fun and casual ... Didier has a cool place in a charming town. The food is cooked freshly!read more

Nice town. It makes you wonder what life was like here through the ages…read more Seems like an impossibly large high bridge to enter the town. And a very difficult site to build on. But also to attack. So there you go. Lots of places to eat even in off season of late September. Very interesting stop but be warned it can be a long walk from the parking lot to the town and very hilly in the town. Be ready and buy or have water.

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch with friends. Food was delightful and Gerard, our waiter, was great…read more Thank you!

It has a nice garden setting lovely food. large serving...nice service.... good sense of humor!read more

Love this place! Atmosphere and food is great. Go for the live music and dancing!read more

My husband and I bought a house in Bize-Minervois just over a year ago in part because of La…read moreGrange. When we found a house we loved, we still weren't sure about the village. Then we went for dinner at La Grange and were so impressed that the village had a such a high quality place that it tipped us in the direction to buy. It's really of a caliber that it wouldn't be out of place in a large metropolitan city, yet it has the cozy friendliness of the Minervois area. The food is wonderful and the menu varies according to what's in season, the owners--Aijuna and Jeremy--and the staff are friendly and welcoming, the live entertainment is fun, the cocktails are tasty, and it's a beautiful space. In addition to the main restaurant, there's also a small, cozy wine bar and in the summer, there's a lively tiki bar in the back garden. I can't recommend it highly enough. We feel very lucky to have such a great place in our village and whenever we have people visiting us, I make sure to take them to La Grange. They're never disappointed.

Hmmmmmm... This…read morerestaurant was listed as a Michelin *'ed restaurant in our guest house guide. Perhaps this was a long time ago because it certainly did not deliver as one would expect. Located on the edge of the Gorge de Cesse in the pretty village of Minerva this is an idea setting to establish a reputation for exceptional dining. The restaurant looks good, the views from the terrace are great but everything else lets it down from being an exceptional experience. On arrival the wait staff seemed unorganised, or unprepared for anyone to arrive. Once we were sat at the table which was a bit of a clumsy and awkward affair we had an aperitifs to start with. The kids had orangina in bottles, the problem being that the tops were not removed. Throughout the evening wait staff seemed to have a lot of trouble remembering who had what. This does not happen in Michelin *'ed restaurants. When it came to le fromages, it all fell apart. There were five of us, I was having the Menu autor de le truffle, so I had set courses. The other four had a choice between fromages or faisselle au miel as part of their set menus. So we ordered 2 fromages and 2 faisselle.... All very simple you would think. Somehow they though that my 9 year old daughter did not want anything. Once we realised they had forgotten, or got it mixed up or whatever, we politely asked the waiter of the problem. He appeared to be suggesting that we had caused the problem.... Perhaps we did but we attempted to politely resolve it. After the rest of us had finished the course it was clear that they had no intention of serving my daughter. We then asked for the manager, this did nothing, so we went to the counter where we had to laboriously go through what had happened. By this stage any good feelings about the night had completely evaporated. We then sat down again. When the waiter passed again I had to ask whilst gesturing in a frustrated manner... 'où est la faisselle?'. He then said, ' oh, you want the faisselle now?' So all in all the service was a real let down. We don't speak very much French, but we try and we have generally had fantastic experiences in French restaurants *'ed or not. I also found the food to be somewhat unbalanced and lacking imagination. We noticed that the main course was basically meat with the same set of accompanying vegetables - this is not Michelin standard. Perhaps it's not a Michelin rated restaurant. If so, then I'd be a little more forgiving. In the end one of the meals was discounted, but it was too late by then. The restaurant seemed unable to cope with challenges and just caved in with us. A lost evening. I hope they do better with others - they could and should be so much better.

Chez Jean Marc is one of our "go to" restaurants. The food is sourced from local ingredients, the…read moremenu features a rich mixture of French and Asian options and the service is among the most friendly I've ever experienced. Jean Marc and his wife Rachel have mastered the art of making their guests feel welcomed and well cared for. We always leave with a smile on our faces and full, satisfied bellies.

We had a formule du midi and it was super. Fun concept, every course was on a tray so you could…read moreenjoy the meal in your own time. Nice, I recommend this place if you are in the neighbourhood.

Reopened post flood finally! Great authentic French cuisine and friendly service in the oldest…read morebuilding of Bize Minervois. Well priced plate options as well as many local wine choices. All in my party enjoyed their desert choices The menu has vegetarian options as well.

"Perfection personified" Sep 21, 2012 Njhammers…read moreI hope my review doesnt get too effusive, but is just may. If you are holidaying in Languedoc, hopefully you will ensure that at a minimum, one time you eat at LAppaloosa. Our lunchtime meals were sensationally good, both for the hospitality & food but also for the great companionship & conversation from adjoining tables, all combined to turn a normal lunchtime into a 3.5 hour dinner party!!!!! 1st the great food, Asian influenced French food stems from Hosts Rachel Malaysian background & Jean-Marc extensive esperience of working all across SE Asia & the Indian sub continent. Appetizers were baked Mussels in Cheese & Pork Spring rolls & both were great.my wifes main course was Duck Breast served with huge French Fried Potatoes, Simple but so good, The duck was served EXACTLY as my wife wanted.I head A Coquilles St Jacques Asian Twist with Potatoes & we both finished with the Floating island dessert. The Wine menu is good & we even started an impromptu wine tasting after meeting the owner of Chateau Cabezac, The Red Carinu is superb!!! We will return, this is a not to be missed restaurant.

Riding my bicycle in the hills above Casseras and discovered this wonderful restaurant. Bottle of…read moredecent wine with each meal.. Great people, great service, great food. The reason it is in such an out of the way place is that it used to be a place to hunt wild boar, pretty nifty history. I will return on my next trip to that area of France.