Phone: +33493386028
Address: 12 avenue Saint Louis, 06400 Cannes, France
City: Cannes
Dishes: 4
Reviews: 3755
Website: http://www.facebook.com/cotejardinbychristopheferre
"So Coté Jardin is in our neighborhood. We moved to the Petit Juas section of Cannes not that long ago. Just a 3 min walk from our house, Côté Jardin had been recommended to us to try but we had just not gotten there when over the holidays (end of 2016) we saw that they were closed for renovations. We vowed to go as soon as they reopened. So on their 3rd day open we stopped in for lunch. Of course never having been before, it is impossible for us to compare before and after renovations. And it was not until we read the local paper a couple days later that we learned, the restaurant had new owners as well as being renovated. So this is a review of the new Côté Jardin with no prior knowledge of how it was under the former owners. First, we had a lovely lunch. We were greeted and seated in their sun room. A tastefully and smartly redone room that is enclosed with sliding windows and a glass roof. The day we went, it had rained but we felt like we were outside because of all of the glass sliders. The perfect way to be "outside" on inclement weather days. We had been attracted and motivated to give this place a try because of their exceptionally well-priced plat du jour - 12€! To be honest I wasn't expecting too much at that price so was pleasantly surprised when we had an extremely tasty and well-seasoned lunch. The presentation was correct but not overly sophisticated but then this is not that kind of resto. (see my pics) My husband got the plat du jour - lapin aux champignons and I had a the pavé de boeuf, cooked exactly to my requested specs, saignant. The staff was friendly, attentive and seemed to have a good handle on running the restaurant. Of course from the article in the Nice-Matin we learned that the new owners are also the owners of L'Antidote, also located in Cannes. Having been well received at a lunch several months back at L'Antidote, we could understand why the new Coté Jardin was running so smooth right out the gate. If I was to give any "ding" it would be the silverware. Attractive to the eye but awkward and slippery in the hand. But this is minor and certainly did not dampen our lovely lunch.We are happy to have this hidden jewel right in our neighborhood and look forward to returning soon. We recommend you give it a try too!"
All prices are estimates.