Le Refuge Cartalavonu - Porto-Vecchio

Had a nice coffee before going hiking. Very calm and nice in the morning on the terrace. The server was very kind and lots of other hikers around.

Based on a mountain trail road from Porto-Vecchio to Propriano this place is still (I went there years ago) the good stay for the night or more. Food is very good, and during summer you can have a Corsican musical evening.

We visited Le Refuge upon reading about it on TripAdvisor. Place was packed with hikers and locals: so good atmosphere. The dishes were mainly meat and local food, with a few vegetarian options. No kids menu. Our noodles were so overcooked that they could have...made a pudding from it and the tomato sauce was basically straight out of a tin. The service was one poor women for about customers so it took a while until everyone got their meals. All of this for quite high prices (pot of noodles with veal Euro simple salad for Euro etc Should you be in the vicinity, its ok to go but don’t drive for minutes from Porto Vecchio for a „dining experience“.

Poor meat, lamb chops overcooked with no taste, pig okay but nothing special, pasta disappointing. Potatoes not good and vegetables no taste. Looks like a turist trap with high prices and low quality of food.

From Porto Vecchio it's about drive up into the mountains with some beautiful scenery along the way. When we arrived we were greeted by the friendly staff and they explained the menu to us. I opted for the entrocote and my wife the aubergine...dish. Both were were tasty, the steak was phenomenal! Would definitely recommend this restaurant