Hôtel le Clos St Jacques — Restaurant in Provins

We arrived in Provins without a hotel booking, so walked around on the hunt. A very helpful local estate agent printed off some directions so back to the car and away. We avoided the old centre of the town and decided on the Clos St. Jacques on the main road. Down the drive to a collection of buildings. The hotel was being renovated but we were shown a small room with small bathroom, but both fresh and clean.The most impressive room was the dining room and as the owners were Algerian,the cuisine was North African. A cool starter salad and then lamb tagine for my wife and lamb brochettes with couscous for me. Both were perfect and were accompanied by an excellent red wine, Cuvee de le president ! We both slept well and the next morning looked at the old town, bur agreed we had picked the...

Excellent food and great service. My husband and I were so glad we ate at this restaurant given we didn’t have so much luck finding good French restaurant in Paris or in Provins. The gentleman who served us was very patient with helping us finding the dishes we wanted since we didn’t read French. The next best thing was the food we had the lamb dish with honey raisin sauce. The portion was very generous. Since it is not too far from ramparts, we strolled to the ramparts and enjoyed splendid sunset after a big wonderful meal. We really appreciate the restaurant staff and chef made our dinning experience in France ends in a good note....

Le Clos Saint Jacques is an oriental restaurant. It's located under the hill of the medieval city. The AGIP fuel station is your landmark. The restaurant has a large shaded terrace and two dining rooms and ample parking. The dishes are all homemade and have been prepared with fresh ingredients. The service is almost fast for homemade dishes. It is better to book for dinner, the room fills up quickly in the evening. There is nothing to say about the value for money. You will...