Le Pigeonnier — Restaurant in Grasse

I like Le Pigeonnier. I’ve only been twice, but both times the food was good, the service friendly and timely, and the atmosphere lovely (this means we ate outside in one of Vence’s pretty little squares). At the recent visit, my starter was courgette flowers stuffed with crab mousse – miot unusual – and for desert I had the always-reliable and enjoyable café gourmand (see photos).

Update: the above was in 2024. This is after our third visit, summer 2025: I have the impression that this retaurant has changed a bit. It is bigger, for a start. The food seems a bit "safer" and more "mass market". The service was ever so friendly, though imperfect (they made a few errors) - for example when my partner very gently pointed that the Grenaille Potatoes in fact was One Grenaille Potato, they quickly brought us some extra potatoes, without being asked. The servings are OK but not huge. But hte good news is that the "formules" are very good value compared to nearby establishments, and offer a simple and transparent way to combine dishes to make up...

Had high hopes for this restaurant given its location but these were dashed with the slowest food service ever. It was a shame for the poor FOH staff who were very pleasant and friendly, but it says something when at one point we looked round and only one table had any food. It took an hour and half for our main course to be served, others were clearly waiting longer. “A problem in the kitchen” doesn’t cut it as a reason, if you have a problem then don’t keep taking walk ups, and manage expectations. Smacks of greed over any concern...

Attentive staff that speaks some English. Food looks better than it tastes, the risotto was a bit bland but at least salt and pepper was on the table. The stuffed zucchini flower was also fishy. I was not presented what the cocktail of the day was, but gambled to try it. As the raspberry and mint leaves on the cocktail were dusted with sugar, my nose was covered in white powder after drinking it😂 but the assortment of cakes to pair with the espresso is highly...