Looking for some excellent quality wine, reasonably priced then this could be just what you are looking for.

Mas Christine (see website) is located 5 minutes drive from Villa Failte ... head towards Le Boulou / St Andre and at the roundabout just past La Decheterie turn right (signposted Mas Christine) and you will come to the vineyard. where you can taste and buy the wine.  They speak excellent French and English and are very welcoming and helpful.

Note; the actual vineyards are on the hills overlooking Collioure but this is where the wines are warehoused and sold.

Another vineyard nearby is the better known Chateau Valmy which is the large white house that can be seen on the hillside on the right hand side when driving towards Collioure.  Excellent wines there as well.

When visiting Villa Failte there are several options for takeaway pizza (if that's what you want !).  We have tried 3 places :

Pizza Phone : Located in the centre of the village just opposite Le Tabac at 25 Avenue de la Liberation

Sun Pizza : Located 11 Avenue des Flamants Roses which is on the way to the Intermarche Supermarket / Macdonalds.  Once off the roundabout from the main road you will see it on the left hand side.  Sun Pizza is open throughout the year.

Enzos Pizza : Also located on the way to the Intermarche Supermarket 

All bake the pizzas to order and use stone baked ovens.  Our favorite has probably been Sun Pizza (there should be a menu in the Villa).  Please be aware that the takeaway system is a wee bit different in France ... you typically will wait an hour or more ... in other words phone in advance !!  The one exception we have noted is the Pizza Phone that tends to turn thing around more quickly.

Looking for somewhere decent to eat and / or have a drink outwith the Summer season ... then this might be the place for you.  La Mandoline is located on the main road that runs along parallel to the beaches ... it is between the Centre Plage and the Port on the left hand side if driving towards the Port.

The food is a combination of daily specials, pasta, pizza, meat and seafood ... not a huge menu but the food is not bad at all.  I had Sardines, salad and a local wine which was all very nice.  The atmosphere is "local but welcoming" and as with most places in the region everyone is very friendly even if you have limited French.  

​Open for lunch and evening dinner.

Located in the centre of the village ... La Vieille Cave is excellent for meat skewers including pork, chicken and fabulous steak.  Have other dishes such as salads and fish / chips as well as a kids menu but it is the skewers that I would recommend ... delicious and reasonably priced.

The picture below was taken in winter at a time of day when it was closed ... but is open all year round.  Click on the link above for facebook page with menus and photos.

We have been to this small restaurant in Argeles Village several times now and is always good quality. Definitely recommended.

La Gamate usually has a few reasonably prices set 2 or 3 course menus or the option to choose individual items.  Variety of dishes including pizza, seafood, pasta and meat.  Not a huge menu but always plenty to choose from.  Has seating both outside and inside and is one of the few restaurants in Argeles Village that is open throughout the year and on most, if not all days.

Click on link above for facebook page with sample menus and photos.

One of our recent guests recommended paying a visit to Port Leucate to sample some of the local oysters and sea food platters (served from a series of sheds / restaurants located right next to where they land the local catch !).  We have not managed to do this yet ... but certainly will.

In the meantime we hear that there are fantastic oysters and other seafood available at the local markets in Port Argeles on several days of the week.  

When we were at Villa Failte in late June we cheated and went to the local Intermarche ... impressive array of fresh fish ! ... where we bought a load of fresh oysters along with the essential fresh lemons and tabasco sauce.  All I can really add is that, as well as being the largest oysters we have ever eaten, they were simply delicious ... served on a plate of ice and eaten that evening out in the Summer Kitchen. Fab !

This is a fantastic and highly recommended French / Catalan restaurant located in Argeles Village and about a 12 minute walk from Villa Failte.  It is relatively expensive (about 40 Euros per head before drink) but not in terms of the quality and dining experience it offers. 

We have had an evening meal there on several occasions and have NEVER been disappointed.  The food is a delight and the wine list full of local and regional produce.  Stephanie is a great hostess and will explain / recommend in perfect French or English.  We have always chosen the set menu (everyone else seems to do this also !) which usually consists of 3 courses with 1 or 2 smaller surprise dishes in between !!

On the website the introduction reads :

Welcome to La Bartavelle ... innovative cuisine restaurant.

Situated in the heart of the village Argèles sur Mer, La Bartavelle serves Mediterranean-inspired cuisine mixing Catalan gastronomy and creativity, never compromising product quality.
 
Thibaut Lesage and Rémi Parageau play their part in the kitchen, while Stéphanie Hug welcomes and advises you, the guest: a trio of chefs and pastry chefs for whom the only motto is the eternal pleasure found in the dish...
 
You are welcome to visit us any day from Tuesday to Saturday for lunch or dinner (from 12:15-1:15pm and from 7:30-9:15pm).

Dress code is relaxed ... smart or casual.  Only other thing we would say is ... book in advance the restaurant is fairly small and intimate and frequently fully booked.