CAVE DE LA TOUR — Restaurant in Nice

We had the most awful experice in this wine bar. We ordered 2 glasses of wine and as I know this particular wine/producer I thought immediately that there can be something wrong with the wine. I also realised that the wine was so cold that I could not say for sure. We waited but we did not drink it. As the wine was getting a bit warmer I was sure it is either ruined or not the same wine. We asked the waiter because I wanted to know if it is a different vintage that I have not tasted before. She was very rude right in the beginning. She brought us an empty bottle saying we had that and there is no way it could be ruined. I kindly asked if she tasted it but she sais none of the customers complained and then she left. Then there came this even more arrogant man and my friend explained to him the same - and he threw us out. He took the wine glasses and said aurevoir! Yes he kicked us out. Other customers around us were also very surprised that what has happened! I also have an education on wine and it’s my passion for over 20 years. It looked to me they want to sell bulk to tourists and when asked they really don’t know about their wines. They don’t even taste them, it’s the customer who does and how many customers realise there is something wrong? Otherwise I don’t understand why they did not taste it? Anyway they were really arrogant and shouting to us even we were just kindly asking...

The first impression is that it is full of locals enjoying their lunch. You would hope that if they are willing to spend a bit more it is because they know something us tourists don’t , and they do. The service is excellent. They make their own olive oil and vinegar and they have some house wine. Get a bottle they have no markup! It’s a conveniently located place if you want to have authentic local food at a good price with a staff that goes above and beyond to make you...

A primo impatto ci ha fatto una bella impressione, ma da quel momento non è andata bene una: non parlerò del vino rovesciato e del bicchiere mezzo pieno riempito come se nulla fosse perché può capitare. Le cose che invece sarebbe meglio evitare sono: far pagare un pezzo di passaliedère 9€ (meno buona e più cara di chez pipo, in tema di qualità-prezzo); portare a un tavolo un barattolo di marmellata di fichi di accompagnamento e portarla via per darla un altro tavolo, senza chiederci nulla come se fossimo invisibili; proporre chips di socca e prenderle da dietro la testa di un commensale (sì, erano poggiate su una mensola), portarle in busta , per fortuna, non aprendole nel cestino impolverato che ci è stato messo sul tavolo. I due vini scelti dalla lista erano abbastanza mediocri. 35€ per uscire delusi non è il massimo e le recensioni ci avevano...