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Kids like their pizza (and when its good so do us grownups), and this place was one of the best we tried in MPL. Good fire oven-baked pizza and fresh pasta made this one of our favourite places to eat while living for 15 months in Montpellier.The entrées (starters) are few, but you don't need a big selection. There are some tasty charcuterie, olives and salads to choose from. I like that we could apply our own olive oil and balsamic to the salad.The main course offers a good varied selection of pizzas (my kids always went for the margherita, basically plain tomato and mozza topped with a few back olives). The porcini was tasty, though a few more mushrooms would be better. My fave was the one with goat cheese.Then there is the fresh pasta. There is such a difference having fresh pasta to dried. Though this is a french owned chain of restaurants, the pasta and pesto are prepared in Italy and brought in on a regular basis (Italy is only a few hours away). I would purchase some pesto to bring home for another meal.The pièce de résistance is their wine cellar. If you want wine, you go in the back of the restaurant, and choose one for your table, and there is a wide variety of good Italian wines to choose from. From reasonable to very pricey bottles.The deserts are delicious standard Italian treats, with a french twist, like pannacotta aux amandes with chocolate syrup, a pretty good profiterole (good to share if not a big dessert eater), and a variety of gelato, among a few other choices.There is a wonderfully charming square where one can dine al fresco in the warmer/drier months (that's could be from early April to late September), and a cosy interior in the colder seasons. It may not be the most ideal for an intimate date-night, but still a welcoming interior.We often came as a family and on occasion as a small group, and it was great all times. The one downside, is the service is on the slow side. But with the good food coming, we have made it worth the wait. Ask for bread early to tide you over.