Le Cafe de la Plage

What a find! We were recommended this little restaurant by a guy staying at our campsite. We foolishly tried on spec on a Saturday and couldn’t get in so booked for Tuesday lunchtime. So glad we did as again today they were full when we arrived for our lunch. We ate on the deck right by the sand dunes and with a partial view out to the sea. All of the food was delicious, we had goats cheese filo parcels and cuttlefish to start followed by a seafood platter and a perfectly cooked steak. The kids had a nice menu too and loved the 2 scoops of ice cream that were included. The food was really lovely and little additions like the seaweed butter set this place apart. Almost didn’t want to review as I suspect next time it might be even harder to get a table but it’s always good to share nice places.

Staying on a campsite out of season, we walked twenty minutes into town to find virtually everything closed. Of the two places remaining open, we fancied neither. Imagine our happiness to find this place not only open but just a short stroll, only a couple of minutes, from the campsite. We were warmly welcomed and service was friendly and pleasantly leisured. Lunch took over two hours, which was lovely. Very good food, all obviously fait maison and cooked to order. A little pricey but the food is definitely not run of the mill and Boyardville seems to be generally expensive. Three courses, beer and coffee for two persons set us back €98 but to be fair, one of us had the Foie Gras... I have paid less and felt robbed. Here the price felt okay for what we ate. We would be happy to return.

Lovely staff, great menu, not precious whether we stopped for coffee (we did or food (we did later or evening drinks (we did the next day! . We were there with our youngest (a teenager but plenty of families with young kids no problem, everyone relaxed including staff. Recommended.

Excellent food freshly made in a wonderful location with a view to the beach. Friendly staff and cosy atmosphere. Great place to enjoy fresh seafood and delicious deserts. Try the Creme brulee with Bailey's 5 stars.

Le café de la plage is one of few restaurants in Oléron where you can eat nicely with your feet in the sand. The terrasse is big and you can sea the ocean (a bit) from your table. Reservations are almost mandatory nowadays. Prices a tad expensive imo. The food is fresh and tasty. Waiters are very nice (if not proactive) but service can be quite slow sometimes. Enjoy mussels in eglade: they’ll cook them on the beach, putting fire to needle pines covering the mussels. A treat!