Le Ricochet - Alès

This is the type of traditional restaurant that is harder and harder to find. In a formal but comfortable setting, one is warmly received and served well prepar... read more This is the type of traditional restaurant that is harder and harder to find. In a formal but comfortable setting, one is warmly received and served well prepared dishes by a professional staff that it not even remotely stuffy. Sunday dinner (noon to 14:00) is a delight both for the meal and the surroundings.

Pleasant restaurant decorated with taste very friendly welcome and a delight for taste buds report quality unequalable price read more Pleasant restaurant decorated with taste very friendly welcome and a delight for taste buds report quality unequalable price

A pity because we had loved to make our canteen as we usually say with friends. but not, apart from the bistro spirit sought in the decor, we did not find the s... read more A pity because we had loved to make our canteen as we usually say with friends. but not, apart from the bistro spirit sought in the decor, we did not find the soul, the mind the quality of a bistroquet. in the view and I should have listened to the server this gloubi-bulga of tartare prepared, in fact did he not tell us that he himself did not take it at the resto and that say of the black forest not present in the list a I forgot, avoid the table next to the door because you will have the triple penalty, that of being ventilated to wish, percuted by the go and comes incessant and well on bad eating, despite our reservation is said passing by.

Renovating an old mas means lots of trips to builders merchants and suchlike and we found ourselves having to come to Ales for one such appointment the other we... read more Renovating an old mas means lots of trips to builders merchants and suchlike and we found ourselves having to come to Ales for one such appointment the other week. We decided to relieve the tedium of discussing floor and wall tiles and sanitaryware by treating ourselves to a rather nice lunch. After a little research, I happened upon Le Riche and was delighted that they had a table available. The dining room itself is of course a really cool space (and very Covid secure) and might alone 'merite le detour ' as the Michelin Guide would say. But actually everything: the efficiency and friendliness of the service and especially the cooking was really top notch. I don 't remember a single wrong note amongst the dishes several of which were really innovative ... but yummy at the same time. We enjoyed a selection of wines by the glass and overall thought we got great value for money. Clearly if you are looking for an inexpensive prix fixe lunchtime menu, this is not the place but if you 're looking for somewhere for a special occasion or a treat, I would highly recommend.

After i hear loads of good things about that place ! I took a trip in this small town in the south of France. The restaurant is really pleasant nice decors and... read more After i hear loads of good things about that place ! I took a trip in this small town in the south of France. The restaurant is really pleasant nice decors and beautifully dress table. We start our tasting menu with two pre starters a black garlic espuma and a foie gras creme brulé. Which were delicious and promessing for the meal to follow. We choose from the menu three differents starters. One foie gras one courgette flower stuffed with langostine and a red snapper . The presentation was really beautiful but i was surprise to see that the garnish were almost the same on two dishes peas and broad beans for foie fras and the flower. So if you do not like those instead of having three others choices you will have two. And the same cooking technique for the fish like a mousseline for the snapper and the langostine. Which show not a lot of creativity after all. The main were still pretty but big deception at the table for the Lamb more fat that meat and again same garnish for everyone . A potato finely rolled and roasted. The texture of the potato was not even nice really floury ... The beef annonced a asparagus panna cotta and we end up with an aubergine croquette. While we were eating the chef appears at our table and say : C'est bon hein! it is good dough! and left without giving us a chance to complain about the wrong garnish or the false garnish on their menu. The chef shows a great confidence .... We had some cheese to follow here nothing to say high quality cheese nice bread to go with! And here come the desserts what should be the apogy of every meal , unfornutatly it was a big desappointement for each dessert choosen and so for each of us. A chocolate liegois with a really grainy mousse like the milk where off very unpleasant did not dare to go further... A strawberry and coriander the fresh strawberry were tasteless which is surprising in full seasons in south of france i bought some into the market on the morning they were amazing a gel and a pannacotta with so much gelatine into it was not nice to taste and for the coriander nothing else that micro herbs so another big let down i did not enjoy so i did not eat it. Like a baba again very pretty but absoluetly tasteless the baba was quasi inexistant not taste of rum so dry and a disc of gelatine flavor with pineapple this one has not been touch either. No one wonder why we send our plates full to the kitchen. The chefs were gone and so the manager... left with us the sommelier who was really nice and knowlegable. The wine list is good with little vine from this region . Overated over all! Very expensive for what you get . A big let down for the table not a place to remember!