Le Girelier — Restaurant in Draguignan

Hi! So I actually We recently dined at Le Girelier, and while the food itself was commendable, the service left much to be desired—emotionally, logistically, and physically.

To begin with, the drink orders for two members of our party were incorrect. When the corrected beverages finally arrived—after what can only be described as a small eternity (approximately 10 minutes)—it felt less like a refreshment and more like a rescue mission.

As if that weren’t enough, a separate waiter attempted to serve a plate directly onto a table that already had a precariously balanced fork on it. Rather than adjusting the fork (as one might expect), he repeatedly attempted to land the plate on top of it, as though engaged in a gravity-defying experiment. A member of our party ultimately had to intervene and relocate the rogue utensil.

Meanwhile, I must note that I suffer from a medical condition—distal enthesopathy, a form of tendon inflammation in the foot. Despite this, another waiter (the third in what appeared to be an ever-rotating cast of chaotic characters) managed to step on my afflicted foot while failing to look where he was going, nearly colliding with my friend in the process. The incident left me hobbling through the remainder of my time in Saint-Tropez, eventually necessitating the use of a cast. In short: I arrived at the restaurant with a foot problem, and left with a personal vendetta.

To add insult to injury—quite literally—we were seated at one of the worst tables available, with a view that somehow managed to exclude both the ocean and the yachts, despite the restaurant’s optimal location. Several better-positioned tables remained mysteriously empty throughout our visit.

And to top it all off, the waitress overheard us discussing the service (albeit discreetly), and abruptly asked if there was a problem. Unfortunately, by that point, the problem had evolved far beyond the realm of correction. We were already psychologically—and orthopedically—wounded.

In summary: Le Girelier delivers quality cuisine, but the service could benefit from improved attentiveness, coordination, and perhaps a gentle reminder not to step on...

Very good restaurant, even though it’s in a very touristic place. We love great places with amazing food and always search for top spots in places that we visit. However a luxury for us is not an instagram friendly place packed with influencers, loud music and people dancing on the tables as we value privacy, great and friendly yet elegant atmosphere and good quality.

When walking in the port in St Tropez you will see many loud places that are more acceptable for a party with a group of friends rather than for a nice dinner. Le Girelier is an exception. Here you will find amazing food, nice view, great atmosphere and a nice elegant and calm place to enjoy your dinner.

Compared to other places in the area of Le Girelier this restaurant is not only welcoming for people that value great food but also for people that value peaceful and calm as well as elegant atmosphere. Even great for families, children etc. It’s important to distinguish if you’re going to party or going for dinners. There is a nice music in the background but it’s not too loud, we were able to talk normally without the need of rising our voices.

It wasn’t our first time in this restaurant, as it is always our first choice in St Tropez. We ordered a variety of positions such as fish, meat, starters, pasta, sashimi, carpaccio, paella and so on and each time we left satisfied with our choices. Amazing artichoke that is definitely worth trying. Tarte tropézienne is a must to try as well.

The service is very good, staff is very welcoming and friendly. The waiting time is just right. Good wine and champagne selection. There wasn’t a single thing that was average. What is also worth mentioning is that the restaurant has both great meal selection for individual people as well as a big choice of meals to share.

Lovely place with delicious food and great service. We will...

This is a beautifully decorated restaurant, red and white colors are everywhere, everyone is in uniform of red and white colors and it is very pleasing to your eyes. But unfortunately with all that money spent on decor they do not have a running central Air conditioner and the temperature inside of the restaurant is 10 to 15° higher than outside, now in August it's 95°F outside and you can only imagine how hot it's inside. I don't think you can taste their food in that kind of environment. This is a very expensive restaurant one of the most expensive in Saint Tropez, but the food we tried was mediocre at best, we had burrata salad, escargot and their version of Bouillabaisse. Burrata was a tiny salad of baby tomatoes with burrata like cheese on the bottom it tasted ok, The escargot was pretty much the same that I can buy in the supermarket in the US frozen and make it myself, it didn't taste like a french escargot my wife loves, we travel a lot and love escargot when in France. Bouillabaisse was probably the only dish we were somewhat satisfied with, but with the €65 price tag on it per portion you would expect something amazing and it was not. The service was just ok as well, multiple people came to our table not knowing what others did before them, then they dropped a glass next to us and a piece of glass hit my leg under the table, no one even said sorry or acknowledge that they had an accident if everyone is ok? So in summary I think this restaurant is there because of the location and amount of people in the area. Great spot to watch...