la Caleche - Saint-Denis

The restaurant is only open on weekends. Check opening times! This is a rustic restaurant with a nice atmosphere. The food is very good value for money and the drinks are reasonable, too! The lady who served us was very friendly despite or lack of...More

This was remarkably good value for what turned out to be a 5 course meal. For 28 Euros we had a lovely salad paysanne starter -- followed by the surprise course of sorbet in a pear schnapps -- then a lovely piece of steak -- followed by a brie course -- finishing off with a mouse desert. It was a lovely pace to the meal - service was good - bread kept coming -- just right. If you are around St Simeon go here !

Do not be put off by the entrance being off a public car park, or the bare metal frames of the awnings, which, presumably come out in the summer months. On entering you will find the surroundings very “country” with various cooking utensils etc adorning walls and ceiling. We normally associate such décor as rather tardy and usually dusty, however, not so on this occasion: everything sparkled.The restaurant appears to be run by a husband and wife team, wife front of house, and husband in the kitchen.We enjoyed smoked salmon, and a trio of foie gras for starters, both very well presented with crisp and interesting salads, followed by filet steak and lamb shank. The main courses were cooked to perfection and it was clear that the ingredients were of the highest quality.We were staying nearby at HPB St Simeon and will definitely be going back on our next visit.