You can let the gate keeper park up your vehicle and have a little trip around the medieval village of Éze before entering the Chateau restaurant which is right in the middle of the village.
We had a lovely Negroni in the bar as we waited for our friends to arrive.
Soon we were joined by our friends and escorted to our table on the terrace with extraordinary views over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat:
The staff were exceedingly cordial, relaxed and welcoming. I had been advised earlier that shorts were excluded from the dress code but 90% of the male diners were dressed in smart shorts!! An interesting menu for lunch was offered:
I ordered the burrata with a beetroot and rhubarb deconstruction for starters . It was delicious.
The sommelier Philippe was exceedingly generous with his knowledge and recommended a local Provençal white wine , Chateau Crémade which was full bodied with generous flavors:
For the mains, I ordered the sea bream and my friend had a tomato infused risotto. The bream was pan fried and served with wood fired leeks, capers and lemon. Both dishes were excellent:
The restaurant is famous for its take on the simple lemon as dessert. Here all four of us just had to try it! Inside was a lemon cake surrounded with a basil cream and coated with a white chocolate enhanced in yellow and green! It almost looked like a giant goose egg and cracked open to reveal its unsweetened basil interior. Magical and delicious!
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