This restaurant is right in the centre of Dinan, but avoids any suggestion of being tourist-y…read more Instead, it offers high-quality food and service in lovely surroundings. The dining room is light and contemporary; in good weather, an outdoor terrace is also open. There are a choice of menus, all offering contemporary classic French food. I've loved just about everything I've eaten here, from the top-quality seafood platters to the snail and mushroom millefeuille, steak in shallot sauce, salmon en papillotte with spring vegetables As you can tell from that list, there is a range of dishes to suit more or less adventurous eaters; whichever you choose, the quality and execution are outstanding. Vegetarian options are available on the a la carte menu. Service is also excellent, and while it's not cheap (unless you compare it to British prices, when it's a total bargain!) the menus offer excellent value, making this one of my favourite restaurants in France.

This restaurant is located just by the Gate of Saint Louis within the walls of the city. We had…read moretried to eat at La Fleur du Sel, where we had enjoyed fabulous meals in years gone by, but it was full so we tried Le Saint Louis because it was recommended in our ancient guide-book. It was a weekday lunchtime in August but at first we weren't sure the restaurant was even open, as it seemed to be quite empty. Also the restaurant did not advertise a menu enfant so we were a little concerned about bringing our four hungry kids inside I went in and checked, and the delightful friendly waiter said that yes, they were open and that they would create a suitable dish for our kids with ice-cream and a drink at 8EUR apiece. Chef informed him to tell us that the kids would be given ham and potatoes. (We weren't offered a choice! But Chef knew best). When this arrived, each child had a wedge of the most delicious, meltingly tender, home-cooked gammon arranged on a plate with a miniature perfect stack of dauphinois potatoes, accompanied by crisp green beans and heavenly carrot puree. For kids who thought they wanted burger and chips, they polished the lot off appreciatively, not to mention the pleasure their parents got from finding somewhere in France where vegetables are served! The children even agreed that sometimes a properly trained French chef might even be a better cook than mum. Our own meals included a fabulous starter of chevre on a bed of leeks and sundried tomato, followed by the tenderest lamb tasted for years (Mr Bristol) and a nice piece of veal (me) accompanied with richly earthy morel mushrooms. We washed it down with a notably delicious but relatively inexpensive white Bourgogne. I also managed to cram in a dessert, a rich and crunchy and splendid chocolate croquante. We finished the meal off with coffees for the adults - and the entire meal for 6 came in at 125EUR. It's a quiet place with a medieval feel inside - dim lights and bare solid stone walls, with a nice outdoor courtyard area and good clean toilets. Our waiter was unobtrusive but friendly and helpful. I suppose this is the standard for eating out in Dinan - just fantastic. It's this kind of experience that fuels the fantasy of Brits that they should immediately emigrate to France!

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Note: The restaurant is now called Le Cosy and is much…read moredifferent than it was years ago. This was an amazing dining experience. Haute cuisine and not pretentious. We were fortunate to be the first to arrive for our reservation in this modest sized but comfortable dining room. The menu was brief but filled with delicious and unusual dishes. We started with an incredible appetizer which had a butternut squash puree with hazelnuts, a slow poached egg and a creamy sauce. It sounds strange but the taste was exquisite. Our other starter was a most interesting sandwich styled dish with mild beets and smoked herring pieces in a light horseradish cream on a cromesquis tartiflette. Our special main course was a scallop dish. They were so sweet, fresh and tender. It was served with a vegetable resembling mashed potatoes but tasted like a mild celery root flavor. The other main course had three types of local filleted fish served with a creamy sauerkraut. A culinary delight! For desert there was a special cheesecake with a fig topping that maybe had a slight berry flavor as well. The cheese was creamy and light. Overall the meal was superb. Service was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive. Apparently the menu changes monthly. We only wish we would be back in town next month.

Loved this place! I think it is now just called Le Cosy…read more Based on the food pictures posted, I think they have a new chef too or at least changed the menu. I came back two nights in a row for the tartare. It was excellent! Hand-cut so not minced, very very good! Spring rolls and poached egg with caramelized onions were very good too as starters. Not posting food pictures but a list of their local suppliers posted on the wall, which I think is a great idea Staff is very friendly and makes you feel at home.

Now back in the States, celebrating with the Catholic French through the wonderful memory of this…read moregallete, a savory crepe I had in a creperie in Bretagne. The filling is fresh salad, a Breton specialty of tripe sausage and goat cheese. The other dish is stone-cooked lamb and some kind of French bird. _ Creperie Ahna Dinan, France _ #breizhcrepes #frenchgalette #tripesausage #crepesbretonnes #creperieahna #curious_eater @ Crêperie Ahna

Ahna - Thank you so much for the most delicious galette and crepes; you rock!…read more Book in advance during busy holiday seasons; Ahna is popular among tourists and locals. Fortunately they have a French and English menu. I ordered a scallops and mushrooms cream galette and my husband ordered a galette with potatoes and a sausage. He loved his Diabolo drink (strawberry flavor) I loved my galette. The mushroom sauce was so creamy and yummm. Scallops were perfectly cooked. The sausages in my husband's galette were not as flavorful as we expected to be. We wound up the meal with a flambéed banana chocolate crepe, and needless to say, this dish was a hit! Highly recommend Ahna in Dinan. Apparently Rick Steve was at Ahna just one week before we went, and the waiter showed us a picture of Rick Steve.

Superb pizza themed restaurant. So much better than its external appearance. Excellent starters…read more Solid wine list. Brilliant pizzas. Outstanding tiramisu! Enjoy!

This place was fantastic! We had the pizza and I had the risotto, which was very good as well…read more Quick, hot, and fresh.

In a touristy area chock-full of typical crepe/galette cafes and moules-frites restaurants, Mr…read more Robert is a gem to find: intimate and casual. One of the best restaurants in Dinan and definitely one of our favorites in France so far. Came in on a Saturday night at 9pm without a reservation, and luckily we were seated in the last table available. The hostess was sweet, spoke English, and was extremely helpful regarding the menu and translations. Best yet, they were very casual about the menu -- anything can be ordered as a starter or as a main, and they're not sticklers to the rules about French dining that most restaurants seem to have. First, the amuse-bouche: whipped cucumber cream with oyster leaf -- a leaf that actually tastes like oysters! Different, and delicious. I'm not a huge fan of actual oysters, but I totally dig the leaf. Here's a pro tip: any time they offer scallops, order them! They were doing a special scallop menu, but I just had the scallops with risotto as a starter. Not kidding, I would have licked the plate clean. So amazing and perfectly cooked. For my main, I had the duck confit, which was served on a warm potato and bacon salad, and accompanied by mixed greens. The meat was amazingly tender and less fatty similar dishes I've had in the past. If I were in Dinan longer, I'd visit again. Thumbs up!

From the owner: Arrêt gourmand Ce charmant restaurant se situe à deux pas de la Place Duguesclin. La rue…read moreSainte-Claire est une rue piétonne très agréable. A l'image de la région, le restaurant propose différents menus tous distincts et pour toutes les bourses. Les spécialités bretonnes sont à l'honneur. La décoration est raffinée. La façade bleue et blanche et le nom évoquent l'identité bretonne du lieu.

Wonderful food. I the middle of old town. They brochettes…read morebig skewers with meat or fish. Reasonably priced.

Very pleasant restaurant in the hart of Dinan. Speciality of skewers, ranging from gambas to kidney…read moreincluding Scallops or chicken though you can also have a hamburger.... Good quality, generous portions and a friendly service. Reasonably priced

Lovely classy restaurant at the center of the historic center of Dinan. Choose from menus of 27…read moreeuros and above. Although considered a steal by Paris standards, we took a step back and realized that this place is actually quite pricey for the area. Appetizer: Our salmon and rabbit appetizers were wonderful. Savory but not too heavy. Entree: The fish unfortunately was just average, not especially well cooked or with a great sauce. Highly recommend the Duck Burger!!!! This was amazing. Desserts: Unfortunately, the desserts were simply too sweet for us. Overall descent restaurant with very high class decor, but is meant more for business clients seen from the clientele at the restaurant. Good food but you could probably get a better ratio elsewhere.

It was raining when I went do I sat inside. Not many tables, and they accept reservations so if…read moreyou're worried, make some. I had the filet mignon which I thought was steak but was actually pork I think? Delicious anyway. Great wine, Chardonnay. And the first dessert under the specialties which was apples and cream on a fluffy pastry. I recommend all of it!!

This is the best place - so far - where we ate in Dinan. The meat is really nice (it just melts in…read moreyour mouth!), the salads are delicious and the fish is the best thing to order :) the service is great, very nice and hardworking. They speak English, which is nice for people who don't speak French very well (like me..). The place is so nice on a warm day. You can sit outside, at the water, but it's very cool because of the umbrellas they use. See the pictures and you know what I mean. I recommend this place to anyone!