Restaurant la Barque - La Ciotat - Vue Mer- Notre cuisine du sud — Restaurant in Marseille

Incredible food, beautiful setting, friendly service, hefty portions, and great prices! This place blew our expectations out of the water with its fresh and creative menu, full flavors, and magical ambiance. Enjoy a view across the harbour early in the evening, followed by the charming bustle of the night market later on (don't worry, it doesn't impact your table or experience at all). Where to start with the food . . . get it all! The salmon empanadas bursted with fresh dill flavor, the fried joels (smelt) were delectably bite-sized and more than enough for two people to share. For mains, the poulpe risotto is an absolutely show-stopper that delivers on flavor. Go here. Eat here. ...

Lovely location on the old harbor of La Ciotat. I was somewhat disappointed by the dish option I had, and to be frank, it's something I keep forgetting not to order mussels in the hot summer months, with the exception of Normandy or Brittany. The mussels dish was somewhat empty old, and the flavor was missing the lovely fresh taste that you see in northern France. The cold water from the northwest coast gives the mussels a bit of La lovely joy to go for such as bites. I'm not sure what happened, but the dish was somewhat old flavor. I would say that 4 out of 10 mussels were old school. The other dishes were...

We had the octopus risotto, and the ceviche. The chef has realized Mac and cheese is an excellent combination for fresh octopus, expect a well achieved one at that. For the ceviche: if you love it dry and acid, also appreciate uncooked sweet potatoes for the crunch, hate vinaigrette in your greens because you hate the French way, then you will definitely love it here! We didn’t, and were quite disappointed not to find the high quality and delicate French cuisine we were expecting.

Entrées and wine were okay,...