Sofra - Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

We ate couscous there, and it was ok, not that much more to it. If you have a big appetite, this is perfect, there was definitely too much of it for us (and got asked why we didn't eat everything ... was this really necessary...More

First-rate Morrocan food in a small restaurant run by a whirling devrish woman with a big personality. Good couscous but make sure to try the Brick!

We stayed in St Max for a week and thanks to Tripadvisor we went to this little beauty of a restaurant. I advise to book during season as there are only a few tables and this is pretty popular!We were greeted by the hostess who then became our waitress, only to find out that she was the owner along with her husband in, who ran the kitchen. We sat outside on a great summers evening and had some lovely organic, local rose wine! 2 bottles in fact! Very good and also compliments the food they serve very well.The menu isn't very extravagant but then it doesn't need to be for what they offer - a form of French tagine, the 'Brick' and couscous dishes. We asked our host what was good to eat and allowed her to choose our dishes. Between the 3 of us we had a beef tagine (massive!), the regular 'brick' (egg, cheese and potato) and some veggie couscous. The portions are massive and you will feel well fed by the time you leave. I had to waddle out the door after our Sofra feast!The garden is lovely and quiet - three tortoises call it home, the service was great and I would recommend this little gem if you fancy a great meal out in St Max!Closed on Mondays and Sundays to allow the awesome couple some R&R!

Visited Sofra for lunch after reading reviews on tripadvisor. Was not busy at the time, so we got really great service.We had 'bricks' and couscous. We'd never tried neither before but we really liked it, especially the bricks. The portions are large, and definately good value. Service was good and very personal. Our waitress (owner?) recommended what to order and was very nice. She spoke English.She was also nice to the kids, and my daughter loved seeing 3 turtles in the garden.Finally, we loved the decorations. A lot of interesting stuff hanging from the ceiling and walls, both inside and outside.Definately worth it.

We ate at this restaurant during our summer vacation in 2015. The restaurant was quite busy and the owner visibly stressed as she was dealing with unforeseen reservations. Yet we got served rather rapidly and the Tunisian food was simply delicious. The owner was quick to recommend dishes without focusing on the most expensive recommendations like some restaurants do. Note that no menu was proposed: all possible selections were shown on boards scattered throughout the restaurant. Dishes mainly consist of "bricks", "oja" and couscous, plus a small selection of desserts. Worthy of note is that the restaurant does not accept credit cards.

We came for dinner after seeing it on Tripadvisor. Not having made reservations, the friendly owner/server showed us to a lovely little table for two in the garden. Straight away water and olives were served and we were given a run down on the menu, English/french pantomime style. The service is relaxed, friendly and spot on. We shared a 'brick' as a starter - delicious and crispy. We moved on to the oja du merguez and the lamb couscous. Honestly, our eyes were too big for our stomach but the leftovers were promptly packed away for taking home. It's a husband and wife run establishment and she definitely has her work cut out for her keeping up with a full house with only one server, but everyone was happy to wait an extra 5 minutes to be served in such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We'd absolutely come again. Quiet partner would like to add the following - have driven from Paris and have stopped in many places. Have to say..this is the best meal we have had. We had to request take away because the food was soo good. I cannot wait for my midnight snack!

After visiting la basilique de Marie Madeleine I was looking at tripadvisor where to eat. I had lamb couscous, it was fantastic, and it would have been enough for 2!!! I had a 0,375 very recomendable rose wine, water for free like always here except you order it and I paid 22.- euros. The people are really nice and do their best to communicate in English and Spanish. And the garden and inside, lovely moorish atmosphere, inside stone walls and open kitchen with a lot of details and outside terrace covered and uncovered with flowers and nice decorated. Fantastic place and VERY good value

We've been in the area for a while and have eaten in a lot of the restaurants around here and can honestly say this is our favourite by a mile. We had lunch there on market day - wednesday. We didn't need to book and had a nice table inside although there is also a beautiful garden to sit in if you choose. We have a baby and they were very helpful - heating up his food and cleaning his bowl afterwards and being understanding about his mess. We ate one cous cous and one 'brick' which is a fried pancake - the cous cous was light and had a real depth of flavour and the brick was usual and delicious and came with an incredible salad. All of this was served with a great organic wine and the price was more than reasonable. I couldn't recommend it more - the staff was warm and helpful and we stayed and spoke with them about the ingredients and processes. We had a really great meal and will definitely be going back.