Le Swan — Restaurant in Boulogne-sur-Mer

I had grilled fish... It wasn't the sea bass but it was very similar. It was delicious and I really appreciated that it wasn't cooked in butter (a specific request of mine). Went on a Thursday evening and lots of people and good atmosphere there. Friendly and lovely staff. Decent prices. I had a rum and raisin ice cream for dessert - fellow Brits, this is different from rum and raisin in the UK, but still tasty! It was vanilla ice cream with a shot of rum/rum syrup flavour, and some raisins sprinkled in, and some cream on top. Also the walled town is really...

A simple menu. Friendly service and the mussels with fries were tasty and still affordable at that moment. The white bread served with the mussels was very dry unfortunately. The profiteroles dessert was a bit disappointing if you are used to soft, fresh dough puffs with whipped cream and warm real chocolate sauce. They served ice cream puffs from the freezer and not fresh homemade dough in my experience. The crème brûlée was good, according to my husband. Please, do something about the flies, it was really annoying, there...

We checked out the local restaurants and decided that Le Swan had a very comprehensive menu with very reasonable prices. The restaurant was nicely kept in a quiet street in the old part of Boulogne. The service was very good and there was no wait or need to book, although we visited out of the holiday season. The food was very nice and we felt it was reasonably good value for money. We were lucky to have the added enjoyment of a military band walk past while we were...