L'escale - Barneville-Carteret

From the outside this little jewel of an orte does not look much. it seems to be over some harbour offices and does not look too inviting. in which we first walked around looking for somewhere to eat later in the evening, we did not. even have to look at it! it was not until my man went for a pre-dinner beer that he tried, liked it and we went back the next day and really enjoyed it. ignore the stairs below and go to the stairs to a beautiful terrace with an enormous view of the beach. in front of the house Canadian lady is so warm and welcoming. a large selection of cocktails and happy hour from to are in the relaxed ambiente. the tapas menu is great and eating is freshly prepared and really delicious. a great sound!

On the first look it does not look like a restaurant, but as soon as they go up the stairs, they will find a beautiful place with a light, walking atmosphere. the personal (mostly young people) was very friendly and attentive. eating was good, we had the croque monsieur, small hamburgers,...nachos and tapanade. all tasted excellent. they also had cocktails, I had the Amaretto time that was beautiful. I would recommend this place.

We visited here in the early evening on a Tuesday and spent a very relaxing couple of hours our way through the tapas menu. there is something for everyone; I loved the tartine with goat cheese and honey and the miniburgers were fantastic. The view of the sofas was quiet and watching the fishing boats hurry to home as soon as there was enough water in the channel was a delicious. we were so well looked for without being smeared; extra hot toasts appeared when some of the delicious hot artichoke dips remained and the dip was also thrown away to be warmed up again. there are small touches like these that make eating out of a pleasure and one that we will often repeat after we have found this little jewel.

Marisa and Benoit have taken Carteret by storm and created a wonderful business which caters for all ages. They are marvellous hosts, friendly and welcoming. The location is stunning and they serve a wide range of terrific cocktails as well as all other drinks. The...food too, served Tapas style, is top quality and very reasonably priced. Lovely people whose success is well deserved.

This is a must visit ! We came across this place and had great cocktails whilst we were able to enjoy that beautiful view. We were greeted very warmly by Marisa who spoke English to us and spent several hours enjoying the tapas. Having been to a few places in the area, this was definitely our favourite.