Raised a drink, something taken at restaurant in Nice (9)
I believe the answer is:
palatable
'nice' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'raised a drink something taken at restaurant' is the wordplay.
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'drink' becomes 'lap' (to lap is to drink up).
'something taken at restaurant' becomes 'table' (you sit at a table at a restaurant).
'a'+'lap'='alap'
'alap' back-to-front is 'pala'.
'pala'+'table'='PALATABLE'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for palatable that I've seen before include "pleasing" , "Tasty" , "Pleasant to the taste, acceptable" , "Of food, tasting nice; of idea, acceptable" , "good to eat" .)