Really enjoyed this lovely restaurant. Small but hearty! Dinner was fantastic! Lamb and sardines…read morefor a starter and pepper steak for dinner. The gravy was a little spicy and just delicious. Loved the service and appreciated them helping to get us in last minute

This is not one of the famous seafood restaurants in Saint Jean de Luz on the famous Rue de la…read moreRepublique. It is simply a superb place that is not on the standard list. It IS Michelin rated if you need to have a famous French food critic tell you it is okay to eat there. Everything we had was absolutely magnificent - and that's good enough for me. I started with the house cocktail, gin with peach liqueur and grapefruit juice. Went down like a Shirley Temple. Created dreams like a Marilyn Monroe. The garnish of a gin-soaked strawberry was a nice little touch. On the advice of the grandmotherly waitress, we switched the order of our main dishes and appetizers, having the first course last. It was a wise wise choice. The main course - now starter - was a remarkable tureen of Txorro which is Basque fish soup. I love fish soup. This was one of the most satisfying bowls of fish soup I have had in my life. A broth not unlike a traditional Mexican fish soup. Wonderful wonderful clams. And I am from New England where I am used to high quality clams. The biggest langostino I have ever seen in my life, boiled till it was white. (The flesh inside was perfectly cooked.) A lot of morel - an almost-eel fish with a lot of nice big bones. Bones add to the taste of a fish soup. Big bones are easy to see and take out of the tureen unlike little bones that go down your throat and stab you to death. Good fish, good shellfish, great stock, a huge tureen. This was just the warm-up act. Being practically full, I had no idea what could possibly follow. What followed were the best scallops I have ever had in my life. Coquilles Saint Jacques - a dish that normally suffers excruciatingly in the hands of minor cooks and indifferent scallops. These were some of the freshest tastiest scallops I have ever encountered. They were sauteed in massive amounts of butter. Butter makes everything perfect. Add bread crumbs, garlic, parsley - and for this version, a few sauteed micro-shrimp. Micro-shrimp are one of the most savory flavoring ingredients on the planet. They sing in perfect harmony with butter and garlic. Perfect scallops. Perfect seasonings. A perfect world. Dessert - or anything after those scallops would have been a crime. The significant other had a Basque version of a salade nicoise for a starter and a cod in a rich tomato sauce as a main. It was one of the richest tomato sauces I have ever seen on a fish dish - made mellow by fish stock and an absence of tomato paste. But nothing could have topped those scallops ... even a tomato sauce made by Escoffier himself.

Wonderful food great service. The staff was exemplary went way out of their way for us. One person…read morein our party was a vegetarian and they made a special effort to give her a memorable meal.

Fun staff, great service and wonderful food. Recommended by my taxi driver in Lourdes, a must go…read morerestaurant. Love the vibe, had the paella and it was great! Authentic, just right flavor. Definitely worth the visit.

Absolutely delicious fresh farm to table! Great service, atmosphere and location. Definitely worth…read morethe visit.

Espelette is a pretty, typical Basque village where many houses display strings of drying red…read morepiments on their facade. I chose their specialty menu: Veal/pork blood sausage with tomato coulis. Don't be afraid of helping yourself with the spicy tomato sauce, spicy in France is pretty mild by California standards. This went very well accompanied by a 1/3 bottle of Crozes Hermitage Then my server brings an (empty) very hot plate in anticipation of the main course, a red and green pepper with ground veal stew, with a side dish of light French fries (that you wish was the standard everywhere). I chose the lighter black-currant and pear sorbet with cherries over the gateau basque, but you should try the latter, easily found in every single bakery, before you leave the region. Meal time check 1 1/2 hr ...should have stayed for a digestif...

Tikia is recommended it's up the street from the bars and has a bit more of a casual and relaxing…read moreatmosphere to it. Its French Basque cuisine at its best I got the chicken basquele it was delicious! I was actually stunned by the tomatoes and the lettuce..the tomatatoes have so much flavor!

Great place in the right area without being a tourist trap. Very nice and friendly service, casual…read morebut good food and fun brochettes concept! Overall, great value !

Only the service is denying it 5 stars. The food was delicious; mussels with jamon Serrano and…read moreoctopus with loquat sauce were to die for. The setting is amazing but be prepared to walk because you can't park there. The service was slow to be acknowledged, seated and served... but it's France!

This seaside rustic outdoor cafe is ideally located overlooking a secluded beach, with stunning…read moresunset views. Fresh seafood and a cote du boeuf for two, so large it could feed four people easily. Wonderful romantic atmosphere and great food. Reservations reccommended.

Nicely located by the church bell tower in old town St Jean de Luz. Limited menu but choice of…read moremeat, fish and vegetarian options. The entrecôte and tuna steak we had were perfectly cooked and of good quality. They also serve local wines and beers.

I was feeling like eating a pizza and this place had a great selection of pies to chose from. I…read moretruly enjoyed mine since the crust was so super thin so I wasn't overwhelmed with bread. My husband ordered a white fish..I forget which!! but it was served with mussels and shrimp, salad and fries....a huge meal. He said it was great. The service was great, server was super friendly and the place had wifi as well. We ordered a pie as well to go for the kids who didn't want to eat with mom and dad and they timed it perfectly for us at our departure.

The food here was subpar. I had a veggie burger with fries and it was basically a fried potato. The…read morefries were even less to be desired because they were so greasy that I couldn't eat them. We also had sangria that did not taste well at all. We were a table of six people and no one finished there meals. The reason I give it a 2 is because Juan our server was helpful and gave good service. The ambiance is too many pigeons at your table looking for food, if you like that. We will not return here.

Fresh food, price, view all fantastic. The house wine was dry and good. We were looking for good…read morefood, comfortable, easy to order, simple food- it was amazingly fresh and the Roquefort mussels were amazing and the salad (goat cheese) was so fresh and tasty. Large portions we shared both plates. The service was amazing quick, attentive, spoke English and they have an English menu to order from as well. I would recommend for casual dining.