Food

Food is important to us. We ourselves are real foodies and we tranfer our own love of food when it comes to providing food for our guests. Apart from breakfast, we also offer a two course dinner with aperatifs, cheese, wine and cider,  an evening snack menu and packed lunches/dinner

Normandy produce

Normandy is a land of dairy produce, cream, butter, creme cru and milk, of apples, Cider, Calvados, Calva, Normandie tarte, of seafood, mussels, bulots, oysters, wonderful patés and charcuterie.  We have four regional cheeses, Camembert, Livarot, Pont L'Eveque and Neuvchatel. We attempt to use many of our local ingredients in our cookery. For breakfast, all our jams are homemade, often using the apples, blackberries and other fruits produced in the meadow, we also make our own yoghurt from Normandy milk and a local yoghurt culture. For dinner amongst other things, we produce Normandy chicken, a Normandy pork stew, a Normandy style tartiflette using apples and Andouille sausage and a seafood stew made with cream and cider.

Local restaurants

We have some excellent local restaurants, but here are a few tips and suggestions.

We are a rural area and so restaurants don't tend to open very late as they might in some cities. We would suggest that you arrive no later than 9pm.

It is best to phone and book in advance to be sure of a table, especially on the coast in the summer and make it clear if you want a table outside. Many coastal restaurants are closed out of season.

Some of the best restaurants are small basic restaurants with a fixed lunchtime menu. The food and service is usually excellent and a fixed menu will usually be around 13€ - 15€ for three courses, with two to three choices per course, sometimes this even includes cider or wine. Get there 12-12.30pm as 1pm might be too late - the restaurants get very busy with locals. These are often not smart restaurants but they are very good value and the food is usually very good.

Many restaurants do not open in the evening except at the weekend.

We have cards/details of local restaurants which we have tried or which have been recommended by previous guests on our information shelf in the entrance hall and we can give suggestions for vegatarian restaurants etc. We are happy to phone and book for you in advance as long as you honour the booking.

Breakfast (free with your night's stay)

Our breakfast choice consists of; 
Muesli
Warmed croissant or pain au chocolate
Petit pain
Ham and cheese or an egg (when available from our chickens)
Home made cake
Apples
Home made jams/condiments

Home made yoghurts

orange juice, and tea, coffee or hot chocolate.

It is usually served from 8:30 am - 10:00 am.

Twp course dinner (20€ per person)

Our table d'hotes two course dinner starts off with our home made aperatif - a Bicyclette Bleue and nibbles. You then have a choice of a starter or dessert, a main course, a cheese board and fresh coffee (or equivilent). This is usually served in our open stable area, but if the weather is not so good it is sometimes served in the entrance hall. This must be booked 24 hours in advance as it is freshly cooked to order (48 hours for a Sunday) and we can provide dinner for up to six guests. It is traditionally eaten with your hosts which allows us to provide alcohol. If you prefer to eat alone, this is prefectly possible but we cannot supply alcohol.

Evening snack (6€ per person)

If you are arriving late or you have had lunch but still feel a bit hungry, we can provide you with an  evening snack from a set menu.
2 poached, buttered or fried eggs on toast (optional slice of ham) (4€)
Omelette with ham and cheese with a slice of toast
Eggs in Purgatory (poached in tomatoes, garlic and chilli) with a warmed petit pain
Tuna, sweetcorn and cheese salad (lettuce, tomatoes and olives) with home made dressing and a petit pain
Pasta with cheese and ham with a petit pain

Extras; Yoghurt, ice cream, fruit or a small side salad - 75 c.

All served with a non-alcholic cold drink.

Notice preferred

Picnic - for lunchtime or evening (6€ per person)

Sandwich of your choice (from what we have available)
a packet of crisps
an apple
a piece of home made cake
a carton of juice

Available with a day's notice.

Terms and conditions

PLEASE tell us of any allergies or dislikes before your stay.

Once the food has been prepared, it must be paid for whether it is consumed or not.