Le Jeu De Paume

Delicious tagines, lovely and innovative salads and all right in the heart of Pau’s historic district! This is restaurant to visit again and again.

It was a pleasure to dine in this restaurant on three nights . The food is wonderful , the service is to match and well worth the price!

We booked to stay at the Parc Beaumont hotel and the reception staff highly recommended their Jeu de Palme restaurant so after a wander around town, we decided to eat there. They found us a table on the terrace despite no reservation and we proceeded to have one of the most delicious experiences of our summer travels. The Bourgogne Pouilly Vinzelles recommended by the waiter was absolutely delicious and refreshingly not overpriced, perfectly complimenting our amazing meal. There is a choice of three starters, three mains and three desserts as well as a gastronomic tasting dinner. We went for three courses and the waitress brought up two beautifully presented and tasty amuse bouches, one after the other. The first was tiny taster mouthfuls as usual while the second was a mini tuna tartare with a menthe dressing. It was a perfect blend of flavours and set the level for the courses to come. My coeur de saumon was beautifully cooked, slightly rare inside as I like it, and served on a bed of butter beans, pea shoots and redcurrants resting in a delicious fruits de mer reduction while my husband's duck with broccoli cooked three ways and courgettes was also a hit. A reinvented tiramisu was delicious and the home made madeleines and mini lemon topped biscuits (like the two pre-starters, also on the house) rounded off a wonderfully relaxing fine dining experience. The bill came in at 115€ which was fantastic value for such a fabulous meal. We will be back!

Extremely friendly and welcoming service. The waiter/waitress and Maitre D' were equally comfortable in French with us as they were speaking English to the table next to us. Service was of high quality throughout. Really nice and impressive. Good wine list with a wide range of prices, including half-bottles which is great when you are having the tasting menu. Tasting menu really worth the price, 2 starters, 2 mains, cheese and 2 desserts. The fish starter and fish main were exceptional, the lamb had a bit too much sauce on it. Desserts fantastic !

We visited once for a lunch time rendezvous with some friends....... have returned year after year after year.... never disappointed! Excellent food, wonderful wine list and a fabulous restaurant or terrace........ service is superb. Heartily commend this as a place to eat at .......