Restaurant Le Refuge - Gigaro, La Croix-Valmer — Restaurant in Draguignan

BEST TIME EVER ! I should start by saying that in many ways, I'm an extremely demanding customer. First, a place that blends right into nature. A beautiful mix of woodwork and greenery, like Bali or the Caribbean. A rooftop with a stunning view of the Bay of Cavalaire. Laurent, the boss, greets you warmly. He's classy, all dressed in white linen, friendly and welcoming, just like his place. The staff is great, with bright smiles from one and a little Italian accent from the other. Professional without being over the top. A well-crafted, refined menu, just the way I like it. We ordered two set menus with starters, main courses, and desserts for €35 each. They even made a special vegetarian dish for one of us. I had the grilled sea bass, which was excellent. The fish was perfectly cooked, tender, and flavorful, and it came with the best sweet potato puree ever—smooth, creamy, and just the right amount of sweetness. We were with family and had an awesome time. The highlights: Delicious starters and main courses The rooftop view Convenient parking All credit cards accepted A TV screen for July 14th to watch the Euro final and fireworks Go for the crème brûlée instead of the Tatin, which would be my only minor complaint (but I’m picky). In summary: whether you’re with family, friends, or a partner, this...

Service is non-existing. When arriving at 7pm the place was completely empty with many wait staff around, yet after 15 mins waiting, we still had no one attending our table. We picked up the food menu ourselves to select our dinner. Then the waiter comes to ask what wine we would like. All we could say we don’t know as we only found the food menu. Of course he made some joke brought the menus and tried to be more attentive afterwards. Whilst they have many families arriving after 8pm, they are absolutely unprepared for kids. No high chair or booster seats. And the kids are being told off by the waitresses for standing next to a table where they wanted to walk. This has been the most expensive and the worst customer experience in Croix Valmer we ever had. Their only savior is that the food is alright. But again at this price range that’s expected. They had a guitarist playing, but the kids were also not allowed to stand nearby to listen to the music because the waitresses found that disturbing. A...

Went there for our wedding anniversary, so maybe our expectations were too high. The first point I would like to mention is that if you dont speak french, you might want to consider a different restaurant. We have a basic command of French but that was not enough to understand the hand written board that was shown to be us. The waitress spoke to us at high speed in French recommending further options not on the board, none of which we understood either. With some help from Google we nevertheless managed to order. The food itself was of a high standard, well presented and to our liking. The service however was below average, often having to catch the attention of the service staff. Not once did anyone come past to fill up our wine glasses, and after finally getting the attention of a waitress to bring us the bill, it took another 20mins before we were able to pay. For 240€ for 2 people, I really expect a lot better service. Won't be...