Restaurant Le Nautic

Reviews

• G M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 22 June 2026

  Antiquated both inside and out - and not in a good way. It looks like last remodel was on the 70's. We were specifically looking for some great fish soup and walked half a mile to get there. The soup was the worst I have ever had - watery and bland - and this is a dish I love and have never been unhappy with in other French cities in the Cote Azur. The bread and croutons were cheap and crappy too. The grilled shrimp were actually pretty good but 22eu for 5 shrimp. This place is way over priced for the quality, for the interior, and for the attitude. The owner seemed a bit gruff but the waiter was professional. However he completely ignored us after delivering food - and it wasn't as if he was too busy because we were actually only customers in the entire place. I had to walk over to get his attention to get the check. I barely even touched the soup and we even told him that he was not good but didn't see you anymore about it and didn't try to find a substitute dish or take it off of our bill. I didn't want an argument with the owner so we paid and left. There were no little mini appetizers or even a little candy with the check.
  
  In short a crappy experience all around with high prices. Big mistake.

• Bruce S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 18 June 2026

  I've been making annual trips to Menton for the past dozen years and Le Nautic was always on my list of places to eat.   The food was great and the view of the old Bastion with the Mediterranean in the background was outstanding.  I especially enjoyed the camaraderie of their senior waiter.   I was never really sure if he was French or Italian, but he always greeted me with a "boun giorno!", so I conversed with him in Italian.   Just friendly chit chat.   About the weather, our health,  recommendations for fish and the unpredictability of the fountain in front of the restaurant.   "Comme Una donna", he would say with a shrug of his shoulders when I pointed to the fountain in the square that was not working and asked why it was so unpredictable.   Nothing earth shattering, just friendly conversation to make a traveler feel at home.  And like I said, the food was always excellent.
  
  Unfortunately, my experience last year was disappointing.  My old waiter friend was gone, replaced by a waiter whose snobbish attitude was more consistent with a snobby Parisian restaurant then the usually agreeable French Riviera.  But because this place was a regular for so long, I decided to give it another try during this year's visit.  Unfortunately my experience was much the same.  Like last year, the service was surly and mistake ridden.   The glass of white wine I ordered never arrived and instead of a small bottle of mineral water they gave me a liter bottle.   I didn't say anything about the water as I thought perhaps that was the only size they had.  But when a small bottle appeared on the table next to me, I felt like I had been duped.   As for my glass of wine, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts to correct the problem, I finally gave up.  
  
  My Salade Verte was above average, with the thinly sliced fennel a nice touch.    But my entrée (Dorade Royale) was marred by a few slices of burnt potato.  Not charred, but totally burnt.   I also found that the addition of pizza on the menu a step in the wrong direction.  After all, how many people go to seafood restaurant for pizza?  All in all, it was not a very pleasant experience.  
  
  In the restaurant world change is inevitable.  But you hope that the characteristics that you find favorable in one particular employee (helpful, agreeable, professional) are passed on to his replacement.   But unfortunately that does not always happen.   What was once a friendly outpost in a foreign land was now nothing more than a place of indifference.  And with so many seafood restaurants to choose from, I think that the next time I visit Menton, I will give Le Nautic a pass.