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Restaurant Venus with 'spoken' menu was superb. It belonged to the same management, who ran the Hotel Les Pins. 'Spoken' menu means that there was no written menu, and the waiter just recited what they had available that day. In a way, that made sense. One could count on it that whatever was being served must have been fresh. The waiter spoke French, but seemed to understand English a little. It was a very funny conversation, but fortunately my understanding of French was at least as good as his understanding of English, and there were no surprises on my plate. Uh, and it was amusing to order wine, too. The gist of it was: "About wine... Well, we have three types: white, rose and red. From red, we have two: Magon and Vieux Magon." The place was not cheap though! A soup, a salad, le brique, two grilled doradas, two bottles of local wine, three mint teas, and one apple tart were TND112 (€59). Everything, including wine was excellent. The fish was exquisite.

Address: Avenue Habib Bourguiba Le Kef El Kef Tunisia Phone: + 216 (78) 200 355 Price: mid range