Dinner Recommendation in Bayeux?
 

We will be in Bayeux this week and will be staying for 2 nights. Does anyone have a recommendation for dinner?

Thank you.

Hi erin3232,

I visited in 2006 and tried the following 3. They are: L'Assiette Normande, Le Petit Normand, and Le Petit Bistrot. All serve good food, IMHO, but I'm not a foodie. It's traditional dishes that were very filling. :)

There are a few good recommendations on this board such as Le Pommier Restaurant. I tried to eat there, but without a reservation, I was out of luck (I think it was either a Friday or Saturday night).

I hope you enjoy your time in Bayeux. I loved visiting there.

TR

I second Le Petit Bistrot. We really enjoyed our meal there.

Also, we stayed at Le Lion d'Or and their dining room was not only lovely but they served good food as well.

Another vote for Le Petit Bistro.

La Fringale was our favorite in Bayeux though. Excellent food, but not stuffy at all, and a very nice waiter.

Our family of 5 stayed in Bayeux for 3 nights in July 2006. We dined at and can recommend both Le Pommier and Le Petit Bistrot.

We had asked our hotel proprietor (previously by e-mail) to book us a table at Le Petit Bistrot on Saturday for 8pm. Although he had confirmed the booking, when we arrived at the restaurant the wait-person/hostess said they were full and she could not find our reservation. We were disappointed because our Michelin guide has said this place closed on Sundays and Mondays, so this would be our only opportunity to eat here. She helpfully suggested that Le Pommier (40 rue des Cuisiniers), a far bigger restaurant just down the street, might have a place for us.

The manager of Le Pommier said that they were full, but would have a table available after 9pm if we could wait until then. We said OK, and wandered around Bayeux’s Cathédrale Notre-Dame and surrounding area. We sat in the little square facing the entrance to the cathedral, watching the antics of dogs, cats, and their owners until it was time for dinner.

On the way back we saw the hostess for Le Petit Bistrot standing at the door of the restaurant. On a whim, we asked if they were open on Monday; she said they were, so we quickly booked for diner lundi soir at 8pm.

Dinner at Le Pommier was great. They have quite a number of choices on their menus (€21.50 and €28.50), including an interesting seafood assortment entrée. The cod was good, as was the duck. Desserts were fun; my son had a triple crème brulée. Everyone enjoyed their meal here. Dinner for the 5 of us cost €137.80, which included 1 litre of Loire rosé. We ended up being one of the last tables leaving the restaurant that night, bonsoir-ing the staff as we exited.

Le Petit Bistrot (2 rue du Bienvenu) on Monday was much less busy than two days prior, when the crowd overflowed onto the tables outside. We were happy to go inside as the weather remained iffy and ready to rain at any moment.

We all decided on the €25 menu. The meal started with an amuse-bouche, which our waitress said was to make amends for the first night. The entrées, plats, and desserts were all inventively presented; the bill, with a bottle of Riesling, came to €149. We had been told that Le Petit Bistrot was the best restaurant in Bayeux, and it is right up there with the Pommier in our estimation. I'd strongly recommend reservations here as it is tiny, quite a bit smaller than Le Pommier.

Yup, Le Petit Bistrot. We also enjoyed Le Petit Normand, but not as good as the Petit Bistrot.

We very much enjoyed Le Pommier, delicious food, comfortable atmosphere.

We ate at Le Petit Normand en route to the ferry a few years ago and the food was good, but the style and service was first class

If you have a car, you may enjoy Chateau la Cheneviere. Very nice dining experience. Take the D6 toward Port-en-Bessim; after about 7 km, the hotel is on the right. Gradyghost

And to find Le Petite Bistro? Obviously I don't want to ask my hotel to tell me how to get there because (1) they have a restaurant (which we'll use 1 night) 2) past experiences of being sent instead to restaurants owned by somebody's boy friend or something.

OK, yes, I know better. Will just gag DH and tell him not to ask for recommendations on anything.

We called for a reservation before we left for France. On our way to Le Petite Bistro, we got turned around and got lost. I asked two ladies on the street, and their directions got us right there. I know it shouldn't have been hard to find, since we found our way back to the hotel very easily.

It's at 2, rue Bienvenue.

Without knowing the address of where you're staying I don't think anyone can explain how to get there.

Thank you all for the great suggestions! We are leaving tonight and can't wait to get there.

Erin:

One more...just 3 kms north of town is the beautiful Chateau de Sulkly...excellent dining room ambience, lovely surroundings..also rooms are wonderful. Our dinner there a few years back was superb...less than 40E's per...probably quite a bit more now at 1.48-1.
It can be walked if you're so inclined, but it's a small taxi fee, unless you have a car.

Stu T.

sorry...that should read Chateau de Sully...
stu

Thank you for the suggestion of Chateau de Sully.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for nice places to dine that are not too far from Bayeux? (We will not have a car.) I have made notes about all the restaurants mentioned that are right in the town. But I was wondering if there were any other places nearby.

Thanks again.

Probably too late- -suppose you've already left, but, even with 2 Rue Bienvenue we had trouble finding Le Petit Bistro. It is immediately across the street from the cathedral, on the uphill side, if that helps. You could break a window at the cathedral with a sand wedge. Had very friendly townspeople trying to help us, but not even they knew this address.

I just happened upon this thread since I am looking for restaurants in Bayeux when we visit this October. Has anyone visited Le Petite Bistro, Le Pommier or Le Petit Normand lately? And rileypenny, you obviously haven't seen me hit a sand wedge. The cathedral window would be safe.

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Not lately, but I've eaten at both Le Petit Bistro and Le Petit Normand on several occasions. I like them both, but Le Petit Normand is better.

Rats, I got that totally wrong - Le Petit Bistro is the better one! Sorry (but they're both good).

Last week we were in Bayeux and tried Le Pommier, very nice with a fireplace, Au Petit Normand, also very good, more of a mom & pop kind of place and La Rapiere, the more expensive of the three. We enjoyed all three. We did make reservations, but our hotel said that La Rapiere is the one you really need it for. This was off season, you might want to call ahead if the town is full.
Had we stayed longer we would tried the others as well.

Make no mistake. Le Petit Bistro is "it". And it is chef husband in the back and wife hostess/server in the front. You will see few other than French. It is outstanding.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned La Rapiere. We were there in Fall 2009, and thought it was terrific - we only found out later that it's number 1 on Trip Advisor in Bayeux.

http://www.larapiere.net/

We might have to stay another night just to eat! Thanks.

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La Rapiere was our favorite, also! I still remember the fish stew:)

I guess I don't read very well, just saw that waterdog had referenced La Rapiere two posts before me. As I recall, we did not have a reservation and the place was packed, but we waited only 15 minutes or so. The hostess and wait staff were very sweet.

ttt

Four nights from now we'll be dining in Bayeux--first night in France and you can imagine how excited we are! Searching here for recommendations I found that the precise name for one of the above restaurants is Le P'tit Resto and their website is:

http://www.restaurantbayeux.com/reception.php

I thought this would help others in searching.

THAT is very interesting, and I am sure it will be equally as good. BUT I'll bet dollars to donuts it is a recent conversion because of the popularity of this restaurant. The place we went was a "discovery" and "modest" and SO delicious. Good for them.

Like Carolyn,
We enjoyed Le Petit Bistro & Lion d'Or(a bargain @less than 20€)

Unlike others, we found Le Pommier vastly overrated

One day we found ourselves walking around out of the tourist district(behind Le Pommier beyond the park) we found the most exceptional bistro. When we returned home, I wanted to review on Tripadvisor, but it wasnt listed

When we were there last summer, I noticed the change in name at Le Petite Bistro to Restro. We didn't eat there this time so have no idea about that, but I do know the change has been at least a year ago.

You need reservations at le Petit whatever it is now!!

This is the website for Le P'tit Resto. Is the place everyone is talking about? We will give it a shot this Fall.

http://www.restaurantbayeux.com/

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We will also be there at the end of October. I just e-mailed for reservations at Le P'tit Resto and La Rapiere.

Can't wait!

"We will also be there at the end of October."

I promise we won't drink all the wine before you get there.

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We have finally made it to Bayeux and will be dining at Le P'tit Resto in a few hours. Looking forward to see whether the hype is deserved. Dined at Le Petite Normand last night. Great onion soup. Prices were moderate and we enjoyed our meal there. Wine supply in France has been severely depleted since our arrival a couple of weeks ago.

Wine supply in France has been severely depleted since our arrival a couple of weeks ago<<

The White Sancerre winemakers are a resilient bunch, I can never understand how they recover from my visits.

We were in Bayeux last week. Our group of 5 enjoyed an outstanding dining experience at La Rapiere.
Seafood was excellent, wine was cry well priced. Service was very good as well.
Strongly recommend this restaurant!!