Plat du jour

Earlier this week we met up with some friends to enjoy a ‘plat du jour’, or menu of the day, at a local relais routier restaurant. A relais routier restaurant is where truck drivers and travellers can get a good home cooked meal, and wash and rest if they need to. There are not as many relais routier restaurants around as there used to be, I think as the roads across France became bigger, and service areas become better, the smaller relais routier services have closed. However, the ones that are left do offer great value for money meals.

The plat du jour at this one was €14 for a four course meal: sausage in a brioche bun, turkey kebab with mashed potatoes and mushrooms, followed by cheese, then finally a delicious light vanilla custard rolled sponge. It was all cooked very well, used local products, and was absolutely delicious. Still a very popular stop for drivers and locals, it was full when we arrived at 12h45. Luckily we had booked.