COUNTRY MUSIC AND CHILI CON CARNE

Friday night was country music and it was a success with English and French customers dancing away until late.

David is taking a rest after a long session of cooking chili con carne and other popular cow boy food!

With his hat and apron he's expecting more of you on Saturday 26th July for Irish music, curry night and GUINNESS...

Do reserve!

The musicians are playing country music tapping their feet and tambourines...

La soirée country music de vendredi soir a vu danser les Anglais et les Français ensemble! Le groupe Creus'in, une Française et deux Anglais, a assuré jusqu'à minuit. Les Français ont apprécié l'ambiance!

M E N U S

MENU 'Plat du Jour' 11 € Déjeuner seulement
du lundi au vendredi
Lunch time only from Monday to Friday

- Une entrée différente tous les jours
Starter
- Un plat de résistance différent tous les jours
Main dish
- Deux tranches de fromage
Cheese
ET AND
- Un dessert différent tous les jours
The dessert of the day
ET AND
- Un petit café ou un quart de vin en carafe
Expresso or 25cl of house wine

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MENU 'Classique' 16 € Déjeuner et dîner

- Entrées:

tartare de saumon
salmon cooked in lemon juice
ou
salade de chevre chaud
hot goats cheese salad
ou

crepe jambon fromages
ham and cheese pancake
ou
salade de crevettes
prawn cocktail
ou
assiette de charcuterie
plate of cold meats

- Plat principal:

faux filet sauce echalotte
steak in shallot sauce
ou
lasagnes frites ou salade
lasagnes chips or salad
ou
brochettes de poulet
chicken kebab
ou
poisson frites
fish and chips

- Fromage ou Dessert au choix

- Desserts:

Surprise du Chef, chaud
Surprise of the Chef, hot
ou
Ile flottante
Floating island
ou
Crème brûlée
ou
Tarte du jour
French Tart of the day (!)
ou
Crêpes
Pancakes
ou
Glaces
Ice Cream

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MENU 'Romantique' 25€ Déjeuner et dîner

- Entrées:

12 escargots
12 sails
ou
cuisses de grenouilles
frogs legs in garlic sauce
ou
escalope de foie gras poêlée
foie gras
ou
salade de chèvre chaud
hot goats cheese salad
ou
assiette de charcuterie
plate of cold meats

- Plat principal:

tournedos sauce morilles
steak in mushroom sauce
ou
gambas au gingembre
large prawns in ginger
ou
poisson du jour
fish of the day
ou
specialité du chef
chef special

- Fromages
Cheeses

- Desserts au choix
identique au menu classique
Choice of dessert same as for menu 16€

LES VIEILLES VOITURES

Le déjeuner du dimanche 'AU BON VIVRE' à Parnac:





Comme prévu, les convives du rally des vieilles voitures sont arrivés au restaurant dans leurs bolides... En fait, il ne s'agissait pas d'un rally proprement dit, mais d'une sortie des membres du Cercle d'Histoire d'Argenton-sur-Creuse dans leurs voitures des années 60.


Avant d'arriver à PARNAC ils avaient fait halte à St Benoit-du-Sault pour une visite historique...

A leur arrivée au restaurant, ils ont trinqué avec un kir maison.




Ils ont ensuite enchaîné avec: - en entrée, salade de chèvre chaud- sauté de biche avec une purée de pommes de terre et carottes- fromages- 'crumble' de pommes avec crème anglaise- café

Certains autres convives habitués du restaurant sont aussi arrivés en bolides des années 60 par solidarité!

A quand le prochain rally?

A FRENCH VINTAGE CAR RALLY

If you like the good old days machines , come on down this Sunday, 22nd June.

Have a look at the old cars as they'll be stopping here for lunch. The vintage cars will be parked opposite us, in the Church car park. We have a reservation for 30 to 40 persons eating lunch, so there will be quite a few cars to admire.

You are welcome to have a drink on the terrace while the vintage drivers have their lunch. If you work up an appetite, we will serve you a meal afterwards... We are a pair of old veterans ourselves.

Looking forward to seeing you,
From the Oldies
David and Teresa

SPECIAL MUSIC NIGHT

On the last Friday of the month, on 27th June at 7.30 pm, we will have a group of musicians called 'Creusin', a country music group of two men and one lady, who will play and sing for us for the evening. We can dance the whole evening away... Yeehaa!

If you work up a hunger, we will serve cow boy food: Chili Con Carne, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs or Spare Ribs off the barbecue.

See you here on 27 June 2008... Yeehaa!!! (We'll have water and grass for your horses)

TETE DE VEAU

Every month on the 29th, there is a large rural market, all morning from dawn to lunch time, at a village called LES HEYROLLES about 30 km from Parnac. This market is more like a fair. You find live animals from sheep to chickens, fish like carps and eels, lots of wine to taste and buy, clothing, clogs, plants, souvenirs and machinery. You name it, they'll have it.

On that particular day most restaurants in the area offer traditional dishes .
The chef of this Happy Restaurant, David, prepares his own "tête de veau". French market traders know about it and make a detour to have their meal at LE BON VIVRE in Parnac on their way home. They know they can turn up at any time and be fed with a laugh!

PLEASE NOTE: When the 29th falls on a Sunday, the market takes place on the following Monday. This month the market in Les Heyrolles will be on Monday 30th June.

FISH AND CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS

We are known for our FISH AND CHIPS by our local French customers, as much as by our regulars. It is served on a plate (sorry not in a newspaper!) together with a large helping of chips as well as mushy peas or baked beans.

The photo above shows a merry group of French friends who were trying FISH AND CHIPS for the first time. They found it "délicieux" and confirmed they'll be back for more with more friends. Voilà!

FISH AND CHIPS is available at any time any day, to eat on the premises or to take away, for €10,- per person.

IT'S B B Q NIGHT TONIGHT !

Hi everyone !

Our names are Teresa and David...

We welcome you all with a smily face for a drink or a nosh and lots of banter (no gossip)...

Tonight is our usual barbecue night. Where? In our Happy Restaurant called 'Au Bon Vivre' in the village of Parnac in the middle of France. See instructions how to get here on the side bar.

What you get at the BBQ is 3 meats and a choice of salads and desserts as much as you can eat :

ALL THIS FOR €16,-

Never mind the weather... eating out on the terrace or inside, you'll have a good time anyway.

We have BBQs every Tuesday. See you tonight!... or next Tuesday!

By the way we were filmed on a barbecue night by the local French television team FR3 last year. We were also interviewed by the local French newspaper 'La Nouvelle République' last September. In november 2007 we were seen on the local tv both at dinner time and on the evening news for three days.

Keep in touch! This blog is new. We will keep you posted with updates and photos as we go.