Brasserie L'entre Deux Concept - Sète

This is a tough one because The Red Lion Pub isn't a horrible place, and two stars is a pretty bad review.

I have known this pub for years and had not been back for awhile as I was not thrilled by my last visit.tried it again today for lunch but no change and

It pains to me to write this review, but my one and only evening here was a huge let down- mostly due to the staff socializing with friends and ignoring my

I visited with a friend, booking a table for 8pm. We were on time.The ambience and style were inoffensive, but it was 8.40 before we had a menu and even later when we at last had water and were able to order wine and our meal. We both had the soupe de poissons and it was the best I have ever tasted, superb. My friend had a ragout of toreau, a rich beef stew which was tasty but very rich and the portion size was enormous so most of it was wasted.This is not good at all.I had the salt cod which for my taste had not been soaked long enough, it was still very much too salty, hurting the tongue.Neither of us had vegetables except for a half a potato each and a spoonful of veg. I would have loved a selection of seasonal vegetables.The lemon sorbet was fine, ditto the iles flottante though the custard was very sweet for modern taste.Service throughout was dreadful. Smiles do not make up for long, long delays; dashing through the room avoiding eye contact or even hands waving was the norm and we saw couples getting up and going to the front in order to get their bill and pay it. And there can be no excuse for the bread basket arriving as finished our main courses..This was disappointing, such a pity.

Pour un dîner tranquille à 2, quand on apprécie le poisson bien cuisiné en toute simplicité. Autrefois nommé La palangrotte, il pourrait reprendre ce nom.