Quai Des Artistes - Monaco

Favory place ... for Gentleman and Dame chic and luxury people who are goin for authentique food ..and beautiful relationship chip... Thanks @quaidesartiste...

Booked a table for 3 for lunch and was not disappointed! The staff were really nice, and the food was great!

The best french restaurant in Monaco. This place is an institution. The staff is so professional and nice. Food is excellent. Always a good idea. Don’t miss the bar for a great cocktail after diner! Good music and nice people.

We arrived without reservations just as they were opening for dinner on a Sunday evening in early July. The maitre d ' seemed mildly annoyed that we didn 't have reservations, but found us a table for two near the center of the patio. It had been a hot day, but was a perfectly pleasant evening to sit out under the sky and gawk at the mega yachts in the marina. If you don 't know, the Monaco Yacht Club is home to some of the most fabulously ostentatious yachts in the world, many values in the tens (or hundreds? Of millions of dollars. Before dinner we had walked up and down the floating docks to get a close-up look at some of the smaller ones. It 's always fun to daydream about life on a boat... We started our meal with the foie gras appetizer and a dozen raw oysters. The foie gras melted in your mouth and went perfectly with the marinated caramelized onions it came with. I heard a famous chef say one time when asked what he would want for his last meal on earth respond with a big slab of foie gras. I understand why. The oysters were an assortment of four local varieties, all delightful. They were served with fresh lemon and pickled onion in red wine vinegar. In the US, it 's customary to also get horseradish and Tabasco, but this does not seem to be a thing here. This was not an issue for us, but I mention it to set your expectations correctly. In my experience, it 's hard to screw up raw oysters. For our main courses we ordered the mixed seafood grill and rack of lamb. Both were excellent. The lamb was slightly on the done side of medium, but was still juicy and wonderful with a crispy crust of pesto and parmesan. The mixed grill included prawns, white fish, squid and an assortment of grilled vegetables, aubergine (eggplant tomato, mushrooms, zucchini. Everything was grilled perfectly by people who really understand seafood. We paired everything with a bottle of Chateau St. Marguerite that was bright, easy, and refreshing. We finished off the meal with the crepes suzette, that offered the right balance of orange sweetness and lightness to leave us feeling satisfied but not overly full. The service was good but not excellent. I caught the maitre d ' scolding our server for letting our wine and water glasses sit empty or nearly so. Also, we sat for quite a while at the end of the meal before they brought us our check. All in all, these were very minor things, and didn 't detract from the enjoyability of the meal. We really liked Quai des Artistes, and can easily recommend it highly. Perhaps we may even go back some day...

Highly recommend this truly French classic restaurant with long history. Everything is just what you expect from this kind of place. Well trained waiters, they know exactly how to serve and take care of the guests, delicious French dishes (classic recipes), fresh fruit de mer. Expensive place , but it worths it ! Feels like Parisian restaurant.