Sète
La Marine

La Marine

29 Quai General Durand, 34200 Sete, France, Sète

Barbecue • Végétarien • Fruit De Mer • Méditerranéen


"La Marine Restaurant exceeded our expectations from the moment we arrived. We had come to Sète earlier than our reservation time thinking we would walk around the town, but we stopped by the restaurant to see where it was located, saw our name on our table (outside, our dog was with us . We identified ourselves to the staff and they immediately asked if we preferred to sit then or wait. We sat down for an amazing meal. For an amuse-bouche, there was a fresh and delicious tapenade served in shot glasses with toasted baguette slices. The staff promptly brought water for our dog. We then enjoyed Bouzigues oysters (a fresh batch which we saw the chef/part owner Magali cart into the restaurant straight from the Halles location! and Couteaux or razor clams in garlic, olive oil and parsley. Both were a revelation. I had a delicious rosé Nino, served by pouring it via a funnel into the bottle corresponding to the volume I ordered and put on ice. My wife enjoyed the Dos de cabillaud (cod and I loved my loup de mer entier. Both served with delicious vegetables and potatoes. We didn’t have dessert but we’re offered a shot of a sweet Muscat wine and little chocolate lava cakes as a sweet send off. All for $95 US. We can’t wait to return. All the staff went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and cared for. Don’t miss this wonderful restaurant! They also give cooking classes at their sister restaurant Halles et Manger in Sète Halles."

La Mauvaise Reputation

La Mauvaise Reputation

10 quai Maximin Licciardi, 34200 Sete, France, Sète

Poisson • Fromage • Français • Fruit De Mer


"We expected, given the good advice of the Michelin guide, to enjoy a cuisine with a good value for money, especially when you are fine mouth and you love the products of the sea. What a disappointment. Beyond the pleasant setting near the port and the kindness of the staff, it is impossible to enjoy a restaurant that practices high rates and serves any cuisine without flavors. Nothing to say about the freshness of the products: for our part, knives, daurade, tuna. but the freshness is not enough when in the end we find ourselves with an invoice of 140 euros for two people. Sea knives, a rare product, but bathing in oil. The grilled daurade, a simple but tasteful product even grilled, which also swim in the oil, without seasoning, with just a few slices of zucchini and carrots jumped without flavor, without this little imaginative touch in terms of spices and taste that can make a simple dish, a great dish. The red tuna tartar, served with potato jumped, ... and nothing else, no spice, no sauce, no ingredient to make it, no personal touch. Unique and tasteless. The only good point, the seafood and daurade ceviche, taken in a seasoned entry of coriander, lemon, chili pepper and tomato. We find ourselves at the end to pay 140 euros for 2 admissions and 2 dishes, including wine. I really don't recommend this table in Sète. I want to understand that fresh products such as fish are rare and expensive, but this is not a reason to practice exorbitant prices without having in return an imaginative and tasteful cuisine. This is what we expect from a restaurant that is not within the reach of all the scholarships"