Top 7 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots to Delight in Villefranche-sur-Mer

Georgia Scarborough

This was an absolutely fantastic restaurant that offered either a six course meal for €70 or menu items à la cart. While the six courses was a fantastic option, I am allergic to prawns and that was the main course for the evening. So, we chose à la cart items and were not disappointed! We were provided with a pallet cleanser to start, which was a cold, watermelon, tomato basil, and balsamic soup, which was absolutely divine (5/5)! For our starter, we both got a melon and watermelon salad with fresh goat cheese, and basil topped with olives and hazelnuts (5/5). For our main course, I got the mahi-mahi with a green vegetable sauce of some kind and lightly sautéed vegetables (5/5). It was absolutely delicious and the skin on the mahi-mahi was perfectly crisp. My fiancé got veal and he says it’s one of the *top 10 steaks he’s ever eaten in his life!* It was so tender, so juicy, melted in your mouth, and had hints of nutmeg and cloves in the au jus, which brought out flavor stupendously (5/5). For dessert, we had the brownie with vanilla ice cream, and of course it was above and beyond. What was plated as three small pieces of brownie turned out to be the richest brownie I’ve ever had in my life with deliciously light and fluffy piped chocolate mousse next to it and shards of brownie crisp on top with the smallest dollop of salted caramel. it was absolutely divine (5/5)! My fiancé also got a cappuccino and a glass of cabados as his digestif. This restaurant is easily five out of five stars, and we would recommend it to anyone who comes to Côte d’Azur! *NOTE: While not a restriction for us, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the ENTIRE MENU was GLUTEN FREE! Super cool for those with dietary restrictions :)

Paulo Garcia

Very nice ambience, chilled music, fair prices, delicious pizza (also gluten-free) 🍕 We'd love to come back! :)

Claire Lanciaux

Incredible view, magnificent setting We ate well, no surprises on the dishes which are very simple but well executed, so we ate well, the service was good. The only downside, I asked for a table near the sea with a high chair for babies. We were not near the sea and we had to go get our high chair ourselves from where they were stored. On the other hand, we had unlimited gluten-free bread for my allergic mother so thank you!

Anne Durandet

Very good restaurant, fresh and local products and offering gluten-free dishes.

stephane Dauriat

super good and gluten free for my wife. cool diver specific meal, very good

Annick Tobojka

We are absolutely delighted to have discovered this restaurant with real authentic charm but with rather trendy decor - a really warm atmosphere. In addition, we really liked the owners who manage the restaurant as well as the kitchen, very very friendly and absolutely professional. Our meals were excellent, from starters and main courses to dessert. The preparation and cooking of everything was excellent. We would like to note that we went there for lunch. According to Trip Advisor, it is not at all obvious that this restaurant is open for lunch despite the fact that it has an excellent reputation and is number three among 60 restaurants in Villefranche-sur-Mer; so, I would give my opinion on Trip Advisor also to correct this. Also, I am gluten intolerant and I have had no problems with that; the choice and quality of the cuisine and preparation confirmed my confidence with this. We were so delighted, the owners welcomed us as if we were “at home”. We definitely intend to go back!!!

Gimavi

Given the excellent reviews we wanted to book. We came on Saturday for dinner, before a concert. We had a great time and we confirm the comments we read previously with a 5⭐️. Quiet and clean place, shame it doesn't have a nice view of the bay. Very kind and professional staff, menu with few dishes but all excellent and adaptable to those suffering from Celiac Disease. They also brought two slices of special gluten-free bread. For dessert we couldn't resist their Pavlova, truly delicious. We will definitely be back to enjoy other delicacies.