RESTAURANTS

As many of you know, we are always ready to try a new restaurant. So when we heard there was a Michelin Star Restaurant on our route, we had to look it up. We arrived at La Bussière-sur-Ouche which is in the middle of nowhere and went in search of the restaurant which is in an old Abbaye. We found the Abbaye but the gates to the grounds were firmly closed. We phoned up and tried to book, but the whole place was fully booked for 3 days for a wedding. We must at least have a look at it!!

Abbaye de la Bussière

Inside L'Abbaye

The Abbaye has been renovated and is now a Country House/Hotel. The proprietor, who is British, showed us round. It's absolutely superb. I wouldn't mind staying or at least having a meal there sometime. We'll have to come again.

Having missed out on our Michelin Star meal, we were told by the owner that there was a lovely Bistrot at Pont d'Ouche which was our next mooring. We arrived around lunchtime and went for a drink in the hope of booking for the evening. The owner was rather reluctant as she closed at 7.30 and didn't really  want to cook after 6. We said we'd just come for a drink and arrived at 6 to find her just locking up! Sorry, she said, but there's nobody around, no custom so I've cleared up and closed! This was Saturday night and the Bistrot was closing at 6!! Oh la la........