Lou Grilladou Restaurant Review

The restaurant commandeers the whole end of the impasse with interior seating on both sides and an outdoor terrace along the street, being late evening we ducked into the open sided interior which was decorated in traditional Provencal style giving the fresh evening a warm feel.

One of the advantages of eating late is the dedicated service, so shortly after sitting down we were brought over the chalkboard menu. It didn't take us long to chose from the menu of Provencal plats and Italian pizzas or pastas, as we had already established we wanted a full formule.
I opted for the Soupe de Poisson to start while JetSet went for the Legume Tartare.

The soup was served straight up in a traditional saucepan and was accompanied by the all important rouille (a pungent Provençal sauce of garlic and olive oil), grated cheese and croutons. The soup was already flavoursome but adding little rouille topped toasts added a bit of gusto and texture. The tartare was fresh, served with a helping of tapenade the sweet and crunchy vegetables were met with a savoury oily match.

For mains I needed a bit of manning up after a long day cycling around Provence (yes I know they were electric bikes but still..) and went for the Ox Ragu with penne pasta. The ragu had a slow-cooked tenderness to the meat and a full flavoured sauce. JetSet went with the healthy-fat option of a Salmon Steak, which was served with a not so healthy creamy sauce and home baked potato wedges. Needless to say the last few potato wedges ended up on my plate so I can certify they were home baked..

Due to the possible pasta and potato carb overloading we decided to share a single dessert, settling on a lemon meringue tart. The tart had a perfectly crunchy base, but the lemon filling was not tangy enough for my taste-buds. This in no way stopped us from licking the plate clean...

The evening formule came in at a very affordable €21 for three courses or €16 for two.