L'egoiste - Marseille

Popped in for lunch and was pleasantly surprised! The staff were very friendly and the food was very good. I had the sardines which were fresh, big and piled high! The salad was a bit basic but that wasn’t the star of the plate. We ended up having ice cream there too the rum and raisin has a good kick to it!

Stumbled upon this restaurant as we were in need of a late lunch on May Day. Husband and myself wanted to sit at a table with an outside dining area as the weather was lovely. Had no idea what to expect but from looking around at what other diners had on their plates it looked O.K. To be honest we were not expecting anything to be wonderful as we were just so hungry so were really nicely surprised when our food arrived. We shared a starter of salmon and avocado salad which was more than enough for two then I had the L'aioli,which was so delicious with plenty of veggies and my husband had the cheddar burger with a portion of legumes accompanied by half a pichet of rose wine and we finished with coffees as had no room for desserts though they looked good. Good value too. In fact we tried to return a couple of days later for another late lunch,just after 2pm but as it was not a holiday the restaurant was closing when we arrived. We found a lot of restaurants in Marseille,unless down around the harbour stopped serving after 2pm so if you plan to go to a certain one for lunch check first!

My partner and I ate here tonight after wandering around a few of the restaurants situated in the square. I'm surprised to read the negative reviews about this restaurant as we had a really lovely evening. The waiter was very friendly and we were made to feel really welcome! We ordered wine which came very quickly along with some water for the table and bread. I ordered the Wok De Poulet and my partner ordered the Boeuf Farfalle (and some extra fries! Everything was delicious; probably one of the nicest chicken curries I've eaten! The waiter checked to see how we were half way through our meal to which we confirmed we most definitely were. We thought the food was really reasonably priced for the quality and service. I would highly recommend!

This is a restaurant among several in the square in Marseille, and I did wander around them all before settling on this one, because I liked the look of the menu. It was lunchtime on a Sunday, I was travelling solo, and it wasn't that busy, so I figured that the reports of bad service might not apply, and generally I was right. I was served efficiently, although without the warmth that I noted was being given to other (French) customers at the next table. I chose the goats cheese salad, which was delicious and generous and filling (although I was given one lonely slice of baguette on the side, which looked a little odd in such a big pot). I didn't really want the bread anyway, but it seemed a little miserly to provide a single slice. I decided to skip dessert as the menu didn't appeal to me.

Situated in a popular square, filled with restaurants and bars, L'Egoiste stands out for good quality food and friendly and efficient service. There is plenty of choice nearby, but this is a good one to visit.