Le Bocal de la poissonnerie des halles — Restaurant in Reims

BEWARE, there is a new chef and none of the TripAdvisor reviews and photos of food exist anymore. I got the most disgusting tuna tartar and when i tried to order from photos the staff said- oh that’s the old chef. The new chef appparently doesn’t cook- it was not good and i feel sick now. I am attaching a photo of the beautiful food i expected. The picture with my fork is of the disgusting mayonnaise oil - canned tuna would be safer. The caviar was decent but this photo is of the 5x bigger portion they served than I ordered, for 5x the price. I think this was an honest mistake but still- if i hadn’t noticed before eating, that would be a 120 euro mistake for me. Be aware that the TripAdvisor photos and reviews are all of the former chef. Very sad. The champagne was quite good and there are many places in the area that...

Excellent sea food, welcoming staff and fair price for food and champagne. The restaurant from the outside looks like a shellfish shop with outside tables, but hidden inside there is nice and warm room simply decorated but with particular care taken to details. I had a very good experience! The food is excellent and the prices are more than fair (less then 35 euros for a bottle of champagne and 7 euros for half a crab), the dessert was delicious, the staff polite and the restaurant very clean. They are specialised in sea food and their fish is fresh and tasty. I highly recommend the place, but book a table...

I had a seafood platter in the restaurant in May, the oysters and Normandy crabs were all so fresh and delicious, staffs there were warm and welcoming. The restaurant itself is causal but good enough for casual dining, excellent value. Then i decided to order takeaway for my home party this weekend, the delivery was professionally made in a van with fridge, everything put on a tray presented nicely, the oysters and crabs were all freshly opened up for us, taste and texture was again awesome. The party were so successful and ended with good comments on the seafood platter by...