We stayed one night at the Hostellerie on the way to visit some friends in Uzes close by. I had no idea that the restaurant had two Michelin stars at the time we checked in. We had made reservations for dinner, but as we arrived at noon we decided to have lunch as well as we couldn't find anywhere else to eat that looked appealing..
The hotel is charming. It is stuffed into the center of a small village with very few other things going on. There is a small pool but no garden. Parking is available around the corner.
My wife liked the room. I did not. it was very Provencal, dark, next to the restaurant (which meant noise), lots of stone, reasonably large (it was a "superior" room), and it had a walk in shower. The bed was a double, not a king, and there was a gap in the middle. On balance I had no quibble with the room. It ended up being quiet, dark, and 'sleepable." Price 210 euros a night.
However, lunch was disappointing at best. A "menu du marche" was offered with one choice for a main course, "faux fillet". My wife doesn't like beef, and I don't particularly like cheap fatty cuts. She asked for a substitute, and they offered her chicken breast which she said was a "little off." The first course was gazpacho with three grilled shrimp perched on top. Not bad for a regular restaurant, but for a 49 euro menu disappointing. Dessert was fruit something, and okay. They also served a lot of "petit fours", but they were not particularly interesting. Had this restaurant had no stars I would have concluded that the meal was below average. I have eaten much better at "zero" star restaurants for half the price.
And to my amazement the hotel was filled with French.
My conclusion that the restaurant was trying to be something that it was not was confirmed the next morning (I cancelled our dinner meal). Breakfast was very standard, nothing that one would expect in a Michelin star restaurant.
- Hostellerie Le Castellas Collias
