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    Le Koudou

    3.5 (32 reviews)
    PriceyFrench, Seafood
    Closed 6:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    Chocolate mousse
    Thu D.

    First thing first, their food is good (pricy but good) but their service is not as good (let's say it's "special treatment" mostly for non-french speaker aka tourist). Secondly their dinner open at 7pm, NOT 6pm. Someone please change that mislead operation hour! @_@ Ok, now is the details. I ate their twice when I was in Nice. The first time, I and my boyfriend went with grandma. Grandma is French and lives in Nice. It was her birthday so we went in for a birthday lunch. The reservation was made days ahead, they also said they would bake her a cake for her birthday. The birthday lunch went rather well if we exclude part of the server keeps making fun of the way we eat mussels with forks (according to the server, we should eat in French way which mean one should pick up the mussel by the shell. It's not hard to do and we mastered it at first try but to finish the big plate of mussel with that method is to torture your fingers). The food was good. I and grandma had the sole dover and it was delicious. The mussels were also very good. However, my boyfriend's steak and the escargot is alright, not bad but nothing special. The oyster is fresh and good. Another minus point in service is that after lunch, we waited more than 45' for grandma's birthday cake (maybe they just start baking the cake when we finished lunch). We don't know if there was any special day the day we had lunch but every woman and girl in the restaurant was given a rose but somehow they "forgot" to give one to me or grandma until I asked while we were waiting for the taxi. Since I'm in love with the dover sole here, despite the pricy menu, I and my boyfriend decided to go back for dinner. Yelp says Le Koudou open at 6pm, so we be there at 5:50pm so that we can catch the last bus home. When we're there, they only open at 7pm everyday so we have an hour wandering not too far away from the restaurant with our empty tummies in the cold autumn ocean wind. When they finally open at 7:10pm, we were the first to come in and also the first to order. After that, several other customers come inside but we're still remain the only english speaking customers. This time, there's only 3 occupied tables in the whole restaurant and all these 3 tables are next to each other. Though we were the first to come in and order, the two other tables got serve first with water and bread. Even their orders came out and are served before us. Also, though I order the dover sole, the fish doesn't taste the same delicious as the firs time. All in all, I would say 2 stars for service and 3 start for food because it's pretty pricy and depend on what you order, the food can either be good or so so.

    Asparagus risotto
    Navs S.

    Le Koudou was amazing!! The food was spectacular and had a great variety of options for vegetarians and meat lovers alike! We had the warm goat cheese salad, the French onion soups, and the spring risotto. Everything tastes delicious and the state was very knowledgeable. They only reason it's not a full 5 star is that everything was a little slow. We were in no rush but there were definitely long periods of waiting between courses.

    Seafood platter ($99)  Fed four and was great with white wine!

    This is by far my favorite restaurant in Nice, France. We were looking for a place to eat near the promenade and happened to come across Le Koudou. First off, there aren't any workers standing outside trying to lure you in by handing you menus (those restaurants always turn out to be the worst!) The amazing service, atmosphere, and cleanliness all made for a better dining experience. Not to mention, the food was so tasteful! We had to come back twice in order to have the frog legs and oysters all over again! I highly recommend those two dishes as well as the mussels and salmon. For dessert we had the fresh apple pie and chocolate cake- both of which left us licking our fingers! If you're ever in Nice and are looking for a place to dine after a day at the beach, make sure to stop by Le Koudou!

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    Excellent service and quality food. Given location expected much higher prices. Would definitely return.

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    We were looking for a place to eat near the promenade and happened to come across Le Koudou.

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    La Cave du Fromager - Beef stew !!!!

    La Cave du Fromager

    4.5(293 reviews)
    1.3 km
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    I came here 2 nights in a row. First solo, and then with friends because I'd enjoyed it so much…read more Firstly, the atmosphere is lovely. The restaurant has a humble exterior (largely blocked by gelato customers), but once you descend the stairs into the dining area you are in a sheek, romantic, cellar. Intimately small but comfortable. The walls are lined with stone and endless wine bottles. The starters were all quite good. We had the snails, squid, and cheese plait. As a bonus, my waitress recommended an excellent wine to pair with the squid. It was spot on. My group shared the beef and tartafelle (forgive my spelling). The beef was succulent, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. I had no idea what to expect with the second dish but it was delicious and I would certainly order again. The prior night, I had the bakes camembert when eating solo. The dish is exactly as described. It's tasty, but I'd recommend it for a group since eating an entire block of melted cheese solo is challenging. Last but not least, the wait staff were wonderful! We really enjoyed chatting with our 2 waitresses, who went out of their way to make sure we enjoyed ourselves and our election of drinks. As a tourist, you really hope to stumble on a gem like this were the locals charm you and really guide your dining experience. If ever back in Nice, i'll certainly go again!

    Came here dinner. A bit hard to find as an underground restaurant. Pure French restaurant. Limited…read moremenu and they only except cash. Also note there is no cell service or WiFi service in the restaurant. Nice ambiance in the restaurant and away from the hustle and bustle of Nice. We ordered the squid, Foie Gras and Filet Mignon. All 3 were very good though I am not a fan of the Fois Gras but it came with a nice salad and bread. The squid was seasoned well and cut thin and flash fried. The filet was sliced and cooked perfect The potatoes were great and also nice salad came with it. Service was ok. Prices Moderate.

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    Chez Palmyre - Cheese with Blueberry Compote

    Chez Palmyre

    4.6(89 reviews)
    1.4 km
    €€

    This was our favorite meal of our trip to Nice!…read more Warning: Reservations are hard to come by we dropped by and only reservations available were for 9pm two nights later. We took it. The place is super relaxed. 5 maybe 6 tables which made the difficulty of reservations more understandable. Prix fix menu - 4 appetizers to choose from, 4 entrees and 4 desserts. We were there with somewhat of a limited diet, but the options were awesome. We got a cauliflower appetizer and an artichoke one. Both were excellent. We all had the cod for dinner also delicious - served in a bath of traditional fish soup and with potatoes. The dessert was also excellent - we got the goat cheese in olive oil and garlic, the cream cheese with blueberry compote, lemon cheesecake and cinnamon "tiramisu". Every bite was full of flavor and such cool takes on the food. Now the intangibles - we arrived for our 9pm reservation, restaurant closes at 9:30 and we probably didn't walk out until 11:15 and there was still another table of 8 people dining. The host/waiter, Sebastian, was awesome. So friendly and we at no point felt rushed. In fact the opposite. When our daughter was slow in finishing her meal he joked with her instead of hurrying us along. Once we finished our main dish, he casually brought us our dessert and because we didn't order his favorite (we didn't know) he brought us out an extra to enjoy. We felt a little bad so somewhat accelerated the dessert phase so we could square up and leave. Instead he was unhurried, he casually cleared our table and chatted with us for a bit. It took us another 15 minutes before we finally said could we get the bill. He brought it to us another 5-7 minutes later. We had a great experience and one of our best meals in France, if not the best.

    I really want to love this place: it has such an intimate feel and just screams Nice. But I've been…read morehere a few times and each time the food has been between OK and good, but nothing particularly memorable. With that said, at €20 this is excellent value for money. Overall, I'd say the food is a 3.5/5 but the value is 5/5. I'd recommended Chez Palmyre if you want a real Nice experience, especially on a budget. Be sure to make a reservation well in advance.

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    Goat cheese soaked in garlic and olive oil

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