The "Vatel" has moved! Don't cry! Bruno Hernandez's new place hasn't gone all that far. It's now on the road that goes from La Farlède to Solliès-Pont. The man has recently become a dad and is a baptism ace! The test: of course, a few small understandable adjustments will have to be made. But whether in the "background" or at the "front" you can feel that the team is ready and motivated. The dining room is full and people don't have to wait! Which means that the hurried metronome-like lunchtimers are mixing with the ones not counting time. I delight on the "toast de foie gras maison accompagné de sa confiture de figues de Solliès" (homemade foie gras with fig jam), one of the chef's classics. Really delicious at 15/20. When Mauricette hears the word "truffle" she dashes straight for it. Her starter "risotto aux écrevisses et aux truffes" (risotto with crayfish and truffles) doesn't make her quiver but does its job at 14,5/20. One of the "Vatel's" inevitable classics demands precision for both cooking and sauce! Golly it's good! I'm talking about the "rognons de veau à la moutarde à l'ancienne" (veal kidneys with mustard) that I sanctify with 15,5/20.

An incorrigible meat eater, the lady with the green hat has "tournedos façon Rossini du Vatel" (the Vatel's Rossini style steak). It is successfully cooked and the little seasonal vegetables are nice. 14,5/20. Choosing "café gourmand" is the right thing to do. It's miles away from the usual fashionable cheats! These are real titbits: crème brûlée, small sticky chocolate cake, lovely creamy and fruity surprises 15/20. Mauricette chooses something refreshing with "millefeuille de sorbets maison" (homemade sorbet millefeuille). There's nothing original in the way it's put together but the collateral advantage is that it cools the lady with the green hat's ideas somewhat! 14/20. The bill is honest for this menu at 25 € with supplement depending on our choices. 28 € each all in all. Here is a quality price report which will continue to make other local food makers envious. Even with the 15 € menu that makes so many lunchtimers "in the know" happy. There is a new tool for the Vatel: a patio! So: a new story starts here for Bruno Hernandez. But I think that for this phenomenal chef everything is a new beginning; he's that much of a tireless developer! Go and enjoy!