11/12/2025: The warm welcome and genuine friendliness (they really wanted to please the customer) charmed us.
You can feel the generosity in the service... The lunch menu was perfect, with a generous portion and homemade fries... The homemade floating islands were delicious and original, not to mention the enormous glass of excellent punch. We wish you all the best for your continued success.
Happy Holidays!
09/12/2025: Positive point: The food is quite good, but the price is rather high. You can easily find just as good or better elsewhere for less.
Negative points:
- When we (a couple) entered the restaurant, the owner immediately asked us where we were from. Looking at the reviews, one mentions that walk-in customers are treated worse than regulars, and I think there's some truth to that, having observed how the regular customers were treated.
- French regulations are not being followed in several ways. There are no menus displayed outside, only a chalkboard inside. There's no drinks menu displayed either outside or inside. We were offered an aperitif and wine verbally without being shown the menu or given the prices.
- The menu board inside offered mussels and fries (in season), which is what we wanted, but no mussels. Yet, mussel season on Oléron is from July to December; so we chose monkfish because we're not fans of burgers or fish and chips, but it was €9 more per dish than the mussels.
- The bill of €110.70 for two people doesn't match the prices listed on the website, with a difference of €5, but since we weren't given a receipt or invoice, it was impossible to verify.
You might ask: Why didn't you complain? Because for me, a restaurant is a place for socializing and relaxing, and I'm not going to waste my time complaining. It's up to the staff or owner to make suggestions to satisfy the customers, and that clearly wasn't the case here. A shame.