Saint-Omer
La Gavotine

La Gavotine

Le Bourg, 14220, Saint-Omer, France

Café • Steak • Viande • Salades


"I wish we had read the reviews on here before deciding to book as our experience mirrored many of the previous complaints. There are a couple of positives – we liked the garden and to be able to sit outside in Normandy is always a bonus. The home smoked salmon was tasty. But: Many items on the menu were not available – we were warned about the magret de canard and foie gras but that took a lot of choice from the menu. On ordering we found the poitrine de porc was also not available. As a non meat eater I accept my choices in French restaurants are limited but this is made worse when the starters and main courses are virtually the same. So after a smoked salmon starter I chose a salad terre et mer because the meat parts were not available and I asked if I could have extra langoustines instead. Not sure if I did but what I got was 4 langoustines and some more smoked salmon on a huge pile of virtually undressed lettuce (all the same type of tasteless green leaves) and a ¼ tomato. No lemon. Nothing else. And then to finish off my disappointment the langoustines tasted sandy. Very unpleasant and I only ate the salmon. When the waitress (possibly the owner) came to collect our plates she saw my mostly uneaten dish, took a small intake of breath and said nothing. I am sure I am not the only person to have not eaten this salad. For the meat eaters their meat was tasty, served with chips and a tiny bit of salad but the filet mignon portion was very small. But no sauces and no garnishes on the plates of any sort. Likewise the amount of bread we were given was tiny. Yet the pictures on their website show far more interesting dishes with well garnished salads. We didn’t bother with desserts and still ended up paying €127 for 4 starters, 4 mains, house wine and an aperitif each. At best I could say passable peasant food but at fine dining prices. We won’t be returning."