L' Atelier Éphémère — Restaurant in Montreuil-sur-Mer

After our annual trip to Le Mans for the 24 Hour race, our group of friends like to spend the Sunday evening in Le Touquet before heading back to Calais the following morning. For the last few years we've enjoyed a meal at L' Atelier Éphémère which is a short walk from our hotel. We'd booked a table for 12 at 19:00 and it was all ready upon our arrival, with plenty of space for all our party. It's in a great location overlooking the seafront and there's plenty of parking in the car park opposite. Our host was extremely welcoming and remembered us from last year. There were even menus in English to help those that can't remember even basic French from school!

Our drinks orders were taken quickly and we chose a few bottles from their extensive wine selection as well as some carafes of water. The service was very prompt despite the restaurant becoming quite busy and despite our fairly basic French, we managed to communicate OK and the atmosphere was 'tres jolie'.

We ordered a few charcuterie platters to share (3/4 persons) and they contained a delicious selection of meats, saucisson and cheeses with plenty of fresh baguette. For mains we ordered several of their grilled fillet of beef 'duo' served with fries and bernaise sauce and a couple of the 'butcher's cut' steak with fries, salad and a peppercorn sauce. I opted for their special double cheeseburger with cheddar. This was particularly outstanding and was presented with a 'crown' of melted cheese that was released on top of the burger upon arrival! A most spectacular presentation and it was equally delicious. All of the dishes we tried were very good although the beef fillet was cooked very rare for my taste but my friends liked it that way so it wasn't an issue. The portion sizes were reasonably generous and the presentation was excellent. We were regularly offered top-ups of drinks and our waiter was very attentive. For dessert we just had room for a round of their Rhum Babas which were generously sized and particularly good! Our bill for the evening was 930 Euros but this included 6 bottles of wine so for a 'normal' meal it would work out to around 40 - 50 Euros per head which is very reasonable for the quality and service. All in all it was a very enjoyable experience and although there are many restaurants in Le Touquet, many of which I'm sure are excellent too, L' Atelier Éphémère is a place I'd happily...

We visited Le Touquet on the 26th of August for the Touquet Beach Music Festival. Le Touquet was packed this weekend so was this restaurant, so I would strongly recommend making a reservation a few days in advance.

The decor exudes a chic ambiance, and the food menu offers a splendid array of options, making it quite a challenge to choose a dish as each one seems more enticing than the next. I had the "plume de pluma de porc ibérique grillée," and I must say, I highly recommend this dish to anyone visiting this restaurant.

The drinks took a bit of time to be served, but this delay is entirely understandable given the restaurant was at full capacity.

Our waitress, Louise, provided excellent service, taking great care of our group and even skillfully accommodating our friends who arrived late, unfortunately the kitchen had closed by the time they have arrived.

Thank you very much and we will visit this...

Nous nous sommes rendu dans ce restaurant vers 17h30 dans le but de boire un verre et manger un bout. Nous ne sommes accueillis par personne et la seule serveuse présente sur la terrasse nous dit de manière très désagréable tout en tournant les talons qu’ils n’ont plus de crêpes et qu’on s’installe ou on veut si on veut rester. Nous nous installons et un serveur vient prendre notre commande. Déjà là on est à la limite de l’amabilité, à peine un bonjour et il nous demande de réfléchir vite alors que nous lui demandons conseil, bien entendu 0 conseils de sa part il ne fait que nous presser. Au moment du service il nous expédie et on comprend vite qu’on l’embête et qu’il n’a clairement pas envie de travailler. J’étais tellement mal à l’aise et j’avais tellement l’impression de déranger que j’ai préféré ne pas manger et ne pas compléter ma commande, un peu un comble d’aller au restau pour ne pas manger ! Le serveur ensuite accueille des gens qu’il connaît. Il dit ouvertement à ces gens au bout de 10/15 minutes de conversation que de toute façon les clients de 18h « le font chier parce que c’est l’heure du repas du personnel », on est sûr de la grande classe ! Concernant la commande, les boissons étaient correctes mais rien de transcendant, je ne pourrai pas juger plus puisque je n’ai pas oser commander à manger. C’est la 1ere fois de toute ma vie que je ne donne aucun pourboire et que je me sens mal à ce point dans un restaurant. Je ne sais pas si vos serveurs reçoivent quelconque formation mais en tout cas celle de la jeune fille et encore plus celle du jeune homme (a priori Anthyme d’après sa sacoche) doivent être complètement revue car c’est absolument inconcevable de se comporter comme cela avec de la clientèle. Une chose est sûre, la prochaine fois j’irai dans la rue Saint Jean comme à mon habitude car j’ai passé un moment...