Lou Castelet - Beaumes-de-Venise

Having missed our original place for lunch, we came through Beaums-de-Venise and apparently this was the only place open, so we decided to eat there. The food was terrible the lettuce and cabbage in the salad looked like it was days old, with lots...of slimy black bits, and the tomatoes tasted like, well, the tomatoes you get in the U.S., not like the delicious vine-grown tomatoes you almost can't avoid in Provence. On top of it all, it was ridiculously expensive. This will be permanently marked down as an avoid at all costs Go hungry if necessary.

We called in for drinks and to have a look inside the restaurant. it felt big and impersonal and nothing very special. Glad we decided to eat elsewhere.

I had a nice lunch with fresh salat. The Café Gourmand was beyound my expectations. If to go there, you should really end your metal with a Café Gourmand.

Landed up having lunch here on a Monday only because our preferred restaurants were closed. The food was ok but the service was erratic. My husband ordered a salad followed by a fish dish and myself just a main course salad. I'd finished my salad...long before his main course even arrived. Coffee was nice

Typical French cafe style food Good value and tasty Have a good choice of ice creams and sorbets too.