paying the bill for no food (Not even bread)...
The place just can’t handle the volume of people that comes with such a lovely location. In the end we spent nearly two hours here for a main course each and a drink. The food was fine but no better that that. One large goat’s cheese decent lasagne, piping hot and made you think microwave and some mushroom pasta, which was ok but basic. Finally when we went to pay I was told no cards. Suggested this might be something to say before we sat down. No hint of an apology. Apparently hadn’t been working for 24 hours, like I was supposed to know this and was told which direction to walk in to get cash. It’s a lovely spot and we had a nice family lunch but I’d rather it hadn’t taken so long.
Location is just about all this place has going for it. The restaurant we intended to visit was closed on Monday evening, so we chose this as an alternative. Although the location is beautiful and the weather helped, the food was really poor. Pizzas had a distinctly frozen characteristic, being very wet on arrival at the table. The carbonara was simply awful. I guess the location means that this place continues to survive despite the evidently consistently poor reviews.
Service was quite good, slow evening, so few customers. Pizzas were a little bland. Issues with trying to pay, their credit card machine was down, but they weren’t really sorry, good thing we had just enough cash. Lots of order places to choose. Hope w3 have better luck tomorrow for dinner.
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Had a nice lunch here and service was good. The tuna salads were fresh and very large. My teenage daughter wanted a steak haché, only available on the kids' menu, and it was not a problem. Surprised to see poor reviews. We really enjoyed it.
Food is terrible. I had the Roxane salad my husband had a Hawaii pizza. Both plates were very bad and we were completely over charged for such simple dishes. I advise other travelers to avoid this place at all costs even if you are hungry.
And a stunning location in Bergerac old town. Next to the old church with its ringing bells. Food was delicious and service friendly. Would recommend
Service is poor and the food not as described. We even had a waiter with an open cut serving food! Should have viewed this site first
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A terrible experience. Please avoid. Bad service, worse food
Delicious, fresh, and the bosses are adorable
