3 /5
Note moyenne
★
★
★
I visited while in Marseille after my airbnb host advised my to check this part of Marseille. You will read about it and people will tell you about this place... but to be honest, it's a bit "meh". Depending on how you like to spend your day by the water, this can be just your ideal place (rocks and water, beautiful scenery) or quite the opposite (just rocks, no sand, pure sun, no shadow, arrogant-costly restaurants). I wouldn't make it a must-see, is no Santorini or any other pebbled-beach in the Mediterranean (even the "calanques" are also not as nice as in Malta or the Balearic Islands). About this restaurant itself, the food I had was really amazing (lobster on a bed of risotto, very well prepared and extremely tasty), but you have to be very careful when you order. When the waiters come, after hearing what you want based on the menu, they will suggest something that sounds like what you saw on the menu, but that is not exactly what's stated on the menu. So by the time you get the bill, you realize you got the very very expensive version of the dish you wanted.Apart from that. Important things to know if you really want to visit this place:1. There is an air of restriction and limitation in this place. You arrive and you can only be at your table (or on your way to the bathroom), but trying to wander around to get pictures or so, will make them come to you and ask you to go back to your seat. Also, the lady that seems to be the owner (doing the bookkeeping inside an office in front of the register) is the most rude person ever. Just seconds after I just paid 90 euros (for 1 person, yes, €90 for 1) I wanted to go out to the terrace for a final view of the beach and to cool of under shadow, and she came yelling at me that I should not be there, I couldn't be in that place, I just needed to leave the restaurant already, as if I was threatening someone's life or... ... that was a big ruining-experience for me. The rudeness and arrogance of the person that should in principle be more service minded... anyway. 2. Make a reservation (perhaps one day in advance is enough): I did not have one but since I was only one person and arrived early enough (just as they were opening, 12:00) they offered me a table at the back, with no shadow and limited view. But all through my 2 hour stay I could see that plenty of tables under shadow, next to the water and inside were empty... in any case my one waiter was super nice so I couldn't complain much about that (until the final seconds of my stay).3. As said, they expect you to eat and leave, no wandering around to the beach and back to their property -unless you book the resting chairs laying on a lower deck, then you could come, tan, bathe, have drinks and afterwards eat... that seemed like what locals would do. Which you can inquire upon booking.All in all, pretty average when compared to all the possibilities on the south coast of Europe. If you are there, try an' enjoy. If you plan your travel, hit Croatia or Spain or Malta... better, cheaper and friendly.