La pinede - Ychoux

Very good pizzas. Friendly service. Road noise not really a major problem. Quality of the good was high. The outside seating next to the road was OK.

We were staying one night in Ychoux and wanted to eat in a local restaurant. We passed this restaurant and, having checked the reviews on TripAdvisor, decided to try it. When we arrived at around 9pm (the sign outside specified 'a partir de neuf heures ' we saw that two or three tables were already occupied. We asked for a table for two, the rather scruffily-dressed waitress shrugged indifferently and nodded in the direction of the many empty tables, so we chose one and sat down. This casualness was indicative of her attitude throughout the meal; she was casual to the point of rudeness and appeared to have had no training in, nor any natural aptitude for the job. We chose the set menu at 32 euros for three courses. The first course was adequate, no better; the main course (we both chose lamb shanks appeared to have come straight out of the microwave, and the dessert (profiteroles was completely inedible the choux pastry being reminiscent of rubber. (When we pointed this out to the waitress she simply said that there was nothing wrong with the profiteroles, it was just that we didn 't like them! We declined coffee and made a hasty exit, without leaving any gratuity. My recommendation would be to avoid this restaurant at all costs, the food and service being equally dreadful!

A group of four visited La Pinede for dinner at the recommendation of our nearby accommodation’s owner. We were surprised that on a Thursday night we were the only table some people were missing a treat. The food was excellent (how madame would’ve coped with more covers we can’t comment . The service was personal and in entirely in French. A couple of us ended up with dishes that were different to what we’d interpreted from reading the menu they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing but both our dishes were better than expected! The wine list was simple (4 or 5 of each colour , and for we English, well priced. Madame recommended (upsold us! on our choice of red (had an Entre de Mer with our starters to something quite superb so good we had another bottle. A very reasonable €50 a head for two courses and 3/4 bottle of good wine each. The decor was simple more cafe than restaurant but the food made up for it.

You know that feeling at the end of a travel day, in a foreign country? You want to have a glass of wine and a good meal? We found this place to be just what we needed. On this night at this place, the only option was pizza and the nice waitress managed to understand our order. Lots of sign language since we didn’t speak french and she didn’t speak much English but we got along just fine. The GPS directions were a bit problemtic we found them.highly recommend!

The food is average with nice taste. Design inside nice. The waitress did ok. No English. 1 bathroom. Big minus are three tables. During with colleagues you will be touching each others arms while eating. Not so nice. You have to eat compactly .