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Creole beach kitchen · Anse Royale, Mahé

Off the pirogue, onto the fire.

Fish landed on our beach every morning, grilled over takamaka wood and served with your feet in the sand.

Book a sunset table Tue–Sun · 12:00–15:00 and 17:30–22:00
Whole fish grilling over glowing coals with smoke rising
Sunset tonight at Anse Royale 18:10 Ask for the 17:30 sand table

The catch board

Whatever the boats bring in.

Our fishermen go out from Anse Royale before dawn. What lands at the beach decides what goes on the grill, so the board changes every day. When a fish is gone, it's gone.

Fishermen unloading the morning catch from a boat onto the beach
Landed this morning, 06:10

Today's catch

Thursday 29 Oct
  • BourzwaSCR 620Red snapper, whole, for one or two. Ginger, garlic and lime.
  • KarangSCR 540Trevally steak with Creole tomato sauce.
  • KordonnyenSCR 420Rabbitfish, the fishermen's favourite. Grilled simply with salt.

Ask us how it was caught ↓

From pirogue to plate.

Our day starts long before yours. This is how a fish reaches your table.

05:30

The boats go out

Two pirogues leave the beach with hand lines. No nets, no trawlers: only what the line brings up.

A small white boat floating on clear turquoise water
07:00

Landing on the sand

The catch comes up the beach. Chef picks the fish for the day and writes the board.

A whole fresh fish laid on a banana leaf
11:00

Into the marinade

Ginger, garlic, chilli and lime, crushed by hand. The curries start simmering in coconut milk.

A fish curry in a dark bowl with rice and lime
12:00

Over the fire

Takamaka wood burns down to coals. From here it takes twelve minutes to your table.

Several fish grilling side by side over coals
Fried fish with lemon and tomato
Fish curry with vegetables and rice
Grilled fish and octopus with salad
Pineapple rum punch with mint
Two seasoned grilled fish with lime
Fried fish on a banana leaf with curries
Fresh coconut halves and pieces

Bon apeti! ✶ Eat with your hands if you like

Restaurant tables set beside the sea in late afternoon light

Twenty-two tables · eight on the sand

Feet in the sand.

Our sand tables sit three metres from the high-tide line. Kick off your shoes. We keep a basket of kangas for when the breeze comes in.

Every Friday from 19:30

Sega night on the beach.

Live sega and moutya drums around the fire, with a Creole buffet of grilled fish, curries and ladob. SCR 750 per person, children under 12 half price.

Book a Friday
A bright beach fire with sparks rising into the night

Reservations

Book a table.

We hold sand tables for 15 minutes. Closed on Mondays. Groups of more than ten, message us and we'll set a long table.

Day
Time
Lunch
Dinner
Guests
2
Seating
Sand tables from 17:30, for up to 8 guests.
Find usAnse Royale beach

Coast road, south-east Mahé. 30 minutes from Victoria.

OpenTuesday to Sunday

Lunch 12:00–15:00
Dinner 17:30–22:00

ParkingFree, by the church

Bus 26 from Victoria stops 200 m away.

Reservations+248 0 000 000

WhatsApp or call, 10:00–21:00 (demo number).