Rich J.
Yelp
Honestly, just average. Downgraded to 2* after a stellar [similar] dinner the next evening at Le Comptoir du Marche
PROS: bread was fantastic with nice chew, waiter spoke perfect English if needed, bresoala carpaccio, duck demi glace, beef in the beef stew (some of the most tender I've had), got a seat up front away from the "back room" they supposedly dump the tourists into.
CONS: duck breast main fat not rendered enough, sliced way too thinly, green beans were slaughtered and I mean 2/3 completely overcooked. If you're expecting fresh haricot vert, steer clear of these. These were stewed away, probably in a hotel pan and ladled out in too-large portions to ourselves and the other American tourists next to us. Pretty atrocious given the fantastic fresh beans available all over the country. Wait was nice to include both of the pastas with the beef stew though I wasn't blown away by either. Small ravioli dough was too thick and the filling wasn't really anything special (if you've ever had short rib agnolotti or a ravioli with phenomenal meat filling, this ain't it), while the famous green gnocchi weren't really soft enough for my liking though the flavor came through.
From my view, not having patronized this spot in the past, it appears to be coasting by on its reputation happy to serve its food to worn tourists, though the place was probably filled with 1/3 French. Didn't love any complete dish enough to return. To top it off, we weren't greeted nicely on entering (even having made a reservation) or on exit, and our server could take or leave that we were there. Little touches make a difference.
With the above said, it still offers an okay value but there are too many other noteworthy spots in Nice for us to return to this one. Disappointed.