LA COLOMBE D’OR ^{* * *}

La Colombe relies on its reputation, art and the stunning building. Sadly the restaurant was not worthy. The mains were only slightly better than a local bistro. The deserts were dry and lacking in texture or flavour. For a €130 pp meal it was disappointing. Tomorrow we are trying another Michelin restaurant in Biot to see if that will wash away this memory.

Such an experience

Décevant...apéritifs très chers 17 euros le simple pastis ou Martini..avec des accompagnements classiques ...olives...cacahuètes...
Carré d'Agneau excellent
Glace banale
Service un peu vieillot mais très gentil ..et quelle déception de ne pas voir ce lieu si mitique entouré simplement de quelques tableaux de maîtres certes célèbres....un courrier de Jacques Prévert et stop "arrêt buffet". Rien ne nous laisse envisager le passage de Simone Signoret et Yves Montand qui ont toutefois permis à la colombe d'or d'être célèbre....très Décevant...l'intérieur ne laisse pas présager la venue d'autres célébrités...mis à part quelques tableaux ou lithographies...
La terrasse fait "peuchère " ..
J'y ai mangé il y a quelques années..
Je n'y reviendrai pas et je ne conseillerai pas sauf si on souhaite se dire ....je suis allée manger à la colombe d'or pour faire soi disant "classe"

Extremely disappointed. Highly overrated.

Went out for valentine's day to La Colombe d'Or hotel's restaurant after extensive recommendations from friends on how great the food was, the atmosphere and staff, with the heads up that the place is high end and the price reflects it.

Booked in advance and when I arrived my reservation was not in their system, even though I showed the confirmation email and they didn't manage to find it. Finally they arranged a table in a secluded little room with 3 other couples.

They were clearly understaffed, the waiter took 20-30 min to even come to the table, when he did we were ready to order and get drinks, he just asked for water, confirmed the request and turned his back. The water took 15 min to arrive.

After the water he took our orders, I asked for two wine-by-the-glass and for him to light up the candle - that took 25 minutes. When he came back he didn't bring the matches and forgot to light up the candle. I asked one more time.

The 1st course came in, it was decent, but definitely not amazing as I expected.

The second course took 45 mins after the 1st one, and they took over 30 mins to drop by the table and more than that to deliver anything we asked.

The main course came in, the food was good - nothing surreal. So was the dessert.

The check took literally 45 mins to arrive, even after I got tired of waiting and literally stood to talk to the manager to speed up the process.

Bottom line, the check was $340 - One would expect to have a great meal and great staff. The waiters were kind and polite, when they showed up, however for $330 you would expect to have non-stop service, at least for drinks - getting to the point that we started to share the drinks - that's how awful the waiting was.

And the Food did not live up to a $100 restaurant. Definitely should've gone somewhere else.

Couldn't have asked for a better experience at the restaurant. Outdoor garden was more beautiful than pictured. Our large party was accommodated in every way imaginable. Excellent people.