I come to Narbonne 2-4 weeks a year and so far, the Table is the best restaurant in the area.
The sauces are very well prepared. Fresh, balanced, and original. The fish, and the meat, were both sourced from great producers - the taste exploding with quality - and cooked to perfection on order. This is a chef with taste and life energy. I want to come back often.
Portion size was huge for the region. I had trouble finishing my daurade, the size of my hand. The cheese starter included an entire goat's cheese which I shared with two others and still felt full after.
Service is polite and efficient, but slow; which is normal given that the place was packed on a weekday lunch outside the holiday period. However if you've made it this far into the guarrigue you'll probably be patient and it isn't a bad place to chill.
As the designated driver I did not try the wines until later. The Cloture, which is the only one not available on tasting at the cave next door, is not IMHO worth the money (unlike much of the line-up); it tries too hard to be a Bordeaux and whilst it succeeds to some extent, it makes it less interesting than the other wines from the region which bear a stronger mark from the personality of their vigneron. The Abbey stout (not actually produced there) was good but uninspired, the other stout from the region (Ecume? La Mer? something you find at the Ferme cote producteurs and a few others by the bottle) is better. I would recommend tasting the wines next door before ordering the ones you like with your meal. read more
