Jean’s Cafe — Restaurant in Montreuil-sur-Mer

Whilst staying in the town we decided to visit, but we expected to be a very nice restaurant – the reviews are generally very good.

The majority of our party did enjoy their food, which is very reassuring! The service was generally quite good too, and food prepared very quickly.

I personally have coeliac disease, and I have requested that they share with me. What on the menu can be gluten-free or is gluten-free (at the bottom of the menu, it says to ask for allergens et cetera so I did this). The young man serving us was happy to help, but unfortunately it does seem that the staff had no idea what gluten actually is. I was told that I could have the majority of things on the menu – including pasta, which she specifically told me is fine.. when I explained I can’t have pasta because it contains gluten, and he said ‘no it’ll be fine’ I assume this is just a misunderstanding, so I ordered a salad anyway, just to be safe. I requested that the salad had the croutons removed because obviously I can’t have that. The description of the salad was ‘Caesar, style salad with grilled chicken and bacon’ Again before ordering, I did check that this will be safe for me and I was reassured over and over again that it would be, but when it came out, it was topped with breaded chicken. Obviously, I unfortunately had to dispute this and explained that I cannot eat this meal because it has breaded chicken- to which I was told ‘ no, you can eat that’ again, I had to explain that I can’t because it is breaded and bread contains gluten, and so does the flower there is no doubt in the coating. Thankfully, the waiter did happily go and check with the kitchen staff and replaced my meal.

I just wanted to leave this review, because if there is anyone else looking for places safe to eat if you are coeliac, then please just be super super cautious when you go to restaurants because there is always the risk of language barrier and the general lack of understanding of what coeliac disease is

Unfortunately, I have this same issue across-the-board in France, but we love the country so I will never stop coming back! It just seems that there is not much education...

A cross between American-style diner and a British pub serving large portions of below-average food at a premium price. We had 3 mains and drinks for around £100. Food was tasteless. Cocktails way to sweet and hardly with any alcohol. Portion sizes large. Staff friendly but struggling: received different food than ordered (didn't bother to return, as waited about an hour!). Burgers, that were both supposed to be "medium", came as overcooked and undercooked. Salads taste like ready pre-packed leaves (dry and bland). Place is best avoided. There are virtually hundreds of alternatives within a short...

A la recherche d un restaurant dans ce quartier où la plupart des établissements étaient bondés, nous nous sommes arrêtés par hasard au Jean's qui prend des clients passé 22h, attiré par le label Maître restaurateur.. excellente pioche !

Les plats étaient tops notamment les côtelettes d agneau pour une fois copieuses mais aussi mention spéciale pour le menu enfant qui est souvent bâclé ! Le dessert signature est une tuerie!

Mais la grosse surprise, en tant que professionnels du vin et fournisseur de restaurants à Paris, ce fut la carte des vins digne, pour certaines références, d établissements gastronomiques... de très belles étiquettes à peine plus chères que chez un caviste ... il y a même la rarissime Vieilles Vignes Françaises de Bollinger !

On a du coup fêté nos 18 ans de mariage ... au Billecart rosé pour à peine 10€ de plus que le prix cave. Probablement un achat avant Covid car le dégorgement était ancien (le bouchon ne gonfle pas) et du coup on était sur des notes légèrement confites et évoluées qui peuvent surprendre le client neofite, mais pour un palais averti ça restait très bon et complexe . Profitez en car non seulement les Champagne sont abordables mais d autres vins de Bordeaux comme Sociando 2011, de Bourgogne comme l Aloxe Corton 1er cru ou d ailleurs comme Chateau Simone sont à des tarifs très doux qui devraient changer au fur et a mesure des réapprovisionnements futurs ! Ça fait quand même plaisir de voir des restaurateurs qui ont encore des coefficients raisonnables !

Au Touquet pour 2 semaines, nous ne manquerons pas d y retourner (ils peuvent déjà mettre un Chateau Simone blanc au frais!).

... j oubliais ... le personnel...