L'Atelier

Having tried so many of the small restaurants in Chatelaillon Plage we found this beautiful spot on our second last night here. We spoke very little french and had many problems in other restaurants but our waiter (and the other staff) had excellent english. He was most helpful and the food choice here was superb. The food was also tres, tres savoureux!! We were very happy with the whole experience and can't wait to get back some time soon to try the rack of lamb or some of the other tasty sounding fish dishes on their excellently varied menu and specials board. You would be mad to pass up the opportunity to eat here.

We'd spent a while wandering the promenade of Châtelaillon trying to make up our mind on where to eat on our last night in France. I'd noticed l'Atelier as we were walking round and took a look at the menu, a few things caught my eye so we went in. A small yet airy restaurant with a large seating area out front and a cozy secluded terrace out the back. We decided on a table in the restaurant. Our server was friendly and spoke English with us, helping the ordering process. We had both decided on the set 3 course menu at 39€. Our drinks order was taken and swiftly delivered, I was driving so the other half had a small bottle of rosé, which was served to her perfectly, smelling the cork before offering a taster, then serving, don't see that done very often nowadays! The food was outstanding, I had the famous house fish soup, and it's accolades are justified, it came served with small pots of rouille, cheese and croutons, so you could add whichever one you preferred, the rouille was my choice, and it only added to the dish. The other half had carpaccio of beef which was as tender as anything. We both chose the Fillet Bordelaise, essentially steak, chips and gravy, but this was taken to another level, the steak, cooked rare was unbelievably tender and the stock for the bordelaise sauce must've been reducing for weeks, it had such a depth of flavour. We chose to have dessert, the other half had the cherry gateau, which was tasty, I had the cheese plate, with a selection of 4 local cheeses, served with bread and what must have been a home made gooseberry jelly, stuff like that does tend to come out of a jar! The nicest surprise was when we got the bill, we'd had a lot, and it was extremely good, but the bill in no way reflected that, or the wonderful service we'd received. My advise is to leave the promenade places for the tourists and head here, this is the best place to eat in the town!

L Atelier est un excellent restaurant.Il est calme n étant pas au bord de la plage. La patronne de ce lieu est agréable, souriante ,très attentive au confort des clients.La cuisine est parfaite.les frites sont "maison",l entrecôte superbe,sa sauce au poivre délicieuse. J ai pris un steak tartare préparé par le chef.il était parfait.Il est prudent de réserver le soir,car je pense que ce délicieux restaurant est connu des habitués. Vraiment parfait.et j adore leur café gourmand et sa présentation.