Danielle C.
Yelp
As Guardian approved fare, we were looking forward to our visit to Bar René Socca during our recent trip to Nice. I'd read some reviews on here and Trip Advisor, and assumed people were being a bit sensitive about the grumpy waiters asking them to move if they hadn't bought wine (as you can only sit down if you're sitting in the bar area, which means you had to buy a drink too). I thought the reviewers might be taking out their bitterness unfairly on some delicious Niçois snack.
Actually, it's just not that great. We got a socca each, which is well worth trying and only 3EUR. That was too much though. It's a kind of mix between a pancake and pizza crust, made with chickpea flour. There is no dip or anything that comes with it, so it's just a bit dry and they give you a lot, so it's difficult to get through.
My recommendation is to get a socca for two to share, and then one of the other things. A socca each is a bit much I reckon.
As for the bar, yeah, they're pretty grumpy and the wine we had wasn't very nice, and wasn't particularly cheap either. They only take cash.
Overall, definitely get some socca whilst you're in Nice, to give it a try. You may as well go here, but if you hear about another better place then go there instead.