Le Bocal, l’Etal de la poissonnerie des halles

This was the second time we visited Le Bocal (first time was in 2022) This time I even planned our route via Reims so we could eat here. The service is always superb, reservation is easily made. The waiters all speak english, so your order will be taken correctly! You can even make up your own platter with the waiter. He or she will give certain suggestions and you just have choose! Service always comes with a smile, and the food is just amazing!

BEWARE, there is a new chef and none of the TripAdvisor reviews and photos of food exist anymore. I got the most disgusting tuna tartar and when i tried to order from photos the staff said- oh that’s the old chef. The new chef appparently doesn’t cook- it was not good and i feel sick now. I am attaching a photo of the beautiful food i expected. The picture with my fork is of the disgusting mayonnaise oil - canned tuna would be safer. The caviar was decent but this photo is of the 5x bigger portion they served than I ordered, for 5x the price. I think this was an honest mistake but still- if i hadn’t noticed before eating, that would be a 120 euro mistake for me. Be aware that the TripAdvisor photos and reviews are all of the former chef. Very sad. The champagne was quite good and there are many places in the area that look quite good!

We ordered different seafood as appetizers and main courses, each ingredient was very fresh, the shrimp was sweet, the oysters were well seasoned, the scallops and fish for the main course had just the right texture. Reservation in advance, the wine list is reasonable priced, recommended!

We arrived too late on Friday night to eat, but decided to come back on Saturday morning to pick up some oysters, to take home for dinner that night. We made a selection of the six different types of oysters on offer, they were expertly shut for us and packaged on ice so we could take this back to Germany with us. Would definitely recommend, service was friendly, and the seafood looked really fresh.

Amazing little chic decorated seafood restaurant with wonderful selection of champagnes and seafood. They had everything you can imagine from huge selection of oysters, grilled clams in butter, giant shrimp & prawns, lobsters, langoustines, fresh fish grilled or tartar, many more !!! Seafood was super fresh and superbly cooked by chef !! Accompanied by attentive waitress it was a wonderful evening of culinary delight with amazing champagne :-) I will definitely be back again next in Reims ;-)

Beautiful fish market that had a small ~8 table restaurant in the back. We arrived before they opened and grabbed the last table available. The food is of high quality and well prepared. Every thing was simply prepared without a lot of sauces or seasoning. Oysters were offered as a selection of the local coast or individually. Their home smoked fish was perfectly done. A great surprise - we would definitely return.

Excellent sea food, welcoming staff and fair price for food and champagne. The restaurant from the outside looks like a shellfish shop with outside tables, but hidden inside there is nice and warm room simply decorated but with particular care taken to details. I had a very good experience! The food is excellent and the prices are more than fair (less then 35 euros for a bottle of champagne and 7 euros for half a crab), the dessert was delicious, the staff polite and the restaurant very clean. They are specialised in sea food and their fish is fresh and tasty. I highly recommend the place, but book a table at weekends.

Fresh seafoods, especially a big range of great quality of oysters pairing with a bottle of champagne… what do you need more in life? I made a promise to myself coming back to Reims to dine here again.