Viviers Rocheteau — Restaurant in Les Sables-d'Olonne

14 ( Inc 6 children) of us went here for our final meal of our lovely week in les Sables. We booked easily on line for 7.00pm. lots of waiting staff around, but it seemed only one of whom could actually take orders, so we waited ages to get orders in, the restaurant was quite quiet when we arrived. Food arrived 1 hour 1/4 after our arrival.. Car parking is available outside, we discovered after we had arrived. Some of the the fresh seafood was good including lobster and oysters, octopus a bit slimy, so not so good. The childrens menu was a just disappointing chicken with potatoes. The chicken was ok but the potatoes, appeared to have been cooked well in advance, and some were not edible due to overcooking. No frites for children Why not??? So easy to do. The wine list was extensive and expensive, we had two bottles of Rosé at 28Euro each which I believe was the cheapest wine on the list , bearing in mind this is France not London I felt it was over priced, ok it did have to travel from Provence!! The serving and waiting staff were friendly and helpful, great sea views too. I understood from staff that the restaurant had changed hands recently. Our bill was a few Euros off Euro 500 which we felt...

Overall a nice experience in what I would call the Fisherman house. That's in fact where this restaurant is based, at the bottom of what I guess it was used to be the stocking point, in a renovated and nicely decorated hall with a view on the coastline that was very suggestive with the windy and the crispy waves.

Menu wise, the selection is not huge, in fact it is pretty much a sort of fixed menu style, with a selection you can count on the top of your fingertips. But everything we ate was good and different from the usual. My almost never ending mussels with lobster sauce needed some help to reach the end of the pot. The oysters, couldn't be fresher than they were. The only negative was probably the cuttlefish portion, which in comparison to the price was limited in quantity. The desserts were nice too.

This is a fixed rounds restaurant, with either a 19 hours entrance or a 21 one. If you want to eat here, don't forget to book your table, or unlikely you...

Rocheteau-Viviers-Restaurant (nouveau propriétaire, ouverture le 14 juillet 2025 après "Les Barges"). Avec réservation, nous étions neuf adultes pour diner. Situation magnifique devant l'océan. Nous avions choisi ce restaurant car nous étions très satisfaits des anciens propriétaires "Les Barges"... L'entrée du restaurant donne sur le local poubelles grand ouvert. Les viviers sont pratiquement vides, devant servir uniquement au stock/coquillages du restaurant. Décoration renouvelée, accueil sympathique, mais expérience désastreuse. Repas servi en décalé… 1 saumon arrivé 20 minutes avant les autres plats. Les 4 moules marinières servies dans des plats à oeufs avec accompagnement de pommes grenailles. Pas de plat pour les coquilles vides. Moules petites et asséchées, minuscule marinière sans goût. 1 bar dont la garniture servie 1/4 d'heure avant le poisson. 1 volaille thym citron enfant alors que c'était pour un adulte, retournée en cuisine... attente à nouveau. 2e saumon tout petit par rapport à l'autre ! 1 bouquet de crevettes ok. Bien évidement on n'a pas pris de dessert !!! Carte assez chère. On nous a spécifié que le "chef étoilé" avait tout choisi même le style des assiettes et plats de service… J'aimerais bien connaître son nom. 217 euros avec 1 bouteille de vin Mercier et 4 boissons non alcolisées ! N'oublions pas moucherons dans verre et couverts sales, 1 seul wc et pas de savon au lavabo. Utiliser le nom " Rocheteau - Viviers - Restaurant " pour ce restaurant est une injure à la famille Rocheteau, tant renommée à la Chaume. Zéro en tout, honteux... Nous avons exprimé notre mécontentement à la cheffe de rang qui est restée sans voix en encaissant la carte bleue ! On ne reviendra pas, assurément. Pour info, les commentaires sur "les Barges" sont restés sur "Rocheteau-viviers-restaurant"... usurpation, une actualisation devrait...