DE PUTA MADRE — Restaurant in Bayonne

Millions of stars for atmosphere, that’s a given. Gorgeous gorgeous setting. Candles lit everywhere. Thought out decor but nonchalant and eclectic. Anyone would wish for the talent to decorate a regular garden like this and transform it into a magical outdoor restaurant.

Food: opinions are divided I noticed in previous reviews but i for one am a sucker for simple, well prepared dishes with high quality local ingredients. I could eat here everyday and not get tired of it. Yes the price is a bit more expensive. But if you take into account the setting and the quality, it’s more than worth...

Look, you’re either ready to pay for hipster prices or you’re not….

The places is bobo-chic and very nice in a big private garden, staff was friendly and food was OK (5€ per oyster, tomatoes as appetisers, soup as first course, big fish as main and very tasty simple dessert).

We paid 248€ (!) for 2, which is more than twice the price of any decent restaurant is Biarritz-St Jean de Luz area. Or a Michelin restaurant. But we also paid 400€ for a very basic but beautiful “hotel” room in their Villa Magnan.

You either...

It is a closed menu of +95€ per person, the place is nice but food is very normal. Quality of each plate is low, for example the main plate is hake and should be lubine or a higher quality fish. Service is like in a regular 30€ restaurant, I would not repeat or recommend as we found the quality of food poor. In my opinion they should go as clients to good Spanish restaurants to see how things are done, not anyone can open a high price restaurant. Better to have a pizza while watching the sunset hearing the piano guy...