Hostellerie de la Fontaine

The property was permanently closed and no one notified us even though we had already paid in full. We had no where to stay the night in the town and left.

Just ate in this restaurant the terrasse is nice in the old street of St paul de Vence. I am writing this review just because of the waiter as he was Exceptional. This young guy on the terrasse need to be rewarded as he was always having a smile on not one table had any complaint and he was just effective. I took the poulpe salad and it was great but without this waiter the place will be somewhat. Go to have a beer or wine it is great amd relax.

We picked this place in beautiful Saint Paul de Vence as it was one of several restos recommended by the friendly staff at the tourist information counter. It’s also because we thought it would be nice to have lunch in a place right in the middle of everything, next to the fountain…and the shop selling gelato. Lol. La Fontaine is a cosy little place, and family-run. We were the first to arrive and dined out on the terrace. For drinks, my friend had the “Red Witch” (yikes), made of strawberry juice, rhubarb bitters and pepper, while I had the refreshing “Le Gouter d’Alice” with biscuit syrup, lemon cream, lemon juice and Italian meringue. (A bit like drinking a lemon tart!) There’s also a drink called “Evil Queen” (haha), made of apple juice, tonic juice and almond syrup. We had their two most popular dishes - the Daube of Beef Chuck (braised slowly for nine hours, to perfection) and the Aioli du Moment, with seasonal fish and Lactonesa (eggless mayo) with black garlic. My beef stew dish looked way more appetising and as expected, the meat was tender and fell away easily. The potato was lovely but very filling. The fish aioli dish was nice too, but the photo doesn’t do it justice. I was so full that I had to skip dinner!!