La Manutention - Avignon

My favorite place and restaurant in Avignon. Everything is delicious and not expensive. Moreover, it's hidden from the touristic itineraries, and the atmosphere is so perfect... The indie cinema Utopia emphasizes the local and intellectual ambiance. Any visit is good: friends, family, romantic dinner, whatever! Love this place...

I rarely give five points but this one deserves it. We arrived about 9:00pm on a September evening and there was plenty of space and attentive staff. I liked the atmosphere created by the huge battered mirrors on the walls and bare brickwork. I had a refreshing gazpacho to start and my partner a kind of potted aubergine with panisse (little crunchy chickpea fritters). I had a great bavette steak cooked "saignant" (rare) as requested, with gorgonzola sauce and marrow-flavoured polenta. My partner had a pissaladière. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Cosy atmosphere! Good with pets. Nice terrace. We just went for drinks and we found this place by surprise. Would recommend

The restaurant was extremely busy- fully booked. We started the meal outside but after sudden rain we were found somewhere to sit inside. The menu looked good with figs stuffed with pistachios etc . There was a lot of salad leaves on the plate quite well dressed but the food didn't live up to its description on the menu. Perhaps we chose an evening when the staff were overstretched. We did like the ambience of the place and returned for drinks on other evenings. It is an interesting centre for the arts and we appreciated the quirky decoration.

We had twice dinner. Food and service were very good. Great location and it works very late. You can come at 21:00 and have great dinner. We loved it.