La Fiancée du Désert

Excellent restaurant with a great welcome and service :)

Absolutely perfect! The welcome, the decor, the food. I highly recommend this restaurant.

They have a very complete set menu for €17, including dessert and tea, and I found the value for money to be excellent. The restaurant is pleasant and the food is well-prepared. We tried hummus, tabbouleh, and moussaka as starters, and a lamb shawarma as a main course. Everything was delicious, especially the lamb. The only problem was the wait time. Almost an hour passed between the first and second courses, even though the restaurant wasn't particularly busy. I understand that some dishes may require more preparation time, but in those cases, the proper thing to do is to come to the table, inform us of the delay, and apologize. A simple explanation, such as that they were finishing preparing the lamb, would have been sufficient. On the plus side, when I mentioned the situation to the waiter, he made a thoughtful gesture that we greatly appreciated: he offered us a pistachio and honey cake as compensation for the wait and apologized very kindly. This gesture demonstrates professionalism and was much appreciated. However, there was one detail that marred the experience. The manager, who was at a nearby table, made a comment in French about Spaniards and their supposed lack of patience. I understand a little French, and I found it a very unfortunate and inappropriate remark. Customers deserve respect, regardless of their nationality, and these kinds of comments shouldn't be made, especially when the wait has been objectively long. In short, the food was worth it, and the waiter acted impeccably, but it would be important to improve the management of wait times and communication with customers, as well as to be more mindful of the attitude and comments of the staff in charge. Anyone can have a bad day.

We had a wonderful dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary - the food is delicious, plentiful, with as much mint tea as you can drink (with honey) and the staff super friendly, in a warm environment. The price is very very reasonable for the quality and quantity of food and service. Highly recommend.

A wonderful experience, what a lucky break! The food was outstanding, the welcome exceptional, the descriptions of the meals perfect—in short, everything was perfect. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience and congratulations!

For our first experience, it was a success. The place is pleasant, and the welcome and service are genuinely cheerful. Lebanese cuisine was a delightful discovery. The dishes are delicious and generous. An experience to repeat. Thank you very much.

It’s very far from Lebanese flavours They really need to improve

Top-notch service! And I mean it: humor, patience, and a light touch. My chicken salad was perfect (a minor point about the olives being of average quality, but that's just my personal opinion). Thanks again!

While passing through Pau, we had a wonderful evening at this very pleasant and friendly place, with superb food! An address to remember and share.

Top-notch

The entire meal was fantastic! The food was delicious, the welcome and service were perfect, and the place was beautiful and pleasant. Plus, we were with two young children (3 and 5 years old), and everyone was incredibly attentive: the waiter who laughed with them and made a great suggestion for their meal, and then the chef who personally came to ask if he could use red onion. To top it all off, the prices are very reasonable!

A very warm welcome, delicious meal, a very original place, lovely decor. The waiter was full of humor and patience. A wonderful evening. Thank you.

Perfect as usual

A real gem in Pau! The welcome is always warm, the restaurant is superb, and the food is excellent every time. It's become our favorite restaurant, and we're always delighted to return. The value for money is outstanding, 10/10 in every respect. We recommend it 100%!

A lovely team. The food is refined and expertly prepared. Generous portions. We all need places like this.