Perfect place to enjoy french cuisine znd walk around, there are plenty of restaurant around the area and it is so pretty. There is always a public market outside and a good view even when you just sit down. But keep in mind parking is not easy when it's weekend.

Open all the time and it's free! The information signs explain the history and structures well. The views of the river are awesome. Many of the stores and restaurants are open all afternoon. And little to no crowd on Thursday

Phenomenal! Don't miss this. The Citadel is huge. You can spend several hours wandering through, on, and under this dramatic, historic site. We arrived by bike and are camping in the Municipal camping area, within the Citadel walls. Absolutely amazing. We had a delicious lunch at Le Bastion, a rustic restaurant, also within the Citadel.

Nice place to spend couple hours walking among historical landscapes

I loved the Citadelle, so pretty. Not crowded on the day I visited even with a couple of river cruise boats in.

So much history here. Reflecting on mankind's past it's sad there was so much greed, killing and destruction...which still goes on today. This place is intact with modern items for sale.

Even with a heat wave going on it was beautiful. The people were very kind. The history is amazing!

The ice cream here is outstanding. Nestled inside the UNESCO World Heritage site of the citadel. I have never eaten better ice cream. Took me ages to choose a flavour, eventually I chose Stratiachelli and Coffee. Husband chose Chocolate and Berry.

Stunning flavours in a beautiful spot. Try the pineapple basil! 🙂

I visited Lily a la Vanille and had a lovely experience. Amber served me and was such a wonderful girl. So friendly and helpful. She offered to refresh the water in my water bottle it was such a hot day. The gelato was so delicious and there was so many choices. I sat in the pretty garden and relaxed with my ice cream. Well worth a visit.

Very nice place, the garden inside is superb. Highly recommended.

Nice shop, tasty ice cream, service understaffed. Friendly waitress did what she could.

What excellent ice cream & in a lovely setting. The best ice cream I've tasted in France

Best Ice Cream in the whole of France 🍦

Museum was closed in the AM although shown as open on Museum website

(Translated by Google) Interesting little museum in the former citadel prison, which later became a bakery 🥖. Very nice model of the old medieval castle. The museum certainly deserves more explanatory inserts, but the people from the association who manage the reception area kindly and passionately provide information as soon as we ask them for information on the objects on display. Thanks to the team 👍 and to the little dog 🐶 (Original) Petit musée intéressant dans l'ancienne prison de la citadelle, devenue ensuite une boulangerie 🥖. Très chouette maquette du vieux château médiéval. Certes le musée mériterait d'avoir plus d'encarts explicatifs, mais les personnes de l'association qui gèrent l'accueil nous renseignent gentiment et passionnément dès qu'on leur demande des infos sur les objets exposés. Merci à l'équipe👍 et au petit toutou 🐶

(Translated by Google) a place steeped in history which comes back to life thanks to the association which runs and restores it with passion and patience. A must visit with the fascinating guide (Original) un lieu chargé d'histoire qui revit grâce à l'association qui l'anime et le restaure avec passion et patience. A visiter absolument avec la guide passionante

(Translated by Google) Great welcome and visit to the old prison! The lady explains the history of the place very well and makes it fascinating, thank you! (Original) Super accueil et visite dans l'ancienne prison! La dame explique très bien l'histoire du lieu et le rend passionnant, merci !

(Translated by Google) Very interesting and informative museum. Very warm welcome and knowledge of the history of this beautiful citadel. I recommend. (Original) Musée très intéressant et instructif. Accueil très chaleureux et connaissant l'histoire de cette belle citadelle. Je recommande.

(Translated by Google) An unexpected visit with a guide who participated in the passionate and exciting renovation of the place (Original) Une visite inattendue avec une guide qui a participé à la renovation du lieu passionnée et passionante

The Tourist Office of Blaye could not have been more friendly or helpful. The staff speak English perfectly and are very knowledgeable about the area. The office also has several displays of locally sourced products for sale. This is a very helpful spot for any assistance you may need.

Such a friendly team, we were welcomed with some local flavoured nuts to try, before being given a historical tour of the Fort which was truly amazing. The facts and historical stories of how the fort use to work over the centuries.

Very helpful, informative and ofcourse English is spoken. Our visit today was excellently handled by lovely staff. Thank you

Lovely place with beautiful views over the estuary. There are a few shops and even more restaurants. We didn’t eat there but I am sure it’s fine. There is information about the fort, which is in French and English.

It s great this place

Niamone was fantastically knowledgeable and helpful. Great place to visit.

Very good 😊

Decent food standard that we are looking for(since we have tried the other two restaurants and their food is full of faults). The salmon is crispy and soft, and the vegetable side is nice too. My friend was shaking the table because the cheesecake was jiggling like a jelly~ The sorbet was nice too. Most of all, it's probably the only restaurant that provides an English menu alongside and the owners(who also own the hotel apartment above) speaks English too.

Amazing staff and food

(Translated by Google) Beautiful art gallery with friendly and hospitable owners (Original) Mooie kunstgalerij met vriendelijke en gastvrije eigenaren

(Translated by Google) Discovered as a surprise for Valentine's Day, this restaurant with its careful decoration and stone walls is welcoming and warm and worth a stop. The dishes served and the choice of wines delight gourmets. Excellent address! (Original) Découvert à l'occasion d'une surprise pour la St Valentin, ce restaurant à la décoration soignée et aux murs de pierres est accueillant et chaleureux et mérite que l'on s'y arrête. Les plats servis et le choix des vins comblent les gourmets. Excellente adresse !

(Translated by Google) I don't understand the positive reviews... Reception not very professional already. For the meal: tapas (surimi in cocktail sauce, vine leaf heuuuuuu......), good steak but accompanied by a mini triangle of polenta with half a potato and a teaspoon of green beans, and an infamous frozen cheesecake.... all for €26 per head... So poor value for money. (Original) Je ne.comprend pas les avis positifs... Accueil pas très professionnel déjà. Pour le repas : tapas (surimi dans.sauce cocktail, feuille de vigne heuuuuuu......) , entrecôte bonne mais accompagnée d un mini triangle de polenta avec une demi pomme de terre et une.cuillère à café de haricots verts, et un cheese cake surgelé infâme.... le tout pour 26 € par tête... Mauvais rapport qualité prix donc.

(Translated by Google) A very good wine, a platter of cheese and sausage enjoyed in large club chairs... Top! And all topped off with an exquisite chocolate brownie. Thank you for this lovely moment... (Original) Un très bon vin, une planchette de fromage et saucisson dégustés dans de gros fauteuils clubs... Top ! Et le tout couronné par un exquis brownie au chocolat. Merci pour ce joli moment...

(Translated by Google) Four stars out of five because there is always room for improvement... ;-) 2 young boys who know how to cook, 2 friendly young girls in the dining room... Well received, helpful, the ladies were attentive... the boys' dishes are very good, especially the Entrecôte... Discovered address on a rainy evening, we took our time to appreciate the decor and the exhibition of artists' paintings... A must-see address in Blaye! (Original) Quatre étoiles sur cinq car il y a toujours moyen de s'améliorer...;-) 2 Jeunes garçons sachant faire en cuisine, 2 jeunes filles sympathiques en salle... Bien accueillis, serviables, les demoiselles furent à l'écoute... les plats des garçons très bons, notamment l'Entrecôte... Adresse découverte un soir de pluie, nous avons pris tout notre temps pour apprécier la déco et l'expo de toiles d'artistes... Une adresse incontournable à Blaye !

Fascinating. A whole roman villa ,still being unearthed. With its mosaic. Floors .floor heating .hot baths .and free to visit .but if you go into the museum. It's 5e each .and we'll worth it .

Small museum with history about the villa. Gallo roman history is always interesting and to see the development of the villa (3 stages) was cool. It doesn't take long to visit and scanning the qr codes you have youtube videos showing how it would have looked like.

Interesting to see the size and scope of this ancient villa and how it developed over 3 centuries. Sadly while the guide is showing folk around the museum is locked

Not much to see. Church was open and worth a visit.

Very nice museum kind of hidden away. Excellent presentation.

An in interesting intalude, unfortunately when we visited you could not get close to the ruins.

Passionate and very knowledgeable guide made it a great experience

Really good food, nice drinks, with a nice local feel and all with a lovely view of the Citadel.

Great selection of wines! Delightful staff! Tasty tapas that works for a meal if you don’t want a multi-course French meal.

Awesome wine bar serving great tapas with flair and friendliness. Recommend this venue unreservedly

Fabulous lunch before taking the ferry boat!

Great selection of wines.

(Translated by Google) Well located in Blaye, pleasant terrace, warm boss and good advice, fair prices, we dined on tapas and wine with our 2 teenagers facing the sun which descended in the distance over the Gironde and left with 2 bottles of wine, all 2 tastes during dinner (by the glass). Prices for takeaway bottles are also fair. A beautiful memory! (Original) Bien situé dans Blaye, terrasse agréable, patron chaleureux et de bon conseil, prix corrects, nous avons dîné de tapas et de vins avec nos 2 ados face au soleil qui descendait au loin sur la Gironde et sommes repartis avec 2 bouteilles de vins, tous 2 goûtés pendant le dîner (au verre). Les prix des bouteilles à emporter sont également corrects. Un beau souvenir !

(Translated by Google) Every year, we make the trip from Belgium, and every year, it is a real pleasure to come back here. Everything is always perfect: the welcome, the atmosphere, the carefully selected wines, and these delicious tapas which delight us every time. Thank you Valérie and Sébastien for introducing us to these wonderful bottles 😘 (Original) Chaque année, nous faisons le voyage depuis la Belgique, et chaque année, c’est un vrai bonheur de revenir ici. Tout est toujours parfait : l’accueil, l’ambiance, les vins soigneusement sélectionnés, et ces délicieuses tapas qui nous régalent à chaque fois. Merci Valérie et Sébastien de nous faire découvrir ces merveilleux flacons 😘

The worst service I’ve ever experienced in France. We were ignored by the staff who could not be bothered to take our order. The staff were very young, inexperienced and we could here them arguing amongst themselves. We waited for service, after 30 mins we went into the restaurant and asked for someone to take our order and were told by an irritated member of staff that they would come and take our order at the table. In total we waited an hour were completely ignored and it was a complete waste of our time. We told them we were leaving and my son and his family who arrived before us wanted to pay for the drinks they had had - they were told to wait to get the bill. We waited a further 15mins and eventually went inside again and said if you won’t take our payment now we are leaving. They grudgingly took payment for 6 drinks. Appalling service - can’t comment on the food never managed to order any. It wasn’t particularly busy just badly managed by poorly trained staff. I wouldn’t bother.

The coffee good, the place nice, the service horrible. Personal super unfriendly. I wouldn’t recomend the place.

Stay away if you can. I ordered one of the savoury crepes, firstly they forgot about my order, so I needed to remind them when I did it took long enough to cook it and my husband was already done with a meal. When my crepe arrived it was undercooked, egg whites were leaking from it. I asked to be cooked again, no apology, no discount. Tourists don’t get treated same way as locals I suppose.

Waiter was very unprofessional. 22 people left after waiting to be served for 30 minutes. Told us he was running out of fresh juice. Luckily his colleague managed to help us more professionally and make the fresh juice. Great location but subpar service.

This is the worst place I’ve ever visited! Super unfriendly waiter, just talks to his friends, doesn’t do anything, is extremely rude and had 6 people just leave because he is just smoking his cigarette! Clearly in the wrong profession. Very sad experience. We sat down with a baby and he told us to move immediately to a smaller table so we did. But then he never served us. An elderly couple came after us and they were also ignored. He decides where everybody sits never serves them. We ended up leaving! Wow! 🥲

We visited here twice during our visit and had a lovely lunch both times. We were served by different waiters each time both who spoke English and both who appreciated our efforts in French. Well worth a visit if you are in the Citadel especially the ice cream cups with rum shots!

Sadly of all the restaurants we’ve visited on our 2 week holiday, this was probably the worst experience overall. The food is ok- it’s not great but it’s ok and a bit pricey for the quality. The service though was very poor. It took 50 minutes after being seated to have our order taken, 1 hour and 10 minutes after sitting down for us to have our drinks bought to our table, and 1 hour and 30 minutes to have our dinner brought to the table- we’re only talking crepes… a memory we’ll remember, but sadly not for the right reasons!

Charming restaurant, very fresh food and excellent service. We had moules frites which tasted delightful and very fresh as well as the fries. The wine was crisp and coffee fantastic. The service was lovely, the lady was very attentive. Highly recommend!

It is a nice place to have lunch when visiting the citadel because the location is nice and peaceful when you sit outside. It’s shaded (handy on those sweaty hot days). The staff is very friendly, but do not give the best service. Also the kitchen could do a better job. The entree (tomato salade with goat cheese cream) was simple but good, you also can’t expect much more when paying only 12,5 for a 2 course lunch. Unfortunately they forgot about our second course and after waiting for a good 45 minutes the waitress came and asked if we wanted dessert, so we kindly let het know we were expecting our steaks. It was busy but we could clearly notice they just forgot about us. When I got mine, which I ordered “saignant”, it was even more cooked than “a point”. I didn’t feel like waiting 15minutes for another one after the long wait we’ve already had, so I ate it. Fries are mediocre and the accompanying salad was simple, but again… what do you expect for a 12,5euro lunch. They had some beers on the menu which I hadn’t had before which was nice. Coffee (espresso) was ok. Overal this is not a bad place in a touristy environment and I would rather give them a 3,5 stars if I could. But I can’t and 4 is just too many. So 3 stars it is.

Beautiful restaurant in the citadel of Blaye. Surely recommend the skewer with beef, chicken and shrimp. Also very nice wines.

Good food and great location inside the old citadelle.

Excellent !

Excellent!

(Translated by Google) Good restaurant on the ramparts of the Blaye citadel. Be careful with the wine, which is expensive and too young, even though the terroir is rich. Be careful when walking on the terrace. Pleasant atmosphere. Parking and guided tours are nearby. (Original) Bon resto sur les remparts de la citadelle de Blaye. Attention au vin, cher, pour un vin de table trop jeune alors que le terroir est riche. Attention à la marche sur la terrasse. Ambiance agréable. Parking et départs visites guidées à proximité.

Horrible service! Fish was bad and i did not want to risk so i asked for change it to entrecote. After 20 minutes waiter asked if i want dessert, saying that i told them nothing aboute change the plate. Screaming at me and very angry the both of waitress. We payed and leaved without finish the dinner (the fish & dessert they did not include in the Bill)

Very nice restaurant a good chef. Well presented and tasty. Desert not at top must improve. Service very good. We can come back

Great food and service. Central location. Good range of food and all reasonably priced.

Very good restaurant! Very good service! Very good food!

Friendly staff. Food was kind of ok.

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(Translated by Google) A TREAT !! Passing through Blaye, we were visiting the pedestrian streets when we came across this restaurant with a shaded terrace in the middle of a very cute little street. The owners are adorable and very professional. The products are exquisite, of excellent quality, absolutely fresh and extremely delicious!! 😋😋😋 We feasted! We appreciated being able to chat with the Chef who came in person to ask us if everything went well. It was very very good! Thank you for this delicious moment. We will be back soon!! 😜 (Original) UN RÉGALE !! De passage à Blaye, nous visitions les rues piétonnes quand nous sommes tombés face à ce restaurant avec terrasse ombragée au milieu d’une petite rue très mignonne. Les propriétaires sont adorables et très professionnels. Les produits sont exquis, d’une excellente qualité, d’une fraîcheur absolue et extrêmement délicieux !! 😋😋😋 Nous nous sommes régalés! Nous avons appréciés d’avoir pu discuter avec le Chef qui est venu en personne nous demander si tout c’était bien passé. C’était très très bon! Merci pour ce moment délicieux. Nous reviendrons bientôt !! 😜