Restaurant Pottoka

After sightseeing and some shopping in Espelette we felt like a drink and a bite. It was too cool to sit outside, but we found a table by the bar at the 'Pottoka '. named after a pony native to the Pays Basque. Inside, separated by a black curtain at the back is a bigger area, the real restaurant, closed now mid-afternoon. The outdoor tables and chairs were unoccupied. The bar itself is very small, for hardly more than three people. There was a waitress, who was friendly, but who had the habit of taking orders from far away, usually busy with something else, like cleaning a table. We asked for some 'Fromage de Brebis ', thus sheep milk cheese, so typical for the Pays Basque. It came with che...

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Traveled with a group of friends to Espelette on a rare sunny day in January. Not much was open. Pottoka was, fortunately. The waitress was very friendly, the decor very pleasant and clean and the menu looked terrific she even said the chef would create something vegetarian for me which they did. All 4 of us were just delighted with our meals. I had a fabulous pumpkin and wild mushroom ragout and my friends had fresh, wild trout which looked just like an enormous hunk of salmon topped with local bacon.The deserts were sublime as well.

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I went there with family for lunch. Typical local food and efficient service done by a young lady struggling with a full room. Squids, local sausage, pig feet... everything was tasty and well prepared. Don’t hesitate try it.

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Extremely rude service, they just ignored us. When they finally showec up, they grabbed our phones instead of just scanning the pass sanitaire. Avoid at sll costs

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We stopped at this restaurant for lunch enjoyed our meal . Service was a little slow but otherwise no issues as food was very good.

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