Prévot - Cavaillon

The reviews on TA were mixed so we didn’t know what to expect. We started with aperitifs from the selection of Melon liqueur cocktails. The accompanying small b... read more The reviews on TA were mixed so we didn’t know what to expect. We started with aperitifs from the selection of Melon liqueur cocktails. The accompanying small bites were delicious. I should say at this point that Prevot is famous for its melon themed dishes and the chefs passion for melon is clearly displayed around the walls of the restaurant, which is decorated in a tranquil, pastel palette. A perfect backdrop for the food. After a slow start and some brief confusion when we were asked for our choices but we had not been given menus, we opted for the 6 plate tasting menu, which included the melon and lobster dish which we were particularly keen on trying as we had heard good things about it. We were not disappointed. After a palette cleansing cucumber and crab appetiser, the first dish was a tuna and tomato dish. Lightly seared tuna, confit sun dried tomatoes and a tomato sorbet. Fabulous. Followed by pan fried foie gras with kumquat marmalade, with the most delicious jus. Then came the lobster and melon dish, which lived up to its billing. Beautifully presented and delicious. The next dish was pigeon breast, again with the most delicious jus. We were then served a deliciously light emulsion of goats cheese on a fig coulis. This was followed by a beautiful melon mousse dessert with a fruits of the forest could centre. Very light and tasty. The last plate was some tasty little petit fours. With an extensive wine list, which included many of our favourite local wines this was a very successful evening, despite the service being a little slow. We had a little chat with the chef, a charming man who explained he started his career as a pastry chef, hence the little petits four at the end. He can’t resist returning to his roots.

Wonderful meal. We ordered the menu constructed around melon for each course very creative and above all, delicious! We will return to try the other seasonal me... read more Wonderful meal. We ordered the menu constructed around melon for each course very creative and above all, delicious! We will return to try the other seasonal menus.

There are places in the world that are like little sanctuaries of passion, love, art and magic. Prevot is one of those places. You do not go to Prevot to eat th... read more There are places in the world that are like little sanctuaries of passion, love, art and magic. Prevot is one of those places. You do not go to Prevot to eat the latest fad in foamy, molecular, what-nots. You go to Prevot to eat food made with love. Love for the ingredients, and love for the process, and a love for making people happy. You go because Prevot has been making wonderful food (and illustrations paintings) for over thirty years. He came to fame (and his Michelin star) by being the first chef to discover new ways to bring the wonderful melons of Cavaillon to life, with his piece de resistance his homard bisque served inside a cooked melon. Before Prevot, nobody had ever cooked a melon as part of a professionally served meal. It is a combination that on the surface seems improbable, and the first time I went to Prevot I approached his “melon” degustation menu with trepidation, but once you’ve had it you realize what a genius he is. True it took him many years to work out the techniques and exact combinations of spices and flavors that allow his marriages of melons and other ingredients to work, but work they do. The restaurant of course serves many other exquisite dishes beyond his melon inspired dishes, but if you are going to have only one opportunity to eat at Prevot, and you are lucky enough to be there during the melon season, then the melon tasting menu is the one to choose. The service is exquisite, as befits a 1-star Michelin restaurant that is probably not far from getting its second star. I am honored that when I go Prevot comes out and gives us big smiles, embraces us, tells us stories, charms my lady, and this last time gave me a hug and said I looked like I could be his younger brother. This man has been working hard making magic for over 30 years yet is humble and still full of passion and life. One day Prevot will retire and the restaurant will be no more, and a small pocket of magic will vanish from the city of Cavaillon. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Go see the magician and experience his art in his atelier, go to Prevot.

When we found out that Cavaillon is home of Michelin starred Maison Prevot, we decided to give the house melon menu specialty a go, and we were not disappointed... read more When we found out that Cavaillon is home of Michelin starred Maison Prevot, we decided to give the house melon menu specialty a go, and we were not disappointed. After a few starters/amuse bouche, we had a lovely melon inspired meal, which was both surprising and very delicious. In general, service was as can be expected at a Michelin restaurant, and monsieur Prevot himself was greeting his guests and making sure that everything was working out. However, some of the waiters strangely seemed to disregard the presence of my wife, and only making food presentations for me, and even asking to remove a plate before my wife had finished her meal. This was a bit disappointing and the reason for giving an overall average rating.

Michelin star, of course. With a group of friends (38), we had reserved the restaurant. As appetizer, one of us recounted his pilgrimage to Compostela. Then to... read more Michelin star, of course. With a group of friends (38), we had reserved the restaurant. As appetizer, one of us recounted his pilgrimage to Compostela. Then to recover from this big effort made by proxy, a great meal. Attentive servive, good Vaucluse wines . A perfect evening. With a very reasonable price.