Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Creperie Les Tilleuls

Creperie Les Tilleuls

9 cours des Jarrieres, 17740 Sainte Marie de Re, Ile de Re, France, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

Kebab • Européen • Mexicain • Végétarien


"We didn't get to eat the food so can't judge the quality but the experience we had in our twenty minutes there was the worst we've ever had. France gets an unfair reputation for bad service and having been visiting for 40 plus years, we've never had any real issues or cause to complain - until now. The manager seemed annoyed from the off. We speak French and always make an effort. Our group of six were shown grumpily to a table on the terrace. As it was a very hot day and we were in direct sun I asked, politely and in French, if it was possible to rearrange the umbrellas to create more shade. The reaction was something you might expect if you'd spat on someone's floor. The manager first asked, rudely, why don't we sit inside and then made a big, aggressive display of shoving umbrellas about. I didn't realise at the time he had shoved my mum who is approaching 80, roughly in the back as he did it. We should have left at that point but our young kids were hungry and in high summer, finding a table somewhere else would have been difficult. We seethed, but waited. And waited. From our arrival we must have been sat for 25 minutes then we gave up and left. A French family behind us also seemed ready to give up. The restaurant was busy but not full and there were several staff members seemingly not doing too much. I can't explain the actions of the manager but having read some French reviewer's reviews, it seems it's not that surprising. Who knows, food might be great and if you don't get the manager on a bad day, you might be fine but our day was ruined by his aggressive, unpleasant and totally unprofessional attitude. With only two restaurants in town they probably couldn't care less."