La Fourchette

Have to make reservations to ensure u have a seat! My friend and I tried our luck and Benjamin was very kind to offer us the last table. We thoroughly enjoyed the meals and the staff were all so polite and friendly! Highly recommend this restaurant. Thanks for the wonderful time!

Thank you for an excellent meal. We had a lovely time. The welcome was lovely, the service excellent and the food outstanding. We both had the beef, which was delicious, but the starters were excellent too. The charcuterie with freshly sliced meats was lovely. And thank you for indulging our poor command of the French language.

Relaxing atmosphere and quick service. We really enjoyed our meals. My only regret was not ordering the beef.

Food definitely overrated! I was disappointed because it’s a Michelin recommended restaurant and I don’t expect anything with such mediocre standard. Calamari- tough Escargot- like burnt charcoal Iberia pork - when it’s served we already know it is tough. See photo of the meat texture Veal shoulder - soft and sauce not too bad Dessert - plum pie and lemon tart - no heart - come from the next door pastry shop Does not worth a second visit!!!

The food is fantastic, very friendly and professional staff, super warm hospitality.

Here are no pro food critic and most people talk about random things without providing any pro evaluation or analysis of the food. Surprisingly, nobody mentioned the creative appetizers that the restaurant offers. This place specializes in creative twists featuring scallops, duck, and pork, but to me, the most creative dish was the complimentary appetizer. 🥩Creative Appetizer: It consists of bread, biscuits, and a sauce that's a bit challenging to identify but has a seafood essence blended into a paste. All the essence of the food and the chef's craftsmanship are concentrated in this sauce. When spread on a piece of bread, it's appetizing and visually appealing. If shop owner happened to read this, please share me more about this dish. 🥩Veil Based on the numerous praises, the word 'veil' was mentioned the most. After trying steaks in Lyon, I had temporarily lost confidence in French chefs' ability to cook steaks to the ideal level, However, after trying the veil here, my faith in French chefs' steak-cooking abilities was restored. This steak is not thin, but it's tender on the outside, locking in the juices, and the cooking is spot on. The mashed potatoes as a side dish are creative, with celery juice added for extra richness. A bit of black pepper is added to enhance the overall flavor. 🥩Beef Stew: This is said to be the restaurant's specialty and the reason why most diners come. However, for those who have had Chinese-style beef stew with potatoes or Russian-style beef stew, the ultimate in beef stew can be found in these two dishes. The pinnacle of beef stew isn't about making the beef overly tender or flavorful; it's about how to ensure tenderness and flavor while preserving the natural aroma and texture of the beef. For example, some high-end American steakhouses make the steaks so tender they feel like pork, completely losing the essence of beef. This restaurant has this issue; for professional foodies, the beef is overcooked, and although it's tender, it's soft to the point of feeling like eating rice porridge (rice porridge with slightly firmer rice grains). It loses the beef's fibrous texture and leaves just the seasoning lingering in the air. 🥩French Escargot: This restaurant serves the most delicious escargot I've had so far. Although the escargot I had in Lyon was good, both used parsley and butter for seasoning, but the escargot here is even more delicious. Moreover, the escargot meat has already been prepared, so diners don't need to do it themselves, showing the chef's thoughtfulness. 🥩Stir-Fried Small Squid: This is also an appetizer. The small squids are roasted to a perfect crisp and served with salad and a special sweet and sour sauce, making it a good appetizer. Of course, if you can only choose one, you must go for the escargot. 🥩Fried Mashed Potatoes: This is just a side dish, but you can clearly see the chef's dedication. The mashed potatoes are fine and dense and have even been coated and fried to a crispy texture. If any fast-food restaurant could offer this food, it would become the world's most popular fast-food restaurant. Some say the highest praise for desserts is that they aren't overly sweet, but the desserts at this restaurant are indeed very sweet. The ice cream has a regular flavor, but the caramel and brownie base use too much sugar, making the overall dessert too sweet. Like some diners who say that the food here is salty, indeed, adding a bit more salt can enhance the freshness of the food. It's like a photo editor adding too much saturation. Even though you know it's a filtered photo, it still looks better than the original. The same principle applies to the food at this restaurant. The service here is excellent. They don't provide an English menu, so for diners who don't speak French, they have to rely on verbal communication for ordering. Diners without reservations can only sit outdoors, but fortunately still have choice, so not a waisted trip. The only downside is that smoking is not completely prohibited in the dining area! Otherwise 5 stars for sure!

One of the best restaurant In Avignon. The starters gave me a refreshing taste to get ready for the main. I ordered the slow cooked veal shoulder with coriander which is very tender and with layers of flavour. 👍👍👍

We stumbled upon this restaurant when walking around Avignon during dinner time. It was packed and super lovely. We really enjoyed foie gras in the asparagus soup, and the jumbo prawns. The red wine braised beef was also lovely. Definitely worth checking out if you are staying in Avignon.

One of my favorite meals during this trip was at La Fourchette! I did a weekday lunch walk-in without a reservation, and I was promptly seated. For about twenty five euros, I had a three-course prix-fixe menu. The main course's duck confit and dessert's creme puff with speculoos ice cream were two of my favorite bites. The duck confit was generously portioned and came with freshly roasted small potatoes, mushrooms, sweet potato puree, and roasted garlic. I tried each ingredient separately then together to make the perfect bite, and they were all fantastic. I was already borderline stuffed when I realized that I could still have dessert. The speculoos ice cream came in a massive sphere, sandwiched between a large cream puff cut in half, accompanied by a separate cup of chocolate syrup to be drizzled over the entire plate. My plate had only smears of chocolate by the time I finished. My waitress was very kind and patient with me as she went over the menu in English. The owner also stopped by twice to say hi to me and nearby patrons. Overall, La Fourchette seems to be an upscale, modern bistro that served hearty meals.

This was our first visit to the La Fourchette post pandemic. The service was professional, but they certainly did not hover. When the server came to take our order, she said they had several entree and main course additions to the menu. We each chose entrees from the additions, my wife, a baby artichoke salad, and me asparagus and Gouda cheese salad. Both were delicious and nice portions. For main courses, we remained with choices from the printed menu. My wife chose a filet of Daurade Royale (Sea Bream) with a basil sauce, which she loved, and I chose the Daube de Boeuf Avignonaisse, slowly cooked beef cheeks in a rich red wine sauce with carrots and mushrooms. Wow, this dish was so delicious. I had forgotten how good this dish is when prepared by a talented chef. They brought out a small bowl of deep-fried potato puffs. The latter was my only minor complaint. They lacked salt. Shirley opted for a petit cafe, which was accompanied by a mini ball of raspberry sorbet. I got a dessert portion of lemon sorbet, super tart. We shared a half bottle of 2020 Gigondas. We loved everything about our meal, delicious, generous portions, and the price which we thought was reasonable. The ambiance and decor haven't changed at all since our first time there, probably 10 years ago.

We did a quick stop here for some wine and the staff was wonderfully warm to us and accommodating. The wine we ordered which we recommend you go to the winery close by to see is the Cheateau Mont-Redon Côtes Du Rhône.

We had a very nice meal here. The ambiance was terrific and the staff exceptionally accommodating. Each menu item was well explained and the server helped us choose best to suite our taste. Also easily made room for our celiac issue. Our server also helped guide me to a wonderful bottle of 2019 Chateau de la Gardine Chateauneuf-du-Pape which was exceptionally well priced and was a perfect accompaniment to our cow cheek second plate. We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening but overall I'd rate the food 3.5 stars.

We had an awesome meal here tonight! The staff translated everything for us in great detail. The escargot was our favorite item! The cold pea soup was refreshing although not especially noteworthy. Our main courses were great and very flavorful- tons of fresh herbs. Desserts were also fantastic, the puffed pastry being the better of the two. We especially loved that this meal was less than 100€ and felt super expensive!! Great service and white table cloth service.

This review should be 4-1/2 stars. We had two meals here. The first was five star. The food, service, wine, atmosphere were all outstanding. At the second meal the food was not quite as good. It isn't that the food was bad, it just wasn't as incredible as the previous choices. I think they really shine in the lighter dishes.

I would have eaten here every night! Excellent service. Delicious food. Epic wines. Away from all the touristy spots.

What a special treat!! Service and food was exceptional! My wife had sea bass while I enjoyed the pork dish. The staff was very helpful with our lake of French knowledge... so appreciative!!

We had passed by this restaurant two nights in a row, and both times it was completely packed - so we decided to make a reservation. The good: It is very nice inside, and has a great wine list. The wait staff were attentive and willing to make food substitutions. However, i just don't think the food is up to par, i am not sure why this place was so full, my guess is that some nearby hotels are sending people over here. Or perhaps it was an off-night. I had a sausage and lentil plate appetizer - sausage was like boiled spam. Also had the equivalent of braised beef - i've head much better versions of that in the US. The best thing i had there was the dessert. I'd say, keep looking for other restaurants because there are much better ones in the town.

Don't miss the pavlova ! Raspberries, raspberry sorbet, excellent meringue. Daube was excellent. Asparagus soup was delicious. Service was perfect. Very nice dining room. Go !

Delicious and excellent service; they squeezed us in at closing time 10 pm and still served us two of the chef's mains & dessert with smiles. My first time having bone marrow and it was yummy.

Very nice meal and service - if you can stick to the French menu do so - it all sounds better in French than the rather butchered english version. We had a really nice bottle of lirac to drink which was a recommendation of our server. My wife had a beautiful pumpkin soup with foie gras floating in the middle - truly an amazing combination of sweet and salty. I had the lamb liver with raisins for my main - very yummy and we had a cheese course to end it - though the patisseries looked great. Very old school with a split it seemed half and half between the French and tourists on the Tuesday night that we were there. The food was classic french - nothing crazy - very approachable and very good. Fantastic value for money.

Do not miss the excellent food and attentive service at La Fourchette! The staff and owners created an absolutely marvelous meal for us.

Enjoyed a relaxing lunch with co-workers recently. Very nice meal and atmosphere. Escargots firsts and beef mains were very good.

Very good food, especially their sauces with the scallops and escargot!! But not much of a wine selection unless you want a full bottle! Snug seating as usual but very good waiters and they help with interpreting the French menu (we're from the US and just learning our French)!

Absolutely charming Bistro in Avignon Can't agree with earlier reviewer who suggested it's a tourist trap. Only frogs as far as we could see. The ambiance is charming with dozens of antique forks on the wall to provide the namesake. It's cozy and warm so a great setting for a date. Food is bistro++ regional fare.We had salmon with Lentils du Puy and a delicate fish ravioli as starters. Scallops with spinach and a beef daube for mains. As said, food was bistro++ and not haute cuisine. Paid €55 per person including two glasses of champagne and a bottle of Gigondas Red. Good value. Happy to come back next trip.

We went to this place on the trusted recommendations from TripAdvisor, unfortunately this was a huge letdown. The restaurant interior is quite homey with various different types of forks hanging from the walls. But, we quickly realized that mostly everyone there was a tourist, speaking mostly English. This was definitely none other than a tourist trap which we tried to avoid like the plague. The waitress took about 30 minutes to finally get to our table to take our order at which point several of the items on their menu were not available. She suggested several different dishes which my husband and I agreed upon. The appetizers were less than mediocre and the entrees were terrible. The food was either over salted or under-seasoned. Let's just say that any meal at a TJIF's would have been better than this. The dessert we literally left untouched because it was beyond bad. Not only was the food terrible but it was extremely over priced, at about $40 USD per person for this type of low quality food and service was absurd. I would not recommend anyone go to this restaurant unless you are looking for over priced, less than average food with very slow and unenthusiastic service.

I stumbled across La Fourchette one evening and made a mental note to return because I liked the way it looked. I asked my hotel concierge to make a reservation they agreed it was one of the best. And it was. The service was friendly and efficient and the dishes were creative without being pretentious or overly pricey. The food was simply outstanding. Try as many dishes as you can because each one is a culinary delight. I highly recommend visiting this restaurant if you get the chance!

Contrary to other reviews here, I didn't see this place as a big tourist trap. Yes, there was a big band of Chinese tourists seated, all eating the same courses at the same time all the way through their prix fixe menu, but I also saw a few tables of French-speaking diners (or... maybe they're tourists too, from other parts of France). But just because you see tourists all around you doesn't mean the restaurant is a tourist trap, or that it serves horrible food. If people complain about that, they need to learn the native language of wherever they want to find "non-touristy" food, and venture outside the city center to find the small underdecorated dining rooms that serve what real people around there eat. Anyway, tourists tend to come eat at the earlier hours, so how can they complain that everyone else is a tourist, when they are eating out 2-3 hours earlier than the locals in France? The restaurant staff (who I found to be kind and patient) did not speak English (only some words here and there), but they do have their menu in English. We got the 3-course prix fixe for 35 euros. For starter, I had a shrimp, avocado, and grapefruit salad (it was off the menu but recommended), and it was nice and fresh. We all got the beef daube (La daube de bœuf à l'Avignonnaise), since we wanted to try a Provencal specialty. The meat was very tender and flavorful. It came with a gratin de macaronis which I wasn't too interested in. For dessert I had the sorbets, which was good. For the price, it's a little bit above average, compared to NYC standards, but we enjoyed the meal and the cozy atmosphere.

I found the staff to be rude and unhelpful. Food was no where worth the price and I struggle understand how they can run out of menu item in less than 30 minutes into the service.

Loved this little bistrot, just a couple blacks from the Palais des Papes. For dinner, the Prix Fixe menu is required at 33 euro, including an entree, main plat, and dessert. I had the beef and C had the scallops. Both were great! (Had the crevette pilaf for an apertif, which was excellent as well, though I was a bit sorry I passed on the escargot. That looked great as well!) Service was attentive and the wine list was very reasonable a restaurant located near such a touristy area. Could easily walk past the place without even noticing it's there, but inside is quite cozy. Strongly recommended!

The daube with mac and cheese is insanely good. A three course meal is about 30 euros per person, but so worth it. Just off the Place de l'Horlage, but not touristy.

I can hardly express how good this restaurant is and how high the quality of food is. So with my stomach on the brink of exploding all I can say is: Fab Fab Fab!

This restaurant in Avignon is so good words cannot describe it. The food is absolutely outstanding. The service is first rate. As an American in a foreign city I felt as welcome as if I was around the corner from home. I would urge you to visit if you are in Avignon, but you absolutely must make reservations.

Fantastic! Great food at reasonable prices. We got the price fix menu. Great salmon appetizer. Amazing beef stew dish for dinner.