Wonderful authentic French food! We were the only Americans in the restaurant. Although, the menu…read moreis a bit intimidating at first, our waiter walked us through some options in the bit of English he spoke. Almost everything we tried was delicious and the service was great!

Found this place as it was the top restaurant on trip adviser. Was able to request a table online…read moreand reviewed a voicemail shortly after to confirm. On arrival, Madame welcomed us and offered to translate the menu! We have it a go but a couple of words sailed over us. A 3 course meal from a set menu for €34, they also suggested traditional French drinks. Had a lovely leisurely meal and noticed that the rest of the clientele were a mixture of locals and returning tourists - a good sign! A little gem in the heart of Calais

From the owner: Elégance au menu Les plats servis sont très fins et raffinés. La lecture seule de la carte met déjà…read morel'eau à la bouche : brochette d'agneau sauce Charon ou encore le filet de rascasse aux parfums du midi. Le décor est tout comme les mets, recherché et d'une grande élégance. L'établissement a également la particularité d'assurer le service jusqu'à 22 heures non-stop.

Rocksalt created a perfect evening for us: Amazing food, delicious cocktails, smart friendly…read moreservice. I can't think of anything I'd want to improve on: Fresh local fish, beautifully presented in a friendly atmosphere that can't be duplicated. Well done.

First time visit. Had drinks in the bar before dinner. What can I say? Amazing view from the…read moredeck and a list of interesting drinks to choose from. Dinner was incredible from start to finish. We started with the oysters. They were the best I ever had. So fresh, so good. I chose the lamb for the entree. Never had I ever had such such a tasty lamb dish. I'm afraid I will never have lamb this incredible again. Finished off the dinner with the apple sorbet. Yummy. I am so glad I selected this restaurant. I highly recommend it.

If you are visiting Le Touquet, this is a wonderful spot off the beaten path. The resto is…read moresituated along the river inlet along side a marina. You have to park about 100 meters from restaurant and walk through park I the Maria. Cozy seating inside (with a fireplace going during cold nights) and lots of waterside tables when the weather is nice. The Seafood is super fresh. We had crevettes and langoustines followed by Fish Soup. So tasty! Cheese plate included 4 regional selections. And we completed the meal with Baba au Rum.

C'est très bon! Five of us visited for a lunch after bringing the car through the Chunnel. We each…read morechose the €19 lunch and were very well fed. Our lunch was leisurely and although we speak limited francaise, we were able to communicate while using the English menu :) Merci beaucoup to our wonderful hostesses!!

From the owner: Coquillages et crustacés. Bien que les drapeaux américains flottent devant le restaurant Le…read moreDétroit, ne vous attendez surtout pas à manger un hamburger/ frites ici. Les spécialités de la maison sont plutôt le poisson et les fruits de mer. Le cadre est agréable principalement grâce à la luminosité du lieu qui donne une sensation d'espace au lieu.

Yep, this place is great. We were wandering along the seafront looking for a place to have our…read morefirst plate of oysters and spotted this place with a few tables out front. Very casual. On the board, they advertise various kinds of oysters, fish and chips and half lobsters. They were out of the cheapest oysters so we got the local tressels, half dozen for £10. Still a good deal as they are much more in London. We also ordered a raspberry wheat beer. As we waited, we spotted the fish and chips which is ENORMOUS. Seriously, if you can, order that too. The half lobster looked pretty good too, and a great deal at £13.50. Our oysters were large, fresh and delicious, so good we came back later for another round. I was thrilled with the place. Definitely would come back for a visit.

A+ casual beachside dining. Sitting back in deck chairs in the sun with fabulous raw oysters, fish…read moreand chips and lobsters. Great experience and a very relaxed atmosphere. They also serve local beers here. I had the kentish ale which was very smooth.

Just got into Dover and stumbled soon this gem. Right on the water it's magical watching the boats…read morecome in and out of port. The food was amazing as far as freshness , really don't think I've had fresher seafood. The appetizers we had the sardines which I thought was amazing. Also we had the mussels which was so fresh only complaint was the broth it was lacking flavor needed just a pinch of ?? Main dish I had the seafood medley that was once and so fresh but the broth lacked in spices a bit bland. I'm forgetful for what my friend had but it was spot on perfection. If my time permitted I would be back.

Luckily, we could sit by sea view table. The view might be nice if it is not raining though…read more Tracey was very nice server. Thank you. We ordered mussels and seafood medley and really enjoyed both of them. These mussels are not hard but not too soft. It was just right texture. White sauce was very very tasty. Totally recommended! Toilet was very clean too.

Delicious in Dover! Solid fish and chips, excellent sea bream, and pints! I had a pint of Kentish…read morePip and I think it's my new favorite cider. Traveled down from London earlier in the day and skipped lunch so we were rather hungry and opted for an early dinner, just after 4PM. There were other diners about, and patrons at the bar it but it was understandably not full at that time of day. The decor was nostalgic and befitting a spot on the marina. The waitstaff were efficient, friendly, and accommodating. We shared an unexpectedly tall slice of their yummy banoffee pie to end the meal. If this were in my neighborhood, I'd dine in often!

The fish and chips was delicious. And the service wonderful. Definitely check it out!…read more It has outdoor seating for beautiful days, as well.

We stayed in Whitstable for a few days. A lovely small town. Great location and lots of…read morerestaurants. We looked forward to dine here the first night. We knew there are no reservations, you just wait in line until a table of your liking gets free (inside our outside with a view). We arrived around 7pm and waited for a table outside. It only took about 20mins, which was less than expected. Our Bulldog was welcome as well. Got a table with amazing sunset views. Breathtaking. Sadly the location and the sunset were the only highlights that night. We enjoy fish and seafood. All over the world. Normandy, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Thailand, Japan. And so on. We've had our share of great and not so great fish and seafood. Sadly the food here belongs to the latter. Visually it was a feast for your eyes. But sadly not for your taste buds. The lobster was pretty small and very dry. Overcooked and overpriced. The oysters just ok, nowhere near irish, french or scottish quality. Not creamy enough. The shrimps were fine. But nothing near great. Best to drown them in the sauce and Mayo that came with The seafood platter was all cold food - but we knew that before ordering, nothing wrong with that. It's just the quality that was missing overall. The salmon was possibly the worst. Low quality, smelly fish. Seasnails were ok, but the small shrimp not. Just tried one. Fries came with the lobster. Soft and soggy. There was also bread and salad. I enjoyed the bread and butter the most of the whole meal. Which is a sad statement. Had some wine with our meal. 20cl mini-bottles of a quality that's best to forget. Staff was very very busy, but ok. And as I said, the views are amazing. But you could grab some take-out food anywhere and sit down somewhere on the Whitstable beach and get the same view. We really wanted to enjoy this place. But quality wasn't there. And the prices for that really way too high. Whitstable is a place to come back to one day. The Lobster Shack isn't.

Where do I start. We queued up outside to be told to be told to find our own table and then we had…read moreto order via an awkward app that charged for sending in the order. We ordered a pint of lager, a glass of prosecco, 6 oysters; a whole lobster with chilli and chorizo, a prawn and lobster roll and because the app wasn't clear, extra chips and a side salad. The £6 pint of warm lager and £8 glass of cheap prosecco came with and in plastic glasses. This was the highlight of our meal. There was no lobster detectable in the lobster and prawn roll and the prawns were almost frozen. The chips were damp and arrived in a paper tray; these are not twice cooked potato sticks of excellence, these tasted straight from the freezer to the fryer. My girlfriend wanted some ketchup to go on the damp chips, but it needs to be ordered via the app at 20p per sachet plus ordering fee. The bill at this point was North of £80 and they want 25p for sauce sachets. The salad was a limp, uninteresting mix of lettuce and cucumber with an unpleasant gloopy vinaigrette over it. The £37 lobster arrived and it was small, dried out and tough. I didn't even know it was possible to dry out a lobster while cooking it, perhaps it had been split lying under a heat lamp for half an hour. The oysters hadn't arrived. I'd had enough. So I called over a waitress. I explained my lobster was dry and tough and the oysters hadn't arrived. She literally just shrugged, that's it, nothing else. We asked if we could see the manager. A young man came over and asked with a surly, aggressive manner what the problem was. I explained that the lobster was dry and actually tough and he almost sneered "do you want another one or a refund?". No apology, no sorry, just a replacement or refund offer. I asked for the refund. I then went on to ask when the oysters were coming. To which he responded that the food delivered in whatever order it came out of the kitchen. I explained that I'm fine with this but the starter shouldn't arrive after dessert has arrived or one has left the restaurant. Instead of an apology what I got was a defiant "I've got three people shucking oysters" Which he had, at that moment, for 25 of the previous 30 minutes it was one guy working on his own. I could see him from my table. This is a case of the manager thinking that his problems should be mine when in fact my problems should be his. I am after all, the one paying for the service that he is failing to deliver with a bad attitude. I didn't mention any of the other issues with the food as the angry manager just didn't seem interested customer satisfaction or service. He left our table instructing me to go to the counter and ask for a refund before we left. My oysters must have been prioritised as they arrived on a plastic tray five minutes later. I ate the oysters which tasted nice, but had their revenge on me half an hour after we left, which was surprising as I can eat anything without issue. Perhaps there's something in the old saying about only eating shellfish when there is an R in the month. Neither of us needed to use the toilets when we were there, which is great because you need to queue outside for them. We left the Lobster Shack with the chips, salads and lobster uneaten on the table; the table service here is just delivery and clear up after you have left. All over we had an appalling experience. Even after the refund I'd ended up spending £45 for some warm drinks, half a dozen oysters and a prawn bun. It could have been turned around with a polite, friendly apology of some sort. So often what could have been a poor experience is saved by good staff who understand customer service. They don't here. The location is great, the building is great it has the ambience of a West Coast surf bar. That's where the good stuff stops. The barely existent service is surly and . unpleasant, the food awful and awfully expensive. Warm drinks in plastics cups. This is not a West Coast surf bar. I can't imagine it gets any business from locals, it's a place tourists go, regret and never return to. I certainly won't be going again and I've been eating at the parent restaurant, the Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company for 30 years.