Le Bac A Sable - Cherbourg-Octeville

I'd visited this restaurant a few years ago but I'd forgotten what a welcoming and laid back ambience it has. It's so relaxing there at the edge of the dunes at Lindbergh plage and it also has Leffe on draught which is a big plus. The menu is not extensive but it's all good stuff. My entrecote was cooked to perfection and the frites were excellent. My partner had the moules which got hoovered up. Piece de resistance are the desserts. Top notch. Will definitely go back if I'm in the area again. Service also very good.

WE had read about the restaurant and beautiful beach before we came to Normandy with our two dogs and it was a favourite walk for us during our stay. The food in the restaurant is very good, especially the salads and the moules, but it was difficult to find a table sometimes and wasn't quite sure how the booking system worked, as we did book one day but there didn't seem to be a specific table for us, so just took our chance after that.

I try and be fair when writing reviews. But in this case it might prove tricky We were staying in a house around 200m away. Thought we 'd skip cooking one evening and support this place. It was around 7pm and there was a free table on the terrace which we took. A waitress eventually came over (after at least 10 minutes. She asked if we would be eating. We said yes and she gave us menus. After a wait of at least another 10.minutes a waiter came over. Do you have a reservation? Without a reservation you can 't get food. Why? I 'll get the manager The manager came. He was a British man. He said they couldn 't offer food as they only had enough for those with reservations. (I 'm not sure of the logic of thus as how would he know what people wanted to eat? However he could offer a selection of cold meats and cheeses. We agreed. He took our order and returned with drinks. By now we 'd been there close on 30 minutes. After another 10 minutes the surely waiter brought the cheese and meats. At best enough for 2 (there were 3 of us. Not the greatest quality meats and cheeses. Stale bread. Expensive for what we were given.

Welcome to this restaurant near the beach. The map is varied. the products are fresh and copied. We ate very well. good ratio / quality price. I recommend.

Rude rude rude. The manager is rude tutted at us for asking for the menu and then complained because we didn’t have a reservation. Arrogant and looks unclean and unhygienic. We were quite sick afterwards questionable food hygiene possibly rats