Les Oliviers

Food was excellent. Innovative, subtil with a local touch. Beautiful presentation and plates. Service is attentice.View is wonderful, especially in the evening with the sunset.A couple of areas for improvement;- reservation can be made by the Fork, but it will not ask for credit card number to secure the booking- so you have to call separately so they send you a link- cumbersome, especially if you are not aware of this.- second, more annoying, I knew it was difficult to park in Bandol in the evening and I called to know if they had parking. They reassured me they had valet. However, when we arrived, the valet refused to take our car, as their parking was full. My husband then spent 30 minutes finding a place far away. Had they managed our expectations, we would have planned differently and avoided the poor experience coming in.

The service was amazing: on top of giving delicious details about the food, the waiters can give custom recommendations to make your meal even more enjoyable! Wine, cocktails or moktails: they know which goes best with whitch of your servings. Plus they know how to combine smiley, classy and chill.

A wonderful setting and incredible service, both ‘on script’ in terms of attentiveness, timing and descriptions of each dish, but also ‘off script’, when asked about ingredient origins. The only minor quibble was the chef’s enthusiasm for extraneous acidity (citrus, vinegar, blackberry) instead of integrated acidity within each dish, but it’s just a little criticism against a wonderful experience.

This restaurant is well situated above the Cove Renecros, with spectacular sunset views. We chose the 7 course menu with wine pairing. The service was excellent and the food was superb. Our waiter knew our French was limited and he went out of his way to explain the dishes and wine pairing with each course. We spent all evening and our waiter stayed with us the entire time. We would not hesitate to return.

This is a Michelin Star restaurant that truly lives up to its rating. The wait staff are very professional without being stuffy. The wine list is extensive and interesting. But the most important thing is that the dishes are stylish, tasty and reveal the chefs intelligence and imagination without sacrificing the inherent qualities of the underlying food.