Le Bistrot des Halles

Best meal of 24 we ate in France. Staff is incredible and very nice. Made us feel at home. Ambience sitting inside or outside is great and the food is truly spectacular. 100 out of 100 recommend we came back 3 nights in a row the place was so dialed in. Best place in Biarritz my taxi driver told me it’s where all the locals eat and after my first meal it all made sense.

We came for dinner and as soon as we asked for a table the first waiter that approached us was rude - he made a gesture that meant “wait” and didn’t say a word. He passed by us back and forward many many times without saying a word and after some long wait (even though they had plenty of free tables on the inside), a waitress came to lead us to the table without saying much or being sympathetic. We ordered the entrecôte and the codfish. Both plates were ok but not great as some of the reviews made us think. The fries were a bit soggy, we asked for the meat to be cooked rare and it was medium-well. The cod was a bit cold and lacked a bit of salt. Overall the food was ok but not worth more than 3 stars. The only really positive aspect of it is that the portions are quite big. The service was awful and we could feel the difference between serving foreigners and French people - it’s not ok. They ignored us many times, were not paying attention to the different tables, were not pleasant or nice. Would not recommend this place.

We selected this restaurant specifically because of the latest two reviews and the score on Google. We found that none of this is true. The taste and quality is below average. The lamb tasted ok, but was just bones and fat! The duck was dry and the fries were soggy and tasteless ! The small portion of vegetables was ok. What disturbed us the most that the kitchen was not busy and the cooks were taking smoking breaks right in front of our table… so was the waitress. Something I have not seen at any restaurant previously. It was a waste of our evening and I recommend that you avoid this joint. Having said this the wine was good and it was recommended by the manager or owner.

We stumbled into it and realized it’s many accolades later. The service is wonderful, very friendly for families and kids. I hate eating burgers in France, but they have the best burger I have tried EVER. You can tell the meat is high quality and hand chopped. I just had to try it when my daughter claimed for it to be the best burger ever.

Wonderful spot for dinner, highly recommend. We had the tomates burrata, confit du canard, gambas risotto and the dessert special all were delicious. The best meal we had all vacation!

This is a terrific bistro. The baked egg with parmesan & bread and foie grass with toast was unbelievable. The tuna tart.was almost as good. I would have never thought of putting scallops and sweetbreads together, but I truly loved the Scallop Tournados and Sweetbreads over mashed potatoes.

Delicious food and friendly service. Tres, tres bien🇫🇷🥂🌟

The food was good but the service really not welcoming! It is sad that when you are a foreigner that you get treated in a different way, French people are welcomed with a smile and when I paid, I said good evening, thank you and I didn’t even receive a look or a goodbye back. I was sat at the bar and was told the restaurant is full, meanwhile a few minutes later another person came also without reservation and got a proper table to sit at. A dinner is about having a comfortable and welcoming evening alone or in a group and not only about the food. I hope you will rethink a bit how you treat foreigners and how you would like to be treated in a restaurant when you visit a foreign country.