Provence 2006: Uzes/Serviers-Labaume, Aix, Orange

[John Talbott]

Provence 2006: Uzes/Serviers-Labaume, Aix, Orange, Avignon, Chateauneuf, Arles, St Quentin

We recently spent a few delicious days and nights in Provence and while most meals were good or OK or disappointing, one was terrific.

l’Olivier is in Serviers-Labaume, a few miles from Uzes, and offers a 22 Euro menu at lunch and a 45 menu at noon and dinner and reasonable Uzege wines. We started with a pre-amuse bouche (a new one to me) and amuse bouches of tiny croustillants of foie gras, salmon and tuna; then Colette had a tomato soup with brochettes and I tagliatelles with girolles; then rougets with a tomato coulis and lapereau and stuffed ham, accompanied by wild asparagus, stuffed zuccini, peas and gaufre potatoes; then great regional goat cheese, a bavarois with cherry, apricots in jelly and a white peach with chantilly with almonds; ending with a marc de Provence, coffee and just fine nummies. Our bill = 110 Euros (that’s with the marc and 1 ½ bottles of wine.)

The other less notable meals were at Le Mas des Aigras near Orange, La Mere Germaine in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Restaurant Le Saint Andre in Villeneuve les Avignon, Le Clos de Pradines in St Quentin la Poterie and La Dolce Vita in Arles.

[grace3]

Too bad that you did not try for reservations at l'Atelier in Arles...you would be raving about it...as everyone seems to be!!

[Swisskaese]

Too bad you didn't try the restaurant I went to Avignon. I described it in my trip report.

Edited July 6, 2006 by Swisskaese (log)

[John Talbott]

Too bad that you did not try for reservations at l'Atelier in Arles...you would be raving about it...as everyone seems to be!!

Yes, perhaps. As you've apparently picked up in the Digest, everybody loves it. But.....we were on a slightly different mission this visit.

Too bad you didn't try the restaurant I went to Avignon. I described it in my trip report.

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Again, I plead guilty; I had yours and other's threads all printed out and in hand but since we were skirting Avignon, we ate in Villeneuve.

By the way, no one should feel we missed out on eating where we did; I just reported on the outstanding place, that is, l'Olivier.

Also, as for reservations, we needed none; no place was fully booked; I always do reserve but for reasons of seating preference and respect not to ensure a table.