20/09/2024: It was perfect, nothing to complain about, nice, refined setting, pleasant and warm welcome.
15/09/2024: the context: we were two guests last evening (Saturday 09/14/2024). We had two appetizers, two starters, two main courses, two coffees and two glasses of wine. We paid €200.
We chose La Maréa because we wanted to eat fish and that is the specialty of this Restaurant.
The restaurant has parking. It is located on the slopes above Figuette beach and therefore has a magnificent view in the room with large bay windows. The Room itself is very pleasant, the tables welcoming and generously sized with superb rubber (?) on the ceiling for the most beautiful effect. We were very well settled, it was very cozy.
The cutlery: nothing to report, very clean, pretty glasses, pretty fabric tablecloth, beautiful and large napkins.
The service: absolutely perfect from a person with amazing interpersonal skills: neither obsequious nor too distant without the absolutely formal side that this position often takes on in restaurants that aim to be of a certain standard. This Service pleasantly extended the favorable atmosphere given by the room and the table. The service was a little long: 2 hours but not endless given the general comfort. My sound level meter measured an average sound environment of 70 dB, which is very good for a restaurant. The restaurant plays my music constantly, which I'm not a fan of, but which can be ignored and doesn't interfere with conversation. In short, the service is worth 5 out of 5.
Bread: I often judge a restaurant not only for its dishes but also for its bread and coffee. The bread served was perfect, crispy crust and soft crumb.
Aperitifs: two Spritz, one without alcohol (€12 +€12): very well prepared. Nothing to report.
Starters: fish soup and 6 oysters (€22 and €22): two excellent dishes. Cancale oysters served with half a lemon and shallot vinegar rarely disappoint. They had the drawback of only being 6. The fish soup was absolutely perfect, both in consistency and taste with a saffron rouille and homemade croutons. Perfect
The dishes: a bouillabaisse and a back of sea bream (€59 and €37): Nothing to say for the sea bream, cooked with precision. Regarding the bouillabaisse I only give 4 out of 5 because although the soup was delicious (the same as that served as a starter), I am more reserved for the fish which to my taste was slightly overcooked.
The drink: 2 glasses of Château Minuty Blanc (€24), a wine that I love and which goes wonderfully with fish dishes.
The 2 coffees (€6): nothing to report.
Of course, the aperitif and coffees are accompanied by the Chef's creations, the details of which I didn't remember but they were very good.
In short, despite my hesitation about the bouillabaisse, I give 5 out of 5 for the cuisine. You will leave the table with the feeling of having eaten good food in sufficient quantity and for a very good quality/price ratio, considering that we are on the Côtes d'Azur. No problem for me, I will come back on occasion with pleasure to try the other dishes on the menu which seemed very well balanced to me.
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