L'isle de France Terrigal

great location, superb food, excellent service what more can you ask?

Outstanding Dining Experience
Melbourne visitors enjoying a trip along the NSW Coast. We were staying a few nights at Terrigal Beach and booked a Valentine's Day Dinner at L'isle de France. A truly wonderful evening mirrored by exceptional food, wine and service. The owner is so friendly, as are all the staff, and makes a point of visiting every table to see how things are.

We went back the following evening to enjoy another wonderful dinner.... with the Duck and Mash simply outstanding! This is a seriously superb restaurant with great views, great food & service and great value. If you're close by, don't miss it!

Denis & Kirsten

Best restaurant in NSW
The restaurant is warm, elegant and a taste of France. The owner is a lovely person and always talks to us when we're there. I always order the Duck Confit, French onion soup, and chocolate lava cake. It's immaculate every single time. The wait for food isn't very long, and even if there was a long wait it would be worth it. I have many memories there. My grandmother passed away and L'isle de France was our favorite place to eat dinner together as a family. Worth your money, the experience is incredible.

I recently visited for the degustation menu. It was Mauritius-themed, which I probably wouldn't have chosen had I known. And I would have missed out on a terrific experience. Street food was elevated to art from the first plate. The Creole crab bisque was a triumph, all flavours dominating yet harmonising. L'isle served the best octopus I'd ever had. Ditto the sea bass and eggplant curry: totally mouthwatering; the fish was perfection. After that, dessert had a lot to live up to. Alas, the semolina and sweet potato nibbles were a taste I hadn't yet acquired. My mother and eating companion enjoyed the matching wines, with the Graves being our pick for top drop of the night.