Pipelettes & Co — Restaurant in Lisieux

Throughout my trip around Normandy we explored many wonderful places that were beyond beautiful, picturesque, cute and breathtaking. Be it some of the countryside landscapes, small towns or simple sighting such horses and cows chilling on the fields deep in the lands of this beauiful country.

This coffee shop is one of those places, which stands out. Hidden in a side street, yet not far from the beach or the main drag by the marina, it is one of those places you simply won't walk by. The first captivating sight is the cuteness overload outside the shops with stylish bags, and hats, slowly luring you in to sit down and relax for a it whilst taking in the wonderful view of the street, or should you choose to, entice you to go in the shop, that feels more like a land from fables than your everyday coffee shop. I guess that was one of the reasons this place has been such a wonderful experience.

If you are a coffee or tea lover, you most certainly won't be disappointed with the selection on offer, served with stylish cups, or mugs or pots and attention to detail, adding even more to the cuteness overload that is all around you, yet not in the slightest intrusive. Quite the opposite, it adds to the atmosphere.

Even though I personally didn't purchase anything in the shop as you can see from pictures, tons of gift ideas or options to purchase all sorts of coffees or teas and other items.

So take your friends, take a date, take children and explore this wonderful place or simply go by yourself, take a laptop or kindle (inclusive of books) and spend some time, zone in and immerse yourself in something different, lovely and heartwarming.

A must visit (at least for me) for all those who appreciate all of the a ove and more when it comes to...

A wonderful vintage space in the sweet town of Trouville-sur-mer. The place is optically amazing and beautiful. Besides that the café has their own wide selection of tea, which includes everything you could wish for. I have never met a nicer waiter than the two wonderful men who were serving us: kind, courteous and always a smile on their face. Since I couldn't decide which tea I'd like to have, I asked one of them for their favorite and received a very tasty peach and apricot tea. As meals my partner and I had the chicken with sweet potatoes and the pasta. Both of them were very delicious, even though the dishes had a smaller size than usual. I recommend ordering a desert afterwards, which made us very happy and filled our stomachs perfectly.

All in all, we had a beautiful lunch with nice waiters in a fabulous location.

Very much...

Petit déjeuner à Pipelettes and co.

Après avoir très correctement lu la carte, j'ai choisi une petit déjeuner composé de mini-viennoiseries, muesli bio et un café à 9,90 euros.

J'étais donc très étonnée de voir arriver quelques flocons d'avoine secs (mais bio !) dans un petit bol et trois mini-viennoiseries Picard sans goût (mais cuites le matin même apparemment). Encore heureux qu'elles ne soient pas servies congelées... La définition de muesli accessible à tous sur internet est la suivante : mélange de flocons d'avoine, de graines et de fruits secs. Merci donc d'indiquer sur la carte "flocons d'avoine bio" plutôt que "muesli bio".

Personnellement, j'achète mes flocons d'avoine bio et nature à 2 euros les 500gr dans n'importe quel supermarché et 2.85 euros mes 10 mini-viennoiseries chez Picard.

Mon compagnon quant à lui a vécu une petite régression par la case cantine de collège en dégustant son 1/3 de "baguette" blanche sans goût et sans consistance. Dommage d'aller chercher son pain à la boulangerie d'en face et de ne pas choisir une baguette avec un minimum de décence. Le pain de cantine convient peut-être aux étrangers n'ayant jamais goûté une vraie baguette mais pour certains palais français, la mie de la baguette blanche sans levain à 0.90cts est difficile à avaler dans un salon de thé/restaurant.

Je fais donc le calcul pour m'amuser : 30gr de flocons d'avoine bio (2 euros les 500gr) environ = 0.12cts 3 mini-viennoiseries (2.85 euros les 10) environ = 0.90 cts 25 cl de lait d'avoine (2 euros 40 le litre ) environ = 0.6 cts le café était bien (ouf) mais pas au point de le régler 5,28 euros en admettant que vous fassiez 3 euros de marge (c'est donc plus) sur ce petit déjeuner de 9,90 euros.

Bref mon conseil constructif aux gérants de ces lieux : Premier conseil, restez-en au thé et au café. Deuxième conseil, évitez de faire culpabiliser les clients qui ne vous font pas d'éloges positifs. Un client est avant tout une personne qui n'attend rien d'autre que d'apprécier ce qu'il choisit, consomme et paye dans le but de passer un moment agréable. Et un client content est un client qui revient. Ce qui ne sera pas mon cas ici.

Bonne...