Leucate

Leucate, a charming coastal town, offers stunning beaches and delicious seafood such as oysters and mussels, reflecting its marine heritage in southern France.

La Sardine

La Sardine

avenue des Roseaux, 11370 Port Leucate, France

Tapas • Poisson • Français • Espagnol


"A balmy summer evening with the sun setting over the lagoon and the mighty Canigou in the background. A wonderfully quirky beach hut restaurant with delightful decor on decking. We had booked as our friends knew that it would most likely be full on a Friday night.There was an interesting selection of local wines (for example a lovely 100% Maccabeu white and a light and eminently drinkable red called Le Grill), and a decent house wine. Prices were very reasonable for the area.The menu is presented on a large chalkboard with a selection of dishes that could be ordered in small or large portions, (a very good idea for those with small/large appetites or a penchant for sharing) plus typical tapas dishes and daily specials. For starters we had grilled sardines (fresh and tasty), chicken satay (delicious), and seared tuna (lovely). Main courses were Brazilian-style sea bass which was nicely-cooked and served with tangy, crunchy sides, a change from rice and a slice of lemon and a mixed hot sea-food platter (salt-cod, prawns, mussels, cockels). which was deemed alright".The staff were friendly and helpful but didn't quite hit that fine balance between being brisk and efficient but not rushing you. We managed to spend €40 per head by having more than two bottles of wine and not choosing the cheapest dishes on offer. But if we had wanted to we could have had a pleasant meal for less than half that. All in all, a lovely place to have a meal (if the weather is good: on a windy day I doubt I would enjoy it), the food is more than adequate and we would go again."

Les Voiliers

Les Voiliers

1 quai Eric Tabarly, 11370 Port Leucate, France

Glace • Français • Européen • Fruits De Mer


"Picked this restaurant because they had a place on the terrasse with a view on the port. From the look of it was not expecting much; freshly thawed food, pizzas and slow service by harried waiter in typical touristy restaurant. Sat down to plastized single paper menus and my expectations dropped even furthur. HOWEVER not so!The waitress was quite friendly and although not exactly prompt (she seem to have a lot of tables to manage and the place was full), she was calm and really seemed to have everything under control. Like she had a system, and it worked. When she got to you you had her full attention, smiled a lot made little small talk that engaged you if you wanted or could easliy be smiled at in return, but was not wasting anyone's time, just being social. The place was packed yet she made you feel like you were the only client in the restuarant. So good service.We ordered drinks, squid, mussels/french fries and a child's pizza. Everything arrived in a reasonable amount of time.My squid was huge and delicious, with as potatoey thing with fancy vegs around it. Looked really like what a high class restaurant would serve. Cooked perfectly, not too rubbery, maybe a bit heavy on the butter and oil, but hey, some might say was not enough): Basically very good, My companion had the mussels, alot of mussels, really large mussels, fresh mussels. too many mussels. Plate of french fries that was cooked perfectly, I thought was not very many french fries, but in the end had a hard time finsihing them. Got two thumbs up for the mussels. The child had a child sized pizza that looked very good, with little micky-mouse style ears made from dough. Cute. Ate the whole thing so can but assume it tasted as good as it looked.The bill was perfectly reasonable. My companion was saying we paid the same amount for our meal the previous day which was not nearly as good nor as voluminous. So thumbs up for that as well."