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    La Vieille Auberge

    La Vieille Auberge

    3.8(18 reviews)
    19.0 km
    €€

    We were in St-Jean de Luz on a jour férié (November 1), which led me to believe that we might have…read moretrouble finding a restaurant open for dinner, so I was surprised to discover La Vieille Auberge not only open, but seating guests a little before their 19.00 scheduled opening hour. The restaurant was welcoming and the staff courteous and efficient. Over the course of the enjoyable two-hour dinner, I remarked that I had never seen waiters walk as quickly as those at La Vieille Auberge, whether hustling to the kitchen to pick up food for guests or from the kitchen with same. They all worked together, not simply assigned to one section of the restaurant. My wife had for her main dish one of the house specialties, paëlla, which was a mix of local seafood, chorizo and spiced rice. I had canard parmentier, described in the English-language menu as "duck shepherd pie." We shared an entrée of fish soup and a dessert of tiramisu. All the dishes were very well-made, tasty and well presented. My wife ate every bit of her paëlla, which is unusual for her. The bill was less than €50, but the only wine we had was a glass of sangria before dinner. Even so, I think La Vieille Auberge was good value for money. Clearly, many other people agree with this assessment: virtually every seat in the restaurant was filled tonight, some more than once. If I lived nearby, I would be a regular customer here.

    Should have realized, a bit too late, that it is a tourist trap, no locals, plenty of foreign (…read moreEnglish ) language. Poor waiters swamped, not their fault, kitchen overworked, Monday night, many establishments closed so everyone flocks to what's open. Results in cold, mediocre food, even when hungry, had to leave half the food uneaten. Wait until Wednesday, most restaurants open then. And ask locals where they go: probably not there.

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