Recently visited Bordeaux to visit family and retracing my grandfather's roots …read more Met cousins in this seafood place in old town . The seafood platter had offerings that aren't usually seen on ice the US . Snails , clams , tiny prawns in addition to oysters , lobsters . Good way to expand your raw seafood palate. We had boiled mussels . Each order is a large bucket so probably one is good enough to share between two . The price is reasonably less expensive than the same amount of seafood in Southern California restaurants.

Our first dining experience in Bordeaux did not disappoint! They offer a delectable array of…read moreseafood and we enjoyed it all! We sat outside and our server was delightful. They have a very nice dining room but sitting outside gives you a great opportunity to people watch which is quite entertaining. If you like seafood I would highly recommend giving this place a try.

Walked in at around 11pm on a Saturday night and enjoyed a nice entrecôte afternoon a long bike…read moreride to St.Emilion. The food and wine came out in minutes. Outdoor table. Shocking low prices compared with SF. Lively street scene on a street full of restaurants. I'm becoming such a Francophile. It's time to move here and this kind of experience is just one reason!

I haven't even had a meal yet but this place gets five stars for the simple fact that I walked in…read moreat 10pm with no reservation and asked for a plate of lamb to go. Since the DON'T do take out they literally gave me a PLATE TO GO! .. with silverware AND A BOTTLE OF SUPERIOR BORDEAUX!!!. I only asked because my wife was tired and didn't want to go out so I had to improvise! I just had to agree to bring the plate back. My faith in humanity has been restored! Update- the meal was awesome! I took the washed plate back within 20 minutes and the chef thought I had not had enough food so he turned on a blow dryer to stoke the coals on his grill and cooked a rare steak with all the fixin's for me! WOW! I'm speechless right now! I'm sure this will not be everyone's experience but a good one nonetheless! Not so humbly submitted, Michael C.

It was good enough. The mussels were as expected but a plus is that they were plentiful. This is…read morethe kind of place that won't have the best food, but what they do offer, they'll do a decent job with. The service is quite French. Do with that tidbit as you will. The ambiance actually gives me slight Marseille vibes. There was a nice wine selection. I'm also a sucker for a bit of foie gras and theirs was pretty good. This is a solid spot in a good location.

My favorite seafood restaurant in Bordeaux. Generous servings (go for the giant Fruit De Mer…read moreplatter and share with your bestie). Good location makes the ambience very maritime. Our server spoke English. Easily accessible, great service, and the freshest seafood that is not overpriced.

It was early evening on a Sunday. The wife and I were feeling seafood for dinner, so we checked…read morethe Yelp app for restaurants. Le Rince-Doigts - Guinguette à Fruits de Mer was nearby and, more importantly, had received very positive reviews from locals. Sold! I'm not sure what a seafood shack at a French beach looks like, but I got the impression that Le Rince-Doigts - Guinguette à Fruits de Mer did its best to successfully capture the feel with its sand floor, boardwalk, picket fence wood interior, and beach umbrellas and like décor. Our meal started off with a humorous exchange with our friendly server. She greeted us in French and the recited the list of the day's specials in rapid-fire fashion. She immediately realized from our puzzled expressions that we weren't native speakers and we all had a laugh. Although, her English was only a little better than our French, we managed to successfully communicate with each other and place our order. We started of with a bottle of the house white wine that was very drinkable and a bargain at 13€. For our food, we had the Fruits de Mer special, which included a bowl of fish soup, salmon tartar, another fish (I don't recall the type) tartar, whelks, peel & eat shrimp, raw oysters on the half shell, and langoustines. We received a very generous portion of seafood. For the most part, it was a big success. The soup was delicious. The two fish tartars were fresh and had good flavor. The wife didn't care for the whelks, an acquired taste to be sure, but I loved them! The oysters were smaller than what I've normally seen back in the States, but they had a nice briny flavor and were good. The only miss was the langoustines, which were overcooked, dry, and mealy and, frankly, didn't taste that good. As if we needed more food, I ordered the fried smelt (or at least I think it was smelt), another item on the list of day's specials. It was fried perfectly, hot, crispy but still leaving the fish moist and flavorful. It was a delicious ending to our meal! For me, Le Rince-Doigts - Guinguette à Fruits de Mer was exactly what I was looking for...good food and good service in a casual setting for a very reasonable price. I can see why the locals love it!

Gregg M was really in the mood for seafood (and I was in search of escargot) so we found this place…read morewhile walking earlier in the day and decided to go here for dinner. They had an all you can eat seafood dish and Gregg and i decided to give that a try. We started off with a bottle of wine (I know a surprise, but hey we got white instead of red for a change). It was a very nice dry white at an incredibly reasonable price. For dinner, we started out with soup de Mer which I have to say was excellent. Secondly we got a very large platter of oysters, shrimp, whelks and langoustine. I am not a fan of whelks - though I will always try them. Its more of a texture issue with me, not taste. The shrimp however was cooked wonderfully. It had that slightly sweet taste you get from the smaller shrimp, but these were a very good size. The oysters had a great briny flavor. The one downside to them was that there was a lot of grit in them with very little oyster juice. Unfortunately the langoustines were not that tasty. I'm not sure what it was that I didn't like, except to say that the flavor just didn't taste right. To round out the meal, we (and I really mean the hubby here) got an order of fried smelts. For me they tasted fine, were not overly salty and were not greasy. All in all it was a good meal. I would go back again, but next time I would probably order the fish. Except for the langoustines, this was definitely a solid 4.

Nice ambiance, friendly staff, although seemed a bit understaffed. Food was decent, not fabulous…read morebut good enough. Had the monkfish and green risotto.

Excelllllent! Definitely on my "favorite restaurants" list! Once you get in the restaurant it's…read morelike you enter a parallel world: there is some live jazzy music, the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, waiters are really nice, and the food simply delicious. The menu is not huge but everyone can find something they like: fish, meat, veggies.. A great choice of wine with a wide range of prices. A had a wonderful evening and will be happy to comeback there anytime!!

We couldn't have asked for a better meal at Dan - the chef himself was serving our table and was…read moresuch a delightful man! Each course was more delicious than the last. My husband had the signature menu, and I had the discovery menu and we each had the wine pairings. Reasonable portions and prices. One of a kind fusion food. Sadly it was our last night in Bordeaux because I'm already dying to return!!