Restaurant Brasserie du Palais Béziers — Restaurant in Béziers

Pleasant summer evening setting in the square behind the cathedral. Attentive and pleasant service, although the server was taking care of all the tables so service was leisurely, but it's Friday evening in the South of France so who cares?

The food was outstanding. Fresh and clean gazpacho with a tiny hint of spice. A generous entree serving of tuna tataki. A delicate cod gratin on black rice with grilled vegetables, delicious. All good.

Then I returned for lunch the next day. A different person was waiting tables. I asked him if we could have one of the tables in the shade and he responded that no, we must sit in the sun because those empty tables were for customers who might arrive for bar service. So we left. Quelle dommage. Les Bon Ami next door gave us a nice table in...

Amazingly beautiful and tranquil brasserie overlooking a stereotypically French Square in the historic centre. It's the real France with views you usually only dream about or see on TV in sitcoms such as 'Allo allo'.

The food is fab and we drank 3 pitchers of the house red. We spent around 3 hours just sitting on the terrace soaking up the ambience and thinking we had been transported in a time machine to 1940s France.

A wonderful shady place by the fountain to shelter from the heat of the day. Great service from...

Stopped by around 1900 for a beer ( we had just had to walk up from below several flights as the lifts were broken). Sat at a table and we’re told we can’t just have a drink and to leave. The boy was very rude, he went back inside as we stood to leave then came back out and said menacingly “so you have a problem?”. My wife was frightened by his approach and we left quickly. If you’re looking for a quiet drink and to be welcomed, try La Camel just around the corner...