ALCALDE - Comptoir & Restaurant - depuis 1983 — Restaurant in Bayonne

Excellent high quality food for a fair price. Despite being in the middle of a touristic area next to the beach (usually areas where restaurants are expensive and not that good) in this beautiful small French town, this restaurant was quite the opposite and it lived up to our expectations. We came on a Sunday right after opening time for dinner (7pm) and were lucky to get a table (most tables were already reserved, so I recommend making a reservation ahead of time). Service was great by a group of friendly young staff, very cordial and with good recommendations on the menu. Food highlights for us were: Pavé de Merlu (Hake steak or filet), fresh with a great seasoning, texture and flavor, Agneau de Lait (suckling lamb), so tender, fell off the bone, and the Txistorra d'Arbizu (fast-cure sausage), the last one as an appetizer and it was delicious with a mild spice. The Tarta de Queso façon Alcalde was also a delicious dessert. We picked this place based on other reviews and we were extremely pleased....

We were in town for only one evening and stumbled upon The Alcade as we were walking around and what a pleasant surprise. We thought it may be touristy since it’s close to the beach, but the food and service was wonderful. We started with the razor clams that were in season. There were several options for whole fish that were deboned and served right at the table, that were delicious, We also got the roasted lamb with creamy potatoes that melted in your mouth and full of flavor. For dessert we had the French Toast Brioche with vanilla ice cream. An amazing meal with exceptional and...

Nice place on the alley close to the sea. Good service, really good lamb confit, never had such a small leg of lamb, must of been very young. It was certainly tender and yummy. Razor clams were also very good. Wines by the glass were wonderful and inexpensive. Only issue was chain smokers at table next to us, not restaurants fault, just France letting people make decisions at the expense of others health and well being. Hopefully they will catch up to the rest of the civilized world soon regarding...