We stumbled upon this restaurant on Yelp, and we were happy that we did. The food was great, as…read morewell as the many desserts that we sampled. We dined here with our children, and everyone enjoyed the experience. Will definitely be back.

This place is a little bit off the main food streets in St Jean. We enjoyed the food a lot,…read moreespecially after having had quite some disappointments before. Yet, I guess we will never warm too much to traditional Basque food. It s OK but not great. Entree was an excellent tuna on celery and a mediocre filled basque peppers. Main dish an assembly of pork meet including foot, rib, inner organ sausage (great) and small octopusses (also great). Desert was nothing special (pear in wine with ice cream). The Basque white wine was neglegible, unfortunately. Overall a nice dinner, we would go there again.

What a gem! Fantastic joint right in an unassuming alley. Good wine selection, excellent salads,…read moreand tasty croquettes. Get here early because it fills up really fast!

We loved this place-- my wife and our two kids: 9 and 6. We had kids' meals for them which were…read morehardly like those in the US (prosciutto + cod). We also had the Basque terrine, the cocogollos salad, and the core du Boeff (French for amazing steak). The staff were so funny and friendly and didn't even mind when our 6 year old decided the restaurant was his playground. Hint: make a reservation or good luck getting in.

As usual creativity, superb rouget et boudin basque surprenant ! I love A place to Know , the…read morebest in the aera.

From the owner: Spécialités de ttoro Direction Urrugne, un panneau vous indiquera ce restaurant. Attention ça monte…read more! Décor rustique au premier abord, à l'extérieur comme à l'intérieur. Installé dans la salle climatisée, si vous êtes amateur de ttoro, ça tombe bien, la maison en réalise de succulents, c'est sa spécialité. Le chef vous propose également des brochettes de lotte grillée sauce estragon, poivrons farcis à la morue, des palourdes sauce verte, des tripes basquaises de chez Mattin, des joues de cochon braisées, des chipirons à l'amércaine ou à l'encre et du foie gras de canard maison. Pour les amateurs de viande ce sont des grillades au charbon de bois.

This is a great French Basque restaurant in the old part of Hendaye. The old part is very quiet and…read morea little small but really gives you the feel of being a small beach town. It is also a nice break from the busy beach area. The food was great and the selection for the menu of the day was terrific with lots of seafood as well as lamb and beef. The service was very kind and they spoke both Spanish and French as well as Basque. We had the muscles with french fries and a nice rosé. They were kind to separate the lamb entrée for our kids. I had a lovely gateaux Basque and café. Given all we had, the price was reasonable but not cheap. The place is about a half mile from the train station and completely worth a stop.

Kind and friendly service. The place is cozy and decorated with a nautical theme. There are…read moreoutdoor tables also. The kitchen treated the fish with much respect and our dishes were well prepared.

From the owner: Au petit coin Moins basque que ne l'annonçait ce "petit coin" (kanttu en basque), on y fête…read morecependant l'originalité : des mosaïques au sol, pleines de couleurs ou sur les tables. Ça chante le Sud. Le chef muni d'une canne à pêche qu'il a ensuite raccrochée au mur a mis au menu : une fricassée de sole aux langoustines, une fricassée de volaille à l'ancienne et cassolette de riz blanc (il aime bien les fricassées pour tout vous dire) ou son péché mignon la cassolette (la cassolette aussi c'est son truc) de morue à la biscayenne.

We decided to make a quick day trip from San Sebastián to Biarritz because we wanted to cross the…read moreborder to France and we had heard about saint jean de luz and Biarritz from a local. It was the best decision we made because of this restaurant. We sat close to St. Eugene's cathedral to figure out where to eat lunch and came across several michelin starred restaurants and we decided to walk into this one. It was SUPERB! We are all about fine dining and this place was small, cozy, with amazing customer service and let me just get started with the food already... Btw, if you're thinking price, 27 Euro for a michelin star restaurant lunch menu was NOTHING, especially for the quality and experience of this place. If you had to choose, I'd say for two, each should choose different dishes to try most of the menu. The foie gras, raviole, the Cochon (pork), risotto with mushrooms, the French toast and the vacherin. All of them to die for! A MUST if you're going to Biarritz.

Small, old-school restaurant serving excellent local food. It is really a small place and they are…read moreusually packed - reservations in advance are recommended. Crowd made up of locals and tourists, generally tight seating. The waiters were very friendly. They have a rather small menu with simple, honest dishes served in generous portions. Best food I´ve eaten while in the area. Perfect for what it is.

From the owner: Dans une authentique cidrerie de producteurs, venez découvrir le Sagarno (vin de pomme), la plus…read moreancienne des boissons du Pays Basque et tout le cérémonial de sa dégustation : le TXOTX ! Vous pourrez déguster d'autres boissons à base de pomme avec ou sans alcool, produites à la cidrerie. Et pourquoi ne pas prolonger la visite par le repas typique des cidreries basques avec ses viandes grillées à la braise en salle.

If you are looking for a fun place with great food and a relaxed atmosphere, go to the popular…read moreBelloteka. Simple dishes but well prepared and with care. Many local fares on the menu as well as local wines and beers.

Briketenia - no matter how hard the name is to remember and pronounce - is a must if your passing…read moreGuéthary, just south of Biarritz. Coming from dinner at tre star Arzak the night before, we were a bit worried we would be blassé, but it turned out that a lunch package at Briketenia that has one Guide Michelin star almost impressed us more. The price for a lunch during weekdays is 35EUR and this is what we got. Beautiful and tasty appetizers, a very French gazpacho served in a martini glass, the first course (I chose calamares), the main course (I chose a fish), - they offered us cheese here but we said no to save room -, the dessert and then some candy on sticks and last but not least some frozen candy on a stick. I was very happy with the flavors and the wine and champagne were also very reasonably priced. All in all, we loved this place. It might have been a little stiff, but the main hostess was super friendly and made up for all of that. Martin Ibarboure is the brother of the owner of the other one star restaurant this little picturesque surf village holds; Les Frères Ibarboure.

We stopped here for lunch on the way to Biarritz and it was wonderful!! Delicious tasting menus,…read morevery reasonably priced. Michelin-star quality food, from start to finish, and excellent service. I had the zucchini flower, steak, and strawberry dessert. My husband had the foie gras, fish, pigeon, and peach dessert. Everything was exceptional. The terrace also has a lovely view of the mountains, and big umbrellas to shield you from the sun. Highly recommend!

A very beautiful experience, with refined cuisine, a cozy setting, and service that meets…read moreexpectations. The menu was exceptional, featuring a delightful array of dishes, with both the meat and fish cooked to perfection, showcasing a masterful balance of flavors and techniques

For starters, very slow service which might have had to do with certain assumptions about…read moreAmericans... But that remains to be seen. No matter what, there were some major issues here, starting with (and most importantly) the food. This place wants to be special and charges accordingly. Things are special only if they are actually carried out at or near perfection: imaginative, with the finest of ingredients, and executed to perfection. That's not what is happening here. We only had the three course meal, which it turns out was the right choice because I really didn't want any more of what they had to present. The first course, a "raviole" stuffed with ground meat, wasn't particularly imaginative. But far more problematically, the pasta had the consistency of cardboard. If you haven't figured out how to off ravioli pasta (it takes some experimentation and practice) then don't do it. It should be both delicate and elastic. Not doughy and hard. This was a big fail. The next dish was an even bigger fail. A "salt-cured" fish which had clearly been cured because it was starting to go bad. This fish was, in a word, and unmistakably, not fresh. It wasn't going off because of the cure. Rather, someone said to themselves, this fish is going bad, let's throw some salt on it, let it sit in the fridge an extra night, throw a few snappy ingredients around it (truffle) and nobody will notice. I noticed. Oh, and if you are going to cook fish with the skin on, the skin better be crunchy, not leathery and inedible. The accompanying root vegetables (so-called spring vegetables) didn't have anything to do with the dish, were again, unimaginatively prepared, and were overcooked. The citrus medley desert was fine if not particularly exciting. The wine list is good and I was very pleased with my choice which was excellent. But I never felt the love from the staff and I sure as heck didn't feel any love from the kitchen. In a word, I was deeply disappointing, though by now you would think I would know better.