(scroll down for the english version – vean al pie de página para la versión en español)
Alors que nous faisions un tour dans les calanques entre Marseille et Cassis m’est venue l’idée d’emmener tout le monde dans un petit coin, plutôt secret, une autre calanque, de l’autre côté de Marseille.
C’est donc dans celle de Méjean, tout près du petit village d’Ensuès-la-Redonne, que nous nous sommes retrouvés au coucher du soleil pour dîner au Mange-Tout, le restaurant familial dans la petite crique devant le petit port – dont la renommée se fait de bouches à oreilles; il faut appeler avant pour être sûrs d’avoir une table de libre. Leur spécialité? De délicieux poissons frits dont on mange tout, les « mange-tout » justement! 😉
Je n’en dirai pas davantage… J’ai déjà fait 3 nouveaux habitués ce soir-là, si vous voulez en être, il faudra découvrir le reste par vos propres moyens…
[English] While we were walking around in the calanques between Marseilles and Cassis, I thought I could take everybody to one of my secret places, a little calanque on the other side of Marseilles.
That’s how we ended up in the one of Méjean, near the little village of Ensuès-la-Redonne, at sunset, to have dinner at the family-owned little restaurant, the Mange-Tout, in front of the little bay and little harbor – whose celebrity comes from word-of-mouth everybody makes once they’ve discovered it; reservations must be made, there’s little chance you’ll have a table at the last moment. Their specialty? Little savory fried fishes that you can eat completely, called « eat-it-all.«
I won’t say more… There already are 3 newly-convinced after that night, if you want to be one too, you’ll have to discover the rest on your own…
[Español] Mientras estabamos caminando en las calanques entre Marsella y Cassis, pensé que podría llevarlos todos a unos de mis lugares favoritos, un lugar secreto, otra calanque al otro lado de Marsella.
Así terminamos viendo el atardecer en la Calanque de Méjean, cerca del pueblito de Ensuès-la-Redonne, para cenar al pequeño restaurante familiar, el Mange-tout, al frente del pequeño puerto en la pequeña bahía – es famoso por la gente propaga el secreto de boca en boca; mejor hacer reservaciones si quieren asegurarse de tener mesa. ¿Su especialidad? Pequeños pescados fritos que se comen por completo, llamados « come-todo o charral. »
No digo más… Ya tienen 3 aficionados más desde esa noche, si quieren hacer parte del grupo también, tendrán que descubrir lo demás por su cuenta…
Les Petits Pas de Juls 
Quel plaisir de trouver ton site! Bravo. J’ai adore Cassis.
I wish I had the courage to write in more than one of the languages I know but chose just one. Kudos!
One language is just fine too, what’s important is what you write about! thanks for stopping by and see you soon again over here! 😉
Lovely and savory pictures! I wonder if you’re open to comments regarding the editing on your translations? I only know English, and I noticed several mistakes in this post. Is this something you’re working on, or just a pasttime? (I don’t want to be critical, just helpful. Heck, I only know one language, and you know four!)
I write it all myself, but sometimes in a hurry and French being my first language, it can pollute my English. I always welcome critics and advice on how to speak and write better in English! Your insight Will always help! Thank you!
Okay, here goes: « …to have dinner (not diner) at the family-owned… » « …whose (not which) celebrity comes from word-of-mouth recommendations (my best guess where you wrote ‘mouth to ear’) that everybody makes (not does) once they’ve discovered it… » (But in that case, you may have meant making the sign language gesture of holding a telephone to your ear? ‘Mouth to ear’ was a bit confusing to me.) « Little (not Lillte) savory fishes…eat-it-all (not eat-il-all) ». I hope that I’m helping!
thank you soooooo much! I really must have written rapidly that day! so many silly mistakes I usually don’t make! I understand you had a hard time reading me then! ha! I’ll make the changes right away! thanks again!
Beautiful place!