We visited Domme, Arles, and Eze, and the people were really great, particularly in Domme.
The other thing I noticed about the South is that it was easier to carry on a conversation in French, in part because the people spoke a lot less (if any) English, which puts your mind into the mode of speaking only French. In Paris we'd be speaking French one minute, English the next.
The restaurants name is Le Colbert. I suspect the place is under new ownership now. I visited in '76 and my parent's in '88. This link references a female, not a male owner:
We visited Domme, Arles, and Eze, and the people were really great, particularly in Domme.
The other thing I noticed about the South is that it was easier to carry on a conversation in French, in part because the people spoke a lot less (if any) English, which puts your mind into the mode of speaking only French. In Paris we'd be speaking French one minute, English the next.
BTW, what's the name of the restaurant in Nice?