L'Estanquet sur Montauban

What more can I say than it's absolutely delicious! It's a buffet, sure, but everything is high quality! The only downside: you want to try everything.

magnificent culinary experience

Lunch with colleagues during the week. The setting is simple and pleasant. The various buffets (starters, main courses, cheese, and desserts) are well laid out. Everything presented is of very high quality. A special mention for the dessert buffet, and I'm not even a big fan of sweets. Lunch cost around €32 per person, including a bottle of wine shared four ways.

It's always a pleasure to be welcomed here. Excellent choice and quality! I recommend L'Estanquet and its buffet.

We would like to see this quality of service in many restaurants.

An all-you-can-eat restaurant with good, well-prepared dishes and attractive presentation. A major improvement is needed in the layout of the different sections. Appetizers are served in a line, so as soon as there are a few people, there's a wait. People wait all the way to the tables where other customers are eating, which isn't very pleasant for privacy. The dessert area is just as problematic. Furthermore, every time the food is restocked, the staff gets stuck if there are customers in front of the serving dishes. The cheese section is in a corner opposite the desserts, making it difficult to see when you've finished your main course and want to move on to the next course. The idea would be to remove the large round table currently located opposite the desserts and put the appetizers and cheeses there. And where the appetizers are currently located, the sauces for both appetizers and main courses could be placed. This would eliminate queues and make restocking easier. On the staff side, the welcome needs improvement; it was very cold and not at all courteous. A smile and friendliness were also optional for the main course servers, which is a shame. Only the waiters were helpful, smiling, and approachable, while also being very professional. As for the price, it's expensive considering the service and the limited choices offered.

It's always surprising to find such a pleasant restaurant on the side of a road that, at first glance, seems rather unglamorous, thanks to the quality of its food, its service, and its particularly inviting back room. For €25, I chose the all-you-can-eat buffet, which included a starter, main course, and dessert. The selection was very varied, the ingredients were high-quality, and there were many homemade dishes, which is worth noting. The staff was friendly, efficient, and attentive. A truly pleasant surprise that I readily recommend. Returned on October 2, 2026. €26/person This second visit only confirmed my initial impression. We particularly enjoyed the beef skewers and the perfectly prepared gratin dauphinois. Special mention also goes to the octopus kebab, which was as original as it was delicious. The flavors were delicate and balanced, without being overpowering, and the portions were ideal, as with all the dishes on the buffet. I also want to commend the chefs for cooking the calf's liver perfectly. I know it's not the most popular dish, but perhaps that's precisely why it's often poorly prepared elsewhere. Here, it was cooked to perfection. There's clearly a true chef behind the stove. Finally, the desserts are just as good as the rest of the meal: very varied, generous, and of excellent quality. There's something for everyone to enjoy and end the meal on a sweet note. In short, Buffet l'Estanquet offers remarkable value for money. An unpretentious establishment that delivers exactly what it promises, with honest cuisine, a good selection, quality ingredients, and friendly staff. I recommend it without hesitation. And we'll be back in 10 days!

Great restaurant, the waiter was fantastic, smiling, pleasant and very professional. Thank you for this wonderful experience. The food was perfect, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

We had a wonderful meal. Great selection of very good quality. Helpful, efficient, and friendly staff. I highly recommend it. Well done!

Great place, I highly recommend it, the meal was delicious.