La Kase - Restaurant La Rochelle — Restaurant in La Rochelle

I visited La Kase with my son and his wife on 27th December and we were blown away with both the quality of the food, the presentation and the service. We all had the Lamb shank and it was exceptional. Perfectly cooked with a sauce that released a multitude of hidden flavours it was delicious in every respect. I have lived in France for 18 years and the food in this restaurant is, without doubt the very best I have ever eaten. Christophe is an exceedingly good chef and his years of experience is reflected in all that he presents but it is more than that. He and his faithful Camile have perfected the art of ensuring that you are happy with all that you eat by being so friendly and welcoming. Thank you for making our Christmas so special and we will most certainly return again soon. Edit. 19 Jan 2024. Woops. The Chefs name is Patrice....

We had a reservation at this restaurant and, although we were running a little late, we informed the restaurant in advance. When we arrived, we were seated at our table—and that was it. We sat there for 10 minutes without a menu, without water, and without any attention at all. Meanwhile, a couple who arrived right after us was immediately served—given menus and even had their wine brought out—while we were still sitting at an empty table.

Eventually, someone brought us a QR code instead of a proper menu. We asked if it really took 10 minutes just to drop a piece of paper on the table, and the response was, “Well, I was busy.” Funny thing is, we could clearly see that no one was actually busy.

Good luck with that kind of attitude toward...

La Rochelle is jam packed with restaurants, so actually deciding where to eat is tricky to start with. My wife selected this as the highest trip advisor restaurant that wasn't off the scale expensive (No. 4 of approx 450!). Most of the dining is on the first floor (2nd floor for Americans!) which meant the single waiter spent the night running up and down stairs. This inevitably slowed service down a bit, but he was never out of breath, was very friendly and spoke either French or English. Our was excellent. Beautifully presented and very tasty. The restaurant itself isn't particularly pretty, but good enough, although it did have the French curse of bright lighting - apparently they like to see what...