L'Atelier Gourmand — Restaurant in Dinan

Early evening meal in August. The service was good but the food was disappointing. The hake was served with way too many big bones, which meant a third of it was inedible. What is the point of putting food on the plate that can not be eaten? The black garlic sauce was bland and offered nothing to the dish, and the smear of something that tasted like coconut was just bizarre and had no place on that plate. The faux fillet was reasonably well flavoured, but the cut of meat was a travesty. There was way too much gristle and tough bits for human consumption. A dog no doubt would gulp it down in one. It's probably better to remove the bits humans can not eat even if it doesn't cover the plate quite so. The vegetable accompaniments were bland underseasoned and tasteless. Some elements were clearly not fresh that evening, possibly not even that day. We decided to leave the puddings. The bill came to around 60€.The location was a delight, the smell from the drains which occasionally drifted in a challenge, but the food was very disappointing. To refer to itself as Gourmand is way overstating it by far. Other words come to mind that might be more accurate. Go there if you want to have a bad meal in a lovely setting, don't go if you want good food cooked with care, dedication...

At first, everything started super positive! The gentleman at the bar was kind, spoke excellent English, and seated us quickly. However, as the experience progressed - mostly due to our server - the experience unfortunately quickly dwindled. The food was excellent, don't get me wrong. However, the server ruined our dining experience, and I am sad about that. He disregarded requests, had an attitude towards us, and even made a passive-aggressive remark alluding to "the culture in our country". This came off extremely pretentious, so here's my answer to you: It's a tradition in our country that when you have a negative experience at a restaurant, to leave a review. I don't know who hurt you, but it wasn't me. If you work in customer service in a touristy area, you will receive people from many different places with different customs and traditions. I hope that next time you will hold more compassion in your heart & open mind for people looking to enjoy France and the many gifts it...

Ayant le privilège d'avoir travailler avec l'ancienne Chef cuisine de l'atelier gourmand, je suis revenue sur dinan pour manger chez vous. J'ai été très déçue de l'accueil très froid et triste de voir la baisse de qualité des produits de la carte et surtout le goût de votre cuisine ! Ni goût, ni sentiment! Le gérant n'est pas aimable, voire stressant, arrogant et vous pressent pour pouvoir débarrasser les tables. Désolant pour ce restaurant qui avait très bonne réputation! Aumoniere de légumes avec 2moules qui se bagarraient entre elles! Punch fait soit disant maison mais fait avec de simple brique de jus de fruits, viande caoutchoucteuse, thon grillé qui n'était pas grillé mais camouflé par une grosse poignée de sésame non torréfiée et en plus le thon était froid à l'intérieur !!!avec des prix pas cohérent du tout pour la qualité proposée... pas besoin de faire l'école hôtelière pour deviner tout cela! Le gérant est non chaland et très speed un peu trop même !!! Ses blagues sont très lourdes ! Par contre la seule étoile que j'ai mise c'est pour le serveur à lunette avec un petit chignon, qui était le seule point positif du restaurant, souriant, aimable, sympathique et surtout très professionnel. Dommage que je ne peux pas dire cela du gérant. Vous avez de la chance d'avoir un si joli coin pour acceuillir vos clients, alors soyez plus à notre écoute et surtout mettez plus d'amour dans votre cuisine et votre métier, vous verrez que nous clients seront satisfaits d'émettre des commentaires plus positifs voire satisfaisants au sujet de votre restaurant. J'espère que mon commentaire sera constructif pour vous, car cela part d'un bon sentiment. Bonne...