Le Bistrot du Port — Restaurant in Toulouse

A brief story about this our experience at this Bistro. I apologize for not writing this in French but I am not able to fully explain our wonderful experience with my limited French vocabulary. In the summer of 2022, my wife and I were visiting Toulouse. We had recently arrived from Canada and were extremely tired and jetlagged from all of the travel. All we wanted was to find a little bistro to sit and have some nice wine and food. Unfortunately, while trying to find a place to eat, we got a little bit lost and ended up wandering the streets of Toulouse for far too long. We were also travelling in August and we were not yet used to the heat. Fortunately, using some broken and desperate communication skills, a local had let us know that this Bistro was close by. They also told us though, that we were outside of the dining hours and that they may not have any food available yet. When we arrived the waitstaff could tell that we were very tired and hungry. We had arrived at approximately 1745 and, even though they weren’t open yet, they quickly got us a seat and brought us over ice water, cold beer and some bread. We were so tired that we forgot all of our French vocabulary but the waitress was extremely helpful and understanding of our broken French. It is difficult to describe how tired we felt but once we sat down, it felt like we found an oasis in the middle of a desert. Menus followed shortly thereafter, and we were treated to some wonderful seafood. The waitress treated us like guests of honour! We had never been more grateful for someone taking care of us! We were truly cared for and we fully enjoyed our experience at this bistro! A few of days later, we stopped into this bistro again because it was actually quite close to where we were staying and because we had such a positive experience last time. We had another wonderful meal but when we went to pay, the debit card machine wasn’t working so we needed to pay by cash. Unfortunately, because of our own poor planning, we didn’t actually have enough cash with us to pay for meal. To make matters worse, we were planning on travelling to a new city the following day and we didn’t know how or when we were going to be able to pay. From our discussions with the waitresses, we had developed a rapport and they simply asked us to return when we ere able to pay for the meal. No big discussion about if we would return or that we should leave any sort of collateral. We were shocked! Fortunately, we had extra cash at the apartment that we immediately brought back to pay for the meal. We were so grateful (again!) that the waitstaff was so kind to us! It had such a huge impact on our trip and we would love to return to Toulouse if we get the...

Lunch time on a Thursday was not busy. The 3 course meal of the day started with a bruchetta which went very well with a glass of red. Followed up by steak and mash with fried skins, also very tasty although our knives found it quite a challenge to cut the meat it was not so bad on the tooth. Finishing with an apple based desert and an espresso, all whilst perched on the edge of the canal in a lovely setting. 1 June...

Déjeuner avec mes parents (fin gastronomes et un peux exigeants). Nous avons été séduits par le cadre qui donne vraiment l'impression d'être dans un petit port au bord de la mer. Dès notre arrivée nous avons été pris en charge par le personnel de salle avec professionnalisme et convivialité. Bien installés nous avons eu tout loisir de prendre notre apéritif et de choisir nos plats malgré la forte affluence en terrasse (merci aux serveuses souriantes qui ne mettent pas la pression). Nous nous sommes tournés vers un bar, des moules frites, et un burger végétarien. Les plats arrivés à table, première surprise, les assiettes sont bien garnies et la présentation soignée. Aucune fausse note en bouche, assaisonnements tops (mention spéciale pour les moules frites peu salées) et cuisson maîtrisée pour le bar. Le pain à la betterave du burger est vraiment original et a été très apprécié par la végétarienne du groupe. Les desserts maison, simples au demeurant, n'en étaient pas moins excellents (le café gourmand et ses mignardises vaut le détour). Restaurant peu cher et de qualité, service agréable et décontracté. Un vrai bistro à la française. Nous...