We stumbled upon this restaurant on Yelp, and we were happy that we did. The food was great, as…read morewell as the many desserts that we sampled. We dined here with our children, and everyone enjoyed the experience. Will definitely be back.

This place is a little bit off the main food streets in St Jean. We enjoyed the food a lot,…read moreespecially after having had quite some disappointments before. Yet, I guess we will never warm too much to traditional Basque food. It s OK but not great. Entree was an excellent tuna on celery and a mediocre filled basque peppers. Main dish an assembly of pork meet including foot, rib, inner organ sausage (great) and small octopusses (also great). Desert was nothing special (pear in wine with ice cream). The Basque white wine was neglegible, unfortunately. Overall a nice dinner, we would go there again.

The food here was subpar. I had a veggie burger with fries and it was basically a fried potato. The…read morefries were even less to be desired because they were so greasy that I couldn't eat them. We also had sangria that did not taste well at all. We were a table of six people and no one finished there meals. The reason I give it a 2 is because Juan our server was helpful and gave good service. The ambiance is too many pigeons at your table looking for food, if you like that. We will not return here.

Fresh food, price, view all fantastic. The house wine was dry and good. We were looking for good…read morefood, comfortable, easy to order, simple food- it was amazingly fresh and the Roquefort mussels were amazing and the salad (goat cheese) was so fresh and tasty. Large portions we shared both plates. The service was amazing quick, attentive, spoke English and they have an English menu to order from as well. I would recommend for casual dining.

A very beautiful experience, with refined cuisine, a cozy setting, and service that meets…read moreexpectations. The menu was exceptional, featuring a delightful array of dishes, with both the meat and fish cooked to perfection, showcasing a masterful balance of flavors and techniques

For starters, very slow service which might have had to do with certain assumptions about…read moreAmericans... But that remains to be seen. No matter what, there were some major issues here, starting with (and most importantly) the food. This place wants to be special and charges accordingly. Things are special only if they are actually carried out at or near perfection: imaginative, with the finest of ingredients, and executed to perfection. That's not what is happening here. We only had the three course meal, which it turns out was the right choice because I really didn't want any more of what they had to present. The first course, a "raviole" stuffed with ground meat, wasn't particularly imaginative. But far more problematically, the pasta had the consistency of cardboard. If you haven't figured out how to off ravioli pasta (it takes some experimentation and practice) then don't do it. It should be both delicate and elastic. Not doughy and hard. This was a big fail. The next dish was an even bigger fail. A "salt-cured" fish which had clearly been cured because it was starting to go bad. This fish was, in a word, and unmistakably, not fresh. It wasn't going off because of the cure. Rather, someone said to themselves, this fish is going bad, let's throw some salt on it, let it sit in the fridge an extra night, throw a few snappy ingredients around it (truffle) and nobody will notice. I noticed. Oh, and if you are going to cook fish with the skin on, the skin better be crunchy, not leathery and inedible. The accompanying root vegetables (so-called spring vegetables) didn't have anything to do with the dish, were again, unimaginatively prepared, and were overcooked. The citrus medley desert was fine if not particularly exciting. The wine list is good and I was very pleased with my choice which was excellent. But I never felt the love from the staff and I sure as heck didn't feel any love from the kitchen. In a word, I was deeply disappointing, though by now you would think I would know better.

J'ai visité le Bistrot Luzien le 8 janvier avec de grandes attentes, influencé par des…read morerecommandations élogieuses. Cependant, mon expérience s'est avérée profondément décevante et perturbante. Bien que le service semblait initialement professionnel, et que la serveuse maîtrisait bien l'anglais, le comportement d'un autre membre du personnel, apparemment dans un rôle de gestionnaire ou de propriétaire, était inquiétant. En tant qu'Américain noir, je me suis senti ciblé par son regard prolongé et inconfortable, qui semblait motivé par des préjugés raciaux. Ce soupçon a été renforcé par une conversation qu'il a eue avec la serveuse, durant laquelle ils m'ont pointé du doigt et ont ri, un acte de manque de respect flagrant et de préjugé racial apparent. La qualité de la nourriture n'a pas non plus racheté l'expérience. Le poulet aux champignons avec purée était fade et manquait d'assaisonnement, bien que le vin blanc pétillant fût remarquable. J'ai décidé de quitter le restaurant prématurément en raison du malaise causé par le comportement du personnel. En tant que client, je crois en l'importance du respect et du professionnalisme, qui ont notablement fait défaut lors de ma visite. J'ai laissé un pourboire dans l'espoir d'encourager un meilleur traitement pour les futurs clients, mais en me basant sur mon expérience, je ne peux pas recommander cet établissement. Il est décourageant de rencontrer un tel comportement discriminatoire, surtout dans un lieu si bien recommandé.

Txmara is a very cute little restaurant on the sea front of Guethary. I went there with my friends…read moreand I had a lovely meal. We were very happy to find this restaurant as there was not many places in Guethary which was serving food past 3pm! The team was very nice and friendly. My dish was succulent, half a breast duck served with corn mash and sweet potatoes fries and an orange sauce with espelette pepper. The only disappointment of the meal was the Basque cider : Errekalde which was recommended by the team, its taste was horrible.

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Good service, limited menu but all freshly prepared food, nicely presented. The fish tasted very…read moregood but was a little overdone, hence only 4 stars.

Everything here was amazing! I would give 5 stars if there wasn't flys everywhere. But i would…read moredefinitely come back when i get the chance. Amazing flavor, quick service, and honestly the bill was affordable compared to American prices. Thank you guys!

I would not call this a steakhouse by an means. Simple Seafood is the best way to describe this…read moreplace. They are only open during the summer and offer a variety of seasonal seafoods (mussels, tuna steaks, sardines..) grilled "natur"or with a sauce provençal, a tomato based sauce. You also have the option of a charcuterie plates and simple salads. I had a great, casual meal here surrounded by locals. You'll have to fight for a seat overlooking the port. Price can't be beat (8 euros for mussels!)

Super yummy fish in a casual setting and great for kids! The tuna and sardines were both…read moreparticularly fresh and tasty the night we were there but they also have mussels and a couple other items. We had two one year olds at the table and no one was bothered at all. Counter service and friendly helpful servers!

With the beautiful location with nice view, eg. sunset, over the wonderfull large beach, this…read morerestaurant is a class better than the nearby competitor Kaiku restaurant. It offer mostly seafood but we wanted some meat with Bourgogne wine, so we ordered lamb and pigion respectively. Both extremely delicate. Great service in English and delicious appeticers served.

From the owner: Une vue sublime On est éclaboussé d'Océan, ébloui d'écumes, secoué de vagues. Le décor très marin…read morecasse avec les ambiances traditionnelles du coin. Les tables sont toutes ouvertes sur la baie, posées sur une estrade. Aux murs, des tableaux colorés, une fresque spéciale Brouillarta et un filet de pêche qui court le long du bar, des coquillages qui traînent de-ci, de-là... En parlant de coquillages, ce sont les rois de la fête, avec les poissons. A la carte, particulièrement vrai pour la poêlée de Saint-Jacques au jurançon et fondue de poireaux ou le saint-pierre braisé aux champignons des bois. On peut aussi y venir pour boire un verre en journée ou fin de soirée, les soirées au Brouillarta ont très bonne réputation...