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.

During our 4 days stay at Provence, we spent 2 dinners at Carcarille. The reasons for dinning here…read moretwice is that they serve great food, excellent Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines and offer superb customer service. We had a great time dinning at Carcarille. I strongly recommend Carcarille to anyone happen to be around Gordes!

Beautiful setting, great service (relaxed yet attentive), delicious locally sourced food, and…read moreamazing wine. Definitely make reservations because I think they only have 1 seating per shift and we saw a steady stream of people without reservations being turned away all night. We ordered off the prix-fixe menu, which was €38 per person for 3 courses, with very generous portions. We left very satisfied!

Sorry, but this was the worst meal we've eaten in France. Entrees (appetizers) were passable. Plats…read more(main dishes) were terrible - dried out and unacceptable with no flavor and no imagination, accompanied by the same sides/sauces no matter what was ordered. Service was very nice, but typical in France - only one or two servers that took care of the entire restaurant, so very busy. No one ever asked if we enjoyed our dishes. We did not want to wait for desserts, as we expected they would be a huge disappointment like the rest of the meal.

A very special meal…read more This tiny little gem, owned and operated by a lovely couple (she cooks the appetizers and desserts, he does the entrees) is as good as provencal cooking gets. It's just a few tables and the menu changes daily - you do have a few choices per course. I have eaten around the world and this is by far one of the most special meals I've ever had. Simple, home provencal cooking, reasonable prices (under 20 Euro per entree), effortless charm..... This is why french cooking is renowned. Tonight we had: Tomato salad with pesto // fresh salad with jambon, melon, mozzarella etc. Grilled swordfish with a fresh tomato/basil/garlic dressing (ratatouille, grilled courgette and mushrooms, rice on the side) // tagliatelle with white truffles apricot tart // goat cheese Every single bite was cooked perfectly, creative and yet simple, perfection on a plate. The wine was fantastic and atmosphere of course was exquisite. I cannot possible recommend this restaurant more highly. It is in no way a "tourist trap", quite the opposite - it is french country cooking at its best. A don't miss meal for sure. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely little place, off the beaten path and more than worth the wander down rocky tiny streets to…read morefind. Lovely food and lovely owners. Do take the time to find it...

Great gluten free pasta! The service was not the best, but…read moreit's okey.

OK italian restaurant at the entry of the old town of Gordes. The pizzas are cheap but also done…read morewith cheap ingredients. In provence, you have very nice olives, 'herbes de provences', tomatoes. None of them were to be found on the pizza. Green salad not washed correctly (sand on it)

The BEST French cuisine we had in France (in the price range we could afford). Hands Down. It's…read moreremoved from the touristy towns in Provence... HOW IS THIS NOT ON YELP? I found it via TripAdvisor... France has the BEST Wine and Cheese (and Baguettes, Crepes, Croissants) in the world. No Doubt. This cannot be argued. But overall cuisine? Nah... My favorite cuisine is layered, complex and takes you places with each bite. So, for example, eating all over India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia... My favorite cuisine exists somewhere amongst those lands. I regress back to France. During our trip, often our favorite meals were non-French a la falafel, senegalese food... But then the WINE AND CHEESE (w/ baguettes) would lure us back. We would eat at "top" spots suggested by the Paris by Mouth blog, Anthony Bourdain, but few places hit it... until La Fleur de Sel. This will be way easier in list form: 1) There were 3 of us, and it was a celebratory meal for various reasons. 2) We started with the typical French aperitif before the meal: CHAMPAGNE. It was so perfect... real champagne grapes used obviously, the aftertaste smoooooooooooth. 3) We ordered off the pre-fix menu (3 choices for each course). There were 3 of us, so we were able to order EVERYTHING on the menu. I'm pescatarian, so I got all the fish. 4) AMUSE-BOUCHE: The orgasms started with this round. Have you ever tried it? A small pot of fresh mushrooms, hazelnuts and almonds whipped into a creme. 5) The server suggested the Vacqueyras bottle of red and it was divine (We never ever had BAD wine throughout Paris, Ampuis, Provence. And only "ok" wine just once). 6) Tartare de saumon gravelax a l'aneth, petite mesclun: There was a whipped cream with dill on that plate that made me want to take my clothes off. Look at the pics - the texture/taste was something I have never experienced... spouse, friend and I were ahhhhhhhing. 7) Dos de cabillaud, sauce oirge, tian de legumes: My Cod was yum. The others at the table who had the beef and pork were in ecstasy "I have never had pork that just melts... this beef is so perfectly cooked..." I dipped into their gratin dauphinois and my eyes rolled back in my head. The flan de poireaux, so yum. 8) Baba au rhum et sa chantilly: I don't know what this dessert was but it was perfect. The other desserts were good - but NOT as good as whatever was in this rhum concoction. We were now onto sipping Cognac with our desserts... not talking, nodding our heads, just smiling at each other and appreciating the company. 9) If you read my Cafeotheque (Paris) review, you know about French coffee... we ended with an espresso and it was GOOD. The menus change, so who knows if we had a freaky good one... but I clearly recommend this little gem in Les Beaumettes, Provence.

We had fantastic food here- the best during our whole week in the region. Exquisite presentation,…read morevery tasty, and very good service. We were staying across the street, but if you are in Gourdes it is well worth the short drive. I had the duck breast, very well prepared, au gratin potatoes were wonderful. My wife had the chicken, also very tasty. Do try this place, food is awesome.

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 is a fantastic restaurant. Don't skip this if you have a chance…read more The building is unremarkable (I'm being kind; I could say ugly). But inside, it's transformed. Brilliant, simple, clean modern design is both exciting and soothing. The location is right on the river and I'd guess in the summer sitting on the deck with a glass of wine is pretty fabulous. The food was stellar and for the quality well-priced. We all had the Marche Menu--three courses for 30E. The starter was a amazing scallop carpaccio with sea urchin, salad, some crisps; the plat was a deconstructed duck breast, with some potatoes, mushrooms, and a few other things--amazing taste and lovely to look at too; the dessert was (and this is going to sound odd) a chestnut cake with marinated/carmelized celery. Sounds weird, tasted great. Throw in an amuse bouche and some cookies at the end and for the price of an extra-large meat lovers' pizza back in California, you can have a pretty incredible meal. I'll be thinking about this day for a while.

This is a wonderful restaurant. Very creative dishes. My wife and I ate lunch there today. It's…read moresituated along the picturesque Sorge river where we enjoyed a glass of champagne with innovative snacks. The entres were served in the main dining room by an accomplished and knowledgeable staff. Each dish was carefully explained. It started to rain heavily and we were facing a long wet walk back to our car, but Patrick the manager was good enough to offer us a ride. We would definitely return.

one of the best places to eat near / in gordes. some of the…read morebest provencal food in provence

Service was very friendly and accommodating for our group of 12. My French is limited so I'm not…read moreentirely sure what I ordered, but I know it was lamb several ways. It was by far one of the best meals I had during my visit... and the zucchini blossom was exceptional!