Restaurant Les Alizés — Restaurant in Nîmes

We were looking for a place for lunch on a Saturday and happened to find this restaurant. We were looking at the three course lunch menu, but then we saw that they had the special of the day: Paella for 12 euros. We decided to try it. It wasn't a mistake. We had never eaten paella before. It was very delicious and it was a large portion. Very good value. The service was excellent. But, the only problem we had is that all I had for cash was a 50 and a 100 euro note and they would not take a 50 euro note to pay for a 31,50 euro bill. I had to use a credit...

We went there for our Xmas dinner. The place has this French bistro look, however the sofa was particularly uncomfortable (too straight and hard). The waiters were nice. The food was looking ok but it was quite heavy. The scallops were swimming in something in between a mash and a sauce made of split peas. The warm fois gras was ok. The veal on its own was lacking taste but was compensated by a nice (and rich) sauce again coming in large quantities. The risotto-like bulgur (as far as I remember) was tasty but heavy. The 50cl bottle of red wine we had was nothing...

I keep going back, for a reason. I have had exceptional service and food each and every time. I really struggle with French and they are patient too. The wine by the glass is wonderful, the plats so well designed and the desserts are to die for. I've been on Nimes for 10 days and Les Alizés has been my choice 5 of the 10. I did have to try other restaurants, almost all have been very good, but I have...