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Gastronomic restaurant just a stone's throw from the beach, offering fine cuisine based on fresh produce.
L'Inattendu lives up to its name, because since it opened in 2022, this restaurant has quickly become the best in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Gourmet friends, don't miss out on this beachside eatery: a great place to enjoy fine food. From amuse-bouches to dessert, everything is delicious and refined, as well as beautifully presented. In a menu that changes frequently, Paul, the chef, proposes daring combinations like this dessert based on lychee, fennel and caramel. The cooking is perfect, illustrated by a pearly fish, leeks and Kalamansi.
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Opening time and information on L'INATTENDU
Closed in January. Low season: open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. High season: Tuesday to Sunday lunch and dinner. Menus from €36 to €75. Children's menu: €18. Set lunch menu: €34 (main course and starter or dessert; served weekdays only). Terrace.
Owner's Message
Pascal, 49 years old, and 31 years in the restaurant business. More than a passion, it's an evidence. Everywhere he has gone, he has transcended himself and brought each of the restaurants he has managed to their peak, skilfully blending his energy, his knowledge and his sense of welcome.
In the kitchen, it is Paul who takes the lead to delight your taste buds. Originally from the South of Touraine, after having worked alongside Amélie and Nicolas Coutand at Les Genêts, he has chosen to make his living cuisine known in Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, to offer you L'Inattendu... With a vegetable garden on site, L'Inattendu will offer you a fresh, living and ephemeral cuisine, all under a strong herbaceous and wild influence
Off season closing days: Monday and Tuesday || Season closing day: Monday only
Lunch schedule from 12:00 to 14:00 || Dinner schedule from 19:00 to 22:00
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Members' reviews on L'INATTENDU
The ratings and reviews below reflect the subjective opinions of members and not the opinion of The Little Witty.
Je me demande encore comment une étoile ne brille pas déjà au-dessus de cette adresse…
La perfection est là, à chaque étape : dans l’accueil, le service, l’assiette, l’ambiance.
L’équipe — en salle comme en cuisine — est d’une bienveillance rare et d’un professionnalisme remarquable.
On se régale autant avec les papilles qu’avec les yeux.
Une véritable parenthèse de bonheur gustatif.
???? C’est plus qu’un restaurant, c’est une expérience gastronomique à vivre absolument.
Merci à toute l’équipe pour ce moment inoubliable ????
Accueil et service irréprochables pour accompagner une cuisine gastronomique imaginative et succulente qui ravira autant vos papilles que vos yeux.
Merci pour cette soirée et bravo à vous le nouveau dessert est exquis ????
Très belle découverte !
Seconde expérience en juillet 2025, cela confirme à 100% ma première impression, rien à redire, vivement la prochaine fois