La Coursejade - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

The dishes are all very good, with creative tastes but very well balanced and innovative. The service is kind, friendly and attentive.

Je dois admettre que nous n'avons d'abord mangé ici que parce que nous avons séjourné à l'hôtel auquel appartient le restaurant et que nous ne voulions pas nous aventurer dehors lors de notre première nuit. Nous avons fini par manger ici chaque soir de notre séjour de quatre nuits. Cela s'est transformé en un curieux rituel. La carte est très limitée, chaque soir vous avez le choix entre deux entrées, deux plats et deux desserts. Chaque fois que nous lisions le menu, nous étions un peu déçus, alors nous en commandions à contrecœur un de chaque pour nous deux et le partagions. Presque tout ce que nous avons obtenu s’est avéré exceptionnel et je suis un fin gourmet aguerri. J'aurais aimé avoir un endroit comme celui-ci à Boston. Leurs plats de poisson en particulier étaient excellents. Mais le point culminant était la soupe aux pois et aux pétoncles grillés. Je n’avais aucune idée à quel point la soupe aux pois pouvait être une explosion de saveurs ! Sans doute l'un des meilleurs plats que j'ai jamais essayé. Nous avons aussi adoré leur pain. Le service était excellent et attentionné mais pas intrusif. Le temps était superbe la plupart du temps, nous avons donc pu manger sur leur jolie terrasse. Attention, la Camargue est un vivier de moustiques, et même s'ils font tourner des aimants à moustiques, si vous dînez après neuf heures, vous aurez envie de porter des vêtements à manches longues et/ou de mettre un anti-moustique. La carte des vins est correcte. Je recommande la bouteille d'un demi-litre de rose qu'ils ont au menu, qui me semble le meilleur rapport qualité-prix. Les cocktails sont assez standards et trop chers. Le repas vous coûtera pas mal d'argent, mais comparé à ce que j'aurais dû payer à Boston, ce n'était pas scandaleux et nous avons senti que nous en avions facilement pour notre argent en termes de superbe qualité.

Même si le choix est limité sur la carte, les plats sont originaux et la carte change quotidiennement. Idéal également pour un déjeuner avec des barbecues, des hamburgers et des salades.

2 years in a row I came back to the hotel and loved the food at the restaurant. Fine dining with dishes which are worked to an art form. Good selection of wines and great deserts too in a little paradise of a terrace.

In most countries, I wouldn't consider dining at a hotel unless the city was under siege. But this is France, we are in a lovely country hotel, and there is obviously great care all around. While the choices are limited (two of everything), each dish was prepared with great skill and artistry, the ingredients are first rate, and the service is attentive and congenial.The dining room is atmospheric, reflecting love and respect for the Camargue, appropriately informal and homey. We are glad we are staying at this fine hotel and pleased to know the restaurant is as good as we had hoped for.The prices are entirely reasonable for the high standards of quality.

We have stayed in the hotel and have booked for each evening the restaurant . It is a set menu with a choice for each dish . Every dish was just very nice including the desert. Good chef and also good restaurant staff. Very good wine list . We loved it here. To be recommended

We started our trip in Paris where, of course, we ate well. We continued to the lovely Ariege region, where the restaurants are not ready for prime time. And then we moved on for a night in Le Camargue, before heading back to the States. We stayed at the Mas de Calabrun--ok but nothing to write home about. However! We had dinner in the hotel's restaurant, Le Coursejade, a beautifully arranged space with windows looking out at the pretty grounds.The amuse bouche arrived--a thick whirl of watermelon and grenadine that knocked our socks off--so different, so concentrated, and so fabulous I wanted to lick the inside of the small elegant flute. I said to my husband, "This augers well." What an understatement. The menu is limited. Three choices for each course, but trust me, you will find what you want to eat. I had a caprese salad that looked like a painting. I'd never known what a difference the right olive oil could make. My husband had shell fish (which I am allergic to and couldn't taste) but he moaned with pleasure over every bite. My second course was a filet, his was fish, and both were magnificent. Generous portions, perfect accompaniments, wonderful sauces. We looked at each other and agreed that this was our best meal of this trip in France! It was our anniversary, we were drinking a lovely champagne, and we allowed ourselves dessert. His was chocolate, mine strawberry and I can't begin to describe the depth of flavors. You will have to dine there yourself to find out. Price for quality--excellent. Compared to equivalent Parisian wannabes, a bargain. Don't skip the breakfast buffet if you are staying at the Mas, because it's wonderful too.

Worthwhile a visit. Not exactly inexpensive but food was high quality (which is not always the case in tourist locations) and a modern revisitation of many flavors typical of the mediterraneum regions. Service good and location very pleasant in the countryside.