Marcel Bistro Chic - Nice

Very friendly welcome and excellent service. Good menu and the food was delicious. The sea bream was extremely tasty. We would definitely revisit. Food: 5 Servi... read more Very friendly welcome and excellent service. Good menu and the food was delicious. The sea bream was extremely tasty. We would definitely revisit. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: €40–50 Parking space: Not sure Parking options: Parking is unavailable

Overall experience at Marcel Bistro Chic was disappointing and overpriced. Not any fault of the service staff. The meal started with a basket of small loafs of... read more Overall experience at Marcel Bistro Chic was disappointing and overpriced. Not any fault of the service staff. The meal started with a basket of small loafs of bread. Bread was cold, tough, and possibly stale. Nothing was given with the bread which seemed odd as something simple like butter or oil/vinaigrette can make a cheap bread better. I feel bad about wasting it. Smoked Salmon Linguine:. Came out nice and warm, and fast. Food was ready within 5 10 minutes. This dish was severely lacking in salt and flavor. The salmon was the texture of wafer paper, I could taste the smoke on the salmon but that was the only flavor that was obvious in this dish. The sauce lacked complexity similar to what one could get in a jar. There was one half of a tomato on the dish I could not tell if this was for plating or to be eaten but it felt like an odd addition to the flavor profile. Braised Beef Cheek and Gnocchi:. Also came out fast, dish was warm but not hot. There was a considerable amount of beef and gnocchi which I was pleased to see. The beef varied in texture from piece to piece which is not something I am used to encountering particularly with higher quality meat. If this meat was seared before it was braised, it needs more salt in that preparation as, like the pasta, the dish was under salted. The braising liquid was not very complex and honestly quite bitter. This bitterness prevented me from finishing the dish. The gnocchi itself was fairly standard and the carrots were a good means to cut through the overall bitterness. Like the pasta, there was also a half tomato in this dish. Very out of place with the flavor profile and seemed to just be a visual addition. Throughout the meal there was music playing from a blown out speaker which was not pleasant. I swear I heard a phone notification come through on it once which made chuckle a bit. Food: 1 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 2 Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €20–30 Wheelchair accessibility: Restaurant is at ground level with seating outside. I am unsure of the accessibility to bathrooms.

We hadn’t booked a table but were lucky a few became free on our arrival. Friendly and helpful staff. Disappointed with the food, my husband had Tempura Frogs L... read more We hadn’t booked a table but were lucky a few became free on our arrival. Friendly and helpful staff. Disappointed with the food, my husband had Tempura Frogs Legs, the batter was no different than you would get on a piece of cod from a chip shop! This was redeemed with the Beef cheek and gnocchi stew which he said was delicious. I had ravioli which was very disappointing, there was just no flavour. Sadly this is not somewhere I would recommend.

Wrote this review for the beef cheek and tiny gnocchi dish which was divine. Great otmosphere we ate outside. Quite a nice overall experience. read more Wrote this review for the beef cheek and tiny gnocchi dish which was divine. Great otmosphere we ate outside. Quite a nice overall experience.

We loved this place, the food was excellent and the service so friendly we were made to feel really welcome. Tucked down a small street so nice and quiet and aw... read more We loved this place, the food was excellent and the service so friendly we were made to feel really welcome. Tucked down a small street so nice and quiet and away from the crowds highly recommended