I love the surprise when we emerge from a narrow corridor into a full-blown Provencal garden, surrounded by a high wall covered with blooming climbers and scented with rosemary, lavender and sage. We find two of our guests ensconced at the small outdoor bar, enjoying an aperitif and the wildly eclectic scene. The Arts and Crafts-style dining room has a fireplace and another bar at the back. Varies from slow and amiable to frosty. Oysters, smoked trout salad, seared scallops, squab salad, roasted leg of lamb, braised short ribs, veal kidney, coq au vin, chocolate pot de creme, lime gratin.
Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality.
Outstanding on every level. Food has always been second to scene at Les Deux Cafes, which Lamy opened in 1996. It was just a garden, a kitchen across a courtyard and a derelict Arts and Crafts bungalow she had moved onto the site to restore as the second of the deux, or two, cafes. The concept has always been relaxed South of France cooking. Much of the produce came from the farmers market, and still does.