Les Terrasses Du Beffroi La Fontaine

For half of the year, we live in the “haute ville”, the medieval village overlooking the town of Vaison. We had never been to this restaurant in the past, as it it had a middling reputation. Upon learning that the place had changed hands, and because we want to support local restaurants, we decided to give it a try. It was so pleasant, we returned a couple of weeks later. The restaurant is attached to the hostellerie Beffroi, which has a lovely garden where meals are served in the nice weather. There is a fine view of the “new town”, below and you are surrounded by lovely flowers, plants and trees. A great venue in which to dine. The cuisine was very good continental fare, the service was nice, and the wine list is “tres aggrable “, as the French say. There were a couple of things of particular note. The servers were very nice and accommodating, and the smoked duck breast, prepared on premises, was particularly tasty. The place has a nice, friendly, casual feel. We will be back and will bring our guests as well. Especially for lunch. A nice bottle of wine in a lovely garden. Tres bien.

The food, the ambiance and the service could not have been better. We have eaten here twice in the last 10 days and both times the dishes were creative, full of flavor and absolutely delicious! The beautiful garden setting overlooking the valley just adds to this special experience. If the apricot tartelette or pané perdu is on the menu…don’t miss it!

In the fascinating town of Vaison la Romaine, this restaurant has a wonderful view over the valley and is particularly lovely at sunset. With unbooked tables right next to the terrace wall, it was therefore a mystery to me why the waitress tried to seat us under a gloomy tree, and it took some exertion on my part to get moved. We had some very nice meals in our three day stay in Vaison, but unfortunately this wasn 't one of them. The tropic inspired salmon starter had somehow been deprived of any vibrancy, and the other starters were pretty bland too. When the only thing I can smell on a 'slow braised ' lamb main course is a surfeit of white pepper things aren 't looking good, and my concerns were realised with a fatty piece of poor lamb. There is nothing wrong with a cheap cut of meat if it is really slowly cooked in a well balanced sauce but this wasn 't. So needs to try harder to match the food with the view...

This seasonal restaurant has a very nice dining room with courtyard view. The 3 course 32 euro, meal choices were very flavorful and tastefully presented. The staff friendly and helpful. Closed Wednesday.

Absolutely terrible service. So disappointing. Ok food, forgetful waitress, no wine, wrong order, bad.