Le 8 et Demi — Restaurant in Marseille

Quite possibly the worst Moules Frite I've ever had! Cheap ingredients carelessly thrown together in a bulk, batch cooking process. Service was acceptable at best. The staff were indifferent towards the clientele, appearing more interested in chatting with ( what I assume were) local passer by's and the fishermen. This really was a disappointing all round experience. The vast majority of moules still had the beards attached, they were served cold and really looked and tasted of the poorest quality I have ever known. I believe these moules are pre-cooked in bulk. Then portioned out as per order at which time they are covered in a warm sauce. The end result is dried out cold moules of the lowest quality in an unremarkable vaguely garlic flavoured not quite creamy and not quite roux based sauce. What is left at the bottom of the bowl is not a tasty fishy broth that you want to mop up with bread but a unappetising looking dishwater grey! To be honest, I must say, I didn't...

This is not a place where staff have to make an effort to attract punters, but they do. Our waiter patiently answered all of our questions as we placed our order in quite a disorganised fashion, and, perfectly encapsulating the friendly nature of the place, then charged us based on an aggregate of the scoops of ice cream we'd ordered between us, rather than each individual order, lowering the bill. A generous gesture that is rare in the centre of a tourist town. This establishment deserves your custom. It's also in a lovely spot and I can vouch for the quality of the ice cream...

We were lured there by the nice view of the port and low prices. But the second we got the food, we were really dissapointed. We were hungry and went out hungry and mad. Pasta with seafood had little to no sause and 3 or 4 mules. All of it was pasta nothing more, no spices, no sauce, nothing. I ordered a pizza which also didnt have any sauce, only cheese. I would not recommend it to anyone. For a few euros more i could enjoy a nice dish, but here i was left with nothing but...