Wow from the outside was not expecting to be blown away but our experience here set a new high on…read moreour European journey this year. This is a single room restaurant with 7 seat bar and 11 tables inside. Plus an outdoor seating area in front. The atmosphere is very rustic with deep rich brown walls and lighter brown wood floors with a rouge celling and front accent wall. Soft music/ blues playing in the background; soft enough to have a nice conversation, or just sit and sip your wine (not that it has to be wine, as they have bier and spirits as well. Photos of famous blues musicians decorate their walls. Server with limited English, but that worked fine with our limited French...lol. We started with the house white, which has a lovely grapefruit bouquet with a sweet fruity taste; unfortunately too sweet for me, so I poured that into my wife's glass. I then ordered a house red, and wham the red was sensational! We had their cheese salad and shrimp skewers... wow fantastic!!! We were not going to do dessert but we saw this trio that other patrons ordered.... yogurt with fruit sauce, brownie with whip cream and praline icecream, and a small cup of chocolate mousse...Yum!!! We were very happy campers when we left!!! If we lived in Dunkirk area, we would be regulars here!!!!

Came to Dunkirk to see the beaches which saved the British Empire in WWII but had to have some…read moremussels while I was there. I was in town at the end of November so most restaurants on the beach were closed and the town quite deserted. Thankfully this place was open. Excellent service by waiter whose English was far better than he thought. He apologized but his English was quite good. Mussels and fries came with vegetable soup and delicious French bread to soak up the wine with pepper sauce in which the mussels were served. I love spicy food so was happy for the pepper. Order them another way if you don't. There was enough food for two. I was starving after traveling all day and couldn't finish. For 19.50 Euros (about $22 at today's exchange rate) this feast was quite the bargain.

Pub-like place. Food is ok and reasonably priced but not brilliant. I took the coquille starter,…read morewhich was nice. Then the brochette, which was a little overcooked and just slightly burned, which was a pity. Overall a good experience though.

Downstairs, you have what the French would call a typically English pub - think darts and red…read morevelvet seats ! Outside you have a terrace overlooking the town hall, which is heated when it gets a bit too cool. And upstairs you have a nice little restaurants serving, amongst other things, the prize-winning potjevleesch - a selection of cold pressed meats in jelly, served with chips. Sounds disgusting but it's actually nice ! The menu is fully translated into English too, which is useful.

From the owner: Pour ne pas faire comme tout le monde Au Dklé, la cuisine ne pouvait pas être traditionnelle. Ce…read morerestaurant propose donc des recettes "contemporaines", voire originales, et des tapas à déguster en apéritif ou en entrée : Nems de canard, Croustilles de mozarella, Tartines gratinées à la fourme d'Ambert et aux noix... Si vous vous laissez tenter, arrivez donc de bonne heure, la terrasse est prise d'assaut l'été !