Michel's Le Grand Pavois
- October 27, 2000
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Bobbi from McLean, Virginia
We had a lovely meal at this restaurant near our hotel in Nice. We just wandered in off the street, but it might have been harder to get a table if we weren't such early eaters.
Their specialty is bouillabaisse, and Michel came over to explain to us that the recipe was his grandfather's, and it is a classic one, with five kinds of white fish and NO SHELLFISH (except lobster, if you order the Royale). Who knew that was what made a bouillabaisse classic??
In any case, the bouillabaisse was delicious and filling--they had a whole pot of the stuff to refill our huge bowls, had we ever been able to finish what we started with. They were also very friendly and kind (they really catered to our teenage sons), and spoke English well.
This is a finer restaurant than we usually frequent on our family travels, but we were very pleased with our experience.
From journal Nice in a nutshell