This restaurant is located at place de l'horloge where a lot of tourists pass by everyday. When we…read morewent into the restaurant, no english menu was available and none of the servers speak English. Judging from the logo (head of cow) and photos of different parts of the steak on menu with French explanations, it gave an impression that this is a steakhouse restaurant. We ordered two rare steaks and both of them were super chewy, dry and tasteless. I couldn't believe a steakhouse would deliver such low quality of meat to customers. The little mixed salad that comes with the steak was dry; no vinaigrette or dressing put on at all. We also ordered a Caesar salad as starter which they made a mistake in thinking we ordered a pasta salad. It took 3 servers in order for them to understand that this was the wrong order. (and I saw them going to each table with the pasta salad to find out who really ordered the dish) With the Caesar salad itself, they put a lot of ham onto it, the ratio of ham vs veggies is 4:1. The salad was warm. I think they just put the ham on top of the veggies once it's cooked. I do not recommend people going to this restaurant.

Exceptional service, surprising for France (spoke like an English) since most establishments have…read morepurely French speaking servers with little English vocabulary Steaks: we were seated next to the chef, so a tad of a cramped seating, but the heat off the coal set the ambiance - prepared in front of us, cooked to absolute perfection, no instructions, julienned, perfect salt, and the peppercorn sauce was not necessarily Got to try the Panisses - unusual starter compared to the standard others

The food was very good. The service was decent. Recommend trying the steaks here! I like the…read moreambiance.

From the owner: Grillades :viandes big burgers, poissons.read more

We tired finding a different restaurant based on the number of stars we saw for here but couldn't…read morefind the other and the prices looked good compared to other places as we wanted French food so we stopped and absolutely did not regret it! The service was polite, and food was absolutely delicious. And the ambiance was so enjoyable! Lots of French people were dining and it was the perfect spot for lunch.

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the French Riviera... We took a vacation to the south of…read moreFrance and my number one priority was bouillabaisse! It has been 30 years since the last time I visited the French coast of the Mediterranean and I have been craving this iconic dish for all that time. I tried it at a variety of places in France and in the USA, but nothing is like being in the heart of Marseilles, next to the harbor, in the open air indulging in a steaming bowl of this delicious soup. As soon as my meal arrived, I jumped right in with fork and spoon. After a couple minutes, an older lady walked up to my table and took my spoon away from me while muttering something in French... Then she picked up a crouton and began coating it with some of the aioli sauce. She put the crouton in the bowl and started coating another crouton with sauce. With a couple croutons in my bowl, she continued to dress them with some of the fish meat and the soak them in the soup. Now, I have traveled the world (90+ countries), so I am careful to observe my surroundings, reserve any judgement, and learn from my hosts. But, this was stretching me with all sorts of thoughts going through my head. Was she mentally ill and going around to people's tables and eating their food? Did I look familiar to her and she was at the wrong table? Is this a tradition in Marseilles and did I just accidentally hire someone to physically feed me? I decided to just sit and wait to see what happens. When she was finished setting my plate in a very specific pattern, she said the familiar french phrase "voila" which I understand is "there it is - you can eat now." Apparently, I was eating bouillabaisse the wrong way, and our hostess could not speak English, but wanted me to experience it the right way. The traditional French way to eat this marvelous dish is with crusty bread slices, aioli, soup and the assortment of fish meats - all in one bite. All I can say is, there is no way I can wait another 30 years to do this again. Ill be back very soon and I hope to see my new friend there for another lesson of enjoying all that southern France has to offer.

From the owner: L'hymne à la vache... Située près de la place Castellane, la Boucherie de la rue du Village s'est…read moretransformée en restaurant depuis la fin des années 90. Une clientèle d'habitués investit les lieux pour y savourer "Côtes de boeuf" ou "Pavés aux morilles", viandes issues des meilleures races françaises, comme la Charolaise ou la Limousine, et soigneusement sélectionnées par le propriétaire-boucher. Il change la carte selon les saisons et ses humeurs de Toscan, et organise quelques semaines à thème -se renseigner sur place- : semaine pot-au-feu, gibier... Le décor est même en rapport avec l'assiette, des tableaux colorés de vaches aux anciennes balances du boucher.

From the owner: Tradition et modernité Situé à 500m des remparts de la ville dans un grand loft avec estrade,…read morefermes apparentes et patio, le restaurant Le Carré est un lieu moderne et chaleureux. Décoration végétale, toiles contemporaines et mobilier mêlant wengé et cuir : c'est dans ce décor élégant que vous pourrez déguster une cuisine du marché savoureuse. Au menu, des plats variant selon les saisons, élaborés avec des produits frais, alternant entre tradition et exotisme. Tatin au confit de canard et pommes fruit, Pastilla d'agneau et sa polenta crémeuse au curry ou encore Fondant au chocolat et son cœur de crunch figurent parmi les incontournables de la carte. Tous les mardis midi, un buffet gourmet est proposé. Pour tous vos événements (repas de groupe, anniversaire, séminaires...), il est possible de privatiser le restaurant.

The place is next to my hotel so thought we'd try it. What a disappointment. I think we were the…read morefirst customers there and the mixed grill that we ordered was not very hot and so I assumed that it was left over from last night! We ordered mixed grill for two that was supposed to come with 4 sauces. I guess they forgot that but remember that I wanted mayo for my fries. The mixed grill consisted of a little chunk of steak each, a kebab of beef, a tiny thing of ribs, a couple chicken wings and then some fries and bit of the smallest corn on the cob that I have ever seen. The little steaks were so-so but the kebab beef was so chewy that I could have spent the night trying to work it down to swallowing it. The guy said, "careful, the plate is hot". He obviously lied! Don't think I'll bother with this place again. It's a French chain that tries to do American style food. They should try French food instead.

I tried this place despite the low reviews because it was by my hotel. I have to say it wasn't so…read morebad. I had the mixed tapas for an appetizer (7.90 euros for 2 people) and the mixed grill (15.90 euros per person to share). Food - It was ok. The meat was very tough but the flavor was good. I wouldn't go here again but it's not that bad if you just need something in the area. Service - being that the French don't work for tips, it's not going to be as good as you may get in the states. The hostess spoke English but our server didn't but still nice.