Seeing people sitting on the terrace in the summer however made us go in and that came to be the first of many visits. It is without competition the best eating place in Port la Nouvelle as we see it.
A casino is a casino, but as soon as you enter the restaurant you are in a totally different environment. The view over the pier and lighthouse is splendid and in the summer you can sit outside on the terrace. The restaurant is just on the beach and you can see people enjoying themselves in the sea from your restaurant table.
The young chef really knows how to prepare good food and she can really take care of the fantastic local products that are available. The prizes are reasonable even for the most prestigious set menu. The service is nice and correct – a little of the old days with a very professional style. You need to call and make a reservation even in low season as many people have found this little treasure. If you go here for lunch you get a gourmet dish for less than a grilled fish in one of the restaurants on the other side of the road.
A special thing is that with the most elaborate set menu, everyone gets a token for the casino so they can try their luck. The ladies are always happy to use my token while I take a walk and maybe take some nice photos of the environment.
Revisited February 16, 2013: We have visited this place many times and always been satisfied. This time we were however less fortunate. As the weather was absolutely fantastic we were ready for a real good experience on the edge of the sea. My grilled mussels for starter were not very exciting. They were too muck grilled so they had shrunk to nothing and the sauce had very little taste. My wife's starter was however good. As main course I had ray, which I love, but this dish was prepared with spinach and way too salty, so I could not finish it. My wife's dish was a slice of pork tandoori style that was not tender and not very tasty. My wife got cheese instead of a sweet desert, but it was two thick slices of very simple cheese with no taste. We were both very disappointed and made remarks to the waiter. We offered us other dishes, but we did not feel for that. They however only charges us for one set menu.
We will return and give them a new chance as the restaurant always have been very good before.
Revisited November 2015: It was a long time since we were here. We had the least expensive lunch of the day, which was what we payed for. The wine from Corbières was excellent. Their more expensive menus seemed to be good value though so we might come back in the winter. The service was nice as usual.
Revisited June 2018: It was a long time since we were here now but we decided to give it a try. The place was full which is a good sign, but we were a little suspicious anyway from earlier experiences. It was however very good from start to the end. We had a very good gazpacho for starter and the main course of two generous filés of rouge was excellent. As usual my wife had cheese for desert, which was good and I had a really nice strawberry thing.
We talked to a couple next to us who lives in the area. They said the place had not been good for a while but the old head waiter had returned and it is excellent now.
WEB: http://www.casinodeportlanouvelle.com/restaurant.php
LATEST VISIT: June 2018
NUMBER OF VISITS: >15
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