La Cabane du Fier - Ars-en-Ré

We have been fortunate to be able to travel to France many times, so we have a good idea of what to expect from a restaurant there. After being seated at La Cabane du Fier we waited for 10 minutes to be acknowledged, then decided...we would have to ask to have service! We requested wine and a carafe of tap water. The water came in a formerly used bottle, often the custom. I took a sip from my glass, my husband had a full glass before we noticed that there were dirty specks floating around in the bottom of the clear glass bottle. The waiter was apologetic and brought a clean bottle, but it was too late for us to trust this restaurant if they can’t even serve clean water. The tomato entrée was good, but of the two fish main dishes one had no taste and the other was in a watered-down sauce. We talked to the proprietor who said they had never had a complaint about dirty water before. That didn’t make us feel any better.

Wow, what can I say. We came for our end of holiday meal having passed this place almost every day on our way to Ars en Re. With two young girls it’s hard to please but this was really good French food at its best....We would recommend the fish especially the tuna or Sea Bass. If you are round this part of the island I would recommend this totally. A must for us next year and we won’t be leaving it to our last night this time.

Just back from a week on the Ile de Re; La Cabane du Fier was easily the stand out restaurant. Brilliant, relaxed, cool front of house, simple but superb menu and as you would expect a fantastic wine list. Moules in a mild curry sauce...simply outstanding steamed Turbot off the charts, Puilly Fume de Tracy the perfect accompaniment

Second trip to Île de Ré and this restaurant remains our favourite by far- delicious food, wonderful setting and helpful and welcoming staff. Expensive but worth every penny.

Every year this unpretentious restaurant is our popular, tasty eating, friendly staff and magnificent view of the salt meadows very special place