Zucca Magica (La)
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I wish I had seen these reviews before we went...other sites had rave reviews.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 24 2008
No menu, food keeps on being brought to table, 5 courses (who can eat that much?)of tasteless, mushy, starchy food: tomato stuffed with rice and potato, pasta, lentil puree. Not one salad or raw veggies, winter veggies in the summer! Really bad ending with overwelmingly (amaretto) flavored ice cream, to hide a tasteless fig tart.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 20 2008
This was a truely shocking experience. We had gone anticipating what all the guides had suggested would be a really spectacular vegetarian meal. What we discovered was course after course (four in total), of tepid ,repetitive,salty,greasy unimaginitive plates. The culinary experience might best be described as reminiscent of 1960's English school meals. There was no evidence of the presence of a Chef,indeed no cooking appeared to have been completed on the evening itself. We did spot some candles buring in the middle of the central hob. We suspect the famous Itlian chef and owner refered to in Guides has left? We certainly hope so . If not we suggest he pays a trip to Terre a Terre in Brighton England, which similarly offers exclusivly vegetarian meals. The experience in terms of the quality ,and cooking could not be more different. Our meal at Zucca Magica consisted exclusively of variations of potatoes, courgettes,tomatoes,rice and cheese- with none of the exotic ingredients which we daily saw flowing from the stalls of Nice's markets.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 13 2008
The same course served three times (once cold )!!The desert was appalling, the service OK with lots of palaver.Some of the other diners were equally bemused to keep getting the same thing all the time.The restaurant itself is lovely-intimate busy ambience.Not a genuine vegetarian restaurant.Never again!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 21 2007
My husband is vegetarian and as expected France in general was challenging for food for him. This place was a wonderful surprise that I highly recommend for anyone, not just vegetarians. The food was well prepared, unique, and beautifully presented. My husband and I will probably go back to Nice just to go to this restuarant again. I also enjoyed that dinner was a surprise of whatever the chef had prepared for the day. It was delicious!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 04 2007
I thought that this place was amazing.... I didn't like it... I loved it! I love the fact of not going to normal french restauraunts and expecting pizza with pasta on the side. It was a wonderful change in view, too.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 04 2007
Either they were having an off day when we visited or most previous reviewers have wildly over rated this place. However it is very popular, and you will be lucky to get in unless you book.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 25 2006
Tears will run down your face, the food is so good. Atmosphere off the charts. The chef sings opera from the kitchen and may come out and kiss your hand. He cooks what he feels like. No menu. Just trust him. It's our favorite restaurant in the world and we have never seen anything like it, anywhere. If you cannot get in for dinner, go for lunch and linger throughout the afternoon. There are no doors on the restaurant and you look out on the marina.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 10 2006
I went to Zucca Magia when it first opened many years ago. The food was amazing. But I recently went back with my husband and was a little disappointed. I felt it had changed. The food was good but each course resembled the other in flavor. I think Nice has better restaurants. Like Juni's for example, food that will blow your mind
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 04 2005
I just love this place. Shows that vegetarian food can be tasty.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 12 2005
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Back to Zucca Magica (La)
I wish I had seen these reviews before we went...other sites had rave reviews.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 24 2008
No menu, food keeps on being brought to table, 5 courses (who can eat that much?)of tasteless, mushy, starchy food: tomato stuffed with rice and potato, pasta, lentil puree. Not one salad or raw veggies, winter veggies in the summer! Really bad ending with overwelmingly (amaretto) flavored ice cream, to hide a tasteless fig tart.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 20 2008
This was a truely shocking experience. We had gone anticipating what all the guides had suggested would be a really spectacular vegetarian meal. What we discovered was course after course (four in total), of tepid ,repetitive,salty,greasy unimaginitive plates. The culinary experience might best be described as reminiscent of 1960's English school meals. There was no evidence of the presence of a Chef,indeed no cooking appeared to have been completed on the evening itself. We did spot some candles buring in the middle of the central hob. We suspect the famous Itlian chef and owner refered to in Guides has left? We certainly hope so . If not we suggest he pays a trip to Terre a Terre in Brighton England, which similarly offers exclusivly vegetarian meals. The experience in terms of the quality ,and cooking could not be more different. Our meal at Zucca Magica consisted exclusively of variations of potatoes, courgettes,tomatoes,rice and cheese- with none of the exotic ingredients which we daily saw flowing from the stalls of Nice's markets.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 13 2008
The same course served three times (once cold )!!The desert was appalling, the service OK with lots of palaver.Some of the other diners were equally bemused to keep getting the same thing all the time.The restaurant itself is lovely-intimate busy ambience.Not a genuine vegetarian restaurant.Never again!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 21 2007
My husband is vegetarian and as expected France in general was challenging for food for him. This place was a wonderful surprise that I highly recommend for anyone, not just vegetarians. The food was well prepared, unique, and beautifully presented. My husband and I will probably go back to Nice just to go to this restuarant again. I also enjoyed that dinner was a surprise of whatever the chef had prepared for the day. It was delicious!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 04 2007
I thought that this place was amazing.... I didn't like it... I loved it! I love the fact of not going to normal french restauraunts and expecting pizza with pasta on the side. It was a wonderful change in view, too.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 04 2007
Either they were having an off day when we visited or most previous reviewers have wildly over rated this place. However it is very popular, and you will be lucky to get in unless you book.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 25 2006
Tears will run down your face, the food is so good. Atmosphere off the charts. The chef sings opera from the kitchen and may come out and kiss your hand. He cooks what he feels like. No menu. Just trust him. It's our favorite restaurant in the world and we have never seen anything like it, anywhere. If you cannot get in for dinner, go for lunch and linger throughout the afternoon. There are no doors on the restaurant and you look out on the marina.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 10 2006
I went to Zucca Magia when it first opened many years ago. The food was amazing. But I recently went back with my husband and was a little disappointed. I felt it had changed. The food was good but each course resembled the other in flavor. I think Nice has better restaurants. Like Juni's for example, food that will blow your mind
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 04 2005
I just love this place. Shows that vegetarian food can be tasty.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 12 2005
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