La Civette

We had the plat du jour — steak frites, which was a steak at poivre with fries and salad. The menu even indicated that it was boeuf Charolais which was exciting. Unfortunately the steaks (ordered medium rare) came well done and medium well. The beer that we ordered was out of stock (pression) so we ended up with something like hoegarden instead.
Disappointing.

Outdoor café type restaurant in Avignon. We decided to eat here based on the advertised special (magret de canard au miel or duck breast with honey). We promptly got a table, sat down and looked over the menu. It took quite awhile before any waiter noticed us to take our order and when they did, the special advertised was not available! Ah well. The waiter recommended the bœuf special which was a fillet of beef served in a creamy pepper sauce with fries and salad. It was really delicious. The entire meal for 2 people (2 beef entrees, 2 glasses of wine) was just under 38 euros. Great price. I would eat here again.

First day exploring Avignon and I needed something substantial to get me through the day. I decided to try on impulse la Civet after seeing their menu du jour of a continental brunch. The waitress suffered through my choppy French but spoke English well and joked around repeating my order back in my accent, which put me at ease. What I wasn’t prepared for was the size of the meal, it consisted of beef pattie topped with an egg side of beans and sausage, salad, cheese, 3 slices of toast and a toasted croissant. My cries of «tres formidable» were met with «You have to finish it» I did my best but I should have ordered something smaller. It also came with a coffee and a glass of juice for about 15 € the combination of friendly staff and value for money and food quality made this a good choice.

It’s an ok place, but nothing really special. Service was friendly, but not particularly dedicated.
I had the «butcher’s choice» and was one of the worst streaks I ever had. The fries were very good though.
My wife had the gigot d’agnon and it was delicious.
Location was nice, on the Clock Square, some tables are right in the middle of the square, but today was too windy and cold to be outside, so we preferred to seat in the heated terrace.