Best 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
- La 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.

Le Manoir d’Hastings
18 Avenue de la Côte de Nacre
14970 Bénouville

Tel: 0(2) 31 44 62 43 
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Le Manoir is an old 17th century priory, remarkably well preserved considering that Bénouville was the scene of the first action of D-Day around Pegasus Bridge. The restaurant hosts are especially friendly and accommodating.  This is most definitely a gastronomique restaurant with a price tag to match. However, considering how well we ate, this is superb value compared to somewhere comparable in the UK and we would highly recommend it for a special occasion. The lunch time set menu is €28 but this is not available in the evening, when there is a €35 menu. This was a standard four courses but with a few little surprises thrown in – the most memorable being the famous Norman ‘Trou Normande’ an apple sorbet drowned in Calvados, which really does cleanse the palate before your main course. A la carte is also available, but is never as good value as the set menus. Children have a choice of 2 courses for €10 or 3 for €15. One of our children didn’t like either of the main course choices on offer, so the kitchen obligingly produced guinea-fowl all round which went down a treat.