L'incontournable — Restaurant in Aix-en-Provence

We had one of the best dinners on our trip in the south of France last month at this restaurant! Actually, it might have been one of the best dinners I have ever had, and I am from Southern California. L’Incontournable came highly recommended by our hotel and they got the reservation for us; seating is limited so a reservation is highly recommended. The restaurant mainly has outside seating, it was situated in a courtyard with a fountain in the middle so this was wonderful on a warm summer night. To start off, my husband and I ordered an appetizer to share, it was a Bouillabaisse style soup but with vegetable and shrimp. We each had one taste and decided it was so good we didn't want to share so we ordered another one. The entrée was no less special. I got the quail and my husband got the beef tataki, and both were delicious. I never even knew quail could taste that good! We also got dessert and tea to end the night. Service was excellent, and their bathroom is also very clean and stylish. I would not be surprised if this restaurant gets some kind of Michelin recognition one day, I...

We had a meal here on our first night in Aix. The setting of the restaurant is beautiful in a picturesque square. This restaurant gets consistently high reviews and whilst we enjoyed our evening I felt that the menu was very limited. I had the sea bass main course which was very tasty and nicely presented, albeit a very small portion. My sister had the vegetarian option as she did not eat quail, sea bass or rare beef so luckily I asked if there was a vegetarian option which there was (this was not mentioned on the menu). The risotto was very good. We had two desserts which were good, but not exceptional. Be advised that this is a fine dining restaurant with a limited menu. The lunch menu probably would have suited our group more in hindsight. The cocktails were delicious, but we had to ask three times for the bill which was disappointing! The waiter was very apologetic but after a day of travelling we would have appreciated...

The place is very charming. Unfortunately yesterday was extremely hot, not the restaurant fault. But the place was very busy, and apparently the were short staffed. I felt sorry for seeing the waiters literally sweat running around all the time in bottom shirts. Maybe they should wear some running clothes instead. The kitchen and their restock station are not close to the tables. So everything took forever. They definitely should have more help and organize better the service, everybody is everywhere. We can not even judge if the staff were nice or not, because we barely had time to talk to them. I also think people pee all night long on the trees next to the tables, because urine smell was extremely strong. I would probably go back, but not in a busy...