A Choice for a Busy Place Our top choice in the very busy…read moretourist town of Saint-Malo. We liked the food so much we went back on our second night in town. Scallop salad was fantastic. Salmon entree was excellent in flavor and presentation. The wonder is the staff manages to pull this off in a very busy, tourist dominated location. High quality food, nice presentation, can't ask for more.

The bad first. If your favorite cut of steak is the ribeye, then I would avoid the "Entrecôte au…read moreGorgonzola Bordier" (Ribeye with Bordier gorgonzola). While it tasted fine and the cook was good (mine was rare, which was what I asked for), the steak was paper thin. And yes, a "entrecôte" is thinner traditionally than an American ribeye cut, but this was thin even with that in mind, think fast food burger thin. Not worth the cost nor how I would expect a ribeye from a good restaurant to be. The good. The rest of the food was fine, not spectacular, but enjoyable. My wife got the octopus and it was great. Caviar as a side was good. The service was also friendly and patient with us, given our French was lacking. The neutral. Bit crowded with small tables. We were outside and the wind was a problem, it was around 9pm.

We spent two weeks in France, one in Paris and one in Normandy and visited many fabulous…read morerestaurants (one being a Michelin) and we must admit, our meal at L'Absinthe was our favorite. We chose the wine/meal pairing menu for lunch and every course along with the wine was perfect! The plates were not only beautifully prepared but also delicious. If you're in Saint Malo we highly recommend that you visit!

What a great place to grab a quick drink, bartender was very friendly the bathroom was incredibly…read moreclean..

From the owner: Retournons à la Belle Epoque L'intérieur présente un décor rustique avec beaucoup de bois,…read moreréchauffé par une patine orangée aux murs. Il y a du feu dans la cheminée d'octobre à avril, et du sable au sol en été. Autant dire que les jeunes adorent cet endroit à l'ambiance festive. En plus, on ne sert pas le thé dans une tasse d'eau chaude, mais dans des théières en terre cuite (trouvées à la boutique voisine). Bon choix de vins blancs et rouges au verre. Tartines au pain de campagne.

Amazing attentive service ! And the food was equally as amazing . From the moment we entered to the…read moreend of meal with a delicious dessert , this restaurant aims to please. Get there at opening if you do not have reservations as it filled up quickly! Recommend the menu!

Lovely restaurant and perfectly cooked seafood. Friendly wait staff but it is France! Definitely…read moreworth the visit.

Everything was perfect . The service was friendly and prompt…read moreand I highly recommend this place

Do not go there with a small appetite. Great food and absolutely wonderful service…read more The seafood couscous was a dream. John Dory and gambas and lots of scallops. Ray had a duck and he even had to make an effort to finish. He did not touch the fries. Want to go back for the moules next time.

Nice location and maritime decor like so many places in St Malo. Friendly and welcoming staff, fast…read moreservice. We had 4 different Moules (mussels) and a salad. The salad was not very tasty, too much fatty bacon and too much honey which made it a bit fad, fat and sweet. The mussels very great and lived up their description without being extraordinary. Nice fries again nothing special. Would come back if I could remember it. Chances are I won't.

Nice deco, great food and great ambiance. Really recommend people to eat here. Le prix eat correct.read more

I made reservations for here 3 1/2 weeks beforehand. Then the morning BF and I were supposed to…read morehave dinner here they email us saying our reservation was cancelled and "it's out of their control". What? Did you have a sudden fire? We had the front desk of the hotel we were staying at call for us and the restaurant said they "were full" which is why they couldn't keep our reservation, but we could come at 21:00. I do not want to eat dinner at 21:00. How can you cancel my reservation when I made it WEEKS ago??? I was pretty enraged, and I never get mad. So we go at 21:00 because we've been really looking forward to this place. We were sat immediately and given English menus, which I didn't realize they had, so that was a bonus. They brought water with our drinks. Then we got our wine. For appetizers I ordered the peppered artichokes stuffed with norie watercress and mushrooms and BF ordered razor shell clams and roasted asparagus. The artichokes were not as soft as I was expecting, but it wasn't a bad thing. For the main meal I had the mushroom ravioli and BF got the sea bass with foie gras. The ravioli had coconut foamed milk that completely covered the ravioli. It was so... foamy! Lots of bubbles in my mouth. I really liked it. The sea bass and foie gras was very good also. Then came the cheese, which, I mean, cheese is awesome always. They brought out a large cart of many different kinds and we were allowed to pick as man as we wanted. Then for dessert was both had the bar of jivara chocolate mousse with apple ice and hazelnuts. Yes it was as great as it sounds. There was another room next to us hosting a large group of maybe 50 or so people, but we didn't hear them too much through the glass wall. The servers were nice. The wine was good. I just cannot get over the reservation thing. I mean, how just rude. The food and service though was great and the view of the ocean was lovely.