Piano-Bar la Caleche a Varetz

Le St Julien

➤ 10 avenue du 11 Novembre, 19240 Varetz, France

Thé • Cafés • Dessert • Européen

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"We called in here for a spot of lunch on the way back from the airport and what a popular place it was. Although when we arrived there were all of 3 diners (2 outside in the courtyard and 1 inside) so it seemed strange that the waitress consulted with a colleague when I asked for a table for 2. She smiled and showed us to an outside table and over the next half an hour or more we watched on as probably another 3 dozen guests slowly appeared in their 2’s, 3’s and 4’s. It was easy to understand why, as the food was plentiful, well cooked and tasty but a downside of the numbers was that service was painfully slow. Sadly I could not determine if the day was a ‘one-off’ due to a large party booking or whether Le Julien is such a popular eaterie for local office staff that this is an everyday occurence. Either way the hour and three-quarters for just 3 courses was excessive as the delay was due to volume of numbers and limited servers rather than being left time between courses as some restaurants like to do. It was just as well that time wasn’t a concern for us as there is nothing worse than having to keep one eye on the clock and the other on the waiting staff whilst one is trying to eat. A shame, as it detracted from a pleasant lunch. St Julien’s location on the busy Varetz-Objat road meant that there wasn’t even a nice view to compensate, the courtyard behind the metal entrance doors from the street just contained tables of diners sitting under large canopy type umbrellas. Lunch itself when it came was delicious, and the 2 waiting staff pleasant and friendly. Goats Cheese was the starter with lardons, lettuce and tomato. Nice to see lettuce in its place rather than randomly appearing on the plate as it does in some restaurants (and on main courses too). The Plat was Cuisse de Poulet served (for France) with a voluminous number of carrots and a ratatouille type sauce. Dessert was in the form of an equally voluminous Mango Mousse with a crumble topping. The coffee conclusion appeared very quickly as a lot of guests had left by this point, and was actually very strong, almost bitter in taste, the kind that milk would not calm, only sugar."

Castel Novel SA

➤ Route de Roland Garros, 19240 Varetz, France

Café • Cafés • Hôtels • Poisson

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"we had not had the opportunity to return to the restaurant since the change of owner. Well... disappointment. despite a dynamic welcome and with a smile, some imperfections are present. Why does the sommelier not specify the wine chosen for the customers? It's up to them to ask for this precision! A lover before the entrance... yes but that really leaves to be desired. The children even had the impression of being in a picnic! by the way, amuse mouth that arrives at the same time as the wine... so you have to have the ears everywhere: description of what you will eat and description and tasting of the wine to see if it is right. The flavours of the dishes that are not sufficiently pronounced compared to the ingredients read on the menu. The setting is beautiful, the terrace is very pleasant. the plates are very well presented and lend the envy to the tasting, the quantities are sufficient. The desserts were the dish that really conquered the whole table."

Le Depot

➤ 25 Avenue Du Griffolet, 19270 France, Ussac

Pizza • Cafés • Tapas • Européen

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"While staying at the B&B Hotel next to Le Depot, we decided to have dinner at Le Depot. The restaurant has a nice and friendly atmosphere and we were happy to sit on their terrace for an al fresco dinner. While two in our group were happy with their ordered dish, the other two ordered roast chicken, which was too dry to eat. It looked like it that the roast chicken was waiting a little too long before a customer was keen to order this dish. When we reported this back to waitress, she did not respond, nor took any action, which kind of spoilt it for us. This should have been addressed and picked up upon. When nearly full plates are returned to kitchen, alarm bells should have gone off! We do not mind paying for a good meal, but this dinner left us a somewhat nasty aftertaste!"

Le Depot

➤ 25 Avenue Du, Impasse De L'Etang Du Griffolet, 19270, Ussac, France

Poulet • Salade • Salades • Européen

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"Too bad that fries are not home hamburger not enough filled liver excellent campaign salad quite concistente barman super nice for which customer satisfaction is important. Good element!"