JAN

Perfect/​Friendly service! Love the ambience. Love the desert that has lycée ice cream pairing with white and black chocolate! Great place to go for a decent dinner close to the port. The Marco Polo tea is amazing.

De la Grande cuisine!
Les produits sont sublimés. Astucieuse combinaison de saveurs et présentation graphique. Le service est très souriant et attentif. Nous avons été salué par Jan qui va de table en table saluer les clients.
Un seul menu est proposé mais il peut être quelque peu modifié selon les intolérances et goût de chacun. Ce Restaurant est parfait pour les occasions spéciales, qui est en lui même une occasion spéciale.
Et puis il vient d’obtenir son étoile Michelin bien mérité.

Every time I go there the set menu is just perfect. All the dishes are made with care and perfection. The portions are also in the right size. It’s easy to eat too much when having a set menu and everything is so delicious but never been too full when leaving that place.
Totally worth going there!

A perfect dinner and a highlight of our trip. I would urge anyone reading this to get there before word spreads even more and tables are tougher to get and prices go up. Because for what an amazing experience this is the price is fantastic. The tasting menu is full of wonderful and beautiful creations. The dining room is beautiful with friendly yet professional service. My mission in France was to mostly stick to amazing bistro food with great reviews and avoid anywhere too high end (who wants to pack a sports coat for the south of France in August?). Pretty much every dish was spectacular!

Overview: without a doubt, after 25+ years of international travel and fine dining at well over 1,000 restaurants — from low to high end, and price ranges from $ 100 to $ 1,000 — this is by far my all-​time best/​favorite experience, as well as the #1 value for the $$ meal I have ever had. In Nice, France for the weekend celebrating our recent engagement, I’d spent weeks ahead of time researching all the top restaurants in the area, reading reviews, etc. and that’s how I discovered JAN. To say the night exceeded ALL expectations would be the understatement of the Century! Not only was the «fixed price», five course tasting menu (with wine pairings) insanely delicious, it was so incredibly underpriced that I couldn’t believe what I was experiencing. On top of that, the service and primary waiter were amazing too. As a bonus, chef Jan, on multiple occasions, actually served and explained the various dishes himself (to all tables, not just ours)! — a personal touch that is so rare and was greatly appreciated. The wines (from South Africa and France) were fantastic — and again, the price was so affordable I’m still in disbelief. Where else in the World can you dine at a Michelin star quality gourmet restaurant, have a full five course tasting menu (with many added FREE courses), with generously poured and intelligently selected wines, as well as an inspired cheese plate — all for UNDER $ 125 euros per person??? Not to mention the beautiful décor, gorgeous glassware and china, candlelight, and intimate/​romantic setting. Talk about making a guy look like a super-​hero in front of his guest/​fiancé as if he’d just spent a fortune to treat her to such a special evening. I really wish I could do more than just write this simple review as a means of saying «thanks» for such a once-​in-​a-​lifetime experience. There is no way you will ever regret dining at this establishment, that much I can guarantee you!

Juste parfait. Le vendredi midi et seulement le vendredi, formule déjeuner autour de 32 euros avec amuse bouche, entrée plat dessert prédéfinis. Nous avons été conquis du début à la fin par la cuisine moderne et gastronomique du chef jan. La décoration est soignée, le service impeccable. Pour commencer, un merveilleux pain à l anis brioché qui me rappele le pain du partage chez mauro au mirazur. En entrée, une jolie salade d endive, en plat un bœuf cuit à perfection et le dessert une belle génoise passion. Je né peux que vous recommander ce restaurant dans le quartier du port de Nice. Réservation plus que conseillée. Le soir, menu dégustation autour de 70 euros.

We were lucky enough to be brought here for lunch. From the outside you’d almost miss it, the restaurant is so unassuming. Inside darkly painted walls contrast with bare stone walls. The furniture is simple and elegant with very little decoration on the walls. The restaurants is small and feels quite intimate.
We arrived with our lunch companions and were given a choice of the á la carte menu or the menu fixe for lunch. As Jan’s is a little pricy we all had the menu fixe. Having said that, at € 29 for three courses it was a steal. Amazing food. Truely lovely staff. Nice wine.
Fab.

J’ai adoré dîner dans ce restaurant qui propose une cuisine contemporaine agrémentée d’une touché sud africaine. Les plats sont raffinés.
Le cadre est élégant, l’ambiance cosy. Le service et l’accueil sont exceptionnels.
Je recommande vivement.

JAN, c’est l’adresse à né pas manquer dans le quartier du port !
L’établissement vous propose une cuisine française délicate avec une touché d’Afrique du Sud (Jan Hendrik Van Der Westhuizen est né en Afrique du Sud).
J’ai beaucoup aimé le style cosy du lieu. Tout a bien été pensé notamment le choix du mobilier :) Un cadre chic et élégant, idéal pour un event ou un diner romantique !
Au menu du 18 Décembre 2013: pour accompagner l’apéritif, un pain fait maison divin (encore chaud, le kiff) servi avec de l’huile d’olive. Surprenant :)
J’ai beaucoup apprécié le vin suggéré par le maître d’hôtel (vin Espagnol).
J’ai choisi le menu à 18 € avec plat et dessert :
— Canard rôti, chips de socca, purée de carotte et légumes d’hiver. Un plaisir pour les papilles.
— Crumble pomme gingembre, glacé à la vanille de Madagascar
Le crumble était exceptionnel ! !
J’ai découvert une cuisine contemporaine et gastronomique. Jan Hendrik Van Der Westhuizen rend les bonnes choses accessibles. Le menu du midi est une aubaine et une belle surprise !
A savoir: Entrée — plat: 22 € /​Entrée, plat et dessert: 26 €
Les bons points :
— le perfectionnisme de Jan
— des produits régionaux
— le service irréprochable
— la cuisine créative et raffinée

One word: Fabulous!
Okay, a few more words… The food was amazing. Each course was excellent and beautifully presented. The chef himself presented the menu with obvious dedication and passion. The service was wonderful, as was the wine.
A must!