Restaurant Marcelle — Restaurant in Montpellier

The expression "saved by the bell" applies here as "saved by the desserts". The setting of the restaurant and the estate are both breathtaking and the service is immaculate and professional. Having said that though... I was expecting more taste and flavours out of the dishes we chose from the Menu Création which promised transparent cannelloni with Lobster filling for starters and succulent rack of lamb for main. To be very honest the dishes fell short of delivering their intentions. The cannelloni was very absent in taste while the lobster and mayonnaise felt more like a hastily prepared afternoon snack done at home. The Lamb needed some accompaniment that was simply not there and I really did not appreciate the tomato paste that was lathered on top of the meat... it could have tasted better. I did score the experience 4 stars because of the service and the atmosphere but mostly because of the desserts that use Nigella seeds in profusion (one of my favorite ingredients). The amuse bouche intermezzo's were nice but I was not blown away by the...

We are staying at the hotel and it is absolutely beautiful. The restaurant, however, is terrible. Service was incredibly slow and unresponsive. We waited 2.5 hours for our first entrée, had to repeatedly ask for our water to be refilled, and for the plates to be cleared. The foie gras was also poorly executed and tasted a bit foul. The initial free...

Nous avons pris un menu en 7 temps avec un accord met et vin Le service est plus que déplorable Et oui on nous sert le vin à l arrache sans même savoir de quoi il s agit de plus 1 fois que le plat est sur table Il n y a même plus de sommelier ni de chef de salle nous avons vu personnes cela est bien dommage Quand nous disons que les assiettes sont à peine chaudes la encore une bonne excuses de la part des serveurs Le service est très très fouillis tout le monde sert tout le monde fait tout et rien personne n’a de tâche bien déterminé c est franchement regrettable Il y a même plus de nappe sur les tables pour un établissement de cet horde c est encore regrettable Nous étions déjà venu l’an dernier nous avions eu un très bon souvenir mais là ce fut juste pitoyable tout ça pour environ 200€ par personne C est dommage car en cuisine les plats sont très beau très goûteux c est admirable il y a un vrai délice du palet Le service gâche un...