Les Trois Canards

We ate our Sunday lunch at Les Trois Canards after reading Jimjag’s review and I have to say that we were not disappointed! The service and cooking was excellent, far beyond what one could reasonably expect from a country restaurant. My coquillages farcis were first-​class, a generous selection of palourds, oysters, amandes, moules and escargots perfectly cooked — crisp on top but still juicy and sitting in a garlic butter sauce. This was followed by an excellent lobster flambé with a side dish of vegetables. The accompanying bottle of Sauvignon blanc at 12EUR was very good value. My wife chose the 19EUR fixed price menu (bless her) with confit de canard as the main dish, which she throughly enjoyed. The service was friendly and efficient. We shall certainly return.

Près de la Tremblade, c’est un peu perdu vu comme ça mais ça vaut le coup de s’égarer pour aller manger avec les doigts la carcasse de canard grillés parce que c’est quand même meilleur après qu’on vous ait accroché au cou une grande serviette parce qu’on s’en fou partout, mais sourire luisant assuré après mangé ! quant aux langoustines royales, les bulots se font tout doux avec l’aïoli et pour le reste, il faut s’attabler !

Off the beaten track you could easily dismiss this restaurant as a bar tabac which does food, WRONG! Excellent set menus, great selection of fresh fish and some of the best oysters I have ever eaten. Specialities include lobster from the vivateur baked with crystals of sea salt and for the hungry ‘Carcasse de canard’. Drink Pascal’s house wine it is excellent and great value