L'Ovale - Nice

Amazing experience of authentic South of France cuisine great quality, fantastic value and excellent, friendly service strongly recommended! read more Amazing experience of authentic South of France cuisine great quality, fantastic value and excellent, friendly service strongly recommended!

Great true Provençal food off the tourist route!!! The hostess was delightful. My wife ordered the coq au vin which was not on the menu, but was incredible. I h... read more Great true Provençal food off the tourist route!!! The hostess was delightful. My wife ordered the coq au vin which was not on the menu, but was incredible. I had the Guinea fowl which had a delicate white sauce. We drank the local rose based on her recommendation. We finished with a dessert with a tiramisu base, vanilla ice cream, and a chocolate cake dome. Fantastic experience!!!

The food, service etc may have been great, but I never got to experience them as the restaurant refused to honour my booking. They’d decided to make the whole p... read more The food, service etc may have been great, but I never got to experience them as the restaurant refused to honour my booking. They’d decided to make the whole place available to a tour party, but didn’t bother telling me until I arrived. First time that’s happened with a Fork booking.

The foie gras, duck confit and duck magret were all first rate. Vegetables were good too, but served at room temperature unlike the properly hot duck. This is a... read more The foie gras, duck confit and duck magret were all first rate. Vegetables were good too, but served at room temperature unlike the properly hot duck. This is a modest, welcoming restaurant with superb mellow jazz music in the background. A nice selection of southwestern wines and beers. Fair value, informal, good to know.

Fantastic confit de canard, good size portion and interesting mix of additional meat. Very pleasant atmosphere, and friendly stuff. Will definitely come back. read more Fantastic confit de canard, good size portion and interesting mix of additional meat. Very pleasant atmosphere, and friendly stuff. Will definitely come back.