Facing La Rochelle's Old Port, this is a clear-cut gastronomic address, featuring precise, contemporary seafood cuisine. The elegant setting, bathed in soft light, quickly establishes a comfortable atmosphere, extended by a welcome that is both professional and friendly. The menu reflects an assertive marine identity, with attention paid to the product and the season. The tartare, with its blend of oysters, salers and vegetal notes, is a fine contrast between iodized freshness and crispness. The Charentais trout, golden brown on the skin, is part of a more gourmet score, combining precise cooking, the relief of asparagus and the depth of beurre blanc. For dessert, vanilla and peanut offer a successful interplay of textures, between melt-in-the-mouth and crunchy, in a register that's both clean and gourmand. The wine list, with its focus on winegrowers, offers a coherent mix of great regions and more confidential estates, with a wide range of prices. The wine list is a natural accompaniment to the cuisine, with wine pairings designed to complement the dishes.
Sea bream in ceviche, butternut petals and juice spiced up with lemongrass and lime, pumpkin seed praline, old-fashioned mustard ice cream and pickles
€26
Haddock En coque d'oignon paille, haddock and beechwood-smoked bacon, onion confit, haddock broth emulsion and crispy mouillette
€22
Main dishes
Pan-gilded scallop nuggets, roasted seed crumble, leeks braised with kumbu seaweed and yuzu kosho, beurre blanc perlé with leek oil
€46
Pan-fried golden calf sweetbread, just-seared scampi, potato chips, roasted cepe mushroom and apple purée with undergrowth flavours, scampi bisque emulsion
€57
Dessert
Passion fruit flavoured soufflé, coconut softness and Opalys white chocolate sauce by Valrhona, Rhum HSE passion
€17
Pochée pear in spiced syrup, cookie and nougatine with Borderies walnuts, tonka cream, confit and pear sorbet with lime zest
€17