L'Isle Sonnate Restaurant Review
An elegant bistrot with a good selection of local produce
A couple of streets down from the popular Palais des Papes and tourist haven of the place Horloge is the Rue Racine home to a handful of decent restaurants; La Fourchette, La Petite Peche... and L'Isle Sonnate which are all worth a visit.
Must have been a quiet Monday in Avignon, as there were a few seats available on the terrace. The menu du marche sounded appealing with some fresh seasonal products on offer.
The starter was a warm Tarbais bean salad with half of the Pyrenean beans left crunchy and the other half made to melt in your mouth, all mixed in with some sweet roast peppers.
The mains was a Gardianne de taureau, superbly cooked chunks of beef from the Camargue in a rich wine and olive sauce. Fresh and light linguine accompanied which were lightly buttered and perfectly cooked.
Although this street does have the towering Palais des Papes to look onto, the Isle Sonnate has an elegant bistro interior, a quiet street side terrace and some sophisticated touches such as crisp linen serviettes and silver cutlery.
All in all the Ilse Sonnate serves up a fine a selection of local foods with a air of elegance that you might not expect for the price you pay.
