Having just returned from one of our frequent visits to the Languedoc, we thought that we would continue to let you know about restaurants in the region that we think are a little special, whether because of the excellent food, good value, excellent local wine list, good service, great ambience or a combination of all of these - places which are ideal for lazy days in Languedoc.
Obviously, of late the weaker pound has had an impact on the cost of eating out but we still maintain that in terms of value for money some of our favourite restaurants take some beating. With the weaker pound and “le crunch”, if you simply go for lunch rather than dinner and keep to the set menus, you will not go far wrong.
One place where quality meets style both in food and setting is Auberge Côté Jardin in the village of Conilhac in the heart of the Corbières, a stones throw from Lézignan. 
In the capable hands of young chef David Prevel and his sommelier wife Sophie, this delightful restaurant gets better and better. The food, made with produce local to the area, is to die for and the weekday lunchyime menu at 20 euros represents excellent value. David’s twist on cassoulet, reworked especially for Summer dining, was a delight and to enjoy food of this quality on a stylish terrace overlooking Corbières vineyards on a hot day in June is a special and memorable experience.
For more information go to www.auberge-cotejardin.com
One which often creeps seductively into my mind is L’Auberge de St. Martin at Beaufort, close to Olonzac and the unassuming but warm and genuine hospitality of Mylène and Christophe. However busy, Mylène’s easy smile and warm welcome never fails as we crunch over gravel to take one of the terrasse tables of this former school under the shady canopy of well-tended trees, past the store of immaculately stacked vine clippings, to the accompaniment of
a choir of cigales. The scent of burning vine clippings invades the senses as Christophe beams his greeting from his position at his trade mark feu de bois. I can almost taste the food - simple yet delicious baron d’agneau with the essential accompaniment of a bottle of