La maison jaune

The best food, service & ambience. But not cheap!

I believe this is the only restaurant in St Remy with a Michelin star. We had great expectations, which were met.
We started with a house special apéritif: Champagne with an almond liquor and a mandarin orange liquor. It was fabulous, really unique yet still champagne. We had three amuses, my favorite being a quail egg with sharp tasty tomato. For my starter I had grilled extra large shrimp, with raw fennel and chorzio. Delicious, a great combination of flavors. My main was a duck dish, with an orange and ginger sauce and apricot chutney. You’re getting the picture — lots of fresh seasonal flavors with great ingredients. Everything was different from combinations I’ve had before, but perfectly matched in new ways.
The cheeses were good, but not special. Fresh cheese in Provence is easy to come by. Dessert was uneventful, three small servings of good but not great items.
Service was attentive and professional. The rooftop atmosphere was just right for a warm evening in Provence.
But there is one issue I feel I need to mention. In over 800 reviews, I have rarely mentioned price, unless something is a real bargain. Websites give people plenty of chances to check out prices. But La Maison Jaune has a special con going on. The menu has three options — 38 Euros, 58 Euros, and 68 Euros. On the top left is the 38 Euro menu — basically salad and dessert, with no real main courses (in my opinion). Who goes to a 1-​star restaurant to not eat? Then the 58 Euro menu, on the lower left side, has a couple of extra choices, an extra course, but again very limited options. The whole right side, the 68 Euro option, has a dozen great choices. But you only get to them by paying top bucks. I really don’t think it’s fair to offer three prices, as many restaurants do in Provence, but then to not offer any of your terrific main courses on the first two.
It’s still a five star rating, because everything was terrific. But there are other restaurants in St Remy that I also give five stars to, and I’ll go back to them, and recommend them, before La Maison Jaune, because the food and service are just as good at half the price.

Après la porte d’entrée, vous êtes accueillis dans un cadre sobrement provençal. Une magnifique cuisine provençale épurée et fraîche, une présentation très soignée et colorée. François Perraud est passé par les Beaux-​Arts avant de devenir chef de cuisine. Et tous les desserts sont des hymne à la gourmandise.
Tous les midis et soir, un menu magnifique à 38 €, puis d’autres à 58 et 68 €…

Passez votre route !
Une terrasse sur les toits de St Rémy un lieu très agréable pour une soirée d’été. Mais c’est tout ! Le service est lent, très lent, la vaisselle quelconque, et la cuisine est sans aucune saveur. Rien ! Passez votre route !