La Chaloupe - Port-des-Barques

We had a lovely lunch here, the restaurant was recommended by a local French couple. The service was very attentive without being overpowering. The food was excellent as well as the atmosphere and the view of I'le Madame. We each had mussels a beer and a glass of wine , followed by an assiette of local cheese and and assortment of patisseries charente maritime completed with an espresso each. A bargain at 42€. The mussels were the plat du jour but next time I am in the area (depending on the plat du jour) I would definetly try the set menu, there are a variety starting at 18€ upto 35€, but there are also individual dishes. This is an excellent restaurant for fish, but there is also a good choice for the non fish lover.

Early February for Sunday lunch - not the weather for the terrace. But we still had a view out over the sea to l'Ile Madame. We chose the €29 Menu and, as on our previous visit, were not disappointed.My mixed seafood starter was melt-in-the mouth: the coquilles St Jacques just perfect. The others were equally appreciative of their choices. We all chose the sea-bass for main course: and all found it excellent. Sweets were ordinary, no more.We had a glas of champagne as aperitif, a half-bottle of a lovely, fresh (Red) Sancerre a bottle of water and two coffees, to give a total bill of €127. We thought about a walk across to l'Isle Madame (the tide was out) but felt too comfortable after the meal.

We went here for our first meal in la Cotiniere, it was very busy outside on the terrace so were shown to an indoor table upstairs, which had perfect views of the harbour. The food was very well cooked and there was a vast choice. service was attentive, quick and always with a smile. The terrace was open during the day and is a very pleasant spot to stop and have a coffee/ beer and a bowl of Bulot (whelks) and watch the world go by!!

La Chaloupe is a hidden treasure and offers great French cuisine. Stayed at the hotel too for my brothers wedding and everything they did was perfect. Sampled everything I could from the menu and cold not fault anything.

Friendly staff and a nice location but the food (we had four different seafood dishes and 'huitre chaudes' as starters) was cold.

I often stayed in port des barque and found this restaurant to be the best. a tad old-fashioned, but absolutely excellent with a cream fish and chorizo stew for which she would go over hot coals. the waitress that served me was a very young and beautiful 60 something joy, which gave me a spoon to make sure I finished the sauce. only a joy that the whole place loves to stay in the hotel in winter.

from a recommendation to eat in the restaurant la chaloupe, we are very glad that we. great selection of food, great atmosphere and the staff were attentive and very friendly. we plan to visit the juli again and will definitely be a table. yvan is a great host, many thanks and we look forward to seeing her again. patsy and trew

we had a nice lunch here, the restaurant was recommended by a local French couple. the service was very attentive without being overwhelming. the food was excellent, as well as the atmosphere and the intention on i’le madame. we've ever had a beer and. a glass wein, followed by an assault of local cheese and sortiment of patisseries charente marine with each espresso completed. a bargain at 42€. the cuddles were the plate du jour but next time I am in the opposite (depending on the plate du jour) I would try the set menu, there is a lot of 18€ to 35€, but there are also individual dishes. this is an excellent restaurant for fish, but there is also a good choice for the non-fish lover.