Maison Bonnet Itxassou — Restaurant in Bayonne

We had an average room (No 16) with single beds. There was a fridge and safe. The bathroom had a bath with a handheld spray extension. The bedroom opened out to a slightly enclosed patio/garden area. There was a swimming pool with slightly difficult access. It was cold and not particularly clean. There was a seediness to the swimming pool area.||||The dining rooms and dining patio area looked impressive. At supper we had a fixed menu. My wife did not like the 1st course and was given an alternative. The food was excellent. We were brought 2 aperatifs which tasted of aniseed. After tasting we asked the waiter what they were. He realised he had given us drinks meant for another table. He took them away and gave them to the intended table. We had to stop him as we had already drunk some of the drink. He took them away again but did not return them to us!||||Breakfast...

We had an average room (No 16) with single beds. There was a fridge and safe. The bathroom had a bath with a handheld spray extension. The bedroom opened out to a slightly enclosed patio/garden area. There was a swimming pool with slightly difficult access. It was cold and not particularly clean. There was a seediness to the swimming pool area.||||The dining rooms and dining patio area looked impressive. At supper we had a fixed menu. My wife did not like the 1st course and was given an alternative. The food was excellent. We were brought 2 aperatifs which tasted of aniseed. After tasting we asked the waiter what they were. He realised he had given us drinks meant for another table. He took them away and gave them to the intended table. We had to stop him as we had already drunk some of the drink. He took them away again but did not return them to us!||||Breakfast...

Very nice and surprisingly large dining room with traditional decoration in this lovely old hotel. There is also a beautiful terrace with views which I'm sure would be superb on a sunny lunchtime (we visited in the evening). We took the 25EUR menu for 3 courses and a 50cl bottle of wine after a brief word from the waitress on the merits local options. As a couple we ordered different selections for each course to compare the dishes and... Updated: we visited again recently. The ambience and service are unchanged but pricing is up slightly, which is to be expected. However, while the flavours were still amazing the cuts of meat we received weren't up to the quality of the rest of the experience this time. Maybe just unlucky but this somewhat put a damper on an evening we were...