Claude Darroze in Langon (near Bordeaux) -- any thoughts?

[Jonathan King]

Am contemplating a Sunday lunch here, and wonder if the food is as interesting as I've heard. (Would also consider staying overnight, but the hotel's rooms -- see URL below -- are kind of scary-looking. Or is that carpet orange only in my browser?)

Link: http://www.darroze.com

[Melanie Wong]

The food is well-prepared, but pretty traditional. It was great to just amble up the stairs after dinner.

I had one of the newly redecorated rooms (shown below) which had an enormous, by French standards, bathroom with a giant tub. It was about 85 euros. I would have preferred to pay a little less for a smaller room (some are 50 euros), but at least this was on the first floor and I only had to climb one flight of stairs. The new carpet is rust with red cross-hatching which makes it look orange.

Image: http://static.flickr.com/39/120427888...