Les Mouettes - Belgodère

Superbe découverte avec une cuisine maison généreuse et délicieuse. Merci pour ce beau moment. La pizza chèvre miel et le poêlon pour 2 personnes étaient excellents et finalement suffisants pour 4 personnes. Merci!

Je fréquente ce restaurant depuis 2020. Le cadre, l'accueil et la cuisine sont satisfaisants. Mon choix s'est porté sur le poêlon de linguines aux gambas pour 2, copieux que je venais déguster avec un ami. Étant des amateurs de pâtes, la première année le plat coûtait 52 €, l'année suivante il est passé à 64 € et l'année passée il était affiché à 74 €. La guerre en Ukraine a dû passer par la Corse et les pâtes acheminées à dos d'ânes. De bonnes pâtes valent en moyenne 3,50€. Les gambas congelées, aussi bonnes que les fraîches et moins coûteuses, n'ont pas augmenté. En réponse à cette hausse, il m'a été dit que je n'avais qu'à aller voir ailleurs, ce que j'ai fait. En 2023, on vient pleurnicher du manque d'affluence de touristes, -40% (déplacement en gros 4x4 Porsche à Ajaccio) sur une saison catastrophique. Bravo Messieurs les restaurateurs, mais posez-vous la bonne question et ne prenez pas vos clients pour des américains. Un chiffre d'affaires se fait en moyenne sur 10 mois, pas sur 4 ou 5 mois. À Île Rousse, hors saison, tout est fermé. En plein hiver, il est difficile de déjeuner car très peu de lieux sont ouverts. Vive les vacances après 3 mois de travail ! Mais c'est la magie de la Corse, basta. Cette année, direction la Sicile.

We stopped by for lunch with friends without a reservation. I had the ink squid risotto with king prawns which was cooked to perfection. The portion was generous and the service was good. The owner was very friendly with us and we had done good discussions. I read some reviews that stated he was unfriendly and perhaps that has to do with language because he was very friendly in French.

Well that sort of sums it up... we arrived at about 2030 to have a meal. We are a family of 4. The restaurant was not full but they had two tablets reserves So we were placed on the lower, completely empty terrace. Not a good choice because the traffic at night is terrible. The card drive so fast! We sat in uncomfortable chairs so the kids kindly asked the waiter whether they could change them for other at another empty table. Well.... they could but... they got a lecture, in French which our kids don't understand, to bring there own chair to the other table first. Then he walked off forgetting to ask what we wanted to drink... after a while returned with cutlery and the menu. Put it on the table and left. Still no drinks. When he returned at last we ordered food and drinks. The pizza did not take long, tasted alright but was the thinnest I have ever seen. Good it was not too windy or it would have flown away. We were never asked for second drinks either... pity. Will not come back, that's for sure! Would not recommend the place either. If only for the guy that runs the place.

Overall, the food was fine. Not great, not bad, just fine. While the pizza is rather good and reasonably priced (we also saw a few locals stop by for take-away pizzas), many of the other dishes are not great value for money. We ordered wine, which clearly was a mistake. Really quite expensive, and not very good. Lastly, the restaurant is next to a main road (so no view, no frills), but rather nice inside. Not a place to actively seek out, but a reasonable quick pizza place.