Slipping away from an enchanting visit to the Chateau Lourmarin, stumbling upon this little restaurant on the outskirts of the cobbled streets of the old town was a great find.
Arriving too late to be in with a prime spot on the fountain filled terrace, there was just one table spare but inside - deemed as as a good sign I took it.
The restaurant features a relaxed shaded terrace and a cosy authentic interior equipped with comfy sofas and bold paintings on the wall, all this with a hint of Savoyard chic.
Looking out on the boutique lined street, I turn to the menu which features a range of set menus from a pick and mix lunch menu all the way to a veritable vegetarian menu. All very tempting but a light lunch is needed as the afternoon agenda is fully loaded...
On the menu, a salade fraîcheur, with a spaghetti of raw fennel, carrot, pepper, red onion & courgette, topped with a (slightly too salty) coriander infused marinated chicken. Pesto decorated the bowler hat dish, which was mopped up with a wheaty compagne bread. The dessert de jour was an oven baked apple, sitting in a spicey buttery sauce with a scoop if rum and raisin ice cream. Simple yet effective.
All in all the food is widely well presented, whilst the service has a relaxed warmness. The menus creep up quite steeply in price, reflecting it's gourmet label, whilst the wine menu rests pretty reasonable.
Numero 9 scores a numero 8 from me..
