• Contact : Mylène and Christophe Lepian
• Telephone : 0468 91 16 18
• Fax : 0468 91 27 92
• E-mail : charlyle@club-internet.fr   Reserve your table by email !

Beaufort, is situated between the Canal du Midi in the plain and the Cathar site of Minerve in the hills and is conveniently placed on the D910, about 3 km out of Olonzac in the direction of Minerve. Click here for a plan to help you locate the village.

The 'Auberge de St. Martin' is situated in the building of the former school of Beaufort village. The playground has been transformed into a magnificent terrace under the shade of trees almost a hundred years' old.

After having practised his craft throughout Europe, the USA and the Caribbean, Christophe, the 'Chef de Cuisine', has returned to his roots. Assisted by his wife, Mylène, for the service, this southern spirit proposes for you a simplicity of style but high quality cooking that draws its advantages from the variety of each season. In his menus, the fine herbs which are so characteristic of the South of France combine to delight the palate throughout the year.

Here are a few examples from Christophe's menus :

Summer Menu

• Cold eggplant mousse with purée of fresh tomatos and chives
• Sea Bass grilled over a wood fire and served with vegetables and basil
• Our cheeses from the region
• Almond biscuit with peach and fruit of the woods.

Autumn Menu

• Snails in choux pastry with ham and oil seasoned with parsley
• Small hake, just seized ; with etuve of green cabbage and lardons of smoked salmon
• Goats cheese with honey
• Apple gratin with almond paste

Winter Menu

• Pheasant pâté, chestnut purée with Cumberland sauce
• Roast Saddle of Hare with Juniper berries and smoked bacon, polenta
• Our cheeses of the region
• Pears and prunes poached in spiced wine

Spring Menu

• Salade of asparagus tips with shavings of parmesan
• Roast lamb stuffed with veal liver, spring vegetables
• Our cheeses of the region
• Strawberries