Manhattan Georgette

L'ernest'in Bar Restaurant

➤ 82A Avenue De La Mer, 85160 Saint-Jean-de-Monts France

Carta • Kebab • Pizza • Asiatique • Végétarien

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"We enjoyed an outstanding meal here yesterday evening. It was a set menu with a choice of 3 starters, 5 main courses and 3 desserts or cheeses. The menu on a blackboard was all in French and the waiter was unable to translate the fineries of the dishes, but our fellow diners helped us out which led to a very convivial occasion. The house Sangria which was recommended as an aperitif was superb, containing rum and Cointreau as well as the red wine. That was served with a complimentary rillette with croutes. My starter was cream of endives, with smoked duck breast and Roquefort ice-cream, which was stunningly presented. The flavours and textures contrasted well with one another, making it a delicious dish. My husband ordered the poached egg with cream of cucumber and smoked salmon. That too was tasty, but the flavours so subtle that they did not make the same impact as mine. Our main courses were lamb shanks with garlic and pepper sauce, and pork fillet with chorizo sauce, both were cooked to perfection and served with a gorgeous selection of vegetables. The service was excellent, the ambiance great and the food top notch. Highly recommended!"

Aux Pas Sages St Jean De Monts

➤ 199 Rue De Notre Dame, 85160 Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Vendée, France

Carta • Pizza • Cafés • Asiatique • Fruits De Mer

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"A great address. The reception is top and there the dishes are really delicious. The decor is very nice and very clean. I strongly recommend this place. Prices are more than correct and dishes are generous. We've had fun!"

L'espadon

➤ 8 Avenue De La Forêt, 85160 Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France, French Republic

Carta • Kebab • Français • Européen • Asiatique

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"Établissement visité pour la 3ème fois en.4 ans. Accueil charmant, service efficace et discret, cuisine succulente. Ce samedi 5 août 2023, j'ai choisi le menu 3 plats à 28 euros, comprenant un mille feuilles à la ganache de foie gras et chiquetaille de canard confit, un onglet sauce au poivre avec frites et salade et en guise de dessert, une excellente mousse au chocolat maison servie avec une feuille de caramel aux amandes hachées. Avec une sangria Vendéenne une bouteille de St Nicolas de Bourgeois et un café cela m'est revenu à 38 euros par personne. Chaque passage dans ce restaurant, digne de porter cette appellation, est un régal pour mes papilles. Je suis rassuré de constater qu'il reste encore en France des établissements de cette qualité. Je recommande encore cette année l' ESPADON."

20 Six

➤ 26 avenue de la Plage, 85160 Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France

Carta • Sushi • Français • Asiatique • International

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"Went to le 20 six last night for a birthday contract. What a pleasure. We had both a special feature of the day starter with roasted bread with melted local cheese and ham with salad. Yummy. Then the Porcillas de porc iberique with a...Salad or chips. This was a real treat, crispy Iberican Porc slices excellent with beautiful triple boiled chips. Finally, we shared a cafe-gourmand. This is a must, you have to leave room for it! Five mini sweets, ice cream, raspberry cook, apple crumbs, tiramisu and a custard cream as well as an espresso coffee, wow. We had a Kir and a small beer, followed by a carafe rose wine and the bill was under 60 euros. The staff was excellent a spoken good English, the service was good, all at a great evening celebration. Thanks, Le 20 six, we're back before we leave."

La Quich'notte

➤ 200 route de Notre Dame de Monts, 85160 Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France

Carta • Glace • Fromage • Mexicain • Français

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"First observations: Gorgeous old building with some open air and conservatory style additions. Friendly, attentive service. Fairly small, but varied menu. For our lunch we were offered the special starter of sardines and their wine of the day. We went for the wine, a lovely...white Burgundy, which perfectly complimented my starter of home smoke salmon salad. Mrs Express went for the Foie Gras. Both were excellent with a great small salad, with assorted beets and micro herbs on the side, and the Foe Gras was also excellent. 5 stars each. My main of monkfish wrapped in bacon was very good, nice balance of fresh and salty with a nice tower of roasted summer veg and a lovely champagne sauce. But the fried risotto 'squares ' didn 't taste of much other than fried breadcrumbs and were a disappointment. 4 stars. Mrs E 's beef fillet was superb though. Beautifully flavoured beef, amazing beef jus, lovely baby roast potatoes and a generous smeer of pureed root veg. An absolute triumph worth of a much more expensive restaurant. Deserts were very good; a perfectly 'tart ' ie not too sweet, lemon meringue 'pie ' with lemon sorbet was really tasty and the ice cream in a sugar bowl with cream, chocolate sauce and fruit also lovely. One small criticism was the bread served with the starters was stale, and not even a home baked roll that I would have expected in such a good restaurant. All in all, for a little over 100 EUR (we only had the bottle of wine to drink) and tap water, we both felt this a very fair price for the standard of food and setting."