Restaurant du Petit Jardin

Very good experience. The setting is charming, with an elegant and welcoming atmosphere that enhances the dining experience. Service was professional and attentive, always available to answer questions and provide thoughtful recommendations on both dishes and wines. The cuisine stands out for the quality of the ingredients and the careful presentation of the plates. While most of the dishes were excellent, there are a few details that could be improved to reach the level of perfection the restaurant aspires to. The value for money is fair, considering the standard of the establishment. Overall, a highly recommended place for those seeking a refined gastronomic experience in a pleasant environment.

Unbelievably Rude Service and Shocking Carelessness - Never Again! I am writing this review with extreme disappointment and frustration. My recent experience at this restaurant was by far the worst I have ever encountered, thanks entirely to the appallingly poor service attitude. First, while opening our bottle of wine, the staff accidentally let the foil wrapper fall into the wine itself. Instead of apologizing or offering a replacement, the server simply poured the wine—foil and all—into our glasses and handed them back as if nothing had happened. There was not even a hint of remorse. Then, while serving our main course, the same server placed their fingers directly into the sauce on the plate. It was unhygienic and completely unprofessional. To make matters worse, when our dessert arrived, we had to ask three times for cutlery over a prolonged period. Each time we were ignored or given empty promises. When we finally asked to speak to the manager, the response was even more disappointing. Rather than acknowledging the issues or apologizing, the manager defended the staff’s behavior and shifted blame. All we wanted was a simple “sorry,” but instead, we were met with stubbornness and arrogance. I have never encountered such a combination of incompetence and outright disrespect in a dining setting. The lack of basic courtesy and accountability is astounding. I will never return, and I strongly advise others to avoid this place if they expect even a minimal standard of service.

Beautiful location in a garden courtyard with views of the Cathedral. However, the food is definitely average at best with some of the savoury dishes too salty or much too sweet. Service was pretty patchy with numerous errors- we received the main courses and wine for the table to the right of us, our dessert was another tables again and the table to the left of us also got another tables main course. Felt a bit like a comedy of errors. I'm certain there are better restaurant options. But might be lovely for a pre dinner drink if possible. Highly recommend our wine if you do visit (photo included)

We came here on a day trip to visit family. On entry this place has a wow factor. The exterior seating area is beautiful. You are walled in by live green foliage and large white umbrellas shade you from direct sun but creates a light bright dining experience. Everyone seemed to be there for a special occasion. Twice we saw lit firework candles conveyed to 2 different tables. We chose from the combo set on a Saturday. The crème cauliflower amuse-bouche was tasty. Individual bread rolls were distributed. The first batch were browned nicely and crusty. The second round were anemic in color and soft. The beef carpaccio was disappointing. It was thick, fully cooked and had gristle pieces in it. The sardine tartare was better. The pork pluma was inconsistent in portion size across our table. I found the flavoring odd like an overdose of pumpkin pie spice and star anise and the sweet potato puree. The desserts were pretty. The apricot overpowered the muscat for the baba. The cute white chocolate lemon was cracked to reveal whipped cream filling with grated lemon and accompanying lemon sorbet. On the surface it largely looked the part of a 4-5 star food place but I personally had to give it a 3 for taste/texture/seasoning balance (acid, fat, salt, etc)

As a family, we were looking for a good restaurant and ended up at Petit Jardin. We ordered a variety of appetizers and main courses, but unfortunately, none of them met the high restaurant quality we were hoping for. The service was somewhat lacking, which affected our overall impression. While the staff was friendly, they seemed to have limited restaurant experience. The food was just okay, and although the ambiance was pleasant, it didn't quite make up for the other shortcomings. Overall, the delivery of food and service did not match the pricing.

Well, this is a hard review to write. As a restaurant who terms itself with a „great experience“ and was even mentioned as „fine dining“ (for sure not close to a star rating) we left somewhat disappointed. There is no smile from the service personell, rather cold mood from them. If you are asked about still or sparkling water, make sure to explicitly ask for a carafe of water or you‘ll pay for still Evian. The menu sounds great and is well priced, but I‘ll come to that. What really did disappoint was the table setting. Dirty napkins we had to have changed, cracked wine glass and overall dire servers. Please work on this. The menu selection is good, we went for carpaccio and the goat cheese based entree; both okay but lacking flavor. The goat cheese one is pure goat, nothing to counter or enhance it’s own flavor. We also never had iberian plum served that had two different cooking points of the 3 pieces served. Here as well: combined with sweet potatoes it lacked something special, something with more spice or a fruity / citrus aspect to level the otherwise earthy taste. Cheese platter was good, but it’s France so one can expect a good selection. The service, napkin and cracked glass combined with sub-par food really did disappoint. Maybe everyone had a bad day, but this should not happen in an otherwise great surrounding.

Extremely disappointing experience at Le Petit Jardin. I think the only thing this place has going for it is the pretty terrace. But bring bug spray and a fan, it’s not at all comfortable during the summer. I don’t know if it was just a terrible evening - other reviewers seem to have had a similar experience - but it’s like the place was run by a B team on their first day of work. Forgotten aperitifs, forgotten wine order (which was finally comped, thanks), table not cleared before the next course, olive oil but no bread, and just very average food. There are much better restaurants in Montpellier.

This was unfortunately a great disappointment. The restaurant seems mainly to have untrained very young summer jobbers on staff. The food is okay, the atmosphere is nice but the service is absolutely disappointing: 1) we were greeted by two young staffers at the reception. Neither of them was allowed to show us the table. We had to wait for a third one. 2) we were served olives and olive oil. We waited for bread but when the server came, he simply took the untouched tray away again for the amuse bouche. 3) Funnily, they forgot to clear the table after the amuse bouche, causing the young waitress to struggle when she brought the starters 4) we had ordered an aperitif. It didn’t come until we asked after the starter. Turned out they forgot it. 5) it took about 1 hour between the starter and the main course to arrive. The people at the neighboring table got annoyed and tried to leave. The staff convinced them to stay. 6) when the aperitif wasn’t served, we ordered wine instead. Guess what. It never arrived. 7) after the staff convinced the neighboring table to stay, a staffer came by our table and asked if everything was fine. We pointed out all the errors and problems. He finally got us wine and offered it on the house