La Balette - Reservar una mesa

You cannot beat Collioure, so a visit to La Balette was a must. The first thing that struck us as odd was the lack of a written menu. Their strap line was that it was a surprise( not wrong there). They do not do a wine flight which again was poor. The canapés were reasonably good but nothing to write home about. The wine list is fairly extensive but when you look at the prices for local wines the markup is 300-400%. Considering they would get them at ex-cave prices and are all from within a radius of 5 miles, they are being greedy. The courses then started to arrive. They were explained in such a fast dialogue it was hard to understand at all- too rushed. We then had three courses of pure sa...

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They have always had great food here, and we have had many memorable meals here over the last 20 years. When we got our first course it was obvious there was a change for the better. First what it is not: For inexperienced diners, Vegans, Gluten freebies or children. f you just want food, go somewhere else. This is an experience, like going to the theater. You do not get to choose what you will eat. You choose one of the three tasting menus, eight, ten or twelve courses. We did the ten with wine pairings. I would recommend NOT eating anything after breakfast the day you come here for dinner. Another tip, don't eat too much bread during the meal, I know it's hard. First up is the Amuse Bouche...

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We visited with friends as a birthday treat All of us are very passionate about food and we have collectively visited dozens and dozens of Michelin star restaurants including a number of 2 and 3 star restaurants. I can only assume that we were very unlucky as poor reviews seem relatively uncommon for this restaurant. We found the surprise menu concept very frustrating as they didn’t offer a wine flight and wouldn’t tell you what you were going to eat so it was impossible to order wines . The sommelier offered to provide us with wine by the glass but the choice was very limited and it was very poor value buying wine this way The wines in general were unreasonably priced. We noted 400 500% mar...

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We were a party of 10 celebrating our Mother's 91st birthday. We had a 7 course surprise menu and each and every course was delicious. The service and ambiance was outstanding. The table was placed in such a way that everyone had a magnificent view of the bay. We were even presented with a lovely (pink! birthday cake. It was the perfect place and setting for this celebration as well as a family reunion as we came together in Collioure for the first time in many years from Holland, Australia, New York and Curacao. We can't thank everybody who contributed to this lunch enough for making this a very special day indeed.

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We were staying at the hotel and did not know what to expect. It was such a surprise with a delicious tasting menu and exquisite service. All the staff were top profesisonals and very friendly. Merci a toute l'equipe, nous reviendrons.

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