A La Maree - Saint-Raphaël

We had visited this quiet port area with our two children some years ago and returned as a couple this September. We chose to eat at a la Maree and it was a good decision. The food, (particularly the starters) was excellent. I was also assisted in my french when ordering table water. I asked for a pichet of water and was politely and gently advised that in french it should be a carafe of water - small point but worth knowing.Excellent service and a lovely atmosphere.

Despite being in a lovely location and with one of the largest terraces on the port front, and the fact that it was only 25% full It took us 4 requests to get a jug of water and another 3 to get a second one. The calamari was frozen and pre battered - I can literally buy the same stuff in the supermarket, though they claim 'all their seafood is delivered fresh every day'. Mussels were tiny and not very meaty, we had eaten 10x better the day before. When it came to mains, I ordered one of the house specialities, 39 euros, my friends other stuff. Mine + 2others arrived at the same time. The 4th only after having sent someone to investigate - the kids had by then already finished their meals. I sent my mixed fish back because the scallop was leathery and the fish overcooked - as a chef I knew that it had been kept too long under the warming lamp. I'm not paying 39 euros for overcooked fish. Eventually, when everyone's dinner was finished, mine arrived. The fish was perfectly cooked but the sauce had changed from a delicious shellfish sauce (which was excellent, what little I'd had of it) to a plain cream one. The scallops were missing entirely. What was most alarming was one of the clams was seriously off. I spat it out and didn't become sick but seriously wonder how that cane to be on my plate as it stank too, it was really obviously off . Could it have been deliberately placed there as I sent my dish back? Who knows. At the end we got an apology and 2 tiny glasses of free champagne but there is no way I'd recommend anyone to go there ever.

They forgot one of the starters. They didn't even think after give one person a starter to give the second person also one. They can't think. So we asked 5 min later. They bring us 5 min the second one, far after my girlfriend finished.

NO CONTROL OF COVID PASS : Not only the pass were not required but when we my wife and me proposed to show our pass the hostess just refused saying not needed. The tables were not at required distance We were given the...bill before our dessert was served We ordered ice-cream colonel and were given lemon sorbet

Don’t let the roses distract you. We were given one and accepted to be seated at a table for two in this restaurant with prime location. The boss of the place took our order bluntly. Waitresses who served us were kind but you could see...they were under pressure, the boss treated them disrespectfully and contemptuously. Like when the youger waitress brought two warm dishes in her hands to the table next to us, the boss walked right behind her pushing her from her back. Poor woman almost run which was obviously the whole purpose of pushing her. Why did he do that? To show customers that your employee is so slow that you need to push her ... Outrageous. After she had served the dishes, boss went annoyingly close to her whispering her ear something we think was quite unpleasant even though she tried hard not to show her feelings to the customers. On many occasions we saw the boss, presumable owner of the place, behaving badly towards her employees. When we asked for a bill and wanted to leave, an older waitress came to us with a card reader. When the boss noticed that he came quickly, rudely took the card reader from waitress’s hand and literally pushed her away from our table. Luckily she did not fall. You propably would like to know about the food ... Who remembers or cares. We simply lost our appetite in this oppressive and contemptuous atmosphere.