Antibes
Le Vesuvio

Le Vesuvio

48 avenue Georges Gallice, 06160 Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France

Café • Pizza • Italien • Poisson


"We went last night for dinner. And, before my girlfriend had even finished her main course, the staff started removing the tables & chairs either side of our table and, still before she had even finished her main course, we were sitting on a table in isolation. And next came all the metal security barriers and tables from the club next door, which was being dragged out and set up all around our table. It felt like eating in a construction side, and by the time my girlfriend finished her main course, we felt (1) isolated and encased in a jail like area (with security barriers surrounding us and (2) all eyes of the club and restaurant people staring at us, making us feel terribly uncomfortable and wanting us to leave. We were so uncomfortable, so, with no choice for us, we told them we were leaving and, as we obviously had such a bad experience and definitely didnt want desserts or coffee (which I am sure, they didn't want us to have either) we told them we were not going to pay. To our complete surprise, THEY CALLED THE POLICE......... wow, it was so unbelievable. With such terrible experience, I was so surprised, they didn't apologise and say forget it......... but no, they called the police. We paid, as the police said we had to as we ate the food. It was irrelevant that we had not finished dinner and my girlfriend experiencing such a terrible experience during her main course, they insisted on us paying (even the service!!!). No apology just called the police. Furthermore, THEY LIED TO THE POLICE, saying they offered us another table inside (but actually we had asked before we even started the starters if they had another table as the smoke from the people next to us was not good, but they only had a table inside at the very back, so we said we would accept the smoke rather than the bad table).Also, THEY TOOK MY G/F MOBILE PHONE when we refused to pay, but fortunately, my girlfriend was strong enough to get it back. Never experienced this in all my life and I have been to some very rough countries. I got video and photos so will try to load them. Anyway, there is another pizza place down the road, just after the grand mariner pancake place. Whilst I have never tried it before, next time we fancy a pizza, we will go there. And, anyway, the pizza was not as good as it used to be, bland, basic and flavourless. So recommend, if you want a good pizza and/or don't want such a disgusting experience, they go somewhere else."

Le Jardin

Le Jardin

5 rue Sade, 06600, Antibes, France

Sushi • Poisson • Français • Européen


"Let's start with the positives - and there are many of them. This is one of a small number of restaurants that is reliable, well-priced, likeable to all generations and it has been the scene of numerous dinners with friends and family. It is just that sort of place and it fits the bill perfectly. Off one of the many narrow passages of Antibe's Vieille Ville, this attractive restaurant offers diners a beautiful outdoor courtyard setting, tables on terraces and at the base of a manicured, shady tree, lots of staff operating efficiently with good language skills, a menu that offers staples with a bit more imagination than other places, a wine list that would cover most tastes and white table cloths. The menu offers a couple of prix fixé options, a children's menu, and a good assortment of à la carte dishes. It pays to look at the menu very carefully as it takes the form of a newspaper with some interesting articles on recipes and regional specialities. On other occasions, it has been a place where escargots and other French delicacies have been experienced for the first time by the more spirited and adventurous. It's only in the detail that it disappoints a little. The fois gras gets served without toast and it finally arrives after the third request; the salad leaves accompanying dishes are old and wilted; the Courgette velouté comes with a large quantity of aubergine floating on the top which wasn't mentioned in the description (that might be fine for some but, for this reviewer, the presence of aubergine made it inedible); a delicious sauce on a main course but only a tiny quantity of it when the dish should have done with more (and more aubergine that hadn't made it into the description on the menu, fortunately on the side of the plate). However, the canard was one of the best eaten by one of the guests and the conchiglioni saumon was well-liked. There was not very much left on anyone's plate, although rather a large quantity of linguine tomate remained for reasons of an aftertaste that made it seem not quite right. Particular praise should go to the staff, one of whom remembered an order for eight, in English, without writing it down, with complete accuracy and good humour as well. We had some travellers and made it an early night without desserts, which was certainly a shame. A friendly and immediate bill was presented and we were on our way with a smiling exchange of "merci beaucoup" from several of us, and a cheerful "merci à vous" in response. My memo to self is to ask what comes with the dish and, if aubergine gets mentioned, or its well known camouflage ratatouille, make another choice."