La Table Du 2 — Restaurant in Nîmes

This was a very odd experience, unfortunately. Not bad, but could have been much better. We both went for the set menu priced at €36. The first dish was the poached egg one, which was a good concept but I just found it bizarre that it was served cold. The egg was poached well, spinach cooked perfectly and the comte sauce good with crunchy croutons adding texture but it was pretty much served fridge temperature which surprised me, not in a good way. The main was veal blanquette which was presented in a modern style. The dish again tasted good, but the meat was a bit chewy, verging on inedible in places. The vegetable garnishes and rice were all cooked accurately and tasty but the main element let it down. For dessert I had the chocolate option which was basically a broken up crispy cake with Chantilly cream. It was nice enough if not kind blowing and needed more of the fruit gel to really ramp up the flavours. Service was excellent when you got it but it was far too slow and staff were often seen standing around inside the restaurant. This meal took nearly three hours which is just way too long. There were only 8-9 tables in so it's not like they were rushed off their feet. Could be so good...

Found this through Michelin, but: a tourist trap. Everything that can go wrong in a museum restaurant, goes wrong. Museum signed a star studded chef to put his name on the menu rather then let him run the kitchen. His signature dish, steak tartare with a fresh oyster, is not available because no oyster on a Saturday evening. The menu is utterly boring, think zucchini soup and tomato salad with mozzarella and basil. Or an €18 omelette with apparently some truffle pfff. Skipped the starters and took a main course: beef - butcher cut. Butcher was probably happy to get rid of these cuts. Supermarket quality. Frites were of the poorest quality with bits an pieces; straight from the wholesaler. No vegetables were included in this €29 dish. Advice for any museum: either you assign a star studded chef to run your kitchen with all the stars an prizes included. Or give a young and upcoming chef a chance to serve a thrilling menu with fresh ingredients and excellent skills. Just like a museum: visitors want to...

This lunch was a final point on our trip to Nîmes. Unfortunately, it brought a kind of disappointment to us. First, I made an order for me and than for my wife. In 30 minutes I asked where is my food as my wife was waiting for me as she had been served. So, her meal was already cold when the waiter answered that I hadn’t ordered anything except wine. I had to repeat my order and he finally brought it. It could have been a misunderstanding if he hadn’t tried to persuade me that it’s my failure.

My food was quite nice but my wife didn’t like her meal at all as it was too fat. At the same time, wine was great. I could recommend this place just to see the great view of the Nîmes...