This restaurant was recommended to me by a local. I enjoyed the food and the experience immensely. Our waiter was quite the opposite of rude. He was gracious, attentive and helpful. He enhanced our experience humoring us with his weak English speaking skills and our weak French speaking skills. I broke a glass. I clumsily knocked it off the table a centimeter away from the manager/owner's? foot. It shattered loudly. He smiled, and told me no worries. When I asked the waiter for a new glass, he brought a gigantic bucket of ice. I forgot the years of french I took as a student. Anyway... While I am not a professional taster, trained chef or official reviewer, I have eaten in a handful Michelin rated establishments. My wife and I try to visit some of the better known restaurants in any city we stay in. During the past two years, this includes cities such as Rome, Venice, Paris, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans etc... we ordered the big appetizer sampler. It was all very good. Everything was fresh, local and not the slightest bit over-seasoned. You could taste the South of France in every bite of the eight different appetizers. We ordered the signature artichoke and fresh calamari dish. It was sublime. I have never eaten calamari that melted in my mouth like this. There were no heavy or powerful sauces to mask the flavor of the calamari. If I could eat this every night I was in Nice, I'd be very happy. My wife ordered the $28 steak. I forget the name of the steak. In any case, it was cooked more than she asked for. The waiter offered to get her a new one. The steak was adequate. The best steaks I have ever eaten come from the United States. It's our specialty right? I typically avoid ordering steak outside of the USA. I warned her, but she went with the steak anyway. It was quite good. It was a gorgeous piece of meat. It just wasn't as special as the more complex offerings on the menu. Desert was awesome. It was a rather large offering of profiteroles. In an area where its difficult to tell the difference between great food and tourist traps, le Safari is a unique experience with some really unique and delicious dishes. read more

Fish soup is good but not hot enough for cheese to melt. Scampis were fresh but way over cooked !!!

I'm a veteran of many Restaurants in Provence and elsewhere in the South of France, I speak proficient french, and I always felt indignant or skeptical on reading Anerican tourist complaints about French waiters. However, after lunch at Safari I finally encountered for myself a place with careless, surly waiters. I ordered les petits plats farcis, which was a good dish taste wise but insubstantial for the price, but at each step of the meal was treated to huge wait times and indeed became concerned that I had become invisible. It was a solid half hour from when I asked for the check until I got it, my original waiter having completely disappeared. As an alternative please consider Bar des Oiseaux, an excellent eatery on Rue St Vincent. read more

We, my family and I, had fried calamari and pizzas ( Reine and Provencale) and it was all very good. The waiters were very friendly and professional, and we could not have been happier with the service that they provided. read more

Excellent spot, especially if you are in the mood for a leisurely brunch alongside the flower market on a Sunday. Good food, accommodating staff. Definitely not a place to go if you are in a hurry. Slow! read more

I love the meals here. They are focused on "cuisine de la région" so this from Nice town and Provence Region. All I have eaten is tasty and I can recommend it to anyone. Only the staff is sometimes to slow even when there was no crowd. read more

Very expensive.. but some of the best calamari I have ever ever had and I've eaten so many places. The pasta is delicious and so is the salad. I might have to come back AGAIN even though I've come here twice already lol. Great location and great service. read more

Very expensive but the food was not corresponding for the big price. Ordered traditional French fish soup which was below average. Good wines. Will not be included to my favoris restaurant. Mostly business people read more

Nice is both French and Italian (duh, since I think it was part of Italy at one time)...so Le Safari is quintessential 'nicoise' cuisine. Love the chalk board-posted 'plat du jour' and terrific service. (I ordered waaaay too much food because I wanted to try everything but was traveling solo.) The waiters were especially accommodating and I even got invited to a dinner party on another evening with the staff. A couple of suggestions: get there early for lunch; the place fills up very quickly. As in get there as they open! Dinner: make reservations. In any case, they are not in a rush and neither should you be - relax and soak it all in. Si vous parlez en francaise, c'est bon. But even if you do not speak French, ask for what is good and fresh that day and let them serve you...you will not be sorry. I never knew I liked tripe and anchovies until I came here. read more

For a restaurant in a touristy section of Nice, the food here is very decent! Not a bad place for an easy, casual dinner. The wood fired pizzas are easy to share and very good. It does fill up fast, but might be worth the wait in comparison to other restaurants in the square. read more

Beautiful location. Nicoise salad, lamb, and gelato. YES. gelato. After a month tasting gelato all over Italy I still remember this was my favorite. Lovely ambiance, staff were delightful. Would not have changed a thing. read more

We went here based on the reviews and at our hostel's recommendation. The food was ok, nothing really special but not bad. I had a pizza and my husband had the seafood pasta. Nothing I would go out of the way for or send people out of the way for. read more

We had reservation for two on Saturday night and it was packed. The maitre day took us immediately and apologized for our table not being ready ! The food was good and the pace was slow! read more

The ambience is Mediterranean and the food is excellent. But the service, man they need a lesson in service and manors. I don't know if it's a French thing but it's almost jaw dropping to see. read more

The food and location is good. However, they put water in our bottle the house Rose. It was so obvious. We told them about it (after we got our food of course) and they replaced it. For a restaurant in a very touristy area, one would think they would be more tolerable of visitors. read more

Safari is reported by the locals as THE spot to get something delicious...no matter what you order.

This is a real tourist spot in Nice. The restaurant is at the end of the pedestrian street in old town, big, crowded and full of tourists. You should not expect too much from the service. I do not think the waiters are qualified nor very friendly. However the food was not that bad, I had calamari with artichokes which tastes really nice, but I expected it to be warmer. I think it waited sometime on the counter before served to table. My husband had rabbit which I refused to eat that cute animal. But I couldn't stop myself and tasted it and surprisingly it tasted very nice. We had the house wine which I did not like that much. But wine is wine and we drank it all. The best thing with regard to the restaurant was that if you are lucky to find a nice table facing the pedestrian way, it is really enjoying to watch people passing by while you are eating. Of course the weather should be nice like we had that day. read more

Le Safari - Digging in the calamari with artichokes which is absolutely delicious. - Nicoise Near Me - Nice, 06

The place to have lunch on the flower market in Nice, south facing terrasse and great local food. A good place to see the local establishment during the weekend or to relax after the Monday antiques market. read more

Impeccable service and awesome actual niçois food. The petit farcis are an absolute delight as are other local specialities such as the daube with the house made raviolis. The interior of the restaurant is also very nicely decorated and the waiters have been very welcoming to us. read more

Horrible rip off on Cuisine is the best way to describe this place everyone should pass by. The pizza was at best chef boyardee on a bad day. No taste, on the reine pizza which takes work. Stuffed pork was anything but. Couldn't get any olive oil for the bread and the staff was walking away while you were talking. Had the absolute best pizza two nights before just 100 foot away wish I had gone there again. This deserves a 0 rating. Get it together! read more

Had a very nice lunch. Some nicoise and wine. Service was great!! Our server was Melissa. Not that touristy for a high tourist area. read more

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My husband said it was the best pizza he had. In a very touristy section but recommended by a local. Nice staff.

Great spot to grab pizza! Out of all the pizza spots we tried in Old a Town, Le Safari was our favorite.

Loved! We can't stop thinking about the perfect, tender meat in the stew and the simple pesto pasta. Salads were on point too! If I was staying longer in Nice, I would have gone back! read more

In the heart of old town Nice, this establishment is cute & the food is good! There are so many outdoor restaurants in this area, it's hard to know what's going to be a good meal vs a touristy meal. I happened upon this place and I had good service, good food & good wine. I did have other meals while in Nice that were slightly better so I'm giving this 3 stars instead of 4. I hope to return for another good experience. read more

BEST RESTAURANT IN NICE! OK, I haven't visted them all, but this is no. 1 favourite. The best Salade Nicoise - not just a bit of iceberg lettuce, but delicious little mesclun leaves and piles of fresh ingredients. The "merde di can", or traditional "dog poo" (sorry, name of dish is not my invention, based on the shape of this gnocchi pasta), is so delicious, like no other gnocchi, made with swiss chard. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Sadly there are few good restaurants in Nice now, most are expensive tourist rip-offs. read more

Just got back from Le Safari, and to be honest, I am surprised that it was delicious food. The restaurant and service staff were always busy and very helpful. We started with the Fisherman's soup and the Rose wine. The soup was a bit fishy, almost like puree fish, but a good starter. I ordered the Beef stew (very beefy) and my girlfriend had the Linguine with Clams (awesome). The portions here are very large, so if you are not hungry order a half portion and save yourself some money. **An important note: By 1915, 15 min. after opening, it was completely full, so book ahead!! read more

Delicious food in a fabulous setting one street away from the Avenue des Americains. The pesto and lobster with spaghetti were scrumptious. Efficient and friendly (by French standards) staff. read more

Situated in a busy pedestrian area is this restaurant which especially attracts the fish lovers. Their menu is composed of many fish dishes although they also have meat and vegetarian choices, but somewhat limited. Although my first choice will always be meat, I opted for the ansjovis and tunafish salad and was not disappointed, The salad was rich with fish and vegetables and not drowned in olive oil, but just enough to add to the mixture of tastes. As a main dish I had the stuffed pork and that was nice also, albeit the small portion. Service was excellent in spite of the crowded place with most tables occupied and the fact we were farthest away from the restaurant itself. Location was again A++. read more

Had dinner here. Fun heated outdoor seating area. Wait staff great with English. Great food, wine was good too. Good spot for people watching during the evenings. read more

It was too exensive. The service was bad but it has a lovely sunny south facing terrasse at lunchtime.

I wouldn't say the service was good, which is different from many other reviews. The staff were way too busy to notice the needs of every table. And they seemed friendly only to the regular. The food was not that bad but compared to its price, I just don't think it's worth it. Won't recommend to friends. read more

Great location on the cours salaya. Service was good and fast. Food was outstanding quality. A must go for when you are in Nice!.

This restaurant was highly recommended by our Tour Guide. She said it is quite common to order several things and share. When we arrived there were many open tables. When we were asked where we wanted to sit we walked over to a table for two and the hostile lead waiter said no and walked away from us. (It was a table for two where we were wanting to sit , so not taking up a table for four!) Frustrated we weren't sure what to do and he came back to us and pointed to other tables that were not where we wanted to be. After sitting where he wanted us to be we were asked by our server if we were ready to order. We ordered two things and said we were going to share. Our server, acting annoyed said she would have to ask..walked over to the angry waiter, he looked at us and shook his head no. We had to order another first course salad...we felt uncomfortable with the anger in the air...Seems sharing is only for the locals..we felt very discriminated. However, when the food arrived, it was wonderful. Petites Farcis were perfect, daub Bourguignon was tender and delicious and was served over delicate spinach and cheese ravioli accompanied with a rich beef reduction...if the servers could only get over themselves, it would have been a perfect evening. read more