Le Cristal sur Beziers

The Ricard is not served well enough.

A big thank you to Danny, a young waiter who brightened our day with his extensive wine and cultural knowledge. Highly recommend this establishment. Very well located and very charming. Thank you, Danny.

Excellent restaurant. Homemade, you can tell! Sea bream, rice, sauce—a delight. Apple tartlet with a scoop of ice cream—simply divine. Top-notch service. I'll be back! Thank you for a wonderful time at your restaurant.

Fresh produce, impeccable and friendly service. Open on Sunday evenings. Bistro atmosphere with reimagined desserts that alone are worth the trip.

March 2026 Very friendly owner and waiter, I was allowed lunch after 2 p.m. Some dishes from the lunch menu were sold out (understandably so), I had what I think was mignon the porc or so. It came fast and the meat was very nice, the moutarde sauce was a bit watery but tasty and the french fries (as most of the time in F) ok. I did not really understand why the fries were put on the table in the frying net without at least a small plate underneath. I had a carafe d'eau and as I did not get any bread, I did not order any rosé. Nice atmosphere on the terrasse with view on to the place Jean Jaurès and quite reasonably priced. I recommend for lunch, apéro, afternoon coffee etc.

Not the best coffee I have ever drunk in my life so far ☕️. I would not recommend it for the coffee, but the outdoor seating is nice.

We had a wonderful dinner celebrating our 20th Valentine's Day at Le Cristal restaurant this year, and it was a real treat. We received a warm welcome. Despite the Valentine's Day dinner rush, the service was friendly and efficient. This was our third meal here, and each time it has been a delight. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Do you eat local food everywhere you go ✈️? I try to, even though my son always fights me over this. 😅 The thing when I'm in France 🇫🇷 (and even though I'm French) is that... I don't really like French cuisine. 😅 Well, I love what's simple about it, typically what you can find at a brasserie, but I don't eat dairy so... Try to remove everything with cream, milk, butter or cheese from French cuisine and... there's not much left! 😔 OK, maybe I exaggerate... 😜 Now, try to go to the city you don't know (Béziers in this case), to find a French restaurant that offers food that I like (no dairy), that's still open at 2:30pm and that has tables available! 🫡 That's how we ended up at Le Cristal (@lecristalbistrotbeziers), without really knowing anything about it. We just walked by it and went in... well out, actually, cause we ate on the terrace. 😉 Again, simple local food: we shared an 🥩 entrecote and a 🦑 squid casserole. The entrecote was correct. I can't really complain about it but I won't remember it either. The fries 🍟 on the side were not great though... I never understand how they manage to serve bad fries... 🤔 The squid was ok too but slightly overcooked and not very tasted (probably frozen). 😐 The terrace was nice, not too close to the cars and quite quiet. Even though we were on the terrace, the service was nice, fast paced and attentive. 👏 That was an expensive meal IMO though: €50 each for 2 mains (including 1 dish of the day: the squid) and 2 coffees, for such a quality, in a small town like Béziers and on a week day is just too much. 👎 Quality & taste: 6/10 Quantities: 8/10 Atmosphere: 9/10 Originality: 5/10 Ratio price / quality: 5/10 Service: 9/10 How I felt afterwards: 7/10

A restaurant right on the main square, with very good food, although the menu isn't huge. Better a few well-executed dishes than many poorly executed ones. The service was fantastic, very attentive and professional. Great atmosphere.

We regularly eat at this restaurant during our lunch break. Really good