Location: Balaruc-les-Bains
Top Restaurants in Balaruc-les-Bains
Top Things to do in Balaruc-les-Bains
Occitanie, France Food Guide: 10 European food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Balaruc-les-Bains
Reviews on European food in Balaruc-les-Bains, Occitanie, France. French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Things to do in Balaruc-les-Bains
10. Martinez
Overall Ratings
4 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By tremm298
Sometimes you luck out on driving down towards the water and find an wonderful meal. Driving from Aix-en-Provence to Carcassone, we stop at Balaruc-Les-Bains because it was half way, lunch time and we wanted to see the Mediterranean. What we found was a local French condo town on the water, blocking most of the view and access with packed townhouse condos or apartments. In town, we stopped at this 2 star hotel, Gastronomic Restaurant an got a superb meal. The lunch menu-fixe was excellent with the fish dishes that melted in the mouth and were perfectly cooked with local fresh seasoning. Seated on a terrace over looking an garden/courtyard, fine wine and friends, made this one of our best meals in France and we had several Michelin Starred meals. The decor and style is more cafe and informal, and we did not do dinner there. I was surprised to see it rated 18 of 32 on TA and I want to go back to this town to eat. I think this is very French location without tourist, but great food.
9. Le Grand Bleu
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1142 reviews
Reviewed By Bestfoodonly
Full of hope based on the reviews, we dined at this restaurant last evening. We chose grilled lobster. Everything about the meal, except our G&T and wine, was extremely disappointing. We usually find something good to say but sadly can't on this occasion. The lady who sat to our right pushed her plate away after trying her particular dish, as had the lady who'd occupied the same table earlier. It could have been a bad night for the Chef but our lunch today at Bar et Brasserie Alexandre excelled and it cost only half the price. Advice is to go to restaurants that artisans and locals go to, not the tourists.
8. La Guinguette
Overall Ratings
4 based on 455 reviews
Dégustation de coquillages & fruits de mer, spécialités régionales, poissons et viandes au feu de bois
Reviewed By ruedelamour
found a recommendation in Lazy Languedoc guide, so as it was off the path least trodden decided to seek it out on a beautifully sunny day in Nov. What a surprise too, located literally right on the crystal clear waters edge with fantastic views towards Bouzigue and further West to Meze and Marseillan in the distance.We went for lunch, very pleased with our food, good portions and helpful waiter / patron. Imagine this would be a great place to eat while watching the sunset over the lagoon.After lunch we walked beside the water around the promontory towards town with wonderful views of nearby Sete. Really worth seeking out one day.
7. le 29 au bord de l'etang
Overall Ratings
4 based on 858 reviews
Reviewed By ronaldd827
We arrived without a reservation and were lucky to find an inside table available. The 16 Euro menu was what we chose, I had the mixed shellfish consisting of 4 oysters and 6 mussels, all raw and wonderfully fresh. My wife enjoyed the seafood soup. We were both mostly full after the entre course and only had one portion of the pork tenderlion which was perfectly cooked, the second portion became dinner with a nice salad. Finishing with the lemon creme we left perfectly satisfied.
6. La Garriguette
Overall Ratings
4 based on 307 reviews
Reviewed By Daniel M
We had a very nice dinner choosing a tappas plate and a seafood plate. It proved to be a great choice. Very friendly service and limited waiting time although restaurant was quite full. Good choice of wine and salads too. On an earlier night we went to one of the bigger waterfront places and realized it was a mistake. La Garriguette is way above in terms of service, friendliness and atmosphere.
5. Le Grand Large
Overall Ratings
4 based on 540 reviews
Reviewed By aimyj
We left this restaurant until our last night as it looked a bit more special than the other restaurants itâs surrounded by. We were not disappointed.... The food is incredible; so are the drinks and the staff. Whilst the menu was somewhat limited, it would cater for all tastes and is very reasonably priced given the extremely high standard of what is served. We would urge anyone passing through the area to try this beautiful restaurant out :)
10 Things to Do in Balaruc-les-Bains That You Shouldn't Miss
4. Le Point de Thau
Overall Ratings
4 based on 506 reviews
Reviewed By lgmd2005
The perfect hosts - welcoming and discretely attentive, a cosy atmosphere and great food at a good price. I will definitely go back to this restaurant.
3. Mer and Co
Overall Ratings
4 based on 323 reviews
Reviewed By Liz T
We loved sitting in the little patio area at the back of the restaurant under the stars. Service was great and very friendly. Food was a little different but we all enjoyed our meals. A great experience all round.
Where to eat Mediterranean food in Balaruc-les-Bains: The Best Restaurants and Bars
2. L'Arome jean-jack Monti
Overall Ratings
4 based on 566 reviews
Reviewed By DonGuillermoDelSalar
Nice atmosphere in the back patio around a central fountain surrounded by plants, definitely a very charming place to have a relaxing meal. The carte I looks good but at the end dishes are not well balanced with too many ingredients and spices that don't combine well. I had a tuna tartar with wakame and coco espuma the dish had too much cream not enough salt and even flower buds and sprouts. The overall result was an balanced dish. The whole meal was like this, it felt like the cook was just over doing it. Too bad
Most Popular Seafood food in Balaruc-les-Bains, Occitanie, France
1. Les Delices de Jade
Overall Ratings
4 based on 981 reviews
restaurant traditionnel situé sur le port de Sète avec une terrasse vue sur le canal et les bateaux de pêche, des produits frais et de qualités cuisinés avec le cÅur, une majorité de poissons frais cuisinés à la plancha, des plats et spécialités sétoises
Reviewed By opera_fanatic47
What we love about Sète is its unpretentiousness. It is NOT "cute". Rather, it is still an authentic, working fishing port. Thus, while all of the canalside restaurants are in the tourist trade, they haven't transformed the place into something ridiculously twee. We had put Delices de Jade on our list of possible lunch restaurants, and when our hotel recommended it, we felt even better about it. It was December 21, and it was warm enough not only to eat outside, but to do so in a T-shirt and jeans -- I would have worn shorts had I been prepared. So I have no idea what the place is like inside. The owner and the staff are really extremely friendly and welcoming. I decided to go the whole hog: A Sètoise thing called a tielle, which is a kind of octopus pie. I don't know what the best version of a tielle should be like, but I think that Delices de Jade's version is probably only pretty good, though its accompanying salad was very good. I also had 6 oysters on the side which were quite good though they could have been more chilled. As a main dish I had the bourride de lotte, which was fantastic. I thought I could squeeze dessert in, but, as in all restaurants in France, the dessert portion was enormous: an excellent pear-and-chocolate clafoutis with three huge dollops of chantilly on the side. The 3-course menu was 27 euros, plus 9 for the oysters a la carte, plus 4 for a draft beer. So 40 euros total. I think that's pretty darn good. We'd try Delices de Jade again the next time we're in Sète.
