Reserve de Beaulieu

A short drive from Monaco towards Nice is the 2 star Michelin Reserve de Beaulieu. This has a spectacular setting in a little bay, with a swimming pool overlooking the azure waters of the Mediterranean. At lunch you dine by the pool, in the evening in the first floor dining room, which also overlooks the sea. At lunch the menu is simpler, but the prices remain stratospheric, with starters around EUR 30, main courses EUR 50-100, you get the general idea. Wine prices are to weep at, with the local wine Chateau Simone at EUR 100 a bottle i.e. Louis XV prices. Service was good and the food capable, but this is more 1 star than 2 star based on our single visit (indeed, Michelin now concur with me). A great view, but the price for the quality of the food was too high.

When in Monte Carlo, my recommendation is to go to the Louis XV, and otherwise to just go find a pizza – the other up-market restaurants are very poor value for money.