Lilian Bonnefoi — Restaurant in Grasse

I'll just say it, but with humour and intended not to be offensive... (alas it'll probably jotnbenfunny and highly offensive, so here goes..) the coffee here is just not good. They don't get the coffee:milk ratio correct. It's either a strongly caffinated punch in the throat and gut.. or a glass of coffee similar to a weak armed hug as you'd get from a newly aquainted stranger in the street. You can relate i'm sure.

I've lived in Antibes for many years and travelled the world. I've tried to enjoy the coffee here a few times and i've always been disappointed.

Possible reasons why a latte isn't good: Milk is too weak (eg. Skimmed) or UHT Milk steaming is destroying the structure of the foamy milk, making it weak but over bubbly Mug choices aren't correct for the ratio.. not enough milk to coffee ratio Etc..

(might as well just have an espresso and be done..)

Otherwise, the place is in lovely and in quiet spot in Safranier square, and looks charming. Service is always very friendly and attentive. Thank you.

Pâtisserie items are a work of art.. but unfortunately again, items are either too rich or not much flavor.

Also.. scrambled eggs are quite watery when they arrive, perhaps using milk to increase the batch amount, or just inexperience in making them.

You have the potential to be the greatest brunch/cafe place in Antibes.. just need more attention to details in the kitchen.

Im the end, its not funny and probably slightly offensive...

The brunch is a nice way to sample lots of different dishes, and everything I ate was fine (with the “brioche praliné” being a clear highlight) but service was just… bad. Upon arrival at 12:05ish, I was greeted and then promptly ignored while staff washed dishes. When they were done washing the dishes they sat me at a table on the street outside (the street tables had good shade and were probably breezier than the patio). My first “course” (brioche, fruit, coffee and juice) was brought out very quickly, and then my avocado toast was brought out before I’d finished the fruit salad. After that, nobody came back to my table for FORTY MINUTES (I can tell from the timestamp on the photos I took when my food arrived), while I just sat there, not sure what to do about the dessert. My server definitely saw I was finished my avocado toast but didn’t come over to offer or explain dessert (or clear the empty plate). The table next to me also waited about fifteen minutes to be acknowledged by anyone. You’d get significantly better service at a $2.99 breakfast place back home in Canada, which is disappointing as I read that Lilian Bonnefoi works (worked?) at Cap-Eden-Roc and should be capable of training his staff in basic service. Nobody was outright rude, but they were just disinterested and...

We stopped almost everyday to grab a capuccino and croissants early in the morning for take away. The attention that was provided was outstanding, despite whether or not the place was busy (which normally is, considering how nice the place is)

On our last day in Antibes we took our family of 3 for a breakfast at the place and the experience was awesome, as well as the food.

This is one of the places that we will always remember as part of our trips. They really made us feel like locals or long known friends.

Strongly recommend as one of those fixed places to go and make it as a routine stop for breakfast every single day if you are staying at the old village of Antibes. Really lovely 😍

Thanks Ana for being so friendly and welcoming. We really...