One of the very best meals anywhere in France during our sojourn of 36 days from top to bottom and…read moreback again! Found quite by accident as it would be difficult to discover otherwise. I believe it to be a well guarded secret of the locals. I don't want to ruin it, but if you are lucky enough to stumble upon it as we did....be prepared to be amazed. The owner chef waiter speaks beautiful French, good English and better German. He is most accommodating! Ambiance is small gardenesque cozy!

Wonderful place for lunch on a rainy day. Parking was…read moresomewhat of a challenge but with our wonky GPS, I got a tour of the whole adorable neighborhood. However it was well worth the expedition because the food was outstanding. The Service was attentive and exceptional. The declination of salt and pepper on the bavette blew our mind. The Pea purée velouté with Bresaola was creative and light. The trout wrap was light and fresh. The strawberry bowl with yogurt ice cream was transcending. Definitely worth the detour, if not the trip !

Get the seafood platter. You can do whatever else you want, but make sure you get the seafood…read moreplatter. We shared one for our entree between two and it was fantastic value for 21 Euro. Our mains were good, but we were a little disappointed with our desserts. Eating alfresco in the garden of this classic provincial building is a bit of a treat.

Tried L'Estagnol after reading reviews here. Loved it. Just had a couple entrees, no starters or…read moredesert. But neighboring tables had fresh oysters which were large and looked great. We had scallops avocado and orange salad, and salted cod with mashed potatoes, aoli, tomato coulis and vegetables. The cod was artfully presented. Each accompaniment was separate on the plate but all mixed and matched together well as one wished. The house white wine was tasty. The scallops were perfectly cooked and the salad was lightly dressed. Each table is given their own olive oil, sea salt, balsamic mister, and pepper grinder to additionally dress salad or bread. Service is typical French, not hovering or rushing the diner. Price for the two entrees plus 25 cl. of wine was only 39 E or about $44.

Amazing - my go to when I am in France You will enjoy this…read morerestaurant for sure. A fixed menu and wonderful French wines

We had a really fun lunch here in our first afternoon in Provence. It is not cheap, and it is…read moresomewhat risky, as the menu for the day is pre-set, but the food is very good, and the portions are truly enormous -- almost to the point where you wish they'd give you less. The day we were there, the courses were: - Salad - Vegetables and cod - Snails - Cheese - Choice of dessert Each course probably could have been a meal on its own, and on top of all that, we were gorging on their incredible bread throughout the meal. The salad was very good, with the one downside being that it had anchovies, which we're not fans of. We both thought the veggies and fish were fairly pedestrian -- good, but not something I'd be really excited to get again. The snails, on the other hand, were surprisingly great. Neither of us eat snails, but we decided to be brave, and were rewarded for it. They were outstanding, as was the restaurant's home made mustard that we dipped them in. The cheese, though, is what we'll really remember though. For this course, they brought out a giant tray of cheeses, and you take as much of each as you want. By this point in the meal, we were both incredibly stuffed, but it didn't matter -- we took a ton of cheese, and it was tremendous. We both felt pretty gross afterwards, but it was worth it. That wasn't even the end, though -- after a little cool down period, we got dessert. My wife got chocolate ice cream, and I got the chocolate mousse, which was outstanding. Altogether, this is an experience I would definitely recommend, as we really enjoyed it, but it's not without its warts. My biggest pieces of advice would be to be prepared to eat a LOT, and check the menu in advance.

I must be jaded. Amidst all these tourist traps in arles, our squad managed to fins something…read moreslightly shifting on the beaten path to find something that was not seemingly touristy. Except we were all à bunch of starving animals and weird paste on bread was not in the least fulfilling. This place might be good for lunch or a quick snack (reminiscent of all the tiny open face sandwiches I've eaten I central Europe) but coming here for a heavy dinner is a big mistake. Maybe if you're are a skinny French girl who only eats a salad for dinner, then this place is for you. The food here is good, but I can hardly imagine wanting to eat this stuff in general. Don't ready my review. I'm clearly not the right audience for this food.

The manager accommodated my husband's celiac needs including gluten-free dessert! Gazpacho was…read morewonderful. I (the non-celiac) enjoyed the mozzarella, tomato & basil tartine with a nice rose from the region.

From the owner: Effluves provençales Dans le petit village de Fontvieille, celui de Daudet, classé patrimoine…read morehistorique, l'Auberge La Régalido, installée dans un ancien moulin à huile, est une table de choix et un hôtel de charme. La carte faite de spécialités provençales, à base de truffe, tomate, olive, huile et autres légumes provençaux, s'inspire de la cuisine traditionnelle de grand-mère avec le savoir-faire très maîtrisé de Jean-Pierre Michel et son fils. Côté logement, l'hôtel fait partie de la Chaîne "Relais & Châteaux Gourmands". Dans l'écrin d'un jardin traditionnel aux milles fleurs, vous séjournerez dans une demeure où le bien être règne.

Reviews elsewhere have gone so far as to compare an evening here to a religious experience…read more I will attempt something a wee bit less emotional and a we bit more quantitative. Let me set the stage: it's Monday it's a small village in the south of France and nothing opens between the end of midi (lunch) at 14:00 until 19:00. Most restaurants are closed on Mondays, their signage never gives the days and hours that they are open and website reservations are a rarity assuming you're learned enough French to make one. It's 19:45 and the four of us are wonder the streets and alleys in the rain hopeful that we won't have to go to bed without supper. About 30 minutes into our search we find La Patio. I open the door greeted by a pleasant young man who looks at his reservations book and asks if I have one. I look at the dining room it's small and intimate there are two tables for four. I glance past him at the book; there are to names not crossed out. He says, sorry monsieur no walk in. I gave him my best starving wet stranger please look. He motioned me to wait, he disappeared to the back of the dining room. A minute later another young man appeared. He said in good English, how many? I said, four feeling our luck was changing. He showed us to a nice table and with a smile asked if this would be okay. WOW! We dined on fantastic dishes the restaurant filled to capacity and the two young men saw to our every need. Including English translation, and an extraordinary bottle of wine paired with our choices. I don't know the French names and couldn't spell them if I did. But, I am the adventurous one of the group;!they say that I will eat anything! I agree that I will eat anything....once. I had the goat plat. Don't miss this experience! It may be better than any religious experience you've had.

What a meal. We reserved here for Easter dinner and enjoyed every bite. The place itself is lovely…read moreand cozy and the hostess, Catherine, wife of the chef was lovely. Clearly she doesn't eat her husband's food as she was far too thin!! Me on the other hand, ending with a cheese course and some dessert...bon vivante!! Servers were very nice and of course, perfect service here. Every dish was beautiful and delicious. My favorite thing was the fois gras served with a morel soup. Dessert for me is always chocolate and it was divine.

This place books out every night! Reservations are a must but it's because the food here is…read moreexcellent! Complements to the chef and the cute sisters who serve you are excellent also. I ordered the Lamb and my husband ordered the Mussels and Clams Linguine. Both dishes were so delicious but I think my Lamb was exceptional! My only regret is I don't have room for dessert!

EXCELLENT EVERYTHING!!! The lamb was roasted and crispy outside and tender and juicy inside and the…read morevegetables were perfect; the seafood linguine was good and very flavorful. The chocolate mousse was awesome. The service impeccable! Small place so call for reservations. Best food we've had in Europe!

Everything is absolutely gorgeous and amazing. The servers are super nice and able to explain…read moreeverything in English for us. Tonight we had a food tour to India and the spices they used really made the average dishes unique in a flavorful way

This is the first Michelin starred restaurant I went to and it was beautiful. The restaurant itself…read morewas absolutely gorgeous and perfectly decorated. Our first week moving to France, Igor made reservations here on the recommendation of his mother for date night. There are windows into the kitchen so you can watch the chefs as you eat in between courses. Service was flawless. I really liked the head waiter dude. The head chef also came out several times to serve us different courses as well as the super cute pastry chef girl. The only surly person was the hostess girl marching around. There was an amuse bouche of three crunchy tiny pastry things. A lobster. Two fish dishes. A soup and dessert? We did the fixed course, but did not try the wine as I'm pregnant. So the food itself was very... avant garde? Earthy, seafoody, complex, but they seemed to use the same sauce/reduction for almost every dish... and it wasn't exactly my fave. There was a weird cheese souffle dish thing that was way too weird for me, but I'm not a fan of the stinky cheese. I completed 2/3 of the desserts. The meringue was heavenly. I really appreciated the effort and I had a lovely date night with Igor. Very filling, but a tiny bit disappointing in terms of taste; I probably expected too much. Other patrons were lovely except the obnoxious Americans being way too loud. Definitely worth the visit, but it was almost too fancy for us.