Encouraged by our friends in Evening Herault we thought we would try out Chez Moi Chez Toi Restaurant in Beziers last night.
We knew from their piece that it was small and that they cooked over a wood fire.
What we didn’t realise until we got there ourselves was how small this small was.
They have five tables, three twos and two fours which looks like a maximum of 14 diners to us.
One precious wall of the room is taken over by a fairly redundant bar the other wall by a wonderful vine stump fire.

We arrived shortly after seven thirty (noting as we went through the town that all the restaurants were either empty or had a single table sitting .)

We got the very last table in Chez Moi- well OK- the other four were occupied.
It is run by a young couple Sammy in the kitchen and Martine serving and doing all the cooking on the fire. (Sammy wasn’t really much stretched it must be said.)

The menu was €14.50 for two courses (with a couple of small supplements ) and the small wine list had a litre of house red for €11.00.- incredibly good value.

I had a puff pastry tart of delicious black pudding to start (€2 supp.) and followed that by a brochette of tender beef which was cooked on the fire next to us.
(The fire it must be said was also welcome as a great source of heat on this cold winter’s night)
Síle had a spatchcocked Quail, also cooked on the fire which she said was delicious.
I finished up with a Macaron (one o only) which was a light almond and raspberry cake which was perfect, and the meal for the four of us was €87.
Three courses each and a litre of red wine.
At this stage we had made friends with Martine who took a sheaf of cards for the chambre d’Hote and gave us a freebie of a glass of apple schnapps each.
She has perfect English and was quite the friendliest waitress we have met since we came here.
Great value, great ambience , lovely fresh simple food.
We will certainly be back.