Hotel l'Ecailler

In the middle of the village and on the seafront with a view directly opposite the old harbour, great westwards view over the quay and boats. Hotel is an old building, but well maintained and comfortable. Beds very comfortable! Hotel restaurant specialises in excellent local seafood, but many other choices in the village too.

Convenable

We have had lunch at this restaurant several times and the seafood has been excellent, so we thought we would try an evening meal. First, a dirty glass on the table with remaining lipstick traces was not a good start. Then the menu was uninspiring, so we went a la carte. A starter of cold shredded skate was served on top of a gésiers salad - a mistake I assume as the gésiers salad was a different starter. The skate itself was fine and on a simple salad would have been very tasty, but the gésiers overpowered it. A main course of sea bass with 3 peppers was not, as I had anticipated, sea bass roasted with 3 different peppercorns ground on top, but it was served with a 3 pepper sauce (from a packet - I use the same sauce myself with a steak) which was far too hot to go with the subtle flavors of the sea bass. The sea bass was well cooked and absolutely fine - on its own, sauce untouched. - but a chef who thinks such a sauce is appropriate with such a fish has a lot to learn. The redeeming feature was the Cafe Gourmand for dessert - this was truly fabulous, one of the best I have had, and the only thing that saved this restaurant from a 1 star rating. We will not be going back for dinner for a while. Disappointing