Vilatte Plassard Pompougnac - Cafe & Shop

Drove over from New Haven as we hadn't been to Beer Barrel for some timeFound a couple seats at the bar rail.

Way back in the day I remember there being a B-Dubs at this plaza.

I had a lot of fun at this place! Was definitely a good spot to watch a big time sporting event if yoh are ever stuck in Lima, OH for some awful reason.__My

Feeding off the crowds of those waiting for their allocated ticket slot to view the caves, you might expect this place to be your usual tourist trap. Far from it - fab foie gras and cheese plates are served at very fair prices in this pretty space, perched on the hill top. A popular stop for cyclists, the tables are placed in the middle of the beautifully presented home made delicacies for sale - mostly all kinds of duck produce, with a few more tables outside. They also have kids plates to introduce younger ones to canard based local specialties, and vegetarian choices featuring local goats cheese.

From the outside this looks as though it will serve excellent food, all locally sourced, sadly the actual experience did not meet the expections set by the decor. There is a limited menu, several assiettes (cheese, foie gras etc) and some baguettes. We sat outside on one of the tables at the front of the building, and perhaps that is why some of the food turned up on plastic plates and the coffee was served in flimsy plastic cups. The crisps the children had were not hand cooked chips as I would have expected but very basic Walkers (Lays), the ice cream not a locally made vanilla but a cornetto and the bread may have been locally sourced but was far from the best I have had. The cheese plate contained three very small portions of cheese and a lot of lettuce so must have carried a good margin based on the price charged. A home made seed/nut cake that we tried (again served on a plastic plate) was awfully dry and dense. The shop and tables inside are nicely laid out, but I won't be rushing back unless they fix the basics.