Hôtel Restaurant et Spa Le Bailliage, Family restaurant in Salers, France.
Le Bailliage is a restaurant in Salers serving Auvergne specialties alongside contemporary dishes in a stone building at 950 meters elevation near Monts du Cantal. It offers three distinct menus and features two shaded terraces for summer dining plus indoor seating.
The restaurant was founded in 1962 by Denise and Charly Bancarel and marked the beginning of tourism development in Salers. The family has run it for three generations, shaping the region's hospitality tradition.
The restaurant keeps alive local Auvergne cooking traditions, serving dishes like truffade and Salers beef sourced from the family farm. You can taste how cattle raising and food are deeply connected in this region.
The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor spaces to suit different weather preferences and times of day. It is helpful to reserve ahead, especially during busy periods in warmer months.
The current owners Marion and Antoine Bancarel run both a cattle farm and the restaurant from the same place, controlling meat quality from start to finish. This blend of farming and dining under one roof is uncommon in the area.
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