Les petits parapluies is a charming little fine dining restaurant. Portions are on the small side,…read moreand service is pretty slow but very upscale. They serve well prepared and elegant seasonal French food. One of the better addresses in Rouen I had dinner at so far.

Very traditional French cuisine in a warm restaurant near the center of old Rouen. While the menu…read moreis not edgy, the food is well prepared and the service is attentive without being intrusive. Our impression was that the clientele was primarily local, and not tourists, but we felt very welcome as visitors. A lovely experience.

Excellent. Made our reservation same day 2 hours notice on The Fork app. The service was attentive…read moreand they were patient while I practiced my french menu skills. The meal was amazing.... at least for mine which the entire table was fighting over.... the beef fillet with seared fois gras and creamy mashed potatoes. Delicious! Great traditional French cuisine with French menues.

Nice central location, on a busy square, with a large outdoor seating area and a sleek modern decor…read moreinside. Very reasonable prices for the quality. The food is good, diverse (ranging from French dishes to great risottos, to a burger & fries, to a killer Scandinavian marinated salmon with warm boiled potatoes) and (sometimes) inventive. The technical mastery of the chef comes through in his savoury dishes. We've tried many of them and they were all spot on. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the desserts, which turned out to be complete disasters twice, so I gave up on desserts after that. I had a chocolate "parfait", which was not a parfait at all. It was a weird flourless chocolate cake but so dense that it felt like eating spoonfuls of solid butter cream. Just pure chocolaty cold fat. Pretty disgusting, if you ask me; but I guess some people may like it. And another time I had the "cheesecake", which was nothing like a cheesecake. It was a speculoos tart, with very little speculoos flavor and a spongy texture like a cake, not creamy at all. Weird. Service can be a little unprofessional at times. Sometimes (not always) the waiting time is excessive (once it took us 2 hours to complete lunch) and there seems to be a foul atmosphere among staff, with a waiter prone to loud tantrums, even with guests nearby. But these incidents were the exception, not the rule. Overall, still better than most places I've tried in Rouen (and will remain nameless because I don't want to post too many one- and two-star reviews and look like a grinch). Too bad their desserts suck, but there are many tearooms or pastry stores for a dessert nearby. Last warning: between May and August, the restaurant lives off groups of 20-30 foreign tourists (Japanese, Chinese, German, US, you name it), both for lunch and dinner. Good for them, bad for you, the couple who wanted to have a quiet relaxing meal or a quick bite...

Definitely deserving of their Michelin stars. Service was perfect and the food was outstanding…read more The crispy parmesan tart and veal sweetbreads were standouts. Sommelier's suggestions were spot on. Excellent execution in both the front and back of the house.

We ordered the chicken dinner for two. This was a great first meal in Rouen and would recommend it…read moreto anyone. The menu is in English and French. The staff speaks some English. Enjoy!

My husband and my last night in Rouen - he had been wanting escargot from France - and we had it!!…read moreGreat garlic butter! The escargot were tender and a good size. Loved to dip the bread in the garlic butter. The inside felt a little cramped, however we started talking to the people sitting next to us and were delighted to be sitting close enough to have some laughs with them! While what we ordered was not what we received, we still enjoyed the flavors of what we were served. I ordered the Buttery partridge with capers but fish with capers is what was served. The fish was moist with no fishy flavor and the capers complimented it well!! My husband ordered the French veal rib but was served a pork chop. For desert we had a Cafe Gourmet - tonight's dessert assortment - espresso with four different ice creams with whipped cream on the side. It was a very enjoyable 2 hour meal and the staff were attentive and patient with us for not speaking French. Would love to be able to return.

Great find in old town Rouen. Nice 3 course menu. Had shrimp…read moreand lobster purée as starter, served warm, de-boned chicken stuffed with very tasty filling for main course, served with roasted potatoes and carrots. Creme brûlée for desert was excellent. Good experience with great flavors. Seating was a bit cramped, but tolerable. Good service.

Amazing French food for the price, hands-down the best value/best meal I had during my stay in…read moreParis (we stopped by Rouen on our drive back from a day trip out to Mont St. Michel). Chic and cosy at the same time, you will leave La Petite Bouffe feeling very full (be sure to come fairly hungry/starving) but very happy. 20 eu fixed menu for dinner included an appetizer (salad with foie gras was amazing, would also recommend the duck pate), a main course (GET THE DUCK, or the lamb), a side of cheese+bread, a dessert (note, the tiramisu actually has fruits not coffee, you should only get profiteroles if you like almonds/almond liquer, and the vanilla creme brulee was warm and perfect), and also tea/coffee. Though they give you a lot of food, they do not compromise on quality. Place gets packed ~9 pm, so if you're an American take advantage and eat earlier (~6:30/7 when it's not peak eating hours)

Seared foie gras - I've been craving for seared foie gras so I may be biased. Goodness, the…read moreperfectly seared foie gras with an excellent foie gras. I've foie gras in another country (it's banned in California). And some have tendon and but perfectly soft like they did. Perfectly seared. With some pear which enhanced the flavor and reduced the heaviness of it. Duck confit - It's not the duck confit I had before. It's almost like a jerky duck. Very flavorful. The potatoes were well done with duck fat, bacon and garlic. The sauce goes really well with it with a bit of sweetness in the sauce. Steak - this was the only one that's not allowed me to give a 5 stars. The steak was overcooked, we asked for medium rare and it was medium well, a little on the salty side as well, but not getting point deducted because it may be how the French like it and the cheese sauce actually helped neutralize it All in all, very high quality meal. 4.5 stars.

Great little spot, great food, good wine, great service. Fun, light, good crowd. Unusually…read moreattentive servers and even the owner checked in on the patrons a few times. But still, unobtrusive and not rushed. Unexpected joy in an ancient city.