Le Royal — Restaurant in Caen

Not sure why this restaurant didn't show up in a Google search of restaurants in the vicinity, since it is literally right next door to the hotel at which we're staying. We were heading out to another restaurant a couple of blocks away but it started raining and I had no hat, coat or umbrella, so we tried the path of least resistance and tried the place next door.

Not disappointed at ALL. We were seated immediately despite the lack of a reservation. For a fairly large dining room and sidewalk cafe, the only front of house staff were a waiter and a bartender. As the room filled with diners, no one's service suffered. The bartender swung into action assisting the waiter and they were practically running to keep all diners on course. Very fine staff, IMO, hard working and friendly.

Speaking of courses, we began with a locally sourced camembert round roasted, served with toasted baguette slices, which was, given the area, predictably excellent.

Mains selected were an ox cheek prepared per a chef's special recipe, which was delicious. My wife had shredded lamb roasted in a pastry shell served with mixed vegetables and a tasty sauce.

Beverage and wine selection were fine and had good wine choices by the glass.

All around, a very good meal. We would certainly return if our travels passed this way again. Shame on Google for not including it in the...

Service was good…starter ..à shared foie gras…good…we ordered le royal salad…at 16 euros each for the main course…when it arrived we laughed…it was truly the smallest salad you can imagine…2 lettuce leaves..half an a avocado..apple slices..salmon cubes.all served on a bed of rice..no dressing on top..in a dessert dish… A small pot of dressing by the side…truly disappointing. The salads at the sister restaurant cafe Marcel are amazing…sorry le...

it is very close to our hotel so we thought we give it a try. The food was good nothing exceptional. I had the sea bass came with some vegetables, not ordering a side salad. We also had the risotto with vegetables and the dessert which was a apple and rhubarb crumble. Everything was good. The service was very slow. They were busy and it is a Monday night, so there’s probably not a lot...