GRAVELINES PETIT FORT PHILIPPE

We stopped in Gravelines on a Sunday morning, there was a good market in the square and then we went for a coffee in this restaurant, it was about 11.15 and we were due at the Tunnel for 2.30, whilst we were in the bar of this restaurant drinking our coffee several of the locals came in and appeared to be ordering takeaways, and they looked very good, so we made some enquiries and found that the bar had a Restaurant which went through to the harbour side of the town. It didn't open until 12 so we took a little walk along the harbour and beach and then got back to the restaurant for just gone 12, it was getting very busy but we were shown to a nice table for four people, the menu was mainly s...

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My husband ate here during the winter and having enjoyed his meal we decided to eat lunch here on our way to the ferry. The restaurant has a kerbside terrace, as it was a warm day we ate outside. The restaurant was fairly busy but not full. However, we had to wait a considerable time before our order was taken and then even longer before our food and drinks arrived. We ordered oysters whch were OK but not well presented. There was another long wait before our second course of moules frites arrived. This dish of mussels was probably the the worst moules frites that I have been served. The mussels themselves were probably good, but were overwhelmed by coarsely sliced, very strong onions and ce...

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It's always a strange experience to have a whole restaurant to yourself, so I do wonder if the disappointment given some of the other great reviews was because they were out of season? Though that's no excuse for mediocre food, of course. The menu was small and perhaps that should have been our warning (though from the signs outside it didn't seem to have changed much for some time). I had the marmite de poisson which was generous I couldn't get anywhere near finishing it but it was terribly salty, and my wife had the englefin (haddock) which was ok, but came with both rice and potato, which was a bit strange. The server was pleasant enough but seemed just a little disinterested not surprisi...

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Found this by chance. Really well cooked food. We had sole meunière and crepes Suzette. Belgians were at the next table and they had driven over especially to eat there saying it was famous and good value. Thoroughly recommended.

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warm and attentive welcome. extensive choice of meals from the most basical mussels to the more sophisticated fish or paella or zarzuela. Good quality.

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