Le Colbert - Mont-Saint-Aignan

We managed to get a table for lunch by a fluke as we have tried many times before. The Colbert doesn't open at night and you have to be a diner to get a drink at lunch times. They also have tables outside. It's clientiele seem to be business people mainly as it is located in a modern day shopping centre in a square with a fountain, parking, a variety of shops, offices, dwellings, the university, mecical centre and home to an open market once a week. The waiting staff whizz around reminiscent of Lyons's nippies (showing my age again) who served us with had our usual croque madames with a choice of salad which was lettuce with a dressing but lots of it, or huge portions of chips. For the same price of €8 you could have blanquette de veau, or braised liver, chicken, steaks etc and these helpings are enormous. We had a nice beer and coffees to follow. It is bubbling with a gentle buzz of conversation and we could pick out some English accents, the service is also very fast. Decor was a cross of traditional and modern a bit like the brasserie that is is crossed with an English eating pub with deep orange hues, black tables with low partitions and a mirror wall at the back making it look bigger than it is. A thoroughly pleasant experience.

Plat très bien mais le service très décevant on débarrasse la table à peine parti ambiance moyenne c'était mieux avant le changement de propriétaire

Une bonne ambiance des employe avec le sourire un tres bon repas Super rapport qualite prix une salle lumineuse un tres bon service

Depuis le changement de propriétaire , les portions sont moindres et de manière globale la fréquentation baisse je ne sais pas si il existe un lien de causalité mais l' atmosphère générale semble moins conviviale !

Malgré une réservation plat tres long a arriver. plus de 45 minutes . avoir attendu pour manger un sandwich. tres décu. plus d 'organisation avec l 'ancien patron . le service été plus rapide .