mas des herbes blanches - Joucas

We had previously stayed and dined at Le Mas des Herbes Blanches some years ago before it closed for significant work from 2014 to 2016. My wife and I returned today for lunch and were pleasantly surprised as the renovations and extensions to the hotel and restaurant are beautiful and have been done completely in keeping with both the wonderful dry-stone construction of the original buildings.We had the special "Agrumes" set menu and asked to change one of the dishes as we only wanted fish and no meat on this occasion and this was done without any fuss at all. The meal was really superb and was combined with great service and good wine.It was very quiet at lunchtime but the view from the terrace across the Luberon is quite breathtaking and the ambience was just right. I would highly recommend this restaurant and we will be returning again soon!To sum it all up it was a delicious lunch in a glorious location with spectacular views...topped off by the usual amazing Provençal weather....!!!

Just a few confused waiters who serve guest who arrives much later. And nobody to ask for caffe or breakfast . Isn't on relaid chateaux level.

Our party of two booked for an evening meal just a few days after the Mas des Herbes Blanches opened again for business after several months closure for total refurbishment. The new décor is very Provençal and in quite a quirky way. We went for the seasonal set menu (at 65 euros) which in June was themed around the tomato. Every single dish from the amuse bouches to the dessert (yes even the dessert) contained tomatoes in one form or another. On balance the theming worked well but the pre-dessert palate cleanser of yellow tomato purée with pineapple was an odd combination and didn't really work. Similarly the dessert combining red tomatoes with strawberries was rather odd. Service was polite and relaxed but rather erratic, perhaps indicating the newness of the restaurant (we had to wait interminably for the bill). Small glasses of wine at 12 euros seemed rather excessive. And finally why a restaurant of this supposed quality has to have incessant infernal muzac playing is a mystery.

La terrasse, bien que un peu austère, donne envie de diner tellement la vue est belle.Les mets, certes peu copieux, sont bien cuisinés.Par contre le service laisse à désirer. Le principe d'avoir que des jeunes qui s'occupent de tout, pourquoi pas et tant mieux pour eux, mais il manque une personne avec expérience pour leur montrer les bases, les bons réflexes. Nous n'avions pas de serviettes, nous avons été servis chichement pour les coupes de champagne (et surtout pas tous la même dose), et nous avons redemandé le vin. C'est dommage car le personnel en place est très sympathique et aux petits soins dès qu'on demande quelque chose. Merci à eux et au personnel de cuisine.

Nous avons été déçus par notre diner aux herbes blanches, le service n'est vraiment pas a a hauteur, les plats sans interet (entrée autour de la tomate= trois quartiers de tomates et une sauce, rable et tomate = deux dès de lapin sur un coulis..) et les prix bien trop élevés pour les prestations, sans oublier les extras: verre d'aperitif a 20 euros, eau gazeuse a 9 euros etc. Au moment de la facture on paye un montant étoilé pour une prestation très médiocre. Le voisin le Phébus est d'un autre niveau pour des prix comparables.