Restaurant Le Mugel — Restaurant in Marseille

TLDR: Disappointing food, poor service and rude staff. If you are going to the beach save your money and eat beforehand or go somewhere else after. If the convenience overweighs all else, note no credit cards accepted and the ATM is about a 5-10m walk.

Our party of 10 for lunch at noon was seated promptly with a note on our table that there was another reservation for 3pm. Okay, not a problem. We only drank water and ordered food right away. By the way, we were coming from the beach and nearly all of our party spoke French (4 are French).

We waited about 20m for our food. After 9 of us received our dishes, one person sat for a few minutes before we asked what was going on with his - turned out they forgot his order but did not apologize. It came out 10m later and was terrible. The Wok Squid with rice noodles was more of a flavorless soup than a stir-fried dish. Upon complaining to our waiter he gave a blank stare and then the woman who seemed to be a manger shrugged and said “that’s how we make it.” Half the table ordered the Provençale salad which is some grilled vegetables, lettuce with balsamic, sundried tomato tapenade, panisses (chickpea fritters), and pieces of toasted bread (the same bread untoasted was set on the table concurrently). The dish was edible but forgettable and not worth the money. A different squid dish ordered was also declared bland. Thankfully we ordered three plates of French fries because people were hungry!

After we finished coffees and paid the check I went back to ask the same woman if I could get some table water for my container (for my dog) and was told they were too busy to get me water. I then asked a young worker who was nice enough to help.

When they ask you “C’etait bien?” just realize they really don’t give a F because there are plenty beach-goers and tourists who will fill in the next slot. Definitely do...

We had made a reservation and showed up in time. However we were told no reservation was made. Luckily we could prove we had called them the day before an talked for 3 minutes. The reservation than showed up but for the next day. They claimed we made a mistake but that was impossible since the day they claimed our reservation to be was the day we would leave France.. After insisting they found a solution. But we realised a little later that they just shifted the problem towards someone else. The service was rushed we had food literally 2 minutes after they served the apéritive. The food was OK though but definitely not matching with the apéritive. We ordered dessert and when asked if we'd like coffee we said yes but After dessert... Quite predictably coffee came with dessert and the bill we didn't ask for. Useless to say we would give a straight 0 stars if possible and we will not return. The view is gorgeous and they will always have full house despite bad reviews, that's OK but with refard to customer care they play in the lowest league just surviving through the location. So for the view its 8/10, 6/10 for the food, 2/10 for the location itself (furniture is functional but not cozy, décoration non existing) and 0/10 for service and customer care (sorry guys you screwed up it's inadmissible to ask us to change our plans, especially the...

Exceptional location and excellent food! No bank cards and quite far from an atm Set on the beach in the lively little municipal park of Mugel, this restaurant is a solid bet for well prepared food.

The menu is not particularly inventive, but the quality of the grilled fish and meats is excellent. The grilled vegetables are bursting with flavor and the quality is much better than one will find in such a lovely spot in most of the south of France.

Definitely reserve ahead. For info, it is mostly open middays, except weekends and there are 2 services at lunch, so don't be late for your reservation or we will politely remind you that it is time to leave. On the bright side, the service is very quick and it is totally possible to have a relaxed meal in the time alotted.

You can follow it with a stroll on the 2 beaches in the park or in the small botanical garden behind the restaurant.

We've eaten here twice and will definitely be back....