Boniface La 7ième Vague
Posted: Tue 17 Oct 2017 17:32
A few years ago Boniface-Coquillages, a major local wholesaler and retailer of seafood, opened a restaurant and called it La 7ème Vague (the 7th wave). Somehow the name never really stuck and it seems to be widely referred to as Chez Boniface.
Whatever it is called, it is a smart modern restaurant in the Technosud development area, not far from Perpignan University, with ample on-site parking.
The restaurant has a mix of high and low tables so if you are vertically challenged or just don't like sitting on a high chair then make sure you specify a low table when booking
Bucking the trend of most french restaurants, it offers an extensive menu, obviously aided by the fact that they are retailing and wholesaling the same range of seafood from their adjoining property.
As you would expect, the menu is virtually all seafood although they do offer Iberian ham and fois gras as entrées and sirloin steak as a main course along with a vegetarian dish. In addition to the extensive menu, they have a list of 'catch of the day' which on our visit contained various types of sea bream, sea bass, turbot and sole. These are cooked to your liking and sold by weight.
I ordered Crabe gratiné à l'antillaise which was crab meat cooked in a shell with coconut milk and sweet curry. My wife opted for the fois gras.
For main course I ordered Mediterranean sole and my wife went for the lobster. I queried the absence of fish knives but was told that we wouldn't need them as they always prepare the fish before it is served.
My sole arrived looking splendid on a metal platter and the waitress made an excellent job of filleting it, though I have to say that I quite enjoy eating a fish on the bone and practicing my pseudo surgical skills - but not without a fish knife.
My wife's lobster was immaculately presented and I thought good value for money.Both dishes were served with home-made chips.
They have an extensive wine list, none of which were particularly expensive and all seemed to come from this region.
We just had ice cream for dessert but there was a wide choice of that , along with a decent list of desserts and cheese.
All in all, an enjoyable evening, it is fair to see that if you don't fancy seafood, then this is probably not for you. If you do however, it offers far and away the best selection in the area.
Another trend that they are bucking is that they have a proper website showing a full menu and not one of those ghastly jumbled up Facebook pages that so many restaurants seem to be using.
http://www.boniface-coquillages.com/res ... vague.html
Whatever it is called, it is a smart modern restaurant in the Technosud development area, not far from Perpignan University, with ample on-site parking.
The restaurant has a mix of high and low tables so if you are vertically challenged or just don't like sitting on a high chair then make sure you specify a low table when booking
Bucking the trend of most french restaurants, it offers an extensive menu, obviously aided by the fact that they are retailing and wholesaling the same range of seafood from their adjoining property.
As you would expect, the menu is virtually all seafood although they do offer Iberian ham and fois gras as entrées and sirloin steak as a main course along with a vegetarian dish. In addition to the extensive menu, they have a list of 'catch of the day' which on our visit contained various types of sea bream, sea bass, turbot and sole. These are cooked to your liking and sold by weight.
I ordered Crabe gratiné à l'antillaise which was crab meat cooked in a shell with coconut milk and sweet curry. My wife opted for the fois gras.
For main course I ordered Mediterranean sole and my wife went for the lobster. I queried the absence of fish knives but was told that we wouldn't need them as they always prepare the fish before it is served.
My sole arrived looking splendid on a metal platter and the waitress made an excellent job of filleting it, though I have to say that I quite enjoy eating a fish on the bone and practicing my pseudo surgical skills - but not without a fish knife.
My wife's lobster was immaculately presented and I thought good value for money.Both dishes were served with home-made chips.
They have an extensive wine list, none of which were particularly expensive and all seemed to come from this region.
We just had ice cream for dessert but there was a wide choice of that , along with a decent list of desserts and cheese.
All in all, an enjoyable evening, it is fair to see that if you don't fancy seafood, then this is probably not for you. If you do however, it offers far and away the best selection in the area.
Another trend that they are bucking is that they have a proper website showing a full menu and not one of those ghastly jumbled up Facebook pages that so many restaurants seem to be using.
http://www.boniface-coquillages.com/res ... vague.html