Le Lapin Blanc — Restaurant in Avignon

The review comes in two parts. Firstly, it seems to be an undiscovered gem in Avignon, as it is about 10 minutes' walk from the heart of the tourist area of the city. I made a reservation but there was no need to as I was the only customer they had all night. But it was one of the best meals I had ever had, on a par with Michelin star quality. I took advantage of all 3 courses and was blown away by the gravelax and the slow cooked pork. The second part, the downside, is that after I had declined an after dinner coffee, I was then ignored and I couldn't get the bill. I waited patiently for over an hour, but only got their attention when I put my coat on and stood...

Food was fine but the service was terrible. The server was very rude, said the restaurant was not there for people to just drink a gin and tonic and have a snack even though the establishment has "Cafe" clearly in it's name. She also harshly placed, almost slammed, our food on the table. There were plenty of tables available so we weren't talking about table from any dinner seekers, it was 13:00. Would never recommend. After I paid the bill she added that we didn't say "bonjour" but I believe we both did, and we should have asked her if we could sit outside, again there were only 3 other tables with customers and approximately 7 to 8...

We walked past Le Lapin Blanc as we made our way to another restaurant which turned out to be closed. We didn't realise at the time that this was very fortuitous as we returned to Le Lapin Blanc and had our best evening in Avignon. The young lady chef described the menu to us in English, later she took our drinks order and cooked our food to perfection. Nothing was too much for this talented super chef. The restaurant was run by the chef and her able waiter. If you want to sample superb French food in a lovely restaurant with your own personal chef, then this is the place to come to. Bon courage Le...