On the tables, anchovy dip with fresh vegetables and ploutargue with lemon toast and butter. We're in the Camargue, and it's wonderful to rediscover the region and its authentic food.
The veal with porcini mushroom sauce was hearty and delicious. Local guitarists played a variety of tunes, keeping the volume low to respect conversations at the tables. Locals and tourists alike made for a pleasant mix, and there was a lot of young people. The service was abrupt, provided by Camargue natives who seemed a bit hard to win over. The decor was Camargue-style.
A meal in a courtyard, under a pergola, around a bread oven. Nothing particularly special about the food. A charcuterie platter as a starter. Meats cooked over a wood fire in the bread oven, decent. All very generous portions. The wine list was nonexistent. The names of the estates weren't even listed. We ordered a 2019 Château Puech Haut white, past its prime, where all we could taste was the oak.
We went there more for the atmosphere: a relaxed, informal setting with a family-run, open-air café feel, and a friendly welcome. Live music, unfortunately (for us) not gypsy jazz that day. A few couples were dancing to 70s music.