Restaurant Les Arcenaulx Marseille Vieux Port

This beautiful French restaurant is the perfect example of polite hospitality and service. It is the first time I experience a really kind French server cater to my enquiry of the possible availability of white steam rice (don’t hate me I’m Asian) rice to eat with the bouillabaisse without being offended in response ( both facial and verbal). An unexpected bowl of black rice perfectly prepared to go best with the bouillabaisse. My friend had the vegetable curry. Food is fresh for all items that we ordered. The in-house iced tea is not sugary sweet at all which is a plus point for when travelling and watching weight.I will never forget this experience and the gentle kind gesture of the server to provide me the warmth and comfort. Definitely worth the visit.

A both classic and unique fine dining restaurant and a Marseille institution, serving classic yet thoughtful French cuisine. I stayed in Marseille for a week and this was by far the best meal of the trip. The service, ambience and food were superb. I highly recommend anyone visiting Marseille to dine here.

That French cuisine is the best in the world is confirmed by Les Arcenaulx. Fantastically served Marseille specialty soup Bouillabaisse and excellent seafood. A place worth visiting and appreciating the excellent cuisine.

On the recommendation of my tour guide I popped in for dinner at Les Arcenaulx. I didn’t have a reservation and they were completely full, the kind manager found me a table within 15 minutes I was pleased. Food was good, I ordered off the Menu du Jour, I enjoyed the experience overall and would recommend. Thank you.

Original atmosphere, with our table set in a library, and delicious food! Loved the crab soufflé. Huge portion of pork steak on a chestnut and potato mash. To close, a babà to die for. Including half a bottle of Viognier we ended up paying €134, that’s £120, not bad at all!

Stumbled on this place this evening and we are so glad we did. Let's start with service; friendly and professional, they're there to make sure you have a good time. Food: great menu, lovely fresh ingredients well cooked. Everything was delicious. Great wine list and the staff really know their stuff. We had a fabulous time.

This restaurant is outstanding. The service was excellent in spite of my language barrier. Every staff member was kind, smiling and so helpful. The setting is unique. Sitting and dining in an antique book store is very calming and adds to the relaxed and refined ambiance. Finally, the food. Being a tourist, I wanted something authentic and refined. The fact I was the only tourist there, sitting among tables of obvious locals confirmed this was not a place trying hard to cater to the tourist draw. The food was exceptional. The flavors were rich and diverse. The goat cheese pineapple dessert was to die for. Go here if you're in Marseille!

The food here was incredible. The bouillabaisse and the cuttlefish "casserole" were unbelievable. I was surprised by the portions. The orange blossom creme Brule was great too. I docked one point on service (not from overall) because we sat there for a solid 15 minutes before anyone came to our table for drink orders despite it being start of dinner service and there being only one other table and 5 to 6 servers hanging st the front chatting. Otherwise everything was amazing!