Tour De L'ho - Apt

David prepared the best dinner we had during our entire two weeks in France. The salmon was cooked to perfection, as was the asparagus. The white chocolate mousse was a work of art that melted in our mouths. David was a gracious and entertaining host, and a master chef. The room is warm and intimate. We had such a great experience that we returned the following evening.

We just got back from the restaraunt. We have had some amazing meals and some okay meals during our 3 weeks in France. This one was one of the most boring over priced meals we've had. We didn't even really like the overpriced wine. The waiter was nice, but that's about it. Everything was cooked reasonably well, but it lacked anything interesting. We won't be back.

We were ouit of season and initially, even at 2030, the only people in there. There were only the chef and a waiter present as far as we could make out, and we nearly didn't go in, but the menu looked exciting and thank goodness we did. We went a la carte and I had 3 local dishes, foie, veau and creme caramel. All large, well prepared and simply presented. Most importantly all delicious. Madame had an avocado and tomato salad specially created for her, then duck breast and another creme caramel. All also fantastic. All washed down with a lovely local red wine Chateau St Pons from Villars. In sum we went in with low expectations and came out hugely impressed especially at the price. Also at the very accommodating service.

Our first time in Apt, we walked to the edge of town to visit the ancient Tour d l 'Hôpital and to our delight we discovered this restaurant. We were offered a Violetta cocktail (a dash of syrup of violets, fresh lime juice and Blanc de Blancs wine. It was divine. This was followed by an amuse bouche of smoked trout. The main course of fillet of dourade (sea bream) served with freshly made ratatouille was cooked to perfection. The pichet of local white wine completed the experience. Then there was ice cream and apricot brandy followed by coffee.

We discovered this restaurant by accident as we had parked nearby and spotted it across the road. The welcome was really friendly and the tasting menu we tried was delicious. We were also introduced to the house aperitif, which was available in both alcoholic and alcohol free versions, which we could both enjoy. The ambience was quirky with amusing photographs and the chef and waitress both charming. The price was also extremely good value. We should certainly visit again if we return to Apt and recommend it highly to anyone else looking for good food in the town.