Le Languedoc Inn & Restaurant

Average, nothing special. A couple of blips in customer service. It’s not really justified for what you pay.

The pan roasted lobster was probably the best meal I have had in a long time. It was cooked perfectly and served with the perfect side dishes of soft polenta and asparagus. Very comfortable seating and great atmosphere!

Everything you want & more. Warm, cozy, intimate, inviting, friendly, sophisticated &
Classy. My favorite spot on ACK. The food NEVER disappoints– wait staff is professional & helpful. Everything is delicious!!! A hidden Gem!

Used to be our favorite restaurant on Nantucket. I’m shell shocked after visiting on 8÷1÷15 ! Fish mushy, chicken paillard not as advertised. It was a chicken sausage with mashed potatoes. The waitress could not have been more rude or disconnected! She acted as though she was doing us a favor by waiting on our table. This restaurant has traditionally been excellent. Something was not right on ⁸⁄₁ and now I’m gun shy about returning. Owners need to oversee day to day operation. Like the fish, the entire experience left a bad taste in my mouth.

Disappointing. 46 dollar steaks were tough. Lobster bisque bitter (they took it off bill, merci); cheese soufflé seemed a bit undercooked. Good side dishes. Very loud the night we were there! Polite waiter and waitress. Probably will not go back.

If you’d like to spend $ 80 per head to experience terrible French food, overpriced drinks, and loud drunken vacationers, then this is your place.
I could have gotten the same meal at Red Lobster for $ 200 cheaper. I will never come back here.

We ate in the downstairs bistro, and the chopped salad, wonderful warm bread (from Chabaso Bakery in New Haven, surprisingly) and the oysters were the highlight. The burgers had a good flavor but were overdone. Our uninterested server disappeared after taking our order and was never seen again. It was unfortunate because the hostess and busboy were very friendly and helpful.

Le Languedoc is our all time favorite restaurant– and not just on Nantucket.
My husband’s favorite is the pan roasted lobster – in fact, I don’t think he’s ever ordered anything else! But there are always interesting menu additions for me to enjoy, most recently the pollock was delicious.
We love the bistro downstairs as it’s a bit more laid back. But dining upstairs is lovely and romantic – and the service is always excellent, up or down.
Plan ahead, as the restaurant is usually quite busy, but it is worth the effort to make reservations early to ensure you can enjoy a wonderful dining experience while on Island.

Outside, bar, or bistro table is the way to go here. Burger can go toe to toe with the best anywhere. Fits like your favorite old pair of jeans. I have been here more times than I can count and have always been happy.
Please don’t ever change.

My wife and I had the lobster bisque and the foie appetizers. Both were AWESOME. The soup was perfect and the foie was beyond perfect. I had the steak frites with béarnaise and it was magnificent. The fries were maybe the best I’ve ever had. Probably cooked in duck fat? My wife got the beef Bolognese and she LOVED it. We had glasses of wine to accompany each course. The service was great and the atmosphere was wonderful on a cold December Christmas Stroll day. The only downer was that we wanted more foie for our dessert, but since we sat down to brunch/​lunch at 2:00pm the kitchen had already gone home between meals. No biggie. We would go back to Nantucket just to eat at this restaurant.

It’s cosy and the food is fantastic. The sauteed chicken livers are out of this world. I also had a plain simple butter lettuce salad. It was so pure. Simple but gourmet. Upscale but comfortable. I’ve also eaten at the bar. We had a wonderful bartender who was so attentive and entertaining. Had great conversations with some people. Great vibe. Unpretentious. Wonderful service. Wonderful food. Classic Nantucket dining.

Nantucket is an island destination for people who love food. There are restaurants on the beach with beautiful sunsets, restaurants where every course is a sensory experience and restaurants who have earned international awards.
I had the pleasure of visiting «Le Languedoc.» This restaurant has been around for 35 years — a rare feat on an island that sees lots of change. It is walking distance from the port and is located in a converted Nantucket townhouse.
They are known for serving classic French dishes using the freshest of ingredients that not only come from Nantucket and New England but from around the world.
The room in which I sat had a fine-​dining, exclusive atmosphere with great views of the street. The clientele was an eclectic mix of locals, visitors and old-​timers.
For drinks, my friend ordered a Chivas. I ordered a Jameson. Indeed, it was a brown liquor kind of night.
First, I ordered the rainwater braised little-​necks. They were steamed and soaked nicely in a lovely garlic broth. Next, I ordered the roasted chicken. It came with mushrooms, lemon arancini and roasted figs. The figs gave the chicken a great sweetness. They were much better than the tired cranberry crunch that chefs typically use.
My friend ordered the sautéed Nantucket fluke. It was perfectly seasoned and it came right from the docks… this is as fresh as it gets.
Unfortunately, the waiter was kind of a nut job. He kept forgetting what was on the menu, he disappeared for a long time and he kept complaining about having to go up and down the stairs. He was much too young to have dementia or COPD. I am not a doctor, but something didn’t add up.
Le Languedoc is a wonderful restaurant for those seeking great meals in a cozy, intimate setting. It is a place to go for any special occasion. The food was flavorful and the portions weren’t excessive. The service needs a lot to be desired.

We sat downstairs on a Sunday evening enjoying great service & excellent food. My wife best described the atmosphere as cozy & quaint. Here’s the rundown on the food:
— (A) Lettuce w/​vinegar vinegarette (this replaced the lobster bisque which didn’t agree with us)
— (B) Tuna & salmon tartare w/​foie was good, but I don’t know if I’d order it again (probably would have gone softshell crab as an app if I had a do-​over)
— (A+) Alaskan salmon was exceptional (wife thought it was some of the best she’s had) — glad we subbed in the fries b/​c they were awesome.
— (B-​) Scallops dish was ok, but nothing I’d recommend
I agree with other Unilocalers recomendations of sitting downstairs and/​or at the bar. Upstairs is nice, but I would view that as a more formal option.

My wife and I stopped by for brunch and the food was splendid! I had lobster BLT and it was tasty and ample. The service was really nice about me being extra picky about what table I wanted to sit at. They have a full bar and the Kettle One bloody Mary may have been the best I’ve had. We sat on their patio — but their inside dining areas are elegant. The prices seemed reasonable for brunch. I highly recommend!

One of my family’s favorite restaurants on the island, we always make sure to grab a reservation as soon as the ferry docks. I view it as a pillar for the community; it’s been around for a long time and has a tradition of excellent service and food. I wouldn’t characterize it as trendy or pushing the boundaries, but the menu offers a wide range of updated French inspired dishes using local ingredients — that should appeal to everyone.
I wouldn’t recommend it for very large groups or families with young children, but it has the perfect atmosphere for a date or a more mature set of adults. It’s also worth mentioning that different parts of the restaurant can lend a different atmosphere. The basement evokes a paris bistro with the bar and checkered tablecloths. The front of the first floor evokes a much more fine-​dining atmosphere and has great views of the street. The back of the first floor feels exclusive and intimate. I’ve also been seated twice in the private room on the first floor that offers a family-​style experience. With five or six people you get your own wooden dining table and a great spot to unwind.
The food is consistently excellent. On my most recent trip I started out with sweetbreads with sauteed mushrooms, followed by the nantucket fluke, and finished with a berry crumble. Some of the other dishes at my table included the cheese soufflé, lobster bisque, duck confit, and the pan-​roasted lobster. Everything was a winner and I’m looking forward to my next visit. The wait staff is also one of the most experienced on the island and it really shows. My aunt couldn’t remember exactly which salad she had enjoyed the last time, but the waitress knew it was the Bartlett Farms tomato salad. Like I said, we go here a lot.

We had a really enjoyable dinner here last week. Well-​prepared dishes (classical French style), very fresh local ingredients, and with an attentive/​friendly wait staff. We particularly enjoyed their lobster main course dish.

Super food and super service! Favorite of islanders and has many regulars. I’ve been there at least 10 times this season and it was always superb! Favorites are chop salad, soft shell crab, cheese soufflé, burger, steak frites, chicken livers, and the sundae for dessert!
The review with 1 star couldn’t have been LaLanqueduc~ they’re not open for brunch and the owner is not a woman.

Maybe we lucked out, but my boyfriend and I had one of my best dining experiences ever on Nantucket at Le Languedoc (and I’ve been going since I was little).
We made a reservation for the dining room for 9pm on a Thursday evening since that was the only time available. We showed up at 8pm just to check in, and they were able to seat us right away at a lovely table in the dining room. Our waitress was very helpful guiding us through the menu and we were generally delighted with the food.
We had two glasses of prosseco and six oysters to start. The mignonette was very nice and the wine was amazing. I had the burata and local tomatoes to start which was very fresh and delicious. My boyfriend had the scallops over creamed corn, which was nice, although the scallops themselves were underwhelming — on the small side and slightly overcooked.
We got their two classic entrees — the steak frites with bernaise sauce and truffle fries and the lobster. The steak frites was very well executed and the bernaise sauce was delicious, but the lobster was to DIE for! I declared it the number one best lobster dish I’ve ever eaten. The tail is cooked in the shell and the body cavity is cleaned out and filled with a creamy polenta, which was topped with the claw meat and additional tail meat (so you really get a ton of lobster) sauteed in a lovely, and not overwhelming, beurre blanc. I was really in heaven.
We’re definitely going to be dreaming about this meal and that lobster in particular for a while! We had a few other wines by the glass, but the one that stuck out the most was a very oakey, buttery california chardonnay that paired nicely with the rich lobster dish. We shared a lovely, light lemon souflee-​like dish for dessert as well.

Horrible service, never got to the food. A woman, presumably the owner, was sitting outside talking noisily outside on a cell phone. When my wife and i approached with our two children she jumped up and informed us that all the empty tables were reserved for people who were coming back. And, um, other people had called to reserve the rest of the tables — nothing at all available, happy to direct us to other places. Really, with only two tables occupied at 1:30 when you stop serving brunch at 2:00? If you dont want or except children just tell us, or at least if you are going to lie to our face come up with something plausible. The tables are empty, but they are reserved? For people who have already eaten but are coming back? For the record, our children have dined all over france at michelin starred restaurants and were both welcomed and well behaved. Le Languedoc ought to be ashamed of such poor behavior. Skip it and eat at Dune next door instead.

* Credit Cards Accepted
* Average Entrée Cost — $ 25 – 35
Food: ²⁶⁄₃₀
Décor: ²¹⁄₃₀
Service: ²³⁄₃₀
Walking distance from the port and located in a converted Nantucket townhouse. — There is an excellent wine and liquor (scotch, ports, etc.) selection on the menu, though most of these are fairly overpriced (I guess fairly typical for Nantucket). The menu offers a good selection of New American /​French surf and turf options. All the dishes were well executed; the flavors were complex and the ingredients fresh. Oddly enough, they are also known for their hamburgers (which seemed a bit out of place considering the rest of the menu). The service was a bit awkward and slow at times but sincere and well intentioned. The décor was formal, though a bit cold /​Spartan and dark. I would recommend eating downstairs for a little «warmer» atmosphere (maybe this is where they serve the hamburgers …).
I recommend the duck with truffles, spaetzle and fresh herbs (excellent) or the Copper River salmon (also very good). For dessert try the toffee, hot fudge and caramel sundae over homemade ice cream — my friends classified this as «earth shattering» and worth coming to Nantucket for.
Bottle of wine and desert (split 3 ways) + first course, entrée (individual) = $ 85 /​person