My spouse and I dined at L’Assiette Normande for dinner on a
Thursday evening in early September 2017. The restaurant is open daily during
the summer months from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm for lunch, and from 7:00 pm
until 11:00 pm for dinner. In the winter months, the restaurant is closed on
Sundays and Mondays. Reservations are recommended. We stayed nearby at the
Villa Lara, and it was less than a 7-minute walk to the restaurant.
L’Assiette Normande, whose name translates to "The
Norman Plate", is located across from the Bayeux Cathedral; a few lucky
tables offer glimpses of the landmark. The restaurant offers several places to
dine: the rustic, timber-walled main dining room, the adjacent bar room, a
small side dining room (which was the only space available to us because we
arrived without a reservation), a small courtyard deck with one table for
outdoor dining, and an upper mezzanine to accommodate larger parties.
The restaurant serves delicious rustic French cuisine in
large portions at reasonable prices. The printed menu is listed in both French
and English, although the menu on their website shows French only. Several menus
are offered, including daily specials on chalkboard, a la carte, and prix-fixe
duos (two courses) and trios (three courses). We ordered the delicious “menu de
cochon” (literally “menu of pig”, including three courses of pate, a sort of
pork shepherd's pie, and a baked apple dessert) and one “menu duo” (with salmon
pate followed by chicken and fries). For our food, along with two rounds of
drinks (beers and sodas), our bill totaled only 55 Euros, one of the least
expensive, but also one of our favorite, meals of our entire trip.
We loved our dinner at L’Assiette Normande – the service was
good, the food was yummy (especially the menu de cochon!), and the atmosphere
was comfortable and casual.
