Teléfono: +33490242828
Dirección: rte de Châteaurenard, 13550 Noves, 13160, France
Ciudad: Châteaurenard
Menú Platos: 6
Reseñas: 178
Sitio Web: https://www.aubergedenoves.com/
"We had been meaning to go for years. The local buzz is that le Petit Auberge is not what it once was and we had somehow never got around to it. An anticipated birthday celebration was the spur. I am glad we were tempted.The lane to the hotel from the Noves-Chateaurenard road runs firstly through a parking lot for root-balled olive trees wrapped in plastic, awaiting the chequebooks of garden designers and the impatient, then leads to a wooded area that provides welcome shade around the hotel. The parking area is a short walk to the restaurant. We were warmly welcomed by the young staff and elected to eat outside on a terrace with views over the treetops towards the mega-hamlet of Chateaurenard (pop 15934 in 2012 up from 2343 in 1793)!Over the years the trees in the dining area have been cunningly trained to provide shade for diners. We arrived unfashionably early at 19.30 when the main heat of the day was over. Most other diners seem to have made reservations for eight or half past when the sun was setting. Through means magical, or chemical, the stridulating armies of cigales are kept at some distance from diners so their overwhelming expressions of joy made an agreeable background rather than an intrusive distraction. Similarly, tables are set far enough apart so we did not become involved in the joyous celebrations of other diners. The restaurant provided citronella spray to discourage local mosquitoes.The Petit Auberge no longer has its three Michelin stars but the cooking is precise and based on the best of what the Region has to offer. The three of us opted for different menus. However, rather than force the more restrained among us to look on enviously as the less restrained enjoyed a second excellent starter , the chef sent out a complimentary semi-savoury sorbet. This was what the French might call a délicate attention. It was all good. Of particular note was the mini blanquette d'agneau with morels and the flowers of courgette stuffed with a light scallop mousse. The Somellier's recommendation of a Viognier and a rich dark Cote du Rhone from the outskirts of the Gigondas appellation were spot on as was the house champagne.The total cost for the three of us was 425euros which I didn't mind given we had pushed the boat out a bit, it was my birthday and I was feeling rather smug having topped up my Euro FX card some months before Brexit. We did think however that a couple could have a very pleasant lunch with a modest bottle of rosé for a quarter of that."
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