Hôtel des Pins — Restaurant in Avranches

We haven’t been here since the makeover and the initial impression is really good - and yes, quirky. The welcome was warm - though we were often forgotten about during the meal (the main course went missing in action for several weeks). The menu is a little strange but the poor review is mainly about the quality of our food which was terrible. We had the mushroom salads which were hands down one of the worst things I’ve ever eaten. How wrong can you go? Well the salads had clearly been left lying around in the kitchen and included a mixture of warm and cold mushroom (some partially frozen) on the plate alongside a cold partially cooked egg. The bulots had a strange Mayo and oddly, once you have finally got the attention of a waiter you are told you have to pay at the till. Popular with the French by the look of it but one to avoid. Shame. I...

Nicely designed interior. restaurant were open to accommodating us as a big group of 15 when we booked 2/3 days earlier. Some waiters were attentive, others could not leave the table quick enough without taking full drink orders - so a little mixed. Food a real let down. Not competitively priced even though they served a very similar menu to other restaurants. Mussels with lobster bisque was very unpleasant. Smelt as though the mussels were not fresh and there was barely any lobster sauce. We ordered 4 portions amongst our group and every portion was not finished. We aren’t picky eaters and are used to eating moules - having spent many summers in France. We weren’t asked how our meal was at any point and when we mentioned we were let down - it was a shame that despite €800 worth of business they said would only be able to take 2 portions away...

There is quirky and then there’s French quirky, the Hotel Des Pins takes this to a whole other level.||We were in room 3. The is very comfortable and the shutters cut out all the street noise.||The ensuite has a shower and a sink. The toilet is located on the side of the lounge area.||The toilet has no sink, just cut off pipes on the wall, where one used to be. So go to toilet, open door, go to bedroom and into ensuite to wash hands.||The other quirk is that to light the toilet your press the wall switch down and the the wall light and the hairdryer will work. ||You’ll not be surprised that there is a kettle in the room, but no cups. Not a socket in the lounge to this plug it in. On yes there’s one on the bedroom floor.||The restaurant downstairs does set meals, but the cheapest was too...