Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Le Saint Jean

Le Saint Jean

7 Place Clemenceau, 06230 St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Pizza • Italien • Européen • Français


"There are umpteen restaurants downstairs next to the port you can choose from.And if you are wearing clothes bought at designer only stores on 5th Ave, Rodeo Drive or even Jean Medecin, you might feel at home with people who have probably never worked in their life. Good luck to them, they look fabulous if a little bored.But we prefer Le Saint Jean, as real people eat there. The overworked servers are just great with that little Niceoise edge that a sense of humor will mollify.By the time we ate, the Lasagna and Calamari plats de Jour were finished, so we settled for the calves liver. It was beautifully cooked, just very slightly pink, no trace of blood (for my wife who never normally eats this dish).The French fries are home cut and fresh fried, served in individual deep-frying baskets as if to prove it.The only problem was some idiot who thought it was a good idea to feed the pigeons and doves, which needed no additional encouragement.You can literally get off the bus, have lunch, linger and then take the bus back to Nice if you choose not to take one of the more spectacular walks back to Villefranche or the other way, to Beaulieu sur Mer.But here is a tip we have learned. To get to Port St. Jean, do not get off the bus until it completes a circle and goes back down into the village.We have made the mistake of thinking we have missed the stop for the Jardin de Rothschild and getting off at the stop after St. Jean which is at the beach near Beaulieu. The bus goes back up the hill to the Jardin and eventually St. Jean.Get off at the stop after you see the Le Saint.Jean on your left.If you do get off by mistake, there is a very nice long walk along the seafront back to St. Jean. But you probably want to do this from choice and not when you need a bite or a sip of rose."