La Reserve de la Mala - Cap-d'Ail

Only good thing about this place is the view. Not a lot on the menu to choose from, pizza was worst we have had just sauce spice, not hot, worst red wine I’ve tasted couldn’t drink it. Asked several times for water. Don’t waste...your money!!

We definitely expected higher prices being in the area, but I think there are better beach restaurants/venues to spend your money time in the area. The manager was extremely rude and even refused to unlock the entrance gate for no reason for us to...leave and made us walk all the way around around (we carried some heavy luggage with us while we waited for our hotel to be ready in Monaco). The staff was inattentive and when we dined said there was no tap water, when the table behind was just served tap water, when we asked they said it was the only vase of water they had in whole restaurant (which was a lie since we had tap water down by the beach chairs). Also some tips- if you come make sure you bring some cash and your own towels. The person who sat us for our reservations for the beach chairs brought us to the $50 dollar chairs and said if he paid in cash he would give us a free chair. They also didn't have any towels and if they did they said they would charge us as well. Food was very average and pricey for what it was.

Whilst we could not fault the quality of the food although the presentation thereof was decidedly poor for a veal dish , the total experience was well below what one would expect from a supposedly upmarket beach restaurant and watering hole. In summary :...a. A table was not available timeously as booked. b. We were then assigned to a poorly prepared table at the back, without a table- cloth and uncomfortable make-shift garden chairs. c. Next to the kitchen bin where glass bottles were regularly dumped, just to ensure our conversation was interrupted regularly. d. Oversupply of Water bottles at EUR 12,00 each for 750ml complimented their takings. e. Service or rather lack thereof by different Waiters, knocking an overhead lamp from time to time added to an atmosphere of chaos and disorganisation, confirmed when the bill eventually had to be recovered from the Reception. f. The poor quality of the Toilets added insult to injury.

We visited here as a party of 4 friends (two couples) June 2022 after arriving to the port via cruise ship. We had initially hoped to taxi there but unfortunately after waiting nearly an hour couldn’t get one so had to walk to the train...station and took a train only one stop and then walked the 10 minutes or so. If you have any mobility problems I wouldn’t recommend the walk as the steps down to the beach club are very steep and not in great condition. However, the views are amazing. When we arrived we were greeted by super friendly staff. We had pre booked and they were expecting us. Sharon acknowledged us and a young man showed us to our sun beds. The bay is absolutely stunning and the sea beautiful for swimming. Included in the price of the beds we could use the paddle boards for free which is good value. We also booked a late lunch around 2:30 and it was all excellent. We ordered salt baked cod between two of us and they asked if we minded a new waiter serving it it was his first time and he was very good. It tasted wonderful as did the rest of the food. We also ordered wines, beers and cocktails. The vibe is really great and there was lots of cool music. Our server was a young man from South Africa whose name I have forgotten. He was brilliant, friendly and chatty and made sure we had a great time. We decided to take the water taxi back to the port which was great fun and exhilarating. I can highly recommend this beautiful place and we would return in a heartbeat. Thank you everyone for making it one of our most memorable and enjoyable days.

I had a great expérience and the owner and his wife are great host. However I sent my wife and her friends to the spit to have somebfin. The place was empty and an old de was there. They were maybe 8 people in the...entire location. My wife freind had her 50th birthday and they asked that old boudins de if he could play à happy birthday song the old disgruntal man said NO. You Americans are too demanding...go back to your table n a racist tone abd way. I will not come back if they have this guy again.