Chez Jaouen - Dégustation de fruits de mer — Restaurant in Lorient

We stayed in Trinite Sur Mer, took a short bike ride to Jaouen. After checking the great and fresh looking choose-your-lobster-and-eat-at-home take away shop during the day we decided we wanted a restaurant to celebrate. There is a degustation restaurant with all you cam eat (28.5 euro) on one side, but the more famous one is on the other side. Made a reservation at the main Jaouen restaurant for a table outside (no sea view) instead of inside. If you are only 2 persona, chances are that you share tables. Many French guests. Great quality of seafood, accompanied by simple musterd mayonaise, not so tastefull rice&leek and french fries is what Jouen is about. Obviously seafood is the focus, nothing else. No salada. No napkins, kichen towels. Friendly staff. Pricewise: grilled homard / lobster 35 euro, 6 huitres / oysters 6 euro. Recommend the place for seafood, don't set expectations on...

We first visited here 6 years ago and it was a find. Never been anywhere like it before. The food and the service was outstanding. This was a major draw to us returning to this area of Brittany for another holiday. I have updated my review from 5*

Our visit today was a complete disappointment. It was not exceptionally busy, the restaurant was half full, with tables available outside and in. Plenty of staff around. It took time to be seated, we had booked. Once at the table we received no service. A couple seated after us, on the table next to us, had their order taken. Then they were served their drinks and we had still not been acknowledged.

We left the restaurant after 20 minutes at the table without being acknowledged after being seated. We were not even acknowledged leaving. It's was like we were invisible.

We...

Nous sommes des habitués de Chez Jaouen depuis 20 ans et y sommes allés deux fois cet été. Le cadre est toujours aussi agréable, l'ambiance cantine est sympathique et le service très sympa (des jeunes très efficaces et serviables). Mais on voit aussi les prix augmenter et les économies de bouts de chandelles du genre part de far des menus enfants: les enfants ont l droit à l'entame du far (en gros, un petit bout de croute) et les parents une belle part à 5 euros. Idem pour les limonades riquiqui ou les mini mousses au chocolats. Les enfants ne sont certes pas des gloutons mais c'est abusé.

Du côté des parents, les moules frites sont copieuses mais le plat de poisson est servi avec une mini portion de riz là aussi très mesquine. Même avec un appétit de moineau (en gros celui de ma femme), on sort de table en ayant encore faim, pour un plat à 18€.

Dommage aussi qu'il n'y ait plus de pana cotta en quantité suffisante un samedi soir au premier service... Il ne reste plus que deux options: mousse et far.

Bref. "Chez Jaouen" est toujours un endroit chouette mais la tendance n'est pas la bonne. C'est un business juteux, en gardant le statut de "dégustation" au lieu de "restaurant"... la TVA a baissé ces dernières années pour les restaurateurs mais les client-e-s ne voient jamais la couleur de ces baisses. D'où cet avis mi...