The restorants in Provins are divided like the city, between the upper and lower. And the first one…read moreincludes most of the pretty tables. There are of course some exceptions that you will find throughout my blog. La table Saint-Jean offers a pretty menu of traditional and well-crafted dishes. Snails, sweetbreads, calf's head follow each other on the menu without any weariness. Here, there is no adaptation to the trend but to the true, the simple, the tasty. And generous. Honor to the local with the doughnuts of Brie de Meaux. Even if they are not really doughnuts but rather a mix between croquettes and cromesquis. To make a piece of Brie in breadcrumbs and frying pan simple. The accompanying small white glazed onions should have been warm rather than cold. It's just a detail, but it's a little bit of a waste on a nice plate. Classic and excellent mix of land and sea with crayfish salad with foie gras well seasoned with balsamic vinegar. We go up a notch with a puff pastry of sweet bread topped with a morel sauce. The puff pastry consists mainly of a plate of a few centimeters placed on the plate. Why not brush it with egg yolk before cooking to give it a beautiful shine that would only enhance the plate? Mystery. It's easy and it's a base. The dull square immediately encourages less appetite. The main thing is that sweetbreads are very well prepared and cooked. The sauce is perfect. The masterpiece is the calf's head. Served generously, you can feel that the cooking broth has received all the attention it deserves with a good bouquet garni. Gribiche sauce has the advantage of being very well made and served in generous quantities. It is not a thimble that accompanies the calf's head but a beautiful and large ramekin. We are finally exonerated of the guilt of having to ask for more in the middle of a meal, to wait for the goodwill of the service. The hard-boiled egg brings it back to the plate. Dried tomatoes may seem an incongruity in this ultra-traditional dish but the taste combination is far from negative. So why not? There is no brain, but the chef is ready to order some if you give him enough notice. Only happiness! If scallops are very well cooked, they lack a bit of an enticing presentation. And mashed potatoes have never been my favorite accompaniment. The service is smiling and efficient. The black spot will remain the bread, calamitous. And this is all the more embarrassing with foie gras. I think I'll go around the bakeries in Provins to find a good one. But it seems to be no easy task. Several restaurants in the city seem to be facing the same problem. Similarly, the potatoes of the duck confit are far from being browned enough. Pretty soft. It's a shame when you know how much attention the chef puts on other dishes. To come back to the above-mentioned habits, the eternal salad bed that can handle almost any starter and main course (even under the snail pot!) deserves to be abandoned for a more original training. These few small shortcomings should not make you forget that this address must be one of your privileged ones if you visit the medieval city one of these days. Nice wine list with among other things a Burgundy appellation that I did not know, Epineuil, which in addition to being delicious, is offered at a very honest price, less than 30 euros. We won't miss an Aloxe-Corton 2014 at 63 euros eithe

Really wonderful outdoor seating in a larger enclosed courtyard. Food is dependably good.read more

The sushi is okay. You have a choice to grab and go or dine in. We ordered from the menu but I…read morenoticed part of our order was filled by taking sushi from the fridge that had already been prepared. The wasabi was not as spicy as what I'm used to. It was only a ten minute walk from Ace hotel that was the main reason we chose the restaurant. Choices of beer and wine were also quite limited. Overall a nice place but not the best sushi we've had. Clean environment with nice decor.

What a nice local establishment. The wait staff spoke very limited English but worked with us to…read morecommunicate effectively. Do not go expecting an elaborate bar menu. They only serve lunch and there is only 3 options. Since there were 3 in our party we tried on of each. My son's was far and away the best of the three. A ham steak with mushroom gravy served with mashed potatoes. My husbands steak cooked perfectly medium rare with shallot sauce and french fries came in second. I would not recommend my pork ribs. They were dry, chewy and not well seasoned. There is no wine list but the house white was very nice. This brasserie sits on a roundabout which provides an excellent spot for people watching both outside of the restaurant as well as within as locals (and my husband) play the French version of Keno.

Of course the restaurants have been closed since last October, so I wasn't able to dine in here…read morerecently, but I did get some fancy takeout lunch for me and a couple friends. Delicious and lovingly-made food. Looking forward to being able to dine on the terrasse or inside, when our overlords "permit" it. This is very much a no-fuss, classic French countryside restaurant. A limited, meat-heavy menu with some excellent wines to choose from.