From the owner: restaurant Basque, Tapas, cave à vinread more

From the owner: La maison des amis C'est ce que veut dire o'txoko, restaurant tenu par un ancien rugbyman. Ce lieu…read moreest donc convivial et sympathique et possède l'esprit bodéga. Ce restaurant basque sert des tapas, des salades composées et une belle carte de viande et poisson comme la côte de boeuf, le magret de canard ou des chipirons. Côté tapas, vous retrouvez des piquillos à la morue ou du foie gras poêlé sur tartine. le tout à savourer dans une belle salle grise et orangée ou en terrasse avec vue sur le port.

From the owner: Les tapas à la mode basque Table iconoclaste du quartier Saint-Pierre, l'apéro-Pintxos revisite le…read moreconcept de la tapas. Pas de cuisine traditionnelle ici mais une volonté de se démarquer grâce au concept du Pintxos, la tapas des Basques de San-Sébastien. Des Tapas revisités à la mode orientale, mais également avec des produits frais de saison plus traditionnels issus de la gastronomie du Sud-Ouest. Vins au verre, sangria maison, liqueurs basques, l'apéritif s'accompagne des tapas baxonnaises, poivronnade ou tortilla. Le restaurant accueille des expositions ponctuelles, aux rythmes d'une musique jazzy tendance électro. Possibilité de repas de groupes jusqu'à 40 personnes.

I took the Basque hamburger. The idea was good but the French, despite offering hamburgers…read moreeverywhere now, still do not understand that a key property of the hamburger is to be eatable with your hands! So, when you have big pieces of meat that cannot be cut with your teeth, the whole thing turns into a mess. You end up with big pieces of meat in your mouth that you try not to swallow whole (or throw up). You can't enjoy the combination of ingredients (foie gras, caramelized onions, duck, etc.) and finish the thing without really appreciating it. Also, the homemade fries, that were good, lacked any kind of condiment. Finally, the salad had essentially no dressing. My companions were also moderately happy with their food. The portions are big, so there is that. And the view is pretty good.

Spoiled and under-cooked food. Don't go. Salmon tartar was spoiled and pork chop was under-cooked…read more(not medium, but actually raw). It took an hour to get these dishes. We're residents of Bordeaux: Go anywhere else!

Cute place but the not nice to tourists or maybe just Americans. It is in a touristy area, the…read moresummer, I would imagine they would have better staff for the season.

We went on a stroll next to the Bordeaux water and came across this nice beach-bar-like place. Fist…read morewe just wanted to sit down and have a glass of wine but when we saw the anti-pasti passing by (planche de charcuterie) we could help ourselves and had to order it. The people were really friendly and helpful in French and English. It was really hot and there was a fan set up spraying a mist of cooling water, which was awesome! We would definitely recommend this place!