Le Brasero - Saint-Georges-d'Oléron

Great setting, the dream terrasse! Amazing meat, a few more fish dishes and salad options would be nice. Good wine and cocktails. The house cognac cocktail is addictive! And the smell of vine wood burning in the fire pit is a dream. Very kids friendly and friendly staff overall. Clean bathroom. Booking recommended as it is very popular. Concerts some evenings for some extra ambience that aren’t disruptive

For our last holiday dinner we have decided to follow trip advisor. And what a surprise at Le Brasero. Pro and friendly staff. We have managed to book a table.for 6 within 30mn. The Braserade What a fun experience!!! Merci merci and we shall be your ambassador.

Le Brasero has the advantage of serving a different menu to most places on the island so if you visit often you appreciate that! Have the 'braserade '-a charcoal grill in the middle of the table with a plate full of beef slices marinaded with herbs to grill to your own taste. It 's fun and very filling with four different sauces/dips which come with it as well as your choice of baked potato/chips/salad. Seating is mostly outside and it 's very very busy in summer (closed in winter-like most of Oléron) so book ahead. Wine is reasonable if you choose local (definitely not fine wine quality...but reasonably OK). Burgers are pretty good too and puddings are a celebration of cocktail umbrellas and chantilly...fun! My experience of many visits is that service is friendly and good-but often very busy so maybe relax and be on holiday rather than on a strict timetable. Good parking including for bikes directly outside. If you want some variety from mussels, oysters, pizza and crepes, give it a go!

We booked a table at this restaurant which seems to be necesary as we saw quite a few people turned away who just turned up for an evening meal. The service was a little slow but it didn't bother us a great deal and considering it was the beginning of the pandemic, the staff did very well. We had a high table in the courtyard, and loved the sizzle of the hot plate. It was a nice experience and we had a great night. The restaurant is by a tiny harbour which you can't see from the courtyard, still the atmosphere was lovely.

We tried getting in one night but it was full, so booked for the next. A full house meant that we were expecting great things but were disappointed. None of the staff looked as if they were enjoying their work (which may possibly have been influenced by the smart phones through which they had to take orders and which did not look very user-friendly). The food was no better than average, and the place totally lacked atmosphere.