Les Sardines sur Pau

05/05/2024: An excellent place. Even though it was Saturday, they had several menus of the day. We took the three-service option: sausage starter + main course (hake or steak, very generous and with garnish) + dessert (homemade panna cotta or tiramisu) for €16/person, tap water and bread included. All the waiters very friendly and attentive. Since the terrace and the lower floor were complete, they took us up to a room they have on the first floor. To liven up the atmosphere they played piped music. If you visit Pau, it is a great restaurant to go to eat and then visit the Château.

02/05/2024: O’Gascon!! Old Paloise address... The last time I came it must have been in 1977 😱😄. The service team is dynamic and pleasant. And the food is very good, colorful and plentiful. Excellent "poule au pot" and "royal garbure"... Henri's Panache Blanc could adorn the front of the inn without blushing! A little cough from the bank card reader when paying, it seems recalcitrant: we are asked "exceptionally" to go and get some cash from the nearest ATM... 10 or 15 minutes on foot anyway..." and leave an ID"! he enjoins us with a very Béarnaise conviction 😮. Twenty minutes later, after non-negotiable refusal of exceptional payment by check, we returned to deposit our hard cash, while the capricious terminal had regained all its capacities. Okay 🤔... We would have accepted at least a somewhat courteous apology, knowing that in such circumstances it seems that the merchant could have decided "exceptionally" to assume the commercial risk of payment by check or to invite you to wait while the reader is reset. ... In 1977, we would have laughed "ooh, that reader is stupid"...and maybe we would have even refused the little coffee on the counter "don't worry, it doesn't matter"!!