Under new owners as Aubère de L'Épine. It was good before and better now. It's located in a picture…read moreperfect mountain village, and seems to be popular with cyclists. (You need to be serious to cycle here. Superb country sausage, and the burger looked great. They seem to have innovative cocktails. It is friendly and welcoming. Servings are big by French standards -- maybe those cyclists work up an appetite!

Superb nation class restaurant. A truly fine French dining experience in a small town. As with many…read morefine restaurants, the menu is limited and lovingly prepared. It is small, intimate and quiet. It is owned and run by a delightful husband and wife.

From the owner: Cuisine de saison.Sincère.Carte changée régulièrement.read more

We had a good experience there. The menu was in French but our server was very helpful in making us…read moreunderstand the ingredients and what to order even with her limited knowledge of English. With our dietary restrictions, she was still able to find good vegetarian options. People were welcoming. They did however ask us about where we were from but that was probably because we were the first non-white people around. They didn't mean any harm by it.

Étant arrivé après un long voyage, on avait envie de manger tranquillement au restaurant. On nous a…read moreoffert une table à l'intérieur, puisqu'on n'avait pas eu le temps de réserver. on s'est dit " pas de problème."  le problème. C'était le défilé des gens qui cherchait les WC. C'était pas évident et ce n'était pas très agréable pour l'ambiance du repas. En plus, l'ambiance, c'était loin de relaxe, puisque le serveur courait littéralement sans cesse. C'est aussi lui qui nous a dit brusquement dit que le millésime pouvait changer de ce qu'il y avait sur la carte. En fin de compte il nous avait apporté une bouteille différente de ce qu'on a commandé. Il l'a changé en s'excusant. Le steak que j'ai commandé " saignant"  était servi bleu. Corrigé avec encore des excuses. Malgré tout ça, mon mari à apprécié son plat d'agneau pressé Et le dessert de fondant au chocolat était bon. J'espère que ces jeunes vont se rappeler qu'en Provence on n'est pas pressé !

We dropped in based on a quick read of the menu and are so glad we did! The food was excellent and…read morea really great value. We had the sampler plate (they had a different name for it, obviously!) and fish dish, both were excellent, particularly the sampler plate. It had a little bit of just about everything. The fish was perfectly done, soft and silky. The terrace is beautiful, you get great sunset views.

drove to the Hautes-Alpes (90min from Aix) for my first Tour de France experience outside of Paris…read more- Stage 17 from Gap to Pinerolo, a 179km climb from the Pyrénées up alpine steeps, one of the most grueling legs of this race. sure seemed like the entire town turned up with fans from all over the world, Norwegians very visible, out to support countryman Edvald Hagen who went on to win the stage finish in Italy. another highlight of the day was a meal at this bar à vin where we had loads of local stuff like charcuterie, cheeses, brochettes d'agneau and very yummy basil ice cream.

Disclaimer: this is a review for the absolutely terrible service I received from the owner/manager…read moreof the restaurant. The food was good, not great but good. The ambiance was also good. Last night I ordered the beef and I asked for it to be cooked medium. This was probably my first mistake, I admit, but historically for my taste I have found that medium rare is usually a bit too bloody for me. Regardless, medium does not equal well done. When I received my plate the meat was completely well done, no signs of pink and hard and chewy. Multiple people at my table confirmed this and in not wanting to pay almost 40euro for a beef rock, I sent it back. A few minutes later, the owner came out and scolded me in French that I had no idea what I was talking about and that the chef had cooked it perfectly. She preceded to say other things in which I could not decipher and caused a whole scene for our table and the others around us. I just asked that she bring me a different menu item then...instead of the beef and left it at that. My other plate came out half plated and definitely not as nice as the other plates of the same order but by that point I just ate it. When it came time for our check, they had decided to charge me for both plates despite the fact that no one mentioned this to us. Again, the owner was very defensive and argumentative with us when we asked about our check, causing another very uncomfortable scene. My take home...is that she is a terrible representation of the rest of her restaurant and she seriously needs to take a lesson in customer service. If you come here, order, get what you get and don't complain or it will be a very uncomfortable event for everyone in the building.