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Meal in a Gascony RestaurantBest Normandy Restaurants... Eating out is a part of the French way of life.   Don’t have a holiday in France without having a meal in a French restaurant.  Although there are many unusual French foods (frogs legs, snails, tête de veau etc.) you will find many foods that are a true delight!  And Normandy has some fantastic restaurants.
Which restaurant?  Try to find a restaurant that is targeted at French diners (French menus are a good clue!).  Don’t expect to find a fantastic restaurant in the major tourist destinations - here we would recommend something safe and straightforward such as pizza, crêpes etc..
Which time?  It’s often cheaper to eat at lunchtime and during the week.  Sunday lunch is always busy and it pays to book ahead.  In the evenings, don’t arrive too early - 7.30PM is often the earliest you can get served.
Which menu?  Don’t go for à la carte options.  Usually they have the same options as the menu prix fixe and they cost a lot more!  Avoid Menu Touristique like the plague!
Which wine?  Wine can be quite expensive if you go for named bottles.  But carafes of house white or red wine have usually been exquisitely selected by the restauranteur and are excellent value.  Refer to our wine section for more advice on wines in France.

Our favourite restaurants in Normandy:

- L'Assiette Normande
- Auberge du Mesnil-Rouges
- Auberge du Pont de Brie
- Le Bistrot Normand
- Ferme de la Rançonnière
- L
a Ferme Saint Hubert
- Le Manoir de l'Acherie
- Le Manoir d’Hastings
- Montepego Pizzeria
- Moulin de Jean
- La Table de Manon
- Les Tourelles

Please let us have feedback on any you can recommend.

Manoir de l’Acherie
37 rue Michel de l'Epinay - 50800 Ste Cécile
Tél.02 33 51 13 87
Website

Direction Caen from Villedieu on the N175, then take the D554.

We haven't actually had the chance to eat here, but in the summer of 2005 we stayed in a gite where several people commented on it in the visitors' book.  The basic view seemed to be that it was a beautiful restaurant in lovely surroundings.  Menus range from €16.50 – 37, with a menu enfant at €9.

External websites with recommended Normandy restaurants:
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www.restaurants-deauville-trouville.com
- www.tables-auberges.com
- www.restaurants-normandie.com
- www.restaurateursdefrance.com
A splendid set of books on eating out in France is written by Richard Binns.  French Leave Encore has travel advice with details of hotels and restaurant recommendations.  French Leave Finesse contains purely restaurant recommendations.