Beziers, Herault - La Raffinerie

Restaurant Find of the Month (May 2004)

La Raffinerie, Beziers

La Raffinerie, Beziers, Herault, Languedoc

Dining with style and good taste, comes with excellent bite at La Raffinerie, in Beziers, on the Canal du Midi. The interior has been carefully designed to exude excellence. Behind the bar, the wall is dominated by the orifices of what was once a sulphur refinery, a basic material used in the preparation of vines to produce excellent wines. Menus are original, with surprises both succulent and succinct. The wines are chosen well. The prices very reasonable, and the service gracious. What more could one want?!

"I have returned to the restaurant a couple of times - and although standards are generally high - some points came to mind - the menu is limited as its difficult to order one item - a la carte - especially for those that want just a salad - on another occassion - the entree of the day was not fresh (crevettes - prawns - old frozen when they should have been fresh) and had to be sent back and the waiter only refreshed only the complainer's plate - with a fresher crevette (why not in the first place?) and did not ask the other person in the party who had the same dish if he had the same problem - which would be common practice. The restaurant is called La Raffinerie - The Refinery - hopefully they will strive to refine their service and quality of cooking to the standards that I recieved on my first visit"

La Raffinerie Restaurant
14, Avenue Joseph Lazare
34500 Beziers
Tel 04 67 76 07 12

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