The sign outside the door explains that Veronique and Erik welcome you to L'Orée d'Opio and what sets them apart is that they specialise in food from the South West of France cooked in a wood oven. Now I am not necessarily the best person to invite to this establishment (or so I thought), but my foodie friend whose idea it was, had been kind enough to check that a pesky fish-eating veggie would find something on the menu. Top marks to him.

The main room is large and inviting with round tables and there are two areas outside for when the weather's good. Apart from à la carte featuring things like veal, they have menus at €22.50 with the likes of terrine canard, lamb or pizza and dessert. I opted for the Crottin Chevre Chaud priced at €9.25 and worth every centime - it was full of flavour and not too heavy nor too tiny for a cold rainy night. I continued with the scampi rôtis au four et sa timbale de riz which was exquisite. I will happily go back and order both again.

My husband opted for his favourite of Foie Gras - which was great, apparently, followed by magret de canard rôti au feu de bois - which was a popular choice around our table. This plus his ice cream dessert came in at €28.50 as part of that menu. The other main course ordered by our resident foodie was cassoulet - again very good and I guess a must-have when here.

Apart from rather unusually topped pizzas (is foie gras a step too far?), they serve salads, ravioli and have a kids' menu that has been reduced to €9.25. The atmosphere is warm and the service good. Parking is easy and they are closed Sunday and Monday nights and as the name suggests they are on the edge of Opio, on the road towards Le Rouret.

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