Restaurant Le Cèdre — Restaurant in Avignon

This restaurant has over 900 reviews here, with an impressive 4.5-star rating. What's even more fascinating is that the owner of this establishment is from Liban, making it a Lebanese-style restaurant.

This place doesn't have an English menu, but the waitstaff is very friendly and welcoming. However, I still hope that local French-speaking diners, who understand the cuisine, would provide more professional insights when writing reviews. This could include details about the ingredients, cooking techniques, seasonings, culinary traditions, and suggested pairings, instead of the current assortment of useless comments. It's surprising that there are no professional food critics here. Even simple translations of the menu would be more informative than the generic "good food."

🥩Mixed Grill Platter (beef stick, chicken stick, beef ball stick, and beef pie) I've named this dish based on food ingredients. This dish reminds me of the wonderful times I spent in Turkey. Grilled skewers, accompanied by pita bread, rice, and side dishes, form the foundation of Turkish cuisine. Although I don't find the combination of rice and pita, both acting as primary carbohydrates, entirely logical. For carnivores, the meat portion is a bit on the lean side, and there's an abundance of rice. Typically, I'd find it odd to mix yellow noodles and white rice noodles in a dish such as Hokkien mee, but this Levantine-style food did it seamlessly. The size of the beef skewers falls between the typical Turkish and Chinese kebabs. It would be the optimal choice for carnivores if only skewers could be ordered alone. Unfortunately, the dish comes with rice by default. The sides of hummus, parsley salad, and yogurt with olive oil are classic Lebanese accompaniments, and while they might be called sides in Western cuisine, the locals refer to them as condiments. The purpose of the thin bread that comes with the meal becomes clear when you see it as a sauce holder.

🥩Beef Pies Achieving such thin pies is somewhat unfortunate as it can make them dry, taking away from the beef's aroma. If you've had Xinjiang-style meat pies before, you'd probably know what a beef pie should be like: tender, juicy, and encased in a crispy pastry that bursts with flavor when you bite into it. A pie, in itself, could be considered a main course, but here, the beef pie is served with rice, essentially combining one main dish with another. A bit perplexing, I must say.

Eating at this restaurant doesn't raise concerns about accidental pork consumption, making it very accommodating for non-pork eaters. The careful consideration of dish pairings reflects the chef's thoughtfulness, especially the combination of onions and arugula salad, which significantly reduces the heaviness of the meat on the stomach. However, it's important to note that the quantity of meat is relatively low, and the greasiness hasn't reached an overwhelming level. If a large 300g steak replaced the skewers and rice, the combination would be more reasonable.

Overall, it was a good meal, and this was my first time trying Lebanese-style cuisine. I'd give...

Fidèle depuis des années nous restons sur une très désagréable visite dans ce restaurant le soir de la Saint-Valentin. La cuisine et la nourriture est toujours aussi exceptionnelle, rien à dire à ce sujet. Par contre le service et l'organisation... quelle catastrophe. Délai d'attente interminable : Nous avions reserver pour 19h30. On a commencé a manger à 20h30. Les gens qui arrivaient pour le 2eme service de 21h ont attendu entre 30 et 45 min dans le froid dehors. Pendant notre repas, certains attendaient dans le restaurant pour avoir une table ou pour leur commande a emporter, et notre table collée à la porte d'entrée était entourée de gens qui attendait débout. On a littéralement mangé avec les fesses et les dos des gens collés à nos assiettes la plupart de la soirée. La porte était sans cesse ouverte par des clients, les restaurateurs qui faisaient des va-et-viens avec l'autre salle etc.. on s'est gelé toute la soirée. Je suppose que les autres personnes dans le restau n'ont pas eu la même sensation, mais pour les 2 tables collées a la porte d'entrée ce fût une soirée très désagréable. 2 menus speciaux uniquement pour la St Valentin. Pas possible de prendre la carte habituelle. Alors qu'il aurait été très facile de nous faire un Menu Royal habituel (en mixant les 2 menus speciaux du soir). On a demandé mais c'était "impossible" soi-disant. Dommage. On nous a servi du vin, la dame en a renversé sur la table et a essuyé le goulot avec ses doigts... A la fin on nous a demandé gentiment de débarrasser le plancher (à nous et d'autres tables) afin de laisser les gens du 2eme service s'installer. Ce n'était pas de notre faute si le service avait quasiment 1h de retard... On a eu l'impression d'être juste des portes-monnaies ambulant. Fallait manger et dégager. Installés à un endroit où il n'y aurait pas du y avoir de table, avec un service catastrophique. On a laché 70 euros, passé une soirée merdique, et même pas un mot d'excuse de la "patronne" quand on lui a fait part de tous ces problèmes. Et bien sûr, aucun geste commercial pour cette soirée catastrophique, même pas un thé ou un café offert histoire de se faire pardonner. On venait depuis des années dans ce restaurant, mais maintenant c'est terminé. La nourriture est toujours aussi exquise, mais le service devient vraiment aléatoire et c'est pas la 1ère fois qu'on le constate. Dommage de gâcher une si bonne cuisine avec un si...

What a lovely find! We wanted something different from the usual bistro/tourist food that is often the only choice, unless you are a local in places like Avignon.

I used TripAdvisor to find a Lebanese restaurant and the result was lovely. A small, happy little restaurant right next to the city wall (just inside it), with the Rhone just beyond.

The service was so sweet - a delightful waitress who was so positive and genuinely happy to help three very hot, and increasingly bothered, tourists. The food was wonderful too - all freshly cooked, no reheated meats but all freshly grilled. Great rice and salad and a very happy, and relaxing, lunch away from the crowds, but only a 5 minute walk from the ...