Le chameau ivre — Restaurant in Béziers

Le Chameau Ivre ( The Drunken Camel) was described by some loyal clients as the "best restaurant " in Béziers and was looking forward to a meal here a second time.

For dinner, it's either a Menu Diner for 41 euros or Menu Découverte for 58 euros.

Our party of six opted for the Menu diner and one ordered à la carte.

For appetizers, the marinated anchovies were very tasty but the mullet carpaccio bland.

For main, three of us ordered Scallops ( St. Jacques) with mushrooms. Hmm , the scallops are supposed to be the "star" of the dish but there were a mere three medium sized scallops on a bed of mushrooms and brown coulis, which overpowered the seafood. Moreover, there were pieces of what seemed like prawn crackers, but were not crispy but hard to bite into . This is, for me, a forgettable dish.

The others ordered quail with mushrooms, celery and hazelnuts and were highly satisfied with their choice.

For dessert, the choco mocha was a 5/5, the Pavlova was short on fruits on coulis ( disappointing) while the Paris Brest Noisette was ho hum.

The server who took our orders was very knowledgeable about the dishes but good service ended there. It was on the slow side, especially between the appetizer and the main, most likely because the restaurant had already filled up to the brim.

Portions are not generous so beware if you have a huge appetite. 😂

The atmosphere is cozy but a lot of seats are on bar stools with half...

According to many reviews of this restaurant, the recommendations suggested an exceptional experience. I do not agree. While this may have been a one off bad experience, we were disappointed in this place for several reasons. The service was slow and inattentive. When asking for a table, the staff acted somewhat annoyed. The quality of the dishes was variable. The cheese tapas platter was very good but minimal quantity. The charcuterie platter was average, the tapenade was below average. We did not receive any bread along with our order. Others clearly received bread for the same order. We ordered the smoked mackarel and were served a grocery store canned tin. That's really not in keeping with expectations for this class of restaurant. I hope that this review provides the necessary feedback to allow this restaurant to achieve it's full...

From the outside, this place looked like a great restaurant. I stopped in for a glass of wine and was offered a local sparkling wine for €8 a glass. Unfortunately, I was really disappointed by the amount they served—it was far too little. I understand not filling the glass completely, but this was barely anything.

I mentioned it to the server, and their response was, “It should be like this.” Really? Is that what you truly believe? And beyond that, if a customer expresses dissatisfaction after paying for a service, shouldn’t you try to address the issue? I took the time to write this because the experience genuinely...