1h30

About this activity

You are invited to discover the first French seafood restaurant where guests can compose their own selection of fresh food from a choice of more than 30 varieties of shellfish and crustaceans served raw or cooked. Production dates, expiration, and traceability of each shell tags are included in the bill so guests know how fresh the food is.

HOW TO RESERVE - Please read carefully

STEP 1. Select your preferred Passport Gourmet Tasting:

Menu Option 1
• Saint Vaast #3 Normandy - brine and nutty taste.
• Utah Beach #2 Normandy - nutty aroma and soft, sweet and crunchy with a white pearly flesh.
• 3 Longe Normandie Normandy
• 2 Fine de Claire #4 Charente-Maritime - scent of forest, pines, grass, and seaweed.
• Belon #2 Brittany - hazelnut flavor with slight bitterness
• Belon Plate #3 Brittany
• Cancale #3 Brittany

Tasting Menu Option 2
• Explorer Plate

1 Cockle, 1 salt water clam, 1 fresh water clam, 1 whelk, 1 sea snail, 1 cuttle fish, 1 grey prawn, 1 pink prawn, 1 oyster Fine n°4.
• 1/2 Spider Crab
• Clams in Cream Sauce
• Risoto in Squid Ink

Each option will be served with a glass of white wine.

STEP 2. PAY A DEPOSIT NOW - Check availability/amount =>

Option 1 13€pp / Option 2 16€pp

STEP 3. PAY THE BALANCE TO YOUR HOST

Visa/MC/Cash

Option 1 26 €pp / Option 2 39€pp

Presentation in English

Your waiter will introduce you to the Oyster world in English and you will learn about:
• Farming oysters for quality, size, and taste.
• How to eat oysters
• Basic oyster pairing rules.
• Difference between oysters from Brittany, Normandy, and Charente Maritime.

France has a rich oyster culture with over 40 different types of oysters from 5 regions. You will taste oysters from Brittany Normandy and Charente Maritime. Depending on its size, it takes 3 to 4 years to obtain a good quality Oyster. French oyster farming is generally focused the rare flat Oysters (Belon) and hollow Oysters. Several phenomena affect the quality, which include water temperature, salinity and oxygenation, wind and rain.

Included

DEPOSIT paid for the Masterclass and reservation fee.
OR

Not included

for the cost of the
Menu Option 1 - 26€pp 10 Oysters
Menu Option 2 - 39€pp Seafood Explorer Plate +1/2 Spider Crab + Clams in Cream Sauce + Risoto in Squid Ink
Glass of White Wine
Additional food and beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off not provided

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
2 person minimum per reservation and minimum age is 18 years.
The deposit is non refundable and can not be applied to the balance or purchases.
Your reservation will be held for 10 mins after which you become a No Show.
If you are late, your host may allow you to 1. Wait for the next table and provide the special menu with or without a presentation or 2. Return at another time for the Tasting Meal and Mini Masterclass
Your experience starts at the start of the main service so your host has more time to spend with you. Friday nights are always very busy.
Feel free to ask any questions during your meal but please note that your host may have other restaurant clients to serve so please be patient after the presentation.
If you are 4 or more people you may request another time slot only at the time of booking, which once made can not be modified and a credit guarantee will be taken.
See
DEPOSIT
amount below.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Features

Tourism

85% Cultural

70% Nightlife

45% Food

35%

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Oyster Tour de France Lunch or Dinner Tasting by Passport Gourmet