There is no relation between the Brès family and the song called "les petits pavés" by Claude Nougaro (have you heard it?) but here they have been playing pretty music for some time! Thousands of times we walked past saying "we really ought to go in one day". So here we are. We thought that traditional cooking had been completely thrown into the dungeons because of the cheats! All that I found in this nice house was people who liked their jobs, plates as well presented as the inside of schoolchildren's satchels, and customers smiling as if the world in which we live in was suddenly better. It's just that Nicole and Virginie Brès, mother and daughter, are very maternal towards their dear customers. They take care of them and look them in the eye when serving, and even wishing them a "bon appétit"!

So the customer is happy! I could be blasé from trying out different tables every day! At 12,50 € on a weekday lunchtime, you can even have a generous plate of "moules gratinées" (mussels). The important thing is that the butter is homemade, which is rare. 14,5/20. What follows is simple. "Jambon à l'os sauce poivre" (ham from the bone with pepper sauce) with a succulent gratin dauphinois, some well worked vegetables and some mixed vegetables. Good ham is becoming rare. It is too often a thin, vaguely pink and nearly liquid slice straight for a plastic packet, which is as appetising as its contents. In our case, the chef has done what all chefs should do, and that's not bad in today's day and age! So bravo! 14,5/20! I end with a crème brûlée which is fine and maybe even better as I hand out a last 14,5/20. I have to admit that for 12,50 € you're painted a pretty picture with this kind of meal! Hearty dining room, fireplace, tables with proper tablecloths. Which just goes to show that it's not a question of money when you want to please, even for 12,50 €! It's simply a question of principle with the Brès family.