Café de Turin

Wow. The best selection of seafood! There is nothing you cannot get here in terms of sea food. Spectacular!
Probably the best in town. But that should not raise your expectations in terms of atmosphere and dress code. Because this place is totally casual and noisy and anything else than stylish.
Try the no1 oysters and the mussels in wine.

nice vibe，fresh oyster. We’ve ordered Le panache de fruits de Mer and one dozen speciales huitres. Only the oyster is big and fresh, other seafood taste not so fresh. The clam has a wired smell… The price is expensive and the service is terrible. I don’t think they have hired enough people for the big and «fancy» place. This is so far the worst seafood place to go. Not worth trying

Great seafood, especially the mixed plate and the king prawns, recommended! don’t know why it is only 3 stars rating. Definitely 5 star restaurant regarding seafood.
Local people told me that it is the number one restaurant in Nice serving oyster

All I have to say is please check to make sure your waiter is not drunk and hates the fact that tourism is how they make money. Perhaps I’m jaded because I’m just used to being treated nicely by a waiter, but this place sucks. (And feel free to check out my reviews, I don’t post sucky reviews). The waiter tried to trick us into ordering more than we wanted. When what we wanted came it tasted gross and our main courses never came. Leave it up to our British friend who called a spade a spade and said skip our main course (which never showed up) and asked for the bill. I would NEVER recommend this place. (ps — do NOT sit near the kitchen you won’t want to see how they treat the food or look at their reflections). Thank god I did not end up with food poisoning! I was almost 100% expecting it.

Everyone told us this was THE place to go for seafood… Given that I am a mussels/​oyster/​prawn gal, off we went!
I liked the displays outside of their shellfish and their menu is literally entirely seafood. There is not a beef or chicken item to be found.
Selection is huge and items are fresh. Service is good. I had mussels and langoustines (prawns) and the prawns were literally 25 euros for 10. They tasted great and I enjoyed my meal, but it wasn’t anything special and it was CRAZY expensive, especially converting back to Canadian dollars.
I’d splurge on some of the other restaurants in the area instead personally.

Good fresh seafood but a bit pricey. Six large oysters couple of clams and lots of sea snails.

Service rapide esprit Brasserie, alors que l’on aime ou pas cela peut choquer mais on y va surtout pour manger plus que pour regarder ou écouter le serveur .
Produits frais, des plateaux à composer vous même, budget certes un poil élevé mais il n’y a pas tant de restaurants à Nice où l’on peut se composer son propre plateau de fruits de mer ou en acheter pour les cuisiner chez soi.
En vacances à Nice on a aimé se poser quelques instants pour déguster huitres, crevettes, bulots et bigorneaux et c’était bon !

Walked in between meal hours. Good service fresh shellfish. Needed explanation for sea snails

Not a restaurant for me! Went with the family after arriving in Nice. All were very hungry and it was a recommendation from staff at hotel. Bad recommendation as we are not used to french style seafood, as in cold, uncooked, scampi and oyster platers.
What you order is literally what you get, I mean if you order 6 scampi, you get 6 scampi and butter, no veg. or side to go with it. Service was bad as well as waiter was impatient and dismissive.

First off: My fiancée do love seafood, I mean, she is crazy about that. And from the first time we saw this place from outside, with the oysters and the seafood displayed I knew we would end up here, one round of oysters is always necessary in France!
Fines de Claire 1 for starter, and then Moules frites for our small celebration. Claire oysters are something I always look for, being a particular type of oysters a bit juicier and more consistent. Amazing.
Moules frites, even if this is no mussel season, were extremely pleasant, small but tasteful, we were really surprised by them! The only bad parenthesis was about frites come separated from moules… oh come on, the dish is moule frites, you can’t make me pay separate for moules and frites! Damn! Well apart from this turistic-​trap fall, the place is very nice, conveniently located and with amazing raw food. Prices for fresh seafood is a bit too high, but oysters are not that expensive and moules were around 13 Euros, which is pretty usual for Nice. If you are craving for oysters, that’s the place where to go!
PS: The service is usual french-​style serving… do not expect smiles or anything, I don’t know why most of the waiters in this amazing country seems to be hostile to customers… but that’s how things works! be warned!

Je vais faire cours, ce resto est surevaluer, le plateau seafood cuit quon a commander avait etait preparer le jour d’avant, serveur insultant, pain servi acheter au super marcher, beurre et mayo servi dans les barquette plastique direct, une seul bierre pression au menu, toilette deplorable, prix alucinant, vraiment insultant au final et lexperience nous a pourri lapres midi, merci encore de tout ca turin

Great location on Garibaldi Square. An easy pick just for its people watching suitability.
Some amazing seafood platters on offer, for suitably breathtaking prices. Have no illusions — this is no bargain.
I went for a half dozen Fines de Claires #1 and was not disappointed. A fresh salty mouthful of the Atlantic while sitting on the Med.
Despite the prices it was very busy, with a mix of locals and tourists. Service was prompt, friendly and attentive. I will be back before I leave.

EXPENSIVE!!!
Not sure what the hype is but was not worth the 75 euro we spent on a dozen oysters, 6 medium prawns and 1 king crab leg. Orders are based on size. Small, medium or large or 1, 2, 3. I’ve had better/​fresher seafood. However, it seems as if this place was the only place in Nice that served seafood. We were still hungry after that we went to go get a second dinner!
I would not recommend but if you’re hankering for some seafood, then this is your best bet.

Our waitress probably hates Americans, when we arrived she wasn’t very friendly, and served EVERYONE in her section besides us, after politely waiting for 25 – 30 mins at our table, we called her over and she told us to wait one second, then she came back and took our order. I initially thought maybe it was french culture to take their time in doing things and so we waited and waited. But when noticed that people who came in behind us that spoke french got served before us, we knew. Especially in a café that is in the site of tourism, one shouldn’t be racially discriminating. Brunette with a short pony tail, didn’t catch her name, food was alright and expensive, wishing there was Tabasco sauce lol or maybe they had it but didn’t offer to us. We had the combination plate with oysters, shrimps and all sorts of other crustaceans. Being that the service SUCKS, we weren’t really enjoying our meals.

I am a slut for raw oysters. Scratch that, I’m a slut for seafood in general. Café de Turin was recommended to me by a local, saying that most people go to Turin for good seafood. So I immediately strapped on my eating pants and made a B-​line for Garibaldi Square. In my stay in France I had a few issues with the quality of service (A rude Frenchman?! Well! I Never!) but here the waitress was patient and explained that she only spoke a little English and attempted to mime her suggestions to us. She even smiled at one point!
Enough about that, I had to order the oysters, which come in varying sizes. N1 is large, N2 is medium, and N3 are the smallest though I have a sneaking suspicion their quality is roughly about the same. If you consider yourself an adventurous eater, you must try raw oysters. If you are adamantly against it (like my boyfriend, who kept referring them to as «sea flavored snot balls») they do have safe cooked choices on the menu.
Overall, the quality of the food was good (I expect no less from les francaises) and the service wasn’t that bad. The prices are a bit high (even higher when you do the conversion from USD to Euros) and I think they raise them because it is located in a very touristy area of Garibaldi Square. Despite the prices I still think this place was worth the extra money and it was frequented just as much by the locals as it was by tourists, which is always a good sign. I would definitely say stop by this place if you’re in Nice, buy a nice bottle of wine, order the seafood and eat to your hearts content.

You must come here if you enjoy raw oysters. If you are new to France (and adventurous with food) I would suggest the seafood medley as it includes a little of everything, including sea snail.
Otherwise just go for the oysters (raw) and shrimp (cooked). The taste is sweet and delicious. I’ve had oysters in America and Australia and I would say the taste is sweeter than from the other countries. A must if you enjoy raw seafood!

Déception
Les coquillages sont très frais, les prestations de service ont bien diminuè, ainsi que la contenance du plateau. Niveau service c’est un peu l’usine. Je suis client depuis 1990, et constate le changement d’année en année en négatif.

Great outdoor café to have fresh seafood. The clams, mussels, and oysters (les huitres) are out to choose from. We sat down at 130 and were ready to order, but the theme of slow service continued (hard to find anyone in France who is in a hurry). They took our drink order around 150 and at 205 they took our food order. We ordered the No1 Fines de clauses marennes Oleron (large oysters) and the cooked mussels (moules Marinieres)(the other moules are raw) and French fries. We were told that unfortunately we missed the cutoff for the fries which was 2 o’clock. The food was excellent and we will probably be back when we are in town.

DEPLORABLE !
Le service est minable et la qualité des plateaux est déplorable.
Hors de prix pour des fruits de mer de mauvaise qualité.
C’est une véritable HONTE et c’est vraiment dommage.

Nicht perfekt, aber okmir hat’s gefallen! Wer in Nizza verweilt und Austern essen will, oder mal probieren will, sollte hier hin.

Auf jeden Fall ein Muss wer Austern etc. essen möchte. Preis ist ganz Nizza gerecht. Haben eine gemischte Fischplatte für eig eine Person Größe L gegessen. Das hat für zwei Mädels völlig gereicht. Sogar zuviel gewesen. Der Kellner war etwas hastig, aber das Lokal auch sehr voll.

Cher et très mal accueilli ! A nous d installer la table mais voyons !

Tourist trap, but locals go, too. Hectic place to enjoy fresh shellfish of every type over ice. Huge and mid-​size sea snails, huge shrimp, oysters, tiny shrimp, middle-​size shrimp, etc. etc. I came here nearly 15 years ago and returned last week and enjoyed it both times. You might have to snag down your waiter but once you do he (or she) will be helpful and my experience has been they will not try to upsell you or get you to order too much food. Though it looks crazy, there is a huge amount of outside seating so you may have to wait just a few minutes for a great outside table. In summer, you won’t want to get stuck in the tiny, hot and humid inside portion of the restaurant.

J’ai bien aimé leurs fruits de mer, bien que l’attente fut très longue Surtout né pas être pressé !!

Il avait une grosse réputation. J’y suis allé mais je n’y retournerai plus.
Cuisine de cantine industrielle façon sodexo. Simple et pas bon.
Les serveurs français sont affreux, mention à Mr dents terrible. Les serveurs étrangers sont plus correct.
Cher et pas bon

Had lunch here yesterday, nice setting on Garibaldi square
Busy service, lots of locals eating which is always good.
Fruit de Mer, and a plate of crevettes, all good spankingly fresh, but why oh why do they insist on including Bulots? Satans snot!

If you ever been in nice, you should not miss this place! If you like Seefood, there would be no better place. Nice location at the Place Garibaldi. The specialty of the house are the oysters, but all kind of mussels, lobbster scampi, etc. are recommended.
Good price for what you get.

Friendly, non-​touristy, real. The owner told us that he has an oyster farm in Brittany,
hence the emphasis is on raw seafood. Because of the crowds, I imagine that the seafood is super fresh – spouse and I certainly thought so. I had the medium sized oysters for lunch, she had the fish soup. On either side of us – folks had crab, urchins, platteaux des fruits de mar, lobster etc. I have rarely seen folks consume so much in one seating! Prices are moderate for the quality. 36E covered lunch w/​wine. main cooked courses (baked fish of various sorts) pricier.

Spécialité fruit de mer, prix abordable, service moyennement efficace!

Bons fruits de mer
Je né serais pas aussi dur envers le personnel que les autres critiques, nous avons été plutôt bien reçu. Les assiettes étaient copieuses et les fruits de mer bien frais (vu le débit c’est une bonne façon de s’en assurer). Le point négatif: c’est la mayonnaise qui est industrielle. Sympathique sans être exeptionnel.

Lieu très surévalué: produits corrects sans plus (la mayonnaise industrielle est cependant particulièrement immonde), le service est absolument lamentable, on se demande si les clients intéressent les serveurs qui sont désagréables voire malpolis, les femmes le disputant aux hommes dans l’étalage de vulgarité. Je n’y mettrai plus les pieds alors que j’y allais relativement souvent par défaut dirais-​je.

Usine à fric
Je suis allé plusieurs fois au Turin. Toujours le style Usine service impersonnel. Mais cette année le service s’est vraiment dégradé même si les coquillages sont de bonne qualité un endroit qu’il va falloir éviter si en tant que client on demande un minimum de courtoisie.

Wir waren zu dritt dort. Sehr gute Atmosphäre. Wir haben entschieden für eine le panache Mix Platte mit den Special de claires No.1 Auster bestellt. Sehr frische Austern und Co. so lecker das wir am dritten tag noch mal hingegang.
Wenn jemand in Nice nach Austern sucht, dann kann ich Café de Turin nur empfehlen.

austern bitte hier. die schlürfen touries neben der omi von nebenan, zu fairen preisen.

Decu
L’accueil est pas très bon c’est à peine si le serveur vous regarde. De plus moi qui voulais un beau plateau de fruit de mer j’ai eu une vulgaire assiette du pécheur. Au dire des gens à emporter ce serai différent mais si désormais on né peut avoir la qualité sur place peux t’on appeler cela un restaurant.

Un peu décevant… ce restaurant toujours bondé vit un peu sur sa réputation. Bien sûr, les huîtres sont très bonnes, fraîches et avec un choix correct. Mais très honnêtement, les produits cuits n’étaient pas bien cuisinés (bulots pas assaisonnés, crabe trop cuit un peu spongieux). Sans compter le service parfois «indolent» et le cadre vraiment très ordinaire (mais on né vient définitivement pas au Turin pour le cadre!). Avis mitigé donc pour une première, je né sais pas si je retenterai…

Ein in die Jahre gekommener Klassiker, aber nach wie vor eine Institution in Sachen frischer Meerestiere. Kaum irgendwo kriegt man so lecker und so frisch die verschiedensten Arten von Muscheln und Schalentieren. Ob Austern oder Miesmuscheln, ob Hummer oder Krabben, ob Seeigel oder Langusten. Dafür nimmt man es dann auch schon mal in Kauf einige Minuten zu warten, bis ein Tisch frei wird und man plaziert wird. Wie in Nizza so, oft fällt auch hier wieder auf, das der angeblich Fremden gegenüber so unfreundliche französische Kellner ganz anders ist als erwartet — wie angenehm! Die Preise sind nicht günstig, aber auch nicht abgehoben. Das Publikum ist übrigens bisweilen ebenso so sehenswert wie die ausgelegte Ware. Eigentlich ein Muss bei jedem Nizza-​Besuch.

…probiert haben wir lediglich die Austern. Sie waren zweifelsfrei frisch und lecker. Halbes Dutzend mittlerer Grösse für rd 10 Euro scheint weder besonders günstig noch überteuert. Personal war ein wenig Lustlos, das bestellte Wasser kam bis zum Ende nicht. Kein Highlight aber ok für einen kurzen fangfrischen Snack zwischendurch.

Produit ultra frais !
Les produits sont ultra frais en raison du passage, ce lieu grouille de monde comme une fourmillère, le prix de la fraîcheur est rapport aux nombrex de personnes dans la salle, bien que cela ressemble plus à une usine qu’à un restaurant, je vous conseille sans risqué. Par contre l’ambiance survoltée du service vous laissera un léger goût d’être prix pour une tirellire sur pâte.

institution à Nice sur cette belle place garibaldi entièrement remodelée. Le rendez vous des amateurs de fruits de mer, oursins, langoustes, homards, crevettes, le tout accompagné de pain beurre traditionnel et vin blanc. En rentrant dans les salles, on sent déjà la mer .
A côté le petit Turin, annexe .
Pas de réservation possible, choisir son heure pour éviter la queue mais assurance de déguster huitres et autres fruits de mer de première fraicheur
Pas d’effort pour l’accueil car c’est toujours plein depuis des générations

Pour les amateurs de fruits de mer, pas d’HESITATION ! les plateaux sont frais et copieux, réputation tout à fait justifiée. Il est vrai que le restaurant manqué d’intimité mais l’ambiance bruyante né rajoute que du folklore à la soirée. Vraiment à faire

Wer in Nizza Meeresfrüchte sucht, der geht hierhin. Ein in die Jahre gekommener Klassiker. Die Mayonnaise war extrem enttäuschend. Hat ein wenig vom Glanz vergangener Tage verloren. Schade.

C’est l’endroit pour se fournir en fruits de mer. Ici tout est présent: moules, huitres, crustacés
Qualité et fraicheur toujours au rendez-​vous.
Je n’ai pour ma part pas testé le côté restaurant mais uniquement la vente à emporter.

Das Grand Café de Turin ist seit vielen Jahren eine Nizzaer Institution.
Dort bekommt man frische Meeresfrüchte (u. a. Austern, Crevetten, Muscheln, Seeigel) und einigermaßen guten Wein zu vernünftigen Preisen — allerdings in einem höchst anstrengenden (= laut und unruhig) Ambiente. Für einen gemütlichen Abend eignet sich dieses Restaurant definitiv nicht.
Aber Spaß macht es auf jeden Fall, sich den Betrieb dort einmal anzuschauen, und das Essen ist wirklich lecker!

Faut-​il vraiment donner un avis sur Le Café de Turin ?
Il s’agit de l’adresse incontournable à Nice pour qui veut apprécier un plateau de fruits de mer. Si l’accueil est efficace, le service l’est aussi.
Voilà une bonne vingtaine d’années que l’adresse fait partie de mes incontournables.

Cadre: pas terrible, style les Halles à Paris. Sombre et serré. Surtout né venez pas rechercher l’intimité.
Service: pas terrible, très long. L’accueil peu chaleureux. Les petites tables de bistrot sont disposées un peu n’importe comment. Aucun effort donc de ce coté là.
Cuisine: excellente. Le café de Turin reste la référence en plateaux de fruits de mer et coquillages à Nice. La fraicheur est irréprochable et c’est bien ce que l’on demande avant tout dans ce genre d’adresse.
Emplacement: très bien situé en bordure du Vieux Nice, place Garibaldi.
Succès oblige, il y a souvent beaucoup d’affluence: il vaut mieux arriver tôt le soir pour dîner.
Prix: un peu excessifs par rapport à la qualité du service

Love the oyster very much. The service is so-​so, but the oyster is great, probably the best. A dozen super size oysters for 43 euro, worth the money.