Excellent small restaurant with an amazing view on the Luberon at sunset…read more Fresh daily menu, creative, tasty and reasonably priced.

Wonderful evening. Great food in a beautiful setting with gracious host. Reasonable price for…read moredinner and helpful advice on local wine.

This place was AMAZING. Excellent service and the food was outstanding. In Provence the most…read moreamazing wines are under $30. This restaurant offered incredible local wines and cheeses. Get the Fromage Board. The ribeye was delicious and perfectly prepared. This is a must visit. Great patio dining also. The deserts were incredible. Everything is fresh and delicious. Must get the chocolate soufflé-- heaven!

We loved this restaurant. We had a seat overlooking the valley, and the sun was setting…read more SPECTACULAR! The food and wine were very , very good. My husband had an extremely delicious and tender lamb shank. I had a wonderful cream/Basel ravioli. Do not miss the chocolate Molten cake. Amazing, all that + 3 glasses of wine 60.

This was the quaint and classical Provencial date - ancient countryside, adorable Auberge, & dining…read moreroom in an understated old enclosed patio. It was elegantly set up, and the service people provided classic, exceptional service... friendly and curiously familiar while allowing for our own dalliances and private moments. They answered every question we had, engaged our senses completely, and made our night. I am not sure about the rating, but I am fairly confident it was rated a one star michelin restaurant. If that's not indication enough, i think it might be interesting that I am waffling between whether it's a one or two star.... I think they were operating at that level of service. The floor staff was slightly familiar and direct, but it was completely charming and enjoyable. The menu included additions presented on a chalk board sitting along the far wall. We had some translation difficulties, but my wife ordered the entire chef's coursed suggestions for the day, and I ordered each item that made me vibrate with anticipation as I read them on the menu. They started us with a small tomato amuse bouche - a simple ripe cherry tomato from their garden, with a slight amount of honey, and some other herb. It was unexpected, dazzling, and somewhat explosive.... as you bit the tomato off a skewer, all the flavor immediately mingled. That doesn't always happen, and it takes a smart chef to know how to force a guest into the flavor combo they are going for. So often you end up with a diner with travels along familiar lines, and eats food in the unimaginative and uniform patterns they are used to. I find it exceptional when a chef forces people out of their comfort zones or habits. This was a perfect start to the meal. This unassuming, prosaic looking start to the meal set the tone, and it didn't let up until the shocking conclusion at dessert. I usually like to report what both my wife and I got, but I admit... i didn't get the menu from them tonight (I actually asked, and they have, literally, so few they couldn't set one free. I am fine with that), but I know that my meal, for the first time in a LONG time, was so enthralling that I don't really remember clearly what she had. I started with a seafood risotto, which was superb. The grain was cooked perfectly, it was silky and rich, and the perfect portion - I was left wanting more, but happily full, knowing a few more bites would have derailed my appetite. It was one of the more delicious risottos that has entered my personal space. I make a mean one, i have worked in settings that delivered exceptional risotto.... but this beat them all. I am fairly confident my wife had a tomato gazpacho, and enjoyed it, as I wallowed in self interest in my own meal. My main plat was a Veal with Foie Gras. Fresh isn't the word, and well prepared wouldn't do it justice. This was from out the back door, and the entire dish seemed to melt into a butter as I ate it. I have never had a better cut of veal, or one that was better prepared. The foie on top was a powerful addition.... and the rich and powerfully delicious combo just floored my stomach and body. I was entering an area that was very clearly transcendent. My wife had the Pave de Maigre Roti et sa fondue de poivron... she thought it was a cut of steak, but the definition she had in mind was off, and it turned out to be a white fish like a trout, with a roasted pepper fondue. it basically means a lean filet. It was good, but she was thrown off, and was hoping for red meat, her eyes longingly draping my disappearing dish. Don't worry I shared...I did think twice tho. It was unbelievable. We shared a plate of Chevre fromage... all from down the street. If I ever think of it, I will upload a pic of goats to this review.... they were cute, and they made our cheese that sat in front of us. Wonderful! We moved on to a dessert that melted, literally, my heart. Huzzah for stupid words! I got this hot and cold, dark and white chocolate dessert. It was basically a chocolate ganache pudding inside a chocolate, hollow, orb. Then the chocolate top of the chocolate orb was placed to conceal the pudding, and was delivered to the table. From there, they pour a hot white milk chocolate mixture over the pudding in the orb, and without knowing what was happening, the hot chocolate slowly melted away the roof of the chocolate orb and revealed the ganache inside. I am sorry to be such a simpleton, but the way it melted reminded me of the acid burning the metal in the alien films. It was just so cool to watch... a delightful moment from left field. It is not easy to surprise me, or find me giddily clapping like a silly boy (you can catch this, and yes it embarasses my wife), but this was so much of a treat..... it ended the meal perfectly. We closed with digestif (cognac) and espresso. We had a Domaine de la Begude Bandol La Brulade 2001 for the meal. UNBELIEVABLE Huzzah BANDOL!

The food here is over the top and some of the finest you will find here in Bonnieux. The Wait…read moreStaff was very attentive patient and spoke both French and English enough to make the dining experience, incredibly enjoyable. Making our dining experience excellent if nothing else, the ambience is truly an excellent expression of a step back in time with all modern accoutrements. If you ever plan on visiting this small, quaint village in Provence L'Arôme is a stop on your bucket list for dinning at least several times to enjoy quality food, service and ambiance

If I die tomorrow, I want the Lobster Risotto from L'Arome as my last meal. I tried to tell our…read morewaiter this but because of my poor French, it did not translate well. We started with a bottle of local red from Chateau les Eydins and it was the perfect recommendation. So much so that we stopped at the Chateau on our way out of town for a magnum to bring home. Next up was the Tuna Tartare which was original and impressive. Then on to the main meal of Filet with Foie Gras for my husband and the beloved Lobster Risotto for myself. It was decadent, it was heavenly and I cannot wait to come back. Even for lunch, it was a bit pricey but who can put a price tag on such an outstanding meal. If you're in the Luberon region, spend some time wondeBonnieux and do not miss L'Arome.

Difficult to locate as there were no obvious signs. Inside Hotel Arielles. Reservations are a must…read more Food was glorious, delicate and well executed. Service rivals Michelin starred restaurants. View is one of the best I have seen in my travels.

5 thousand stars+++!!!…read more This is the night to remember. From the table decors to the excellent desserts and everything in between, this has to be the best ensemble of a French meal I've not only seen but tasted, period. A night of great food, wine, service, ambience, people and a view from the top of the hill, what could possibly be better than this, right?? This was a first class all the way experience which I don't need to write a novel to tell you. Just look and drool over the photos, you'll want to be here in the beautiful town of Gordes, France, I promise.

Par excellence! Do not miss this restaurant!! We looked at yelp to find a Sunday restaurant en…read moreroute to Lacoste. We showed up at 1;40( with a normal closing of 2) but were shown into the restaurant! . Stephanie, the chef, came out to explain her menu in English. I cannot begin to praise this meal! App was burrata with a tomato sorbet with basil. Dinner, one of the best pieces of sea bass I have ever eaten, on a bed of braised fennel, my daughter had lamb cooked for 8hrs in a traditional French red wine sauce. My husband had a moist steak with eggplant and scalloped potato. All of us cleaned our plates and followed it with a homemade chocolate sorbet that was so decadent we shared it. This meal was off the charts! We will revisit it on our limited Provence trip!!! Do not question it, GO!!!!

We enjoyed the food at Restaurant Cesar but not the service. The wait between our appetizer and…read moremain dish was almost an hour, but having lived in France for two years we could live with it and would have given them four stars. It was the waiter's inappropriate behavior and the owner's total lack of apology that ruined the evening. My wife wasn't sure what "charolais" meant and asked me whether it was filet mignon. The waiter overheard her and started laughing to himself and commenting to other French guests. We were shocked and told the owner. The owner, without knowing what happened (he was quite far from us and could not have overheard), flatly denied that it could have happened and was completely unapologetic. My wife spoke French well and we had a French friend with us, and all of us were taken back by the owner's attitude. After we walked out, our children, who spoke fluent French, told us that the owner used a number of dirty French slangs when talking to us, e.g., engueler, as in "you cannot shout in my restaurant with your dog mouth." Though we were upset, we never shouted at the owner and would have never imagined that a proprietor would direct such words to his customers. If we didn't understand French, we would not have caught the waiter or the owner's rudeness. There are a number of nice restaurants in Bonnieux with equally good food but without the unpleasantness. We recommend Fournil and l'Arome.

The dinner was delicious, friendly staff, beautiful setting and view. Ravioli and the veal were…read moregreat.

We had such a delicious late lunch/early dinner here. The menu was small with a couple options for…read moreentrees but it was perfect. We started with the octopus's salad which was light and refreshing. I had the steak that came with the most flavorful roasted veggies along with potatoes. The chimmichurri and aoili served were very flavorful as well. My husband had the fish with roasted potatoes and haricot verts. Also a stunning dish. If we ever find ourselves in Gordes again, we will definitely be back!

Food - good choice of classic and local dishes with a daily special, all at reasonable prices…read more Service - friendly, efficient and attentive. Ambience - pleasant atmosphere outside on the terrace in the summer and inside in the winter months.

If you don't want to miss soccer, there's a big screen TV to watch while you enjoy the house made…read morepizzas, or fresh plates of the day. Good wine list and food that'll cover the bases after a day of traversing the area. The view outdoors at their terrace seating is breath taking.

Thisa place reminds why France is such a hotbed of amazing and delicious restaurants and "auberges"…read moretucked away here and there. The service is above expectations, so is the food, atmosphere, and pretty much everything. We always look forward to our next visit.

We were very lucky to get in without a booking. The service was impeccable, the food simply…read morefabulous. The tangerine mousse on my melon cocktail dessert was one of the most beautiful tastes I've experienced. My wife claims that the foam sauce that accompanied her sea bass was the best sauce she has ever tasted. Each dish was beautifully presented and tasted as good as it looked. 46 euros for 3 courses was a bargain.