Crêperie Cauquigny — Restaurant in Cherbourg

Our tour guide recommended lunch here so we stopped by and sat down. I had a bottle of water that I set on the table while we waited for our server. She came over and picked up my water bottle and started to scold me for having it on the table. I didn't understand immediately what the issue was and she continued to berate me in French rather loudly in front of the other diners. I'm in my 50s and certainly didn't intend to offend in any way by putting my bottle on the table. I put it away and after several minutes my husband and I decided to leave and lunch elsewhere. On our way out she very loudly and sarcastically said Merci and Au Revoir followed by laughing at us. For a restaurant that I'm sure caters to many foreign tourists I would've expected a bit more grace if we didn't understand that putting our water on the table would be insulting to them. We ended up going to the next restaurant which was down a path in a courtyard, Les Ecuries. We had a delicious lunch and we were treated...

I wish to publicly thank the owner/management of the Creperie Cauquigny for allowing me and my friends the privilege of honoring my father with an inscription on your wall. My dad was part of the D-Day invasion in June of 1944, and I've wanted to visit your town and the beaches for most of my life. You gave me the chance to honor him in a way that I couldn't even imagine possible, and I want to thank you for this incredible gift! Your service of remembering those who came ashore in June of '44 will not...

So awful! If you are a tourist avoid this place like it’s the plague. The old woman who works there was terribly rude, service was noticeably slower than it needed to be. The predatory woman who worked there took my glass of water away because I didn’t order one of her gross meals after her nasty disposition spoiled my appetite. Never...