Cafe de Nice

Whenever we walk by this appealing sidewalk cafe, it is always busy. We finally caught it on a windy when there wasn't quite so many people. Great lunch. I had the special filet with pepper sauce, twice-cooked potatoes, sautéed veggies and a salad. My partner had a mixte salad (mammoth) that was full of fresh ingredients. Two on-tap Stella's, a basket of baguette and we were styling. Bill was 30€. Not bad! Nice ambience.

Nice place in center but not on overcrowded main street. Excellent live music. Friendly stuff. There are children's menu.

I had onion soup but when it arrived it was not hot. Asked them to reheat while my family had their lunch. Waited more than 15 minutes for my reheated soup. No apologies and no one asked if the food was ok. The food was good but it doesn't matter when the service is poor.

After a great meal at the next-door Les 2 Terrasses, we asked the manager there for a recommendation for the next day, and he suggested this restaurant. If we had not been to Les 2 Terrasses, we probably would have had a better impression of Cafe de Nice. But it suffered by comparison. I had the 3 course menu for 25 euros. I started with a salad Nicoise, and asked if the tuna was fresh (which it was at Les 2 Terrasses). He said it was. But it sure seemed like canned tuna. I then had a dish of three grilled fish. Again, not as good as the night before. The dessert was an ice cream sundae. On the other hand, my companion did better. Her main course was mussels in a tomato sauce. Very generous and tasty. Our waiter was very professional.

Every time we ate here, we had terrific service, terrify food, and an all round great experience.The street hostess is a credit to the restaurant, friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable about the evenings menu. In addition, the wait staff were also very professional and friendly.Food was really excellent, beautifully presented, well cooked, with generous tasty portions.This soon became our restaurant of choice in Nice, and we ate here several times during our stay.Not cheap, but worth the splurge for great food and a nice evening.