Simplement bon. Simply good. I spent many Sunday afternoon…read morethere enjoying the food and the conversations of the locals

I very much enjoyed my meal here. Everything tasted very fresh. The flavor of everything was…read moresubtle and complex and nothing felt heavy. I started out with a salad that was truly amazing and has changed the way I think about salads. It was a mixture of leafy greens, other vegetables, sunflower seeds, thick bacon pieces lightly drizzled with a lovely dijon type dressing and served in a pastry type bowl. The salad was accompanied by a weird meat spread on a piece of bread (which tasted great if you can handle eating a meat spread thing), as well as delicious goat cheese melted on bread with honey poured over. My main course was a ravioli served with sun dried tomatoes, eggplant, some cheese, pesto and some tomato ragu type sauce. I loved that the pasta was not just covered in sauce as it is in America. Each bite was a different delicate, yet complex flavor that required savoring. See the pictures I have uploaded. I also tried a bite of my brother's burger and it was very good.

La Chassagnette is the kind of place you can't capture on camera, and I mean that literally. The…read moregarden was absolutely stunning! Every path lined with blooms, everything grown organically, and the kind of wild beauty that your phone just flattens. You have to be there to feel it. The staff were incredibly warm and friendly. They spoke only a little English, but the kindness and care transcended any language barrier. Service felt personal and unhurried. They had a very exclusive seasonal fish dish prepared for the owner's birthday, but we opted for the seasonal meat menu instead. Every course was thoughtful, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. They also had a delicious menu for our toddler. We chose the fish with peas for her, and she devoured every bite. Seeing her clean her plate said it all. Truly, everything about the meal was fantastic. My only note for future guests: bring a natural mosquito repellent. The garden is lush and alive, which means mosquitoes are too. I left with about 17 bites and wish I'd been more prepared. Even with the bites, I'd go back in a heartbeat. La Chassagnette is a rare, soulful experience -- the kind of beauty and hospitality you remember long after the meal ends.

This a very late review. We were there in Summer 2016 touring Camargue for a day. What can I say?…read moreThe grounds were intimate, elegant and simple. Of course, we had lunch outside under a pergola. The food was cooked and presented in an Alice Water approach. Every course was simple with an accent on the ingredients - from the tomatoes in a salad, to the small leg of lamb (imagine! We asked for a doggy bag.) and the meringue with peaches (to die for). The perfection was the combination of a great chef and the quality of all ingredients growing in the vegetable garden and orchard directly adjacent to the restaurant (yes I stole a couple of tomatoes and strawberries!!!). The staff was attentive and the chef super friendly. An afternoon I will remember for years to come...

Nous avons visité ce restaurant vendredi et avons payé une facture de 226 € avec une carte Visa…read more À notre grande surprise, en arrivant à l'hôtel, nous avons constaté que deux prélèvements avaient été effectués : un de 226 € et un autre de 2 260 €. Nous sommes retournés au restaurant pour demander des explications. Ils nous ont informés qu'ils ne pouvaient pas annuler le paiement et qu'ils ne pouvaient pas nous rembourser avant le lendemain. Le lendemain, ils nous ont remis un reçu de remboursement, mais celui-ci ne contenait aucune information bancaire permettant de vérifier la transaction. Aujourd'hui, lundi, nous n'avons toujours pas récupéré notre argent. Après avoir contacté le propriétaire, sa réponse a été de nous demander de ne pas le harceler. Nous sommes maintenant contraints de porter plainte à la police pour signaler ce qui ressemble à un vol. Nous partageons cette expérience pour mettre en garde les autres clients. Soyez vigilants et vérifiez bien vos relevés bancaires après votre visite.

I arrived late in Marseille and I was worried that all the restaurants were closed. Fortunately…read morethey were open till 2 am and they served the best salad and pasta that a vegetarian could ask for that late at night. We are really happy with the food and the service.

Have you ever seen a dish come out and it was so pretty you couldn't eat it, but it was so savory…read morelooking you just had to? Welcome to Les Grandes Tables! We walked here from our stay and once we meandered through the complex we found this mass of grand tables (thus the name) and courtyard. We were early, but we got drinks and they kindly served us bread and a olive pâté that was so clean and fresh. The service was kind and quick and, boy, did the tables fill up fast once the kitchen opened. Our meals were so fresh, clean and pure in flavor that I ate every piece of my dish as did my friends. I would easily come back here and bring my laptop to work. Perfect space for meeting friends, business partners or going alone.

Now that this business has split the original business in two, I'm due an update…read more If you want the casual, bring-your-own-food or cheap and fast takeaway options I mentioned in my earlier review, you'll want to head next door to the bookstore cafe (http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-salle-des-machines-marseille-2). This big space is still good for the group sit down lunch, however! It serves a variety of hot and cold entree sized portions priced at about 10-15 euros each. Moreover, you can have a sit-down lunch with 10-15 people and pay individually, or all together. I can also report that in winter they seem willing to foot the extra heating bill to keep this space nice and toasty!

This place was phenomenal. Order freely, as everything on the menu is great. Everything is also…read moremade in house and fresh. Ambiance/decor is fun and different. Service very friendly. Skip all the outside tourist trap restaurants with 69 plastic chairs, and keep going down this tiny alley to eat here. A little hard to find, but worth it

Drôle d'Endroit is a hidden gem. Located off the main walkway of a nearby busy street and down an…read moreunassuming alley, you'll find this "curious place." No reservations required for a Tuesday night. The ambience is lovely and quiet. We had a bubbly server with cool acrylic nails who recommended an excellent bottle of local Aix produced organic rosé wine (much of their list is organic). Delicate strawberries and cherries that ended in a clean, dry finish. Our party of three each ordered different dishes. All unique and delicious. I had a slow-cooked chicken on the bone with a rich cream sauce I would compare to the best USA southern gravies accompanied by a gnocchi-style baked soufflé. A wonderfully subtle flavor that was enhanced by the cream sauce. The pickled vegetables on the side added a fresh pop of acid that made for a well-balanced dish. My fiancée had the tuna tartare which I thought was a bit more like a ceviche than a tartar, but was nonetheless delicious. A sour and savory vinaigrette combined well with the tuna and vegetables. I say ceviche because the tuna was chopped more finely than I've had in prior tuna tartare. Our friend had the salmon which he seemed to quite enjoy. He mentioned that he loved the interplay of hot and cold elements in the dish. Finally, we all shared a few of their small chocolate lava cakes for dessert--a highlight of this meal. They were perfectly cooked and oozed rich, decadent chocolate that left us all rubbing our bellies by the end. You need to try this curiously delicious food.

What a charming find, thank you beautiful waiter Danny! The first charming discovery up the road…read morewas the beautiful Basilica of the Sacred Heart where I found some down time to meditate and appreciate their unique stained glass; then off for a tipple and bite. The Rue du Prado isn't exactly Chicago's Miracle Mile or even the Elysee of Paris, but it's still quite clean, easy to traverse as one of Marseille's major thoroughfares and chock full of charming restaurants, bistros, restobars and shopping. The street is 3 lanes in each direction but on each side of the street between the first and 2/3 lanes is a promenade where outdoor seating is provided for restaurants that are just open across the first street (which appears to get ever so tangled up in delivery, taxi and lost tourist services but also just as quickly untangles and speeds along). Some of the outdoor dining is as al fresco as it gets, which may include a little car exhaust in your meal; many of the restaurants, however, have divided up their territory with quaint plastic tents that provide either heating or air conditioning, as the weather may be, and also respite from both rain and pollution. I was drawn to Le Patio because of their choices of unique yummy looking pizzas - and pizza is big in southern France with their Italian cousins just over the border and just as many similar toppings (cheese, tomatoes, olives, what more do you need?). I opted for a small personal pie (that was still so abundant I couldn't finish it) that had a beautiful almost burnt crunchy crust, some succulent French sausage, light Emmenteler cheese and my personal favorite if fresh (and they were); anchovies! Little briny beauties of the Mediterranean made this an oh la la sensation with every bite. With a casual pitcher of the ubiquitous rose wine from the Bandol region of the south of France, I was in heaven - and the people watching was just as delicious!

Local restaurant off the main strip. We had the lamb and duck and they were great. Great and…read morefriendly waitress as well.