Restaurant Les Arcenaulx Marseille Vieux Port

A both classic and unique fine dining restaurant and a Marseille institution, serving classic yet thoughtful French cuisine. I stayed in Marseille for a week and this was by far the best meal of the trip. The service, ambience and food were superb. I highly recommend anyone visiting Marseille to dine here.

This beautiful French restaurant is the perfect example of polite hospitality and service. It is the first time I experience a really kind French server cater to my enquiry of the possible availability of white steam rice (don’t hate me I’m Asian) rice to eat with the bouillabaisse without being offended in response ( both facial and verbal). An unexpected bowl of black rice perfectly prepared to go best with the bouillabaisse. My friend had the vegetable curry. Food is fresh for all items that we ordered. The in-house iced tea is not sugary sweet at all which is a plus point for when travelling and watching weight.I will never forget this experience and the gentle kind gesture of the server to provide me the warmth and comfort. Definitely worth the visit.

That French cuisine is the best in the world is confirmed by Les Arcenaulx. Fantastically served Marseille specialty soup Bouillabaisse and excellent seafood. A place worth visiting and appreciating the excellent cuisine.

Original atmosphere, with our table set in a library, and delicious food! Loved the crab soufflé. Huge portion of pork steak on a chestnut and potato mash. To close, a babà to die for. Including half a bottle of Viognier we ended up paying €134, that’s £120, not bad at all!

I would not recommend this restaurant at all. The food was good but service was very poor. We got salad but knife was taken away because we ordered fish soup for main. And the main soup came with mussels, a plate for shell wasn’t even served. We also ordered fries as side but the waiter didn’t even remember. As a fine dining French restaurant (at least looks like one), I would give zero star for service if I could.