We've been spending our holidays in Vaison la Romaine for several years and every year we visit the Comptoir des Voconces several times for drinks and dinner. It's always a lovely experience: friendly waiters and good food! This year we were traveling with our 8 month old baby, who was teething. The staff offered him bread to chew on, which was very helpful and he enjoyed it a lot. One night, when dinner was already ordered, he started crying incessantly. We didn't want to disturb the other guests too much, so my husband and I took turns to take our son for a walk to console him. The staff kindly kept my plate warm and offered us a coffee when he finally fell asleep. So besides the nice food that we always enjoy here, a big thank you goes out to the wonderful staff who were very considerate and offered an...
Read moreThis place is a sleeper. If you like sitting in a warm cozy dining room, which is not too noisy, with a mixed crowd of tourists and locals, and excellent service, AND if you like tasty food and almost unbelievably low prices, this is your place. For the two of us, with starters, main, and drinks, it came to 47 Euros. I was astonished. I had the snails first, then the fish (cabaillaud) and it was a huge portion. We had to pass on dessert, although the gentleman next to me was enjoying his mousse au chocolat and it was a generous serving....Overall, a real treat, an...
Read moreExcellent informal dining on the square in “new town” Vaison la Romaine. We were looking for food at 5 PM and had been turned away from multiple restaurants (too early). The friendly waiter here offered to serve us “crepes” with ham, cheese, and eggs. This turned out to be a French dish known as a “galette” made with super nutritious buckwheat (sarrasin in French) and the above ingredients. It was delicious! We definitely...
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