Restaurants
It is possible to book table d’hôtes (diner) with us or cook for yourself in our guest kitchen (see our accommodation page), but there are also quite a few nice restaurants near La Villonnière b&b. Here is a list compiled from restaurants we have visited ourselves or heard good stories about from our guests.
NEW! It is also possible to order a 3-course menu from Au bon vivre for 18 euros (one day in advance). You can then collect this (hot) from the restaurant in the village (5 minutes’ drive). For children, there is an adapted menu at a reduced rate. Au bon Vivre is not open on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Phone number: 00.33.6.41073564. If necessary, we can place the order for you.
Please note that restaurants are often closed on public holidays, except for some in Argenton-sur-Creuse. And you can still get a pizza from the pizza vending machine in Le Verger (5 minutes’ drive).
Au Bon Vivre (5 min)
Located in our own village of Parnac. New owners since Oct 2023. 3-course menu for €18.
19 Route de Saint-Benoît, 36170 Parnac
Open: 9.00 – 22.30, except wednesdays and tuesday night
Telephone: 06 41 07 35 64
Website: https://www.aubonvivrerestaurant.fr/
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Papa Will (10 min)
Pl. de l’Enchère, 36170 Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
12.00 – 13.30 & 19.00 – 20.30 every day except Monday
Telephone: 02 54 47 66 82
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La Patte d’Ours (10 min)
Place du Champ de Foire, 36170 Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
9.00 – 23.00 except wednesday and thursday evening
Telephone: 02 54 27 43 77
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Le Vigoulais (10 min)
1 rue des Lavandieres, 36170 Vigoux
10.00 – 14.00 & 17.00 – 20.00 Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Telephone: 02 36 27 96 59
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Hôtel Restaurant Le Relais des Cinq Routes (7 min)
(restaurant for truck drivers)
Les Cinq Routes, 36170 Parnac
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Telephone: 02 54 24 86 86
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Relais de l’abloux (16 min)
Rue du Sabotier, 36170 Sacierges-Saint-Martin
10.30 –13.30 & 18.30–21.30 Every day except Monday evening and Thursday
Telephone: 02 54 47 56 74
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Some restaurants in Eguzon-Chantôme (16 min)
Woodstock, Le coq café, Chez Aurore
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Le Cottage (17 min)
1 Les Gonnins, 36270 Éguzon-Chantôme
11.45–14.30, 18.30–22.30 Every day
Telephone: 02 54 47 24 96
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Some restaurants in Chaillac (18 min) such as Le Bosquet (burger and pizza, also takeaway)
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Resto Léon (19 min)
Nice atmosphere. The food looked and tasted fantastic.
5 route de Belabre, 36370 Prissac
Every day (except Tuesday, Wednesday): 12.00 – 14.00
Friday and Saturday: 19.30 – 22.00
Telephone: 02 54 47 83 05
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Le renard roux (21 min)
English owners
1 Rue du Puits, 36310 Beaulieu
Thursday to Monday afternoon and evening, except Sunday evening
Telephone: 07 87 14 96 29
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Le Petit Roy (22 min)
Lovely for lunch, as it is beautifully situated on bank of the river Creuse.
6 Bourgoin, 36200 Le Menoux
12.00–15.00 every day except Monday, 19.00-21.00 Wednesday to Saturday
Telephone: 02 54 47 17 70, website https://restaurant-lepetitroy.com/
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Auberge Hotel Des Artistes (23 min)
The owner is Belgian and also the cook. After dinner, he comes and has a chat with you. Delicious dishes, like the duck leg with morello cherries.
Le Bourg, 36190 Gargilesse-Dampierre
Closed on Mondays
Telephone: 02 54 47 84 05, website http://www.hotel-desartistes-gargilesse.com/fr/restaurant
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Aux Berges du Lac (24 min)
6 Mondon, 87160 Mailhac-sur-Benaize
12.00 – 13.30 & 19.00 – 20.30
Closed on sunday evening and monday
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La Gamelle (29 min)
Favourite restaurant of ours. You eat outside on a large terrace covered with parasols and overlooking Lac Eguzon. Ideal for evening meals with children as you can get there early. Do make reservations in summer. Karaoke on Thursday evenings and bands perform on Friday evenings.
Plage de Fougeres, Saint- Plantaire
12.00 – 23.00 Every day
Telephone: 02 54 47 21 06, website https://lagamelle36.com/
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Restaurant Les Artists du confluant (36 min)
New owners since 2021.
2 place de l’église, 23450 Fresselines
8.30 – 21.30 closed on Mondays and Sunday evenings
Telephone: 05 55 89 00 34