La Mirlitantouille — Restaurant in Rennes

Couple years ago we came to eat at this place and decided to try it again as it was cute, people are super nice., food was great at good price point. We were not disappointed. We came right before eight on a Tuesday night, without reservation and were lucky to get a table for two as the place was almost fully booked. A bottle of red wine was recommended to us which was really good. The main part of the restaurant is very small with an open style kitchen. A separate larger room was closed for the night. As a starter we both ordered local oysters which were great. On the menu, they had a côte de boeuf for two at 25 EUR per person. When I asked how big the piece of meat was, the chef said1.2 kg and then with-a big smile, picked up a kitchen scale to confirm. My wife wanted something else so i ended up ordering the double order just for myself. The meat, sauce,etc were excellent and cooked to perfection. Meat was so good that i ended up scraping whatever was left...

Taking shelter from the lashing rain in a wonderful little bar (La Grappe), the proprietor Laurent and Tanguy, an equally engaging Bon Viveur, both suggested that I should nip over to La Mirlitantouille and see if they could accommodate a hungry Irishman. Wow, it really does pay to follow the locals - thanks to Laurent and Tanguy’s recommendation, I found myself in a really buzzing, vibrant restaurant serving finely constructed food in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere. The menu was wonderfully diverse and each plate was prepared and presented with great love and attention. Really delicious food complemented by a great team, all of whom made a solo-travelling Irishman and his tummy very happy. Highly...

To die for. Service is outstanding. You can see they enjoy serving you and making you happy. The waiter explained everything on the menu and there is a lot of choice. He did not try to upsell us and suggested that we just have one appetizer to share. We really appreciated that because one was certainly enough. It was pate that was homemade. Just stunning. Every plate is freshly made with local products. We were lucky enough to see the cooking team entering the restaurant. They looked as happy as a soccer team getting ready for a big match. I’m not kidding. This place is amazing. If we had more time, we would certainly go back and try...