La Grande Cave de Villefranche — Local services in Nice

This is in response to "Jared" and the silly little 1* review posted below. I hate that I have to step in and say something on Google for an incredible little business, but this is for the sake of the truth and transparency, regarding the best little wine bar in the world, with the best hostess imaginable!

Why scream such obviously bitter and silly noise into the abyss of almost unanimous five star reviews like you have something honest to say?

Hopefully people will roll their eyes at your obvious lies; both locals, and any of the thousands of people who have visited and rightly adored Le Grand Cave and its proprietor, because she has a rightly adoring global clientele who return year after year

Everyone hopefully sees you're a belligerent liar in loafers, just because you didn't get what you wanted so you spat your dummy out, while being dealt with politely by a fantastic business woman. And I know this for a fact because I turned up five minutes after your by multiple accounts, pitiful display of utter entitlement, and had multiple primary sources who witnessed your dire little display tell me all about it.

Earlier in the day I had recommended Le Grand Cave, as I do almost every day, to some lovely Americans. When I arrived, they thanked me, told me how wonderful it was except for "Oh my God, you just missed this giant man-baby guy going nuts because he didn't get his own way! It was hilarious and embarrassing! And she dealt with it so well! She's incredible"

Another wonderful, kind spirited couple I had recommended it to were sitting adjacent also, and have just posted a true, fantastic review.

So what's happened here with you, Little Lord Loafers, is two-fold:

1). Clearly you believe you should get everything you want, and if you don't, you get your turbo-little silly self on the internet, try to insult a hardworking beautiful person, with a beautiful soul and a beautiful businesses, that we ALL appreciate here, and around the world. She has the kind of support/goodwill you clearly were denied in your life.

And in the process of your noise-making this evening, you profoundly embarrassed yourself (and I imagine your soon to be ex-girlfriend) and became the talk of the town for a hot minute because of being a brat.

2). You then also use this platform to try and spew your little resume' like anyone cares; "I've done this, I've done that with such and such, wahhh!". Nobody here cares. Everyone here has been somewhere, done something, seen some stuff, and so your sad little suggestion that one of ours, a huge part of this community, is somehow small minded, or "provincial", is a pathetic little insult to us all.

Thing is, you clearly think you're something ...and what you learned tonight, Little Captain Entitlement, is that you simply aren't. Nada. Take this as an experience for personal growth. You need it.

Tonight you did not meet someone rude ...you were rude. You did not meet someone who was threatening, YOU stuck a camera in a wonderful, hardworking, kind, decent persons face while being a big baby about the whole thing and try to pass it off as something else.

Look at you, ragging on a one-woman operation, because her hard work pays off and she's fully booked, but you couldn't have a spot as you demanded. WAHHHHHHH! Honestly, I cannot imagine being your girlfriend having to deal with you carrying on like that. You try pathetically to insult a beautiful person with the "He or she" quips. I'll tell you something boy, you're definitely not "a man" carrying on like this.

I'm quite the worldly, objective and fair fella by all accounts, and I'll say this on behalf of everyone here and afar; take yourself right back to whatever poor, forsaken place has to endure you on a daily basis. And may pigeons forever defecate on your loafers.

You took the time on a Friday night, in a beautiful place, to post that. I wrote this while I was sat on the toilet, because that's appropriate responding to your noise.

VIVE LA CAVE! 5.1...

We came here 3 years ago when staying at the Grand-Hotel du Cap and decided to come back to Villefranche-sur-mer on our last evening before heading home to London, as we found it so charming, even though it is not that close, as we are again staying at the Four Seasons.

When I asked the host if we could sit at one of the several empty tables, he or she insisted that they were all booked. I asked at what time, so that I could wait and perhaps have a table if somebody did not show up. The person grew increasingly angry, even though I was being very polite and stated how much we liked it, visiting years back. He/she/they then abruptly and completely randomly stated that they were not impressed with me, and started insulting me and laughing to others about my wardrobe in French. Mind you, I am wearing Italian loafers and fitted slacks, unlike the other people who were wearing beach gear.

Taken aback, I immediately said they were obviously very angry before I even arrived if he or she was acting so aggressively and rudely, nonetheless when I was literally complimenting the establishment. She continued to insult me in both English and French, even at one point saying “Jaime Paris you should stay there” - insulting my Mandarin Oriental Paris tote bag, as I recently did a second collaboration with them for my hobby Instagram, following The Four Seasons George V (I work in finance, but we have a large hobby Instagram, with which we have collaborated with over 200 hotels all over the world, as we visit every continent but Antarctica every year, unlike she, obviously very small minded and not well traveled. My girlfriend used to live in France so has been visiting the Côte d’Azur since she was a baby).

I took a photo to show the anger emitting from this person. I’m not sure if they do not like Americans (albeit I do not live in nor ever am in America, though I used to be full time in Manhattan and San Francisco before that, so perhaps she is not used to or fond of people who appear to come from major cities, especially considering her remark about Paris), or is just angry in general, but the entire situation was very concerning.

I even feared that she was going to hit me or my phone since I would not want to hit him back and then get arrested.

I would stay away from this place at all costs, which is sad because we liked it years ago when this unstable and volatile individual was not there.

Finally, it is disappointing that this person would have the audacity to make fun someone...

I recently had the pleasure of visiting this hidden gem of a wine place in the village and I can't stop raving about it. The owner is an absolute delight - charming, knowledgeable, and truly passionate about wine. Her selection of wines is top-notch, with something to suit every palate.

The tapas at this place are to die for. Each dish was bursting with flavor and paired perfectly with the wines we tried. The owner even took the time to recommend pairings based on our preferences, which made the experience even more enjoyable.

My husband and I enjoyed our visit so much that we ended up going back a second time during our stay. If we were lucky enough to live in the village, we would definitely make this place a regular haunt. The owner's warm hospitality and the cozy atmosphere make it the perfect spot to unwind and enjoy a glass of wine and some delicious tapas.

I can't wait to visit this place again and explore more of their wine selection and tapas menu. If you're in the area, do yourself a favor and pay this place a visit. You won't be disappointed. Cheers to the most adorable owner and the best wine and tapas in...