Top Restaurants in Orange
Most Popular French food in Orange, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Find out what French restaurants to try in Orange including Villa Saint-Antoine, Au Petit Patio, Academie De Billard, Monteverdi, La Dinette, Les Saveurs du Marche, Au Salon de Charlotte, A la Maison, Le Mas des Aigras Retaurant, l'Arausio
Things to do in Orange
10. l'Arausio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By velobob
This is a two person operation by the restaurant owners, Stéphane and Valérie, and you can tell the difference. Friendly, highly professional service with beautifully cooked and presented food makes this place special. Locally sourced fruit and vegetables are evident in many dishes. The house wine is reasonably priced and good quality supplemented by an excellent wine list if you want to splash out. After service, the chef patron visited the diners and was keen to talk about the food.You can look at the menus in the big square but the experience at L'Arausio will live long in my memory.
9. Le Mas des Aigras Retaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 178 reviews
Reviewed By anotherfoodtourist
This hotel was a convenient stopping off spot on our way home from holiday but chosen also because of its (Michelin) reputation for good food at reasonable prices.We had been told the restaurant opened at 19.15 but decided to come down a bit early to sit outside in the garden. We'd hoped for a glass or two of wine while we perused the menu â but it seemed that serving staff eat their dinner before service â so we waited in vain. Not to worry though â it was relaxing and pleasantly cool under the trees.We opted for the most expensive set menu, persuaded by its promise of foie gras, lobster and scallops. Along with the wine (we chose âvin ouvertâ which was perfectly drinkable â a white first, followed a couple of glasses later by pink) came a bowl of crunchy veg sticks, a yoghurty dip and some good bread. A nice touch.Our first course was baked foie, warm, crusty on the outside, silken within. It was served with raspberries and melted chocolate â an inspired accompaniment. It was delicious â and we wasted not a scrap, mopping fatty, chocolaty juices with that bread.Next came scallops. Plump, juicy, cooked to perfection, served with a foamy sauce and topped with a dollop of caviar ⦠again really really good. However, things then slowed down markedly â before coming to a virtual standstill. The scallops had arrived at 12 minutes past 8 (this I know because I took their photo) a perfectly reasonable twenty minutes after the foie (ditto). We then waited until nine for our lobster ravioli â by which time I was getting just a bit fidgety (we had after all spent a very hot 9 hours in the car). And then we waited some more; it was another hour before we got the cheese (a pre-prepared - and rather dull if I'm honest - plate, surely straight from the fridge) and almost as long again for dessert. Iâm afraid we left without bothering with coffee, eyelids drooping.It was clear that the waiting staff that evening were overstretched (too many covers?) but they were also at times annoyingly inefficient, with one waitress pointlessly clearing a vacated table while people nearby all but passed out from lack of food or wine.Donât get me wrong; the food really was very good indeed â but unfortunately it was let down on this particular occasion by the slow service.
8. A la Maison
Overall Ratings
4 based on 708 reviews
Reviewed By carradaleh
Lunch on Saturday June 1st. Food really good but the staff! If you were local you had their undivided attention, long conversations and mutual appreciation. If you were a tourist, and British to boot, you were repeatedly ignored. 2 hours in a car park was not enough. An hour for the first course, another for the mains, repeated requests to clear the table and have the dessert menu achieved the board being thrown across the table and shouting. The bill, when it came was of course wrong, (not the only table). We watched others give up and walk off. We shall not return. I doubt they will give a damn.
7. Au Salon de Charlotte
Overall Ratings
4 based on 157 reviews
Reviewed By Timothy F
Me and my other half decided to stop over for a quick coffee. The place looked so cute and the waitress was very friendly. The coffee was good. My girlfriend also decided to have a piece of cake that she found delicious.Will definitely stop over again if we go back to the area.
6. Les Saveurs du Marche
Overall Ratings
4 based on 738 reviews
Reviewed By Oparazzo
Orange's two main attractions are located right next to each other: The ancient theater and Les Saveurs du Marche. Since we arrived in the city only after 12:30 we began our short stay with the latter. And we were lucky enough to snatch the very last free table; numerous, less fortunate aspirants got turned away later. We were even luckier because it was a table that was still in the shade also two and a half hours later; it always puzzles me that anyone can survive even half a bottle of wine in the Provence's midday sun.Feeling frivolous and with plenty of time at our disposal, we opted for the 4-course menu à 31 Euros (see the photo for details). God, what a feast... Everything was fresh, cooked perfectly to the point, arranged beautifully. The living proof that even at tourist hot spots a restaurant can offer value for money. And that this place is run and served bye a very pleasant couple made our stay even more enjoyable.After all this exuberance I feel entitled to some criticism. First of all, the main dish both of us had (the other one, filet de boeuf, was out even though it was rather early in the day), the four giant gambas which were cooked and served unpared and uncleaned, causing a number of problems:1. They are a mess to eat, and I personally hate to touch glass and cutlery with greasy fingers (they came with salad and a small bowl of vegetables), notwithstanding the fact that they were a delicious mess to eat, which leads to #2:2. Too much good juice gets thrown away with the shells. When we make prawn in the shells at home I lick them clean before I peel them, but I rather not do so in public.3. The intestines. Even if they don't taste bitter (some did), they look disgusting. You don't even have to remove the shells to take them out! Lordy, that almost cost you a point.And then there is the one single toilet that serves all. I had to wait for over five minutes before I could wash my hands after the gambas.That were the small downsides. Otherwise we left extremely satisfied and still able to climb up and down the adjacent theater (the fact that we had skipped the wine also helped a lot).
5. La Dinette
Overall Ratings
4 based on 151 reviews
Reviewed By Rob H
Such a cute spot. Close to the theatre but away from the crowded central restaurants on an opera night. Menu concise with daily specials. Provençal cuisine at it's freshest. Family run and frequented by locals more than tourists. Busy outside terrace. Service was friendly and considerate of time constraints for theatre attendance. Fine little bistro to visit anytime.
4. Monteverdi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 319 reviews
Reviewed By LoraLoz
We came there by chance on a rainy afternoon because we could not find any place to eat. I was reading TA reviews about eating options in Orange and came across this name. We decided to try it: what a pleasant and welcoming place with very good food and attentive service. Very modestly prices - we had 2 main courses, a beer, 2 deserts all under 50 euros. Absolutely superb as a lunch option.
3. Academie De Billard
Overall Ratings
4 based on 437 reviews
Reviewed By dtbs1966
Best pint in Orange . I have visited several times and recommend the Mega burger. Great atmosphere and can be busy so if you want to play pool this is the only place in Orange but reserve a table. The only American diner that serves café gourmand.
2. Au Petit Patio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 711 reviews
Reviewed By Googly2010
First a word of bon avis for lunchtime diners - the external patio was stifling today when outside it was 31C and also inconsiderate smokers (French of course) were lighting up, polluting the air. BUT inside the dining room is a haven of peace and coolness! The greeting was super friendly and our move inside was no problem. We both chose the â¬29 menu and it was superb - very creative and tasty cooking. Amuse bouche of a sardine mousse was followed by delicious starters of pea and mint gazpacho with chevre and crispy strips of jambon plus crab ravioli (in black pasta) with pureed avocado and pink grapefruit. We both chose the pork main (beautifully soft piece of belly on ribs, spiced delicately with Mexican spices) accompanied by crushed herby potatoes in oil, and sautéed mushrooms. The pork fell off the bone! We then had a generous plate of 3 tasty cheeses and finished off with a vanilla rice pudding with cubes of dessicated coconut. Coffees arrived with a petite Madeleine and a coconut mousse. We were sated!! I forgot the drinks - a kir for me plus a shared half bottle of white wine from Chateau dâUchaux which perfectly complemented all the food. As I already mentioned, the ladies serving were great. We paid in all around â¬90 but this was well worth it. Itâs only a 10 minute stroll from the Roman theatre. Highly recommended.
1. Villa Saint-Antoine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 78 reviews
Hidden gem on the Cotes du Rhone Wine Route. Bar/lounge, Casual Dining and Fine Dining. Spacious terrace in the middle of a lush garden Guest house with a pool, comfortable huts, children area.
Reviewed By J J
This was recommended by friends in the area. The place is beautiful. We dined outside. The service was excellent and the salad of mushrooms was exceptional! The presentations are lovely, especially the desserts. There was an off-putting smell the day we were there - fertilizer or a sewage issue perhaps? But everything else was wonderful!
