Saint-Placide — Restaurant in Saint-Malo

Le Saint Placide, Saint-Malo » Visited: July 2025 » Total score: 4.6/5 – still very good » Comment: In my opinion, the gourmet restaurant serves very good food. The same applies to the wine accompaniment and here I would like to highlight a white cuvée from Provence, which I would rate as outstanding. 1|129|74

My ratings for this gourmet restaurant in detail:

●● Service – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Hospitality, friendliness, obligingness, etc.: 4.7/5 ● Atmosphere, temper, facilitation, etc.: 4.7/5

●● Food – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Flavors (range, depth, composition, harmony/balance, etc.): 4.7/5 ● Level (thoroughness, craftsmanship, originality, exclusivity, variety of impressions, consistency/diversity, etc.): 4.8/5 ● Choices: 4.8/5

●● Beverages, mainly the wines – 4.8/5 – very good: ● Taste (depth/range, length, complexity, balance, accessibility, elegance, intensity/subtlety, etc.): 4.8/5 ● Level (variety/novelty of impressions, consistency/diversity, exclusivity, etc.): 4.8/5 ● Did the beverages (mainly the wines) match the dishes?: 4.7/5 ● Choices: 4.8/5

●● Presentation of the food – 3.9/5 – satisfactory to good: ● Textures and (differences in) temperatures: 4.0/5 ● Colors and decorations: 3.3/5 ● Timing and sequencing as well as sizes of portions: 4.2/5 ● Special effects (positionings, DIY-effects, sculptural or thematic elements, surprises, color and motion effects, fake effects, olfactory effects, fog or smoke effects, etc.): 3.2/5 ● Procedures at and around the table (attunements and explanations, elements added/changed, service and staffing intensity, involvement of kitchen team, orchestrated dish presentations, preparations and dishes (partially) built up at the table, etc.): 4.5/5

●● Presentation of beverages, mainly the wines – 4.1/5 – still good: ● Procedures at and around the table (explanations and attunements, etc.): 4.6/5 ● Quantities poured as well as timing in relation to the dishes: 3.4/5

●● Premises and location – 4.4/5 – good to very good: ● Accessibility, surroundings and - as applicable - the view: 4.2/5 ● How did I like the room or - as applicable - outdoor area’s style, decor and atmosphere?: 4.5/5 ● Well-being (space, privacy, temperature, ventilation/odors, lighting, soundscape, sanitary facilities, etc.): 4.4/5

●● Price – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Price-performance ratio for food: 4.7/5 ● Price-performance ratio for wines and other beverages: 4.7/5 ● Price transparency and correspondence of the expected to the actual price (simple, complete and unambiguous price information on the restaurant's website and in the menu,...

4.7/10. We arrived early for our booking but were prompty seated and the service begun.

We had the long version of the menu, and at first were presented with a nice and crispy bread with toppings as a complement, delicious and rustic.

There were some minor hiccups with the service: we did not receive a wine list immediately and were left guessing. This was soon corrected. I think we interacted with 3 people, all friendly and helpful. Language skills varied, but as a foreigner to France i do not expect to have a fully english service. For a Michelin rated place, i would appreciate a consideration for international visitors though, as there are bound to be many. English on the menu would be cool, but it works as it is.

The wine pairings were really good, and all the wines excelled in their role. I got several hints of what to look for in stores. I don't know if there is a sommelier, but if there is, he/she should be commended for good work.

The output: lighting was subtle but adequate to see the food presentation in full detail. No disrupting music. Just the sounds of diners. Cutlery and the china was cool and varied, enhancing every particular dish and creating a theme, almost a journey with a clear crescendo.

The food was a mixed bag, but everything was thoughtfully, and even artfully, prepared. Ingredients were fresh and there were several innovative combinations of flavours that piqued our interest. The pigeon was a masterpiece of culinary perfection. The dessert (chocolate varietee kind) was pretty, but lacked contrast for its sweetness. The cheese dish at the end was delicious, but the contrasting sweet element was too subtle and buried at the bottom. We were also left perplexed with the greens in this dish, but concluded it was an effort to represent transition from mains to dessert.

I have to say, the ravioli was the single greatest ravioli i have had in all my life. Applause for that. True perfection.

All in all, we enjoyed the experience, the freshness, the art, the thought put into this. Wonderful, and most importantly,...

When you visit a Michelin starred restaurant you expect to get delicious food, beautiful presentation and impeccable service. Unfortunately, Saint Placide failed in all 3 of them.

We took the most extensive tasting menu and out of 11 dishes. Possibly 2 were good (the lobster and the meat dish at the end). The other 9 were between mediocre to nothing.

Dishes were mostly tasteless (or way too salty), presentation was not appealing at all, nothing sophisticated about the dishes. When even the desert looked like a mousse of chocolate with granola (seriously?!?) and not even a good one... I wonder how you can ruin a desert in a country where pastries and sweets are incredible in any, around the corner, boulangerie even in the most remote towns in the country.

Service was also below average. Definitely, not a fine dining experience. Menu only in French (even though 50% of customers were non-French speaking). The waitresses were mainly serving the food. Hardly, any interaction with the guests. Very brief explanation about the food and the general feeling is that they were just taking orders and making sure that you get your dish. Once they even confused us with another table and served us the same dish again (which again is not a big deal but still).

Then you ask for water, just still water. You get their own filtered water, it costs 6 euros for 750 ml... ok, but then again - you serve yourself the water. So, we finished our glasses and then you would imagine that somebody would refill you water glass... eh eh not at Saint Placide. At a certain moment we even finished the water bottle and we had to ask for another bottle...Nobody even noticed that our glasses and bottle are empty. When I go to a regular restaurant I would be absolutely ok with that, but for a Michelin starred restaurant with a price tag of 500+ Euros for 2 people - we would expect something else.

Overall, a mediocre experience, tasteless food, bad presentation, below average service. Completely overpriced. (More than 250 Euros...