Came here on a whim after seeing the Formule Midi.
9.90 for the Plat du Jour
12.90 for E + P or P + D
15.90 for Entree + Plat + Dessert
I came around 12:30pm on a Tuesday, and it took a few minutes until someone acknowledged me at the door and showed me to a table, and took even longer to receive a menu (but that's just French service, I've realized). The interior is a little strange - the furniture is beautiful and matches the beautiful outside of the restaurant, but some decorations and wall art seem a little out of place. Bathroom is on the second floor of a very windy staircase.
I ordered the Ouef Mollet, Salmon Risotto with Fine Herbs, and Moelleux Chocolat.
The starter was a soft boiled egg on top of mushrooms cooked in wine. The egg was runny and helped balance out the strong flavor of the mushrooms. They also give you a side of bread, which was perfect for soaking up the sauce.
The main course salmon wasn't very seasoned (again, it's a French thing to under-season, apparently), but I liked that the skin was crispy and the flesh was soft and flaky. The risotto wasn't as creamy as I was hoping, but the fine herbs were very prominent. There was also a lemon cream sauce that encompassed the rice, which made a nice addition to the salmon. Portion size was also satisfactory.
The moelleux chocolate came warm, but I know it was sitting out for a while before reaching my table, because the ice cream had melted significantly. The inside of the cake wasn't as fudgy as I would have liked, which was a real bummer because I've had really good moelleux chocolat during my time in Rennes.
I found a piece of foil in my cake, and after telling the server, she said (not nicely or rudely, very matter-of-factly) "well, it's made in a foil cup so they can't help it"
All in all, great food, good value for the price, and every dish that I saw other tables ordering looked delicious. read more