"Delicious, fresh seafood, reasonably priced. The setting is lovely and the team friendly. My 6 year old insisted on going back for another round of shrimp brochettes."
First of all, the front of the restaurant is a little different than the picture as they have installed walls about 6' tall with glass all the way around to handle winds. I don't know if they remove them for the summer. We had the large shellfish platter which comes with a bottle of local wine. Everything was super. This large platter is for 2 . You have to read the sign to see the quantities involved but I know it has 24 oysters, then mussles, two kinds of escargot types, another local small shellfish, shrimp and bread. All of this for 51E coupled with great service. Almost everyone we saw had this or a smaller version of a shellfish platter.
If you want to taste seafood that comes fresh out of the sea, go and visit Bouzigues. A small village in Occitanie at the Lac de Thau , the largest seafood farm in the Mediterranean Sea. At the border you 'll find a number of small restaurants, most of them owned by oyster producers and their families. One of them is L 'Arseillere, where the daughter of the owner runs the restaurant. Very pleasant ambiance, basic furnishings and excellent sea food. If you are not an amateur of raw oysters, please try the huitres gratines . After you 've enjoyed a meal at this great place, have a stroll along the coastline and enjoy the scenery.
Living in the area since nearly a decade, I have been extremly well surprised by this dinner out in Bouzigues at L'Arseillere as it offered my fiancée and I the exact gastronomic scenery we were expecting: perfect location facing Thau lake, oysters parks & the sunset, traditional architecture warmly coloured house & terrasse, warm hospitality & family owned business, friendly mix of local & tourists enjoying dinner, nice menu based on local products including Tielles sètoises & oysters produced by the founder of the restaurant, careful & merry service, nice playlist & delicious home-made fondants aux chocolats; what else!
We had lunch three times in January, sitting outside on the patio in the sunshine. The oysters were wonderful and, if anything, cheaper than in the supermarket so it was great value. In spite of being on the Etang, oysters are not available right now. Apparently, a virus is killing the young ones so oyster harvesting is banned. The only exception seems to be small producers who can serve them in their own restaurant as, for example, here. Pretty little town, great location, nice service.
Book a table now
We ate lunch here on a lovely sunny day. The terrace is small but our table not at all cramped. The staff members were all friendly, helpful and efficient and the food was just wonderful. A special birthday café gourmand rounded off the meal with other diners singing Happy Birthday. The menu is very good value and the seafood fresh and delicious. We can’t fault l’Arseillère in any way.
This is very pretty and a lovely place to sit. The service was absolutely fantastic, run by a lovely and very friendly couple who are clearly very passionate about making the restaurant a lovely place to be and the food and decor reflect their fantastic taste. They deserve all the success, the service and food was absolutely wonderful and beautifully presented. We will be back!
A lovely restaurant in a beautiful location. The seafood is fresh, brought in by the owner that morning. He is also your waiter and thus VERY knowledgeable of the food, preparation, and wine paring. The cost was very reasonable for the quantity and quality of food served. Perfect wine paring was included in the “menu”.
Arrived at noon; ordered plat Arsellière. As expected, very fresh and oysters opened at the spot. Friendly waitress... Good local white wine. Honest price. No remarks except that credit cards are not accepted.
Book a table now
This small, family-owned restaurant serves the best lysters, mussels etc in the village. As the owner is also a producer the food is always fresh, direct from the lake (etang du Thau)
Delicious, fresh seafood, reasonably priced. The setting is lovely and the team friendly. My 6 year old insisted on going back for another round of shrimp brochettes.
Glaces Artisanales (3 Boules Au Choix)
Fromage Blanc Et Coulis De Framboise
Seichouneftes Aux Olives & Poivrons
Sirop De Pêche, Grenadine, Menthe
Fondant Au Chocolat Fait Maison
Assiette De Jambon De Montagne
Muscat De Frontignan Au Verre
Tartelette Citron Meringuée
Homemade Chocolate Fondant
