Fayence
Le Castellaras

Le Castellaras

461 chemin Peymeyan, 83440 Fayence, France

Cafés • Européen • Fruit De Mer • Cuisine Provençale


"Le Castelleras is a wonderful restaurant with wonderful views and great food and wine. The restaurant sits overlooking the scenic village of Fayence and has really beautiful views from its terrace. Spring and summer are my favourite times of the year to eat at this fantastic dining spot. The restaurant is a family affair with a lovely warm and friendly atmosphere. I have always found the service to be warm and helpful. Most speak English for the non French-diner and I have always enjoyed a great night here. The restaurant offers a relatively narrow menu but I have found them very flexible and on one occasion I attended with vegan friends and this was no problem… they accommodated on the night with wonderful options. The food is excellent… we recently had a wonderfully prepared starter of sautéed wild mushrooms, followed by a delicious main course of turbot. It was delicate, tasty and elegantly presented. They serve a cheese course with truffled brie made on the property which was also very tasty and then we chose a fig tart with ice cream which was lovely. Their wine selection is excellent… I am a big fan of the Chateau Rasque Clos Madame Rose and White but they have excellent examples of the best of Provencal wines and for those who want something further afield there are nice burgundy and Bordeaux options. On Wednesday’s in the summer, they often have a lovely jazz evening with live music which is great fun. Overall I highly recommend le Castelleras. We have been coming here for a number of summers and it only seems to get better. In my view, this is definitely Michelin star quality cooking in a fabulous outdoor setting."

Salad'in

Salad'in

2 Boulevard De Annonciade, 83440, Fayence, France

Café • Cafés • Salades • Français


"....that, after three Pastis each at chez KIKI just up the road, she should be afforded lunch. We were there (chez Kiki) listening to the local band and taking a Sunday lunch apero, when the muchies kicked in. We staggered down the hill in full sun and wobbled into Salad in . We were cheerfully received and installed under a parasol with a pichet of Cote de Rhone rouge in an ice bucket (red wine above 17 degrees Celsius is out of the question and this was understood by the proprietors. Things were looking up! We both went for the plat du jour ; Magret de Canard, sauce au poivre, gratin d 'aubergine, pomme de terre au four et salade a cote. The potato was over salted, but hey the charming chef may well have been in love so all is forgiven. The gratin was also over salted and dry, shame because done well it can be magnificent; but hey if she is in love I 'll go with it! The duck breast for me was perfect in its state of doneness ie very pink (the blonde disagreed but got tucked in anyway) and the sauce au poivre was so so; I like a good kick of whole green peppercorns in a sauce of this nature which a duck breast, with its skin on, can easily be a foil to. The side salads of frisee and other mixed dressed leaves was refreshing but my palate was probably salted out, so I couldn 't judge its seasoning. I had a coffee and paid the bill whilst the blonde went to the museum next door to look at some patchwork artwork. The total was €36.50 which I felt was good value. Especially since we had real linen napkins and table cloth a thing lacking if far more pretentious joints. I left €40 and asked for some business cards to place in my villa which I let to holiday makers that they might profit of their services. The waiter handed over 2 cards and when asked if a few more could be had, another two were reluctantly doled out! strange since I was offering free publicity!"