La Escala — Restaurant in Rouen

I don't think you would call this classic French cordon bleu, but you get an awfully good tastey plate of food.

I started with a plate of Serrano ham with green leaves. It was lovely quality, slightly salty ham, and was really good.

I then went for the warm goat cheese salad. I'm not the biggest fan of goats cheese but this was young and mild and nicely warmed. Gosh it was good.

My wife went for camembert and ham creation which was a camembert fondue in all but name. Cheese and Ham are a match made in heaven and so it was here. She enjoyed it, and the taste I had was just fantastic.

My darl went for the Tarte aux pomme and I tried the crème brulee. Both were excellent finishes to a really well enjoyed meal.

All was washed down with a local Normandy Cider. It was just a tad on the sweet side for me, but I'd still give it another go

Service was via a young couple who were very busy and managed admirably. They coped really well with our awful grasp of French and the police never turned up so we just about got there.

If you find yourself in downtown La Bouille you can do a lot worse than eating...

We stopped to eat, as we saw a restaurant with a good rating. We spoke English and understood a little French. The woman who was there, I don't know if she was a waiter or a cook, didn't try to understand that we needed a table for two and said they were not working, it was 14:40. And their website says they are open until 18:00. We were outraged. Even if you don't know the language, you can somehow communicate with guests, we could just point to what we want to order. Moreover, it was empty, all the tables were free. And only one couple left before we came in. I don't...

Superb cafe for dining inside or seating outside or just for drinks or coffee. Great delicious food, lovely friendly staff, lovely decor, clean and well equipped toilets. Highly...