Le Resto Du Paty - Arles

Dishes worth of an étoilé place, legumes very, very fresh, tonight the guardiane was particularly excellent. Nice efficient service with a smile. A must stop by when in the area. Nice local colors for the decoration, a nice breeze on the patio even these days as temperature are way over typical temperature.

We found this restaurant by chance whilst looking for a good lunch in the Camargue. It was quite late, after 13.30 when we phoned for a table for 3. We'd just tried to take a table in a restaurant nearby, only to be informed by the owner that at that time of day, we would have to have the plat du jour, which was too heavy for a hot day. We used the Maps app to find the Le Resto du Paty it is in a quiet location with tables on the terrace inside. We received a warm welcome. The restaurant is run by a family who claim to serve simple food done well. I think that they underrate themselves, we had a superb lunch. A friend I shared their delicious main course salad as a starter, consisting of Burrata mozzarella, jambon cru, leaves, tomatoes olives. It was a large serving providing generous portions for the two of us. My husband had a mixed salad, again a very generous serving of fresh ingredients. We all had the same main course, gambas grilled with herbs served with three colours of Camargue rice. The gambas were superb, fresh-tasting, hot but not over-cooked as they often can be the rice was a new experience, also delicious. It was explained that the three different colours of rice needed to be cooked separately as they require different cooking times, they can then be mixed before serving, a very useful tip. We chose a rosé, a vin gris, perfect to complement the meal. After such good courses we couldn't resist puddings. The crême brûlée was very good the pannacotta with a fruit coulis very light much enjoyed. We only wished we had found this restaurant before in all the years we have been visiting this area. We'll certainly be returning.

Staying in a b b we struggled to find somewhere for dinner in the Camargue in September that was consistently open thankfully this place was (except Tuesdays . The decor is cosy, the staff friendly, if a bit stretched at times. We were on a budget, so we ordered from the bottom end of the menu (pizza/pasta @c.12€ . Ok, but nothing special. The steaks we saw passing with waitresses looked amazing, but for c.20€ not for us. There are tvs everywhere showing French bullfighting clips, it's a talking point but you zone it out after a while! We went here 3 times in all, and enjoyed it.

Unpretentious place serving way beyond succulent traditional fare. Known for i pizzas cooked on wood fire, it also offers quite an array of other dish. Lovely, intimate.

Highly recommended for a simple country restaurant This is the sort of unpretentious but characterful restaurant serving high quality if simple food you expect but increasingly fail to find as you travel through the back roads of France. We were racing to find one of our favourite if simple restaurants in Salin-de-Giraud for lunch and having taken a turning (mistakenly) we passed this restaurant at Albaron just after 1.30pm and quickly applied the brakes as we saw the many cars parked outside what seemed a deserted rustic restaurant. Inside was a warm bustling restaurant decked out in a rich red decor with simple but comfortable seating. We sat in the small first room whilst there was a much larger room beyond and a more intimate room leading off to the side. Note you have to like watching men being chased by bulls in the streets of France as they had two televisions in our dining room continuously showing this. This is a on a minor road that goes nowhere so you only find it if you know about it. We were the only non French in the packed restaurant. I believe I will be the first non-french to review thee restaurant in TripAdvisor. Our Fish soup was amazing in presentation, flavour and taste. It was wonderfully welcome on a cold overcast February lunchtime. My wife went for a Entrecote Steak as it was available medium cooked, but I went for a deliciously juicy Taureau steak cooked saignant (rare) as they only cook this bull steak bleu (raw) or saignant. Both the Entrecote and the Taureau come from local beef and were delicious. I had a nougat ice-cream dessert which nicely rounded off the meal with coffee. It also serves a wide range of pizzas (its speciality) but if you like a good steak go for it.. The local Cote de Rhone wine was very good especially at 18Euro a bottle. The sole waitress seemed for most of the time to be serving the whole restaurant at amazing speed adding to the animated atmosphere. Simple cuisine in a charming restaurant at a very reasonable price.