La Badiane

83120 SAINTE-MAXIME

15.5/20
Remarkable Restaurant

6 PHOTOS

Cooking French | Gastronomic

Services Access disabled | Cooking Lesson | Pets allowed

Price Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

65 € to 130 €

Gault&Millau's review

15.5/20

Remarkable Restaurant In the narrow streets of Sainte-Maxime town center, one terrace follows another. Among them is a treasure trove hidden close to the covered market: La Badiane. At the helm, Geoffrey Poesson works wonders every day, from Monday to Saturday, with remarkable consistency and precision in the execution of each dish and dessert (the chef is a former pastry chef). The menu is a real eye-opener, and you can feel that you're about to bite into a piece of Provence every time. Here, wild shrimp is accompanied by fennel conchiglioni with shell jus. A creamy beef tartare is paired with lovage. But it's perhaps on the seaside that we'll find the biggest surprises. The sea bream is cooked on its skin and accompanied by grilled asparagus, while the saint pierre is magnified by a saffron head broth, with a few young fennels for a result close to four toques. The chef also likes to cook rabbit, lamb and even pigeon with unparalleled dexterity (the bird is worked here from neck to giblets). As for desserts, there's plenty to enjoy, with legible, gourmet creations. Rhubarb, apple and buckwheat, and a magnificent chocolate and anise (a generous chocolate finger, as fine as it is delicious). The wine list is full of great escapades, but why not display the selection of wines by the glass? This is a safe and reliable stopover on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, far from the sirens and fake maps flashing across the street...

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Address 6 Rue Fernand Bessy
83120 Sainte-Maxime

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Menu A la carte

Starter Cuisses de grenouilles cuites dans un beurre mousseux infusé d’ail, Jus court aux morilles et asperges vertes croquantes €48 Conchiglioni farcis d’un fin ragoût de fenouil et crevettes, Jus de carapaces, écume d’estragon et gambas rôties €42

Main course La daurade Le dos cuit sur sa peau, le ventre en vapeur d’algues, Belle asperge grillée, velouté d’asperges au martini blanc €38 Variation autour de l’agneau, Poupeton de blette farci d’épaule confite, la côte grillée, le paquet braisé Jus de rôti à la marjolaine €48

Dessert La pomme comme un douillon, feuilletage croustillant, Praliné de sarrasin, caramel de pommes vertes et sorbet granny €22 Finger fondant au chocolat, biscuit cacao aux graines d’anis vert, Fenouil confit à cru et crème glacée à la réglisse €23

Menus Le jardin de la Badiane €65 Menu Tentations €82 Menu Carte Blanche €130 Menu tout Homard - Sur commande €130