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Oct 21, 2017

Birthday lunch @ La Balade des Saveurs in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

Friday 13th October 2017…for most people this date sounds spooooooooky and if you’re a bit superstitious, you might as well stay in bed all day but not for me! It’s my birthday which I celebrate each year with great pleasure for so many reasons! Grateful for my health and for living in beautiful Provence, and so much more. Anyway, it was a glorious sunny and warm autumn day with a FAT 29C! so we decided to drive to picturesque L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and have lunch outside…somewhere…at the waterfront.

Welcome to La Balade des Saveurs

La Balade des Saveurs is owned by chef Benjamin Fabre who is from l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and his wife Sophie who is from Belgium.The Restaurant has been in business for six years now and they’re still here and basically always almost fully booked so we thought that had to be a good sign ♥

Sophie checking her reservation list and Henk + Diesel taking a peek inside
Elegance & simplicity
Their terrace along the canal before rush hour
Also Diesel was very welcome
Beautiful facade

Menu de la Sorgue

We have generally found that restaurants in the Vaucluse awarded Bib Gourmand by Michelin serve excellent food for a modest price. Michelin Guide had awarded a Bib Gourmand to La Balade des Saveurs already back in 2014. Considering the quality and presentation of their dishes, we’d say these prices are extremely reasonable!


I decided to go for the ‘2 plats’ for 14,90€ and Henk who loves desserts went for the Menu complet.

Appetizer: Butternut velvety with a lemon emulsion
Main dish: Fillet of sea bream on a bed of risotto with lemon sauce
Dessert: Creamy pistachio

Conclusion

This is really a wonderful restaurant. Amid all of the restaurants serving expensive bad food and wine, this is a little haven of excellent food and hospitality in l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. As I said before, DO reserve your table if you want to eat here! On the picture below you find all the necessary info…

Join us for a stroll through L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, the literal translation is “Island on the Sorgue (river),” is a small town that straddles five branches of the Sorgue River. The area was swampland in the 12th century when a handful of fisherman and their families built houses on stilts where the town now stands. The Sorgue River has been essential to this area’s economy for centuries providing fish, water for crops and power for industries. Today the towns’ economy is driven by tourism and sales of brocante and antiques.

The Sorgue river
Henk & Diesel posing in front of the beautiful bank building @ the Sorgue river
Trompe d’oeil
Friendly mail distributor
Vintage
The village waking up
Not on speaking terms!
One of many restaurants
Lovely Café de France
Love these facades
Welcome to La Prévôté
He/she has been around
Green…very green
Les Délices du Luberon
Gotta love the Mehari!
River Sorgue and its ducks
Creative publicity
Diesel drinking his own vino
Tourist train
Art shop

End of a lovely day!

Me, Henk & Diesel would like to thank you all once again for your interest in my blog and we hope that you will pick up some interesting information here and there for your own trip or stay in Provence.
Keep following, lots more coming up!
♥♥♥

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