Le Ratelier - Coutances

Once again the existing reviews helped us to find this hidden gem. Plain and simple with delicious galettes and crepes made to order. Small and friendly and not expensive. Close to the cathedral and easy to find. Galettes are savoury crepes made with buckwheat flour and they are light and tasty. Particularly enjoyed my one of ham and potatoes. Good place.

We were in Normandy for a 3 day tour of the landing beaches and our host had recommended a restaurant near his B&B. They were full that night, but the owner pointed us to Le Ratelier. The restaurant is easy to find and the staff was very warm and welcoming. There is a wide variety of Galettes and Crepes. We each ordered a different dinner Galette and a desert crepe. It was a nice French dinner experience for people not looking to spend too much time or money on dinner.

Our favourite place to eat We first went to Ratelier about 13 years, when our in laws stumbled across it. We have since bought a holiday house 8km from Coutance and have continued to visit every time we are over normally 5 times a year. We take all our family/friends who visit us there and recommend it guests who rent our house. We love the gallettes especially the norvegiane which is smoked salmon and cream. We are ALWAYS made to feel most welcome and have never had a bad meal. We suggest you book if there a few of you. We are a family of 5 so book. I remember once just my partner and I went and there was no tables but they made space by splitting a table. I give the Ratelier the thumbs up every time a perfect eatery for a family or a cosy table for two. We have just been back after 9 months of not being in France and again made to feel very welcome. This is a wonderful place we Love it !

We visited Le Ratelier on a cool winter 's afternoon and were lucky to get the last table for 2 at around 1230. The restaurant was very busy, with a mix of couples, families with children and 'ladies who lunch '. The menu has a wide range of Gallettes and I chose the 'Ratelier Special ', my wife chose the equivalent 'sans oeuf ' and we had a 50cl pichet of Côtes du Rhone. I have to say that my gallette was the crispiest and nicest I 've ever had. My wife was equally impressed in fact we both had to have a desert also excellent! We will be going here again!

We had a great galette, speciality of the house, with a good glass of cider. The crêpe with butter and sugar was very good!