Le Petit Bouchon — Restaurant in Rochefort

An absolute delight. We wanted a quick lunch as we had spa treatments scheduled at 2 pm. After reading the reviews on this restaurant we decided to give it a go. The weather was lousy between dark clouds and rain we still wanted to be on the deck. We were warmly greeted and seated quickly explaining that they can move us in case it rains. We decided on the set lunch. Menu for 3-course at 28€ and 20€ for 2-course. I chose the fresh oysters for starters with a supplement of 4€, my partner chose "gravalax de saumon" (marinated fresh salmon) with guacamole ice-cream and mango puree or chutney. I forgot to take a picture of the menu of the day! Both starters were delicious! I chose the grilled bonito tataki with a sweet potato puree which was excellent. My partner chose the rayfish which was cooked to perfection with capers and had fresh Granny Smith apples spread on the fish. Needless to say he couldn't resist the dessert a sabayon with salted butter caramel. If you are looking for a beach front (view of the port), a creative and excellent chef at very reasonable prices, I recommend this...

Great food, let down by stingy service for condiments and excessive foam on draft beer head.

Having had a couple of dodgy meals elsewhere we were very pleased to have eaten at the le Petit Bouchon, although a little pricey the food was really well cooked and was presented with imagination which made for a great experience. If good food is what you’re looking for this place is a safe bet indeed. However, when asking for tomato sauce for my sons chips getting more than 1 packet at a time was a struggle and someone should tell the barman to serve beer without a large head(3+ inches is excessive for a 500ml in my opinion), however both these are minor annoyances and Le Petit Bouchon has a lot to offer for...

I do not understand the positive reviews for this restaurant. While the atmosphere was nice, the food was very subpar. The 4 of us got different dishes (the ray, the risotto, the squid). All meals were pretty blend or overly salty. We ordered the strawberry crumble which happened to only be a stack of cut strawberries with some crumbs on them, not a cake at all. Service was ok but nothing outstanding. The oyster restaurant next door (oyster 13 I believe) looked a lot better, will try...