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    La Capitainerie

    3.9 (56 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Long T.

    This charming restaurant was recommended by a local guy I ran into earlier in the day. I decided to give it a try. The owner was very friendly and he translated the menu to English for my friend and I. We got ordered a bottle of white wine, a few appetizers (oysters, shrimps, snails), and salmon cooked in parchment paper. All were incredibly fresh and delicious. I highly recommended this place if you are looking for seafood in Bordeaux.

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    Really great seafood, friendly staff and great wine. It's almost French tapas for seafood.

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    L'Embarcadère

    4.1(62 reviews)
    0.3 kmHôtel de Ville - Quinconces
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    Ok people picture this-…read more One cool evening on the streets of central Bordeaux, walking arm in arm with my better half, heading towards my birthday dinner all of a sudden I hear from behind me "Roz" i carry on walking "Roz" I still carry on walking "Roz" ok fine i turn around and there one of my closest friends and ex-flatmate (she moved to sunny Dubai) stood before me. After screaming and hugging in shock (we had not seen each other for years) we agreed to meet the following evening. She picked this place for our little reunion meal and it was perfect. This is one of the most popular seafood places in Bordeaux and seats fill up super quick. We took the tasting menu a combination of prawns, oysters and other shellfish. This was my first time trying Oysters and I loved them. For main I took Seabass and my friend took Salmon both served on a bed of rice and a side of basic green salad. Again fresh, amazing and a sensation for the taste buds. For dessert we shared the pear tart and again wow!!! The staff are very accommodating and friendly and are eager to take time out to explain the menu to you. The restaurant itself has a very rustic yet nautical feel to it. Needless to say we sat there for a good few hours i recall leaving with a semi empty restaurant behind,yet we were not disturbed while we chatted and caught up on our coincidence.

    Recently visited Bordeaux to visit family and retracing my grandfather's roots …read more Met cousins in this seafood place in old town . The seafood platter had offerings that aren't usually seen on ice the US . Snails , clams , tiny prawns in addition to oysters , lobsters . Good way to expand your raw seafood palate. We had boiled mussels . Each order is a large bucket so probably one is good enough to share between two . The price is reasonably less expensive than the same amount of seafood in Southern California restaurants.

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    L'Embarcadère - Seafood!  Some that we are not familiar with but will try and hope for the best. Wonderful service here!

    Seafood! Some that we are not familiar with but will try and hope for the best. Wonderful service here!

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    Restaurant Lecarreau - Braised beef chuck, truffled mash & foie gras

    Restaurant Lecarreau

    3.9(28 reviews)
    0.2 kmHôtel de Ville - Quinconces
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    I enjoyed my meal more than my wife, but I really enjoyed mine. We ended up here on our first…read morenight in Bordeaux because things didn't work out at our first couple of choices - menus weren't as advertised - so we ended up here. Needed a restaurant that had seafood and they had multiple options and its very cute inside. Obviously, didn't have a reservation but the host was kind enough to seat us anyway (that doesn't always happen in Bordeaux). We started with the ceviche appetizer and we each got a seafood entree. It's been a couple of weeks so I don't remember exactly what I got - it was a filet and I think either seabass or monkfish. My wife's, on the other hand, was a whole fish and pulling bones out of her mouth kind of soured her on the meal. However, my fish was cooked perfectly and in a delicious broth. The veggies were perfect as well, and the ceviche was delicious. And, of course, the wine was wonderful. So it was a win for me. I'd probably go 4.5 stars if I could but I think 4 stars is too low. So even though I'm not a big believer in rounding up to 5 stars, I think this is an exception.

    After roaming around Bordeaux and seeing all the packed sidewalk restaurants, I went with Lecarreau…read moreas it wasn't packed and didn't require reservations. I figured the prices might be keeping out the regular tourists. We got three plates to share between the two of us. All were excellent but the veal ribeye steak was revelatory. Ribeye is my favorite cut and I've had hundreds of examples. Yet, the beautifully mild and incredibly juicy veal made me reconsider all my past choices. For the first time, I felt like royalty having a steak. Along with a glass of Bordeaux, the meal was only about 100 euros, a bargain for such memories. I spent the next two weeks looking for similar steaks around France, including in Lyon, to no avail. My attempts in the US have so far been abortive. I might have to come back to Bordeaux just for this steak.

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