THE
OLD COMMODORE'S GUIDE TO QUALITY RESTAURANTS
St VAAST TO GRANVILLE
St VAAST
*** Les
Fuchsias. Avenue Foch. Tel: 2 33 54 42 26. Restaurant
within a Logis de France with old style charm and silver service. An
arborium including fuchsias comprises the restaurant with excellent
fish and sea food at a reasonable price.
BARFLEUR
*** Moderne Tel No 2 33 23 12 14. recommended by our friend the
President of Barnville-Carteret Yacht Club
CHERBOURG
****
Le Grandgousier: 21, rue de l'Abbaye, Tel 2 33 53 19 43: Improved
for 1997 with honours for cuisine and presentation. A good class
restaurant with excellent service and menu. Prices are very
reasonable for cordon bleu food in "silver service"
surrounds.
**
La Regence: Quai de Caligny. Tel 2 33 43 05 16: good menu
choice with good value for money. Accommodation
available.
GOURY
*** Auberge
de Goury. Tel 2 33 52 77 01. At the lighthouse and
lifeboat station. This needs 30 minutes drive from Dielette or
Carteret but worth the visit. Phone first as it is usually full
because of Pascal Retout’s dexterity with Sea Bass.
DIÉLETTE
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Hotel de la Falaise: Tel 2 33 04 08 40. On the quayside.
Very reasonable €21 menu in a dining room with good views of the
harbour and the Nuclear Reprocessing Plant. The €21 "assiette"
is reasonable but the menu choice is very limited and the service
slow.
**
Le Semaphore: Tel 02 33 52 18 98. A short taxi ride
towards Flamanville (11€ each way). The restaurant is perched on
top of the cliff with great sea views and an interesting Creole
cuisine together with the usual French fare. Booking at weekends is
imperative. The bloc of Pate de Foie is wonderful. Two menus of €33
and €25.
Closed
Sunday evenings.
*
Le Raz Blanchard: Tel 2 33 04 14 78 The Yacht Club bar and
restaurant. Reopened under new management. Not a large menu (€23.50
or a la carte) but Far better this year with good service and
ambience.
*
L’ Escale: Tel 02 33 52 67 10.On the quay side. Good
moules frites.for €8.00 Barbeque on the quayside and a new
brasserie in season. Jean-Yves always has a good welcome. Also sells
baguettes for boats at 08.00
**
Le Paradise (formerly L’Anse de Fer) Tel 2 33 94 44 95 A
pleasant country walk 500m from the marina. Under new ownership and
my friends from Opus Magna say that it is very very good cuisine.
**
L’Anse de Sciotot Tel No 2 94 43 01 Ludovic Bisiau. Another
short taxi ride but an excellent menu for €21 including
Tournedos. Order the “plateau” in advance to avoid
disappointment.
Le
Vivier . One of the highlights of the Port. Buy your
seafood of all types (even Paella!) ready cooked and eat on board.
Also sells good Muscadet.
LES PIEUX
*
Hotel de la Paix: Tel: 2 33 52 4190. Mme
Eliane Trécan A €12 taxi ride (can hold 7 people)
(Taxi Tel 2 33 06 80 25 52 49) for 6km. Menu not so good this year.
Frequently, live music in the form of Country style can be enjoyed
here. Beware! Closed on Sundays.
CARTERET/BARNEVILLE
***
L'Hermitage : Tel 2 33 04 96 29. Very welcoming even if late on
the tide. The shellfish menu of €22 is BRILLIANT. A modern
façade with good service. Worth a reservation by telephone.
**
Hotel Des Isles: Tel : 2 33 04 90 76. 9 Blvd Maritime. Logis
de France with good menu, friendly and helpful service. Very
popular with families as there is a spacious dining room attached to
the hotel. Sometimes a little noisy.
*
Hotel Le Carteret,
5 Ave de la République Tel :2 33 04 95 63. Reasonable
food but not as good as the other two.
*
Rest Le Gohan: Tel 2 33 04 95 33. About 30 mins walk from the
marina towards Barneville Plage. Worth a stroll.
PORTBAIL
***
Auberge Rendevous de Pecheurs : Tel 33 04 81 37. Very good
menus at excellent prices in old Norman style surrounds. Ground floor
bar and outside tables for drinks.
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La Fringale: Nice for a drink outside but beware the "plate
of moules" for €8! Sometimes runs out of the choice of food
that you went there for. Set menu is OK.
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La Galice: Service indifferent and food not particularly good.
Unusual for a Logis de France. OK for a drink outside in the square.
LES ILES
CHAUSEY
**
DU FORT ET DES ILES, Tel: 2 33 50 25 02 Always good shellfish and
locally caught produce. Wine list a little short but the Gamay is
always good value
GRANVILLE
**
NORMANDY CHAUMIERE, 20 Rue P Poirier, Tel: 33 50 01 71. Good
value shellfish menu. Tables outside for the better weather in
courtyard setting.
**
LES GOURMETS, 3 Rue Georges Clémenceau Tel : 33 50 13 27. Another reasonable choice of fruit de mer. Tucked away inside
a modern interior.
Copyright
Stan Cleal 24th March 2006 |
