Le Chalut sur Port-Vendres

12/05/2024: Very good flavors on the plate. Nothing to say other than praise for the cuisine, more fusion oriented for this "annex" of the Vermilion Coast which is in fact called "the astrolabe". The location is always top; the terrace is still there but now dedicated to this new name. The service left me with a bitter taste. Out of decency, I am not going to describe the waiter (or the waitress for that matter) or any clues about his identity but... 4 interventions = 4 gross errors such as the glass of aperitif taken on board when it was not finished, the wrong dish in the advertisements and the forgetting of another, an error in the plate when there are only 2 of us and then one or two remarks to mask his apologies and the discomfort he felt. It's a shame because the kitchen staff deserve better than this mediocre service...

12/05/2024: We discovered the Astrolabe this afternoon. Despite a confusion regarding reservations (we had reserved for the Côte Vermeille but wanted to have lunch at the Astrolabe), the owner and the chef put us at ease and allowed us to eat wherever we wanted. Warm welcome, great service and kind and attentive staff. The dishes are extremely good, for 29 euros starter, main course, dessert, you get what you pay for (and your taste buds!). Everything was perfect from A to Z, the setting is wonderful. We will come back for sure!