Le Coq d'Or - Cognac

Visited the restaurant with my family and were seated in the lovely upstairs dining area. Unfortunately, the service & the food were very disappointing - over priced too in comparison with other restaurants in the area! I had the beef tartin which seriously could have been half a kilo of hamburger mince from the supermarket - not good at all!

I can say nothing but good things about this place.We were taken upstairs, with our Springer Spaniel. The service was second to none - and I mean that. It was correct, stylish without being stuffy. A Bar Toto was brought for the dog as our aperitifs arrived.We just had the special of the day; a confit duck leg, but it was superb. The wine, just a carafe as we know that it will be good, was brilliant. The Cafe Gourmand was a Cognac Gourmand, with a choice of cognacs. This was also superb, if a little on the small side, but the quality was right up there with the best.However, the REALLY impressive thing was the obviously super-high level of staff training. It was just about perfect. Courteous and friendly but so good. Jan and I have both served UK Royalty (Jan has served our Queenie Liz & Phil several times) and we know how things should be done in a good place. This a VERY good place.SPECIAL MENTION of Audrey, our waitress. We could not have had a better, more friendly, more patient and more elegant person to serve us. Please, Coq D'Or, give her the best pay rise possible. That girl has IT!Very many thanks - Jan & Colin Muddimer, Port la Nouvelle & Suffolk UK.

Visited for lunch with my family. Service was awful, they forgot our lunch, our wine , gave us items we didn't order. When the food finally did arrive (after over an hour and a half) it was greasy and tasteless. Very disappointed as it looked a nice place and seemed popular.

Nice restautant. They did well on serving the kids meals went we got our starter. I had oysters and can surely recommend these. My main was beef and this was good. My wife had pork which she did not like. The meat was a bit to tough. Good espresso.

We visited this restaurant twice during our stay in Cognac. Although our French not fantastic, we found the waiters polite and helpful on both occasions. The menu offered a range of choices, with the seafood options being a favourite.