Two of us had lunch. Small restaurant facing a walkway along a beach…read more FOOD: - 4.5: Grilled Octopus. So tender. - 4.5: Boquerons (Anchovy) tapa. - 3.5: Tataki Tuna SERVICE: 4.5. Prompt and considerate AMBIANCE: 4.5. Right on a walkway along the waterfront.

This is a great place to have a drink or coffee. Unfortunately we ordered the "Moules-frites" and…read morethey were not the best. I got the Catalan style muscles which come with a tomato-bell pepper-onion sauce, but it came out very watery and tasteless. The quality of the muscles were cheap too. The view is great, right on the beach and the servers are friendly.

My wife and I had a pleasurable lunch overlooking the beach, and I'd highly recommend Le Saint Elme…read morebased on the location and food. We ordered a simple lunch of fish and chips and a hamburger and both were fresh with good portions and excellent flavor. Service was good in the typical European fashion - you'll generally be left alone to enjoy your meal and the atmosphere, so expect to actively reach out to the staff to order and for your bill (not a big deal, and it is nice to have as much time as you'd like to enjoy the location and view). A perfect spot for an excellent lunch in Collioure!

The service was excellent and the food was brilliant. We were also quite surprised at how…read morereasonable the prices were, given that this café is in a popular location of a tourist town, serving huge portions of delicious, gourmet food. Everything we ordered was 5 times larger than we expected, yet made with dedicated care and attention to flavours and ingredients. I could hardly finish my entrée, let alone the main course! And yet it was all so tasty it nearly made me cry not to eat it. This place is great and I highly recommend it.

Cafe de la paix is an institution in Perpignan but I only tried the food for the first time…read morerecently. I was there as part of a birthday party on a Saturday night and the restaurant was packed. There were other groups as well and people kept coming in and asking for a table until about 11! The menu offers a large choice of starters, pasta, pizzas and mains such as meat, fish and skewers. I opted for a salmon and scallops skewer. Considering it was a busy night and we were a group, I would say the food arrived quickly and the 14 of us were able to start eating altogether without waiting too long for everyone's food to arrive. My skewer was served with a side of linguini and vegetable julienne. I was not enthused by either of them, especially compared with the deliciously creamy gratin dauphinois that accompanied the duck magret on the plate opposite me! That said, the salmon was perfectly cooked and the scallops were just right as well, a little on the underdone side. For dessert, we all had the birthday cake which was an Opera: a thin layer of sponge cake with crispy praline and chocolate mousse on top. The cake was fabulous but the slices we got were double or three times the serving we would have eaten had we cut it ourselves. Most of us could not finish it... So beware, keep space for dessert! The service was friendly but a tiny bit rude sometimes. For a busy night this can be understandable though, but not excused so that's 4 stars for Cafe de la Paix!

From the owner: Brasserie semi gastronomique dans un vieux Moulin du XI icm siècle…read morela terrasse de 250 M2 est sur l'eau du Canal de la Robine classé au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO

My husband and I just had a great meal at this place. It was such an enjoyable experience. We speak…read morenext to no French and our waitress did not speak English but this did not pose a problem at all. The smell of the wood fired grill will pull you into this hard to find gem. We started with a bottle of rose and our lovely waitress brought us some toast with really delicious tapenade. Then I had the grilled 1/2 chicken and my husband had the Catalan mixed grill. We were both very happy. But the best part was my chocolate dessert... No words. The ambience of this place is awesome, I could have stayed all night. We are only in Perpignan for one night but I honestly wish we were staying longer so we could eat here again!

From the owner: La cuisine traditionnelle de brasserie C'est au cœur de la ville, sur le quai piéton que se situe…read morela brasserie Le Vauban à la terrasse calme et agréablement ensoleillée. La décoration de ce restaurant est basée sur l'art nouveau tandis que l'ambiance respire la simplicité et la détente. Un accueil chaleureux et professionnel c'est ce que s'engage à vous donner le personnel de cette brasserie au service de qualité. A la carte, une cuisine traditionnelle de brasserie avec des produits frais et travaillés. Les principales spécialités : le tartare de bœuf ou encore l'entrecôte française, des plats à ne pas manquer si vous passez par là. Côté patisseries, les spécialités de Jérôme Carbonnie sont à déguster.

No idea why this has a high rating. - the service is…read moreabominable. We waited 45 min for our entrees, and then they didn't give us silverware for another 5 minutes - the dishes are terrible. Lamb shank had a sickeningly sweet sauce with lots of fruit and undercooked chickpeas. Cold veal slices with some fluffy mustard. - overpriced There are so many lovely places to eat in Carcassonne. This isn't one of them.

Fabulous! A general rule of thumb is to avoid restaurants on the tourist strip and to seek out…read moreplaces where the locals eat and we certainly chose well on this occasion. All three of us had the same dish: the sea bass with asparagus and a side order of spinach. Bread and water were brought to us and no charge was made for these wonderful additions. The bass was broiled perfectly and the accompanying sauce featured chopped vegetables, perfect for the asparagus (both green and white). Everything, we all agreed, was superb. The waiter was a delight, the ambiance decidedly local with a wonderful addition of some recruits from the parachute regiment stationed across the road. The waiter made time to chat with us and proudly shared that the chef, his boss, was a Michelin rated chef. This restaurant is a hidden gem.