Château de Léognan

The restaurant at Château de Léognan was recommended to us by one of the tour guides at Château La Louvière. Château de Léognan is beautifully situated in hectares of land with horses, trees, an inn and a restaurant.
We did not have reservations, but the restaurant was very happy to accommodate our group of 12. They have a really nice and big outdoor area, but as it was raining on and off that day, we had to sit inside. Thankfully, they were able to put four tables together for our big group.
We got the menu (I got the one in French and a menu in English was shared by the others in our group) and promptly ordered our entrée to start off our lunch, bottles of sparkling and still waters, and a bottle of white wine.
Some of us ordered the Crevette Marinées (shrimp ceviche) which was served in a martini glass, the Œuf cocotte, and the Melba de tomate mozzarella au pistou. Mine was the ceviche and it was good. I really loved the Œuf cocotte. Eggs in France are tastier than the ones in the U.S. and this dish was outstanding. It had a piece of ham on top and the sauce and aromatics in it just made for a really tasty dish.
7 of us ordered the filet bœuf for our main dish, while the other three ordered the fish, the paella and the pork chop. The toddlers just ate their parents’ food. The filet was cooked rare. I normally eat my steak medium-​rare to medium, so a rare steak is not my usual thing. But it was fine. The beef just melts in your mouth and the sauce was very tasty. Some people in our party were not happy though. We all specified medium and were given a rare steak. My husband had the Pork Chop and I have to say that that was the best pork chop I have ever tasted! The meat was so tender and flavorful with the sauce. Delicious! I’ll be dreaming of those pork chops for a while!
Sadly, we didn’t get to eat dessert! We had another wine tasting appointment at 2 pm, so we had to stop after the main course. Our friendly servers understood our time crunch and brought our dishes in a timely manner.
Really love the setting of the restaurant. The glass walls on one side give you a great view of the outdoors and just a few meters behind the restaurant, you can see beautiful horses grazing. If you’re looking for an idyllic setting to have lunch in the Graves and Pessac-​Léognan appellations, consider this place for lunch!