Les meilleurs restaurants en Saint-Gilles-Croix-De-Vie

13/09/2026: Very warm welcome. Friendly staff, especially Elodie for her excellent customer service. People from Hendaye in the Charente region.

12/09/2026: We had a wonderful evening and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Thank you to Emilie for her advice on the dishes (sauerkraut and tuna tataki) and for her warm and professional welcome. Thank you also to Emilie for the souvenir photos.

13/09/2026: We ordered the seafood sauerkraut and the sailor's platter and we thoroughly enjoyed it; the dishes were generous.

12/09/2026: We had a wonderful time at this restaurant. The welcome was very friendly, and we thoroughly enjoyed the seafood sauerkraut and the seafood platter. A truly excellent restaurant in St Gilles.

25/07/2026: Very disappointed... the children's menus aren't suitable. I had to order an adult burger for a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old, which meant separate drinks and desserts. The frozen fries weren't great for a restaurant. The fish was very good. However, a tiny baby potato cut in half as a side dish was really meager. We left feeling unsatisfied. We mentioned this to the waiter (who was very nice) but received no response, which is a shame.

24/07/2026: The mussels and fries with Roquefort sauce are good (get them when they're in season), and the Bounty bar is good too. The service is good, and everything else is too. I recommend it.

15/08/2026: Have a good time, highly recommended, but also plan to book in advance.

15/08/2026: Restaurant on a quiet street just steps from the bustling port area. Everything is homemade, delicious, and beautifully presented. From cocktails (Virgin Mojito and Colada) to appetizers (sardine rillettes, hummus) and main courses (mussels and fries 😋, vegetarian burger). Fast and attentive service. Highly recommended.

19/08/2026: Disappointed compared to my previous experiences, the price didn't meet expectations and the Paris-Brest was very disappointing, with praline pastry cream or cut cream instead of buttercream. The staff and service, however, were very welcoming and the atmosphere was pleasant.

18/08/2026: We came to lunch at Le Casier restaurant in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and were looking forward to discovering this establishment. We started by ordering fried smelts with our aperitif. Have you ever opened a box of matches? Well, our smelts were barely bigger than the matches in the box… At €8.90, we ate them with a certain amount of regret. A few minutes later, another customer at a neighboring table also ordered fried smelts. His were a perfectly "standard" size. I expressed my surprise to the waiter, who initially explained that ours were small because they were "leftovers" and that he had served them to us without knowing their size. In a fish restaurant, the explanation was somewhat perplexing… He nevertheless offered to bring us more, which we refused: we hadn't come to the restaurant just to eat fried smelt. Another waiter then came to clear our table and asked if everything was alright. I again expressed my disappointment. A new explanation: the larger smelts were supposedly saltier, and they therefore avoided serving them… An explanation all the more surprising since the other tables that had ordered this dish seemed to have received normal-sized smelt. In short, the rest of the meal went well, even though this whole affair left a bad taste in our mouths. Before leaving, I went to the till to see if there was anything left to pay. The person who seemed to be the owner finally admitted that the fried smelt should never have left the kitchen. This is probably the explanation that seems the most honest to us, even though none of them were ultimately honest since we received three different versions... We also had trouble digesting the smelt, which obviously didn't improve our impression. We're not giving it one star because the rest of the meal was decent, but it's impossible for us to give four or five stars after such an experience. A word of advice to future customers: if your smelt seems unusually small, don't hesitate to mention it and have them sent back to the kitchen.

05/09/2026: A lovely time by the sea. Thai tart was fine. Mussels with Roquefort cheese were fine. But the gravlax recipe needs a serious overhaul.

01/09/2026: Excellent cuisine +++ very good meal at a reasonable price, friendly service, highly recommended

16/05/2026: Friendly waitresses, good mussels and fries. Quick service, good place to eat.

15/05/2026: I'm giving it 3 stars because, being in the restaurant business myself, I can understand that service can be complicated, and otherwise, nothing to say about the food, it was very good, the buckwheat galette burger 👌, but a little more about the service time, a little less than an hour to serve 5 covers, I found that quite long...

27/08/2026: “An excellent experience at La Cotriade. The setting is understated and elegant, conducive to a serene dining experience. The service is attentive and friendly, responsive without being intrusive. For starters, a beautifully delicate foie gras, perfectly seasoned. For the main course, a high-quality veal chop, cooked to perfection and, most importantly, served piping hot on a warm plate—a detail that makes all the difference. The revisited strawberry tartlet for dessert offers a successful balance between freshness and indulgence. The pairing with a 2024 Mâcon Uchizy perfectly complemented the entire meal. The cuisine is exceptionally well executed, using top-quality ingredients and meticulous preparation. Special mention goes to the temperature control, too often neglected elsewhere. A restaurant I highly recommend for lovers of refined and authentic cuisine.”

27/08/2026: The managers were very friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious.

22/08/2026: Beautiful view of the Vie, very good food and good value for money. The service is also very pleasant.

16/08/2026: A lovely establishment with refined cuisine! The dining room is quiet, with a beautiful view of the river and the Croix-de-Vie riverbank; it's a pleasure to dine in this setting. The menu is quite varied. The digital version is rather nice as it allows you to easily view the dishes, which can help you make your choice. The dishes are flavorful and the portions are quite generous. It's fresh and delicious French cuisine. This establishment was a wonderful discovery; we'll be back!

01/09/2026: Fresh products and very affordable prices. The waitress is friendly and pleasant. The only downside: the service is extremely slow. We waited over 30 minutes for our galettes. Fortunately, the taste and the homemade feel make up for the long wait. It's a shame, because the value for money is still very good. The setting is also pleasant.

29/08/2026: Extremely light on filling; for the price, you could at least make a proper galette. I'm heartbroken for Brittany.

24/07/2026: I was there yesterday. It was simply delicious, and the service was lovely.

24/07/2026: Excellent place, 100% recommended

01/07/2026: Passing through Machecoul, this restaurant served us a very good menu at a very affordable price; the meat was delicious...

18/06/2026: Very good restaurant and we were able to enjoy the large terrace.

05/08/2026: In a word: excellent! Everything is perfect: excellent tapas, fresh and subtle, great music, a perfect mix of tourists and locals! We're going back tonight!

04/08/2026: Perfect for sharing a meal and a drink. Excellent food and top-notch service, plus a very good price. Served by Noah, who was super friendly and pleasant.

29/08/2026: A superb experience at this crêperie, a very warm welcome. We went twice during our stay and were very satisfied. I wholeheartedly recommend it. Excellent food, it's a shame we had to return to our region. Thank you again.

27/08/2026: Passing through St Gilles, we were looking for a restaurant for four people and stumbled upon this crêperie. We weren't disappointed at all! The goat cheese salad was excellent and the waiters/waitresses were very friendly! Plus, dogs are welcome, and they even gave our dog a bowl of water! I highly recommend it ;)

13/04/2026: Hooray for Belgians and funny waiters!

13/04/2026: The seller is very polite and smiling.