Off the beaten path and worth every step! Fresh, French and yummy! Wait why am I sharing this…read moreagain? No don't go! Ok, amazing tomato, eggplant tart, tomato, roasted eggplant and mozzarella salad and a really nice Ventoux rosé. I'm trying to figure out why this wasn't on Yelp already?!

Came to Crillon Le Brave so my husband could ride Mt. Ventoux. It also happened to be our…read moreanniversary over the weekend we were there. Our first night, we went to Restaurant Vieux du Four (down the hill from the restaurant at Hotel Crillon Le Brave). We found the food and service there to be much better than at the hotel. The hotel restaurant's food is fancier, but not as well executed as the simpler (but outstanding) fare at Vieux du Four. We also experienced an unpleasant reservation snafu upon arriving for our dinner. Months before, my husband had made reservations for dinner on that night ... then as we sat and drank champagne on the patio before dinner my husband confirmed our reservations. However, when we actually arrived for dinner, neither our name nor our room number were on the reservation sheet and the petite blond was quite unfriendly in telling us that we had to sit in a back row table. While irritating it certainly didn't ruin the night and the view was nearly as good. The food, was just okay. My husband started with the seasonal summer salad which came with mushrooms, eggplant, and other veggies -- it was okay, but nothing special. He then had the sea bass filet with asparagus and crab ... although the kitchen substituted mussels for the crab without saying anything. This fish was moist but he wasn't wowed by the dish as a whole. I started with the gazpacho and "forgotten tomatoes" -- the soup was okay, but the forgotten tomatoes were fantastically sweet. I then had the veal filet (the dish came with sweetbreads but i opted out) and artichoke barigoule with a sage jus. The veal was tough and overcooked. The jus and artichokes were nice. My husband and I shared the gratin potatoes -- good but not nearly as creamy and flavorful as the same dish at Vieux du Four. Overall, a nice anniversary dinner in a spectacular location, but wished the execution of their menu was better.

Étant arrivé après un long voyage, on avait envie de manger tranquillement au restaurant. On nous a…read moreoffert une table à l'intérieur, puisqu'on n'avait pas eu le temps de réserver. on s'est dit " pas de problème."  le problème. C'était le défilé des gens qui cherchait les WC. C'était pas évident et ce n'était pas très agréable pour l'ambiance du repas. En plus, l'ambiance, c'était loin de relaxe, puisque le serveur courait littéralement sans cesse. C'est aussi lui qui nous a dit brusquement dit que le millésime pouvait changer de ce qu'il y avait sur la carte. En fin de compte il nous avait apporté une bouteille différente de ce qu'on a commandé. Il l'a changé en s'excusant. Le steak que j'ai commandé " saignant"  était servi bleu. Corrigé avec encore des excuses. Malgré tout ça, mon mari à apprécié son plat d'agneau pressé Et le dessert de fondant au chocolat était bon. J'espère que ces jeunes vont se rappeler qu'en Provence on n'est pas pressé !

We dropped in based on a quick read of the menu and are so glad we did! The food was excellent and…read morea really great value. We had the sampler plate (they had a different name for it, obviously!) and fish dish, both were excellent, particularly the sampler plate. It had a little bit of just about everything. The fish was perfectly done, soft and silky. The terrace is beautiful, you get great sunset views.