Well, my dinner, Slice of Lamb was not only tough and full of grizzle, the service I hate to say…read morewas worse. My husband's Caesar Salad he said was good. I usually only write positive reviews but I will make an exception. The Vanilla Ice Cream with chocolate syrup and whipped cream was an excellent ! Finally, we had to get up from our table after waiting 10 minutes and approach the cash register to pay because our server was non- responsive when I politely asked for L'Addition S'il vous plait.( Bill in French). Therefore, we do not recommend this Restaurant. Arline and Ron C.

The food comes pretty quick, especially for France. I had the menu of the day, which involved a…read morefantastic steak with Camembert sauce and some delicious oysters. We also ordered the four cheese pizza and it was fantastic. It had bleu cheese on it and even though bleu cheese isn't my favorite, it was a great balance of flavors. The sweet crepe with strawberries was a little overly sweet and syrupy though. Will definitely love to come again!

Fresh oysters on the boardwalk for breakfast! Yummers!…read more A French friend insisted we have fresh oysters for breakfast since we were at St. Malo, about a 30 min drive away. I was a little skeptical, but heck, I'm in France, and if this is a French thing to try, why not??? So we made the drive, found a paid parking lot near the pier, then took a short walk along the boardway & pier to this place where several vendors have set up tents with trays of different kinds of oysters. All the oysters are from the sea in Cancale - and VERY fresh! So we picked some trays of different varieties, paid cash, and they shucked it open on the spot, provided lemons to squeeze onto the oysters and napkins to wipe up, and we were off! There is a limited amount of table and seating nearby, so if you're lucky, you park yourself in the open air and enjoy your oysters. So very fresh, they are still alive when shucked, full of different flavors.... I was glad I accepted the breakfast invitation! After you're done, you take your tray with the empty shells, remove the lemons and napkins, and just throw the shells onto the beach nearby. Then you toss the lemons and napkins into a nearby trash receptacle, return your empty tray to the vendor you purchased your oysters, and all pau! So... fresh oysters for breakfast - I fully endorse it! Bon appetit!

This cute oyster market is located at the end of the road as you drive down the main seaview road…read moreof Cancale. Parking is free before a certain time and is pretty reasonable once it becomes for pay. When you get there, you are greeted by 4-5 oyster stands all carrying different sizes and types of oysters. I chose a DOZEN wild large oysters which were shucked and lemons provided for a total of 6.50 Euro. WTF? It costs like $3 plus tax and tip per oyster at most oyster bars here in San Francisco!! Anyhow, you just sit at the picnic table next to the market slurping down your freshly shucked oysters and frisbee throwing the shells into the ocean whence they came. The oysters were full of briny flavor - more than some of the high end oysters here in the Bay Area. Mind you, I had this at 9 am for breakfast.. maybe a bit hardcore for some people but I loved it haha.. Basically, if you're an oyster fan - do yourself a favor and come here if you're in the area. I think it's definitely a secret gem that most tourists don't know about.

Food was wonderful. Staff kind of attended tables out of order of seating. Make a reservation for a…read morewindow seat. Upscale ambiance.

The restaurant has a beautiful view of the ocean. Their…read moremenu is only in French with a QR code for English. However, their Wi-Fi is so bad that you can't connect to the English menu. As their menu is quite extensive, we decided to order one of their prix fixe menus: Menu du Sillon, so we didn't take up too much of the waiter's time. I ordered the fish soup appetizer (rockfish) which as quite tasty. The Dover sole was my main course and it was excellent! They removed the head, skin and bones and plated it at the table. Crème brûlée was a must for dessert. My table mate had the cheese platter for dessert and they brought a hug assortment of cheeses on it and gave him his choice of cheeses. He took one of each. Overall an excellent meal, tho be prepared to wait awhile between courses.

I had a great stay here. It was inexpensive, quiet, and unique. Also has a nice attached…read morerestaurant. I'd definitely recommend it and definitely come back.

I will give this restaurant 0 stars. The servers were rude from the moment we sat down. They spoke…read moreperfect English but made no effort to be hospitable to Americans. The food was terrible! We had steak frites and sea bass, the steak was chewy the frites were ok, the fish tasted like it had been around for a week! Very fishy tasting and dry! I would tell people to never go here!! There are 20 more restaurants nearby, any place would be better than this!! No excuse for such rude service, and poor quality food!!

This is the spot for seafood. Especially oysters. The oyster beds in the sea are 100 meters away…read more Everyone was having high seafood orders. We kept it simple. It was great

Seafood platter was so fresh and so good. My friend had the coquille saint Jacques plate and said…read moreit was super yummy! Highly recommend this place if you're in Cancale.

I had a wonderful experience eating at A Contre Courant. Usually traveling alone I don't enjoy…read moredining out but at Contre Courant I felt right at home. I got one of the seafood platters and the food was so good! Some of the best I ever had. Everything was supper fresh, high quality, and prepared extremely well. Finely the staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. Even after the patio had cleared out and services was over they invited me out to the patio to watch the sea and drink a coffee, If I'm ever back in Cancale I will return!

We were passing by Cancale and decided to stop for lunch. Stumbled upon this place and were not…read moredisappointed! The seafood was amazing, especially their famous Cancale oysters! Mussels steamed in white wine with butter and shallots were super yummy. The sauce was rich and delicious. Would definitely go back!

L'Ancrage was recommended by the hotel in Saint-Malo, and we were so glad we took the…read morerecommendation. This is a family-run place, and the fish is fresh. We actually wanted to go back our last night here, but didn't, it was that good. One of the popular menu items in the area is oysters. You can't find any more fresh than this! My husband and I were with another couple, and ordered oysters, mussels, fish soup and white fish (merlu). It was the prix fixe menu where you get three courses for one price. It was a bargain for what we got. Food was delicious! Everything was cooked perfectly and flavorful. The wine was as good as the dinner. In fact, when we got back to the US we looked for the same wine we had here and couldn't find it. My husband and I highly recommend this restaurant!

My family and I enjoyed our time at L'ancrage. We all got the prix fixe menu. They had different…read moremenus with different price points- 20 euros,25 euros, 35 euros. This seems like a family run establishment. The inside feels like you are on a boat. Now on to the juicy details. When in Brittany one must get some seafood. We sure got out share with a seafood platter, Cancale oysters, and house smoked salmon. On the appetizer platters you get 2 oysters, 4 shrimps, periwinkles, snails, and mini shrimps. I really liked the periwinkles. For the mains we got charcroute of the sea which was sauerkraut with fish and shrimp which was surprising delicious. We also tried the lamb dish which was tender and seasoned to perfection! Lastly we tried the mussels which were savory and tender! Dessert came with our meal. We were disappointed in the Cream Caramel. The crepe was good. But the real star was the kourig amann with buckwheat ice cream! YUM!

Amazing plat de fruits de mer, we have have many all over France and even in NewYork, but this one…read morehad the best and freshest seafood we ever tasted. The hostess was extremely kind. We arrived late in Cancale and didn't have a reservation, but I wanted to sit with a view of the sea. She recommended a short wait to get one, or a table farther back immediately. We waited, and it was so worth it. ( The table was ready in less than 10 minutes. ) the view from our table is shown in the pics. We will go back again tomorrow and each time we come to Cancale.

Well we decided to check out Cancale as we heard it is THE place for OYSTERS. Then we decided to…read morefind a restaurant -- chose la Mère Champlain just based on gut feel -- where we proceeded to order the Grande Plateau chilled seafood. OH MY GOODNESS. The oysters were everything they were reported to be -- the rest of the Plateau was similarly DELICIOUS. Even the scary looking snails (especially the tiny little black ones, cooked with a little bit of wonderful spice). Order a crisp white wine & settle in -- it takes a while and your hands get really messy, but it was a truly memorable dining experience.

Ate the Pied de cheval oyster (8€ per) in disbelief and tears. The delicacy of this oyster is…read moreunbelievable. The salinity is delightful and tastes just like the ocean. The muscle tastes like a scallop. Best thing I've ever eaten, EVER. Apparently these oysters live to be 30-40 years old. I felt bad for eating something that might be older than me but I hope her (his?) family forgives me, it went to a loving stomach :)

Outstanding! A shellfish market that will cook up your selection, add some fries, wine or cider…read moreand you can eat out back. Probably the freshest and most flavorful oysters that I've ever had. A real bargain. I had dozen oysters for about 12 euro. With fries and a bottle of cider about 20 euro. You pick out your own shellfish, but since I was confused and speak nearly no French they took good care of me. I don't know where the name on Yelp comes from, but the sign over the door, their flier say, "La Ferme des Nielles"

After reading a few reviews online, we decided to try this restaurant's seafood platter and we…read moreweren't disappointed! We took the "seafood platter for 2" at 95 euros and ended with one crab each, a dozen oysters, lots of clams, small and big sea snails and grey shrimps - the owner warned us that there wasn't any langoustine because of the weather, and he added more of everything else to compensate. That was fine and can be expected when dealing with fresh products ;) They offered us a small appetizer of fish mousse; we had the seafood platter as main course; then we had desert (3 fruits sorbet for my wife, chocolate profiteroles for me) and an espresso each. Add a champagne glass for aperitif, a glass of White Muscadet wine with the seafood and a bottle of carbonate water and the bill was less than 150 euros! You won't see this kind of price with this kind of food on the West Coast, sadly... Overall, the place was packed for dinner (we had a reservation) but nice and quiet. Both locals and tourists enjoyed their (great) food in a very relaxed setting.

From the owner: Ce qu'apportent les embruns Le cadre a été refait à neuf. Côté cuisine, la mer apporte ses…read moremeilleurs produits et le chef sait révéler les saveurs -son homard est une merveille- sans négliger les préparations à base de viande ou de foie gras. Desserts maison. Etonnante et riche carte de whiskies.