This little restaurant / cave à vins stands in the center of Brest. We had three glasses of…read moredifferent kind of wines and a cheese plate, seated at the counter. A few days letter we came back for a proper lunch. We chose a toasted camembert with honey and green salad, a plate with vegetarian dishes, haddock with cockles plus vegetables and for the desert a pear and chocolate crumble. We drank red organic wine. Good points : - Different interesting organic wines - Local food (vegetables, bread, butter etc.). For example cheese from the fromager affineur Sten Marc's - Lovely place, welcoming and authentic. The garden is charming and the second room super lightly. - Agreeable staff, thoughtful and which give good advice To be improved : - The place is open as a wine bar but it is more a restaurant. We arrived at 6 PM and it was obvious that the preparation of the diner was the priority for the staff. We had quiet the feeling to disturb the preparation of the following meal. - Only one veggy dish. Moreover even if the turnips, the cabbage, the carrots were delicious and even if the pumpkin soup was tasty the dish had too much (good) potatoes. - The seasonings have to be improved. - The dessert was good but not outstanding. The pear was perfectly cooked and the chocolate was not over sugared but the crumble mix was OK.

From the owner: Tapas et bar à vin La Bouteille à la mer propose des spécialités à base de viande ou de poisson le…read moremidi, ainsi que de grandes salades. Le soir, la carte fait place aux huîtres ou aux planches de charcuteries ou fromage. Le restaurant dispose aussi de nombreuses références de vins, tous naturels (sans ajout de sucre et de levures artificielles).

From the owner: Un vrai bistrot Un bar à vin à l'ambiance très sympathique. La décoration et l'accueil sont…read moreimpeccables. Dégustation d'huîtres de Bretagne, de septembre à mai, ouvertes devant vous et à toute heure de la journée, sur une nappe à carreaux blancs et rouges, le tout accompagné d'un blanc sélectionné par le maître des lieux. Très bonnes salades copieuses.