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French Restaurant ££

C'Est La Vie

Lerwick, Shetland

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Good to know

Payment

  • ✓Credit cards
  • ✓Debit cards
  • ✓Contactless

Details via Google — worth confirming with the restaurant before you travel.

About C'Est La Vie

C'Est La Vie serves French-Basque cuisine from a site on Commercial Street in Lerwick. The kitchen prepares dishes including scallops, crab pasta and bouillabaisse. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner are available, alongside coffee, beer, wine and cocktails. The restaurant takes bookings and accommodates groups.

Portions are noted as generous but costly. Staff are reported as friendly and attentive.

Menu & facilities

🥐 Breakfast 🥞 Brunch 🥪 Lunch 🍽️ Dinner ☕ Coffee 🍺 Beer 🍷 Wine 🍸 Cocktails 🍰 Dessert menu
🍴 Dine-in

Opening hours

Monday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM
Tuesday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
Wednesday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
Thursday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
Friday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
Saturday
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
Sunday
Closed

What's nearby

  • Fort Cafe & Take Away next door
  • Fort Charlotte Guest House next door
  • Fort Charlotte next door
  • Lerwick Port Authority next door
  • Lerwick Town Hall 150m away

Distances as the crow flies, via Google

Diners like this restaurant's delicious and exquisitely prepared French-Basque food, with many highlighting the scallops, crab pasta, and bouillabaisse. They also mention the warm, quirky atmosphere and the friendly, attentive staff.

Some reviews mention the portions can be expensive.

Summary via Google

At a glance

Guest rating
4.2 / 5 (256 reviews)
Price level
££
Good for groups
Yes
Booking required
Yes
Food hygiene rating
Pass
Destination
Shetland

Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency.