La Râpière

Very good food, very nice service and a lovely setting. While I’d give it a 4-​star if comparing to some of the michelin-​starred meals we ate in France, it’s a 5-​star in Bayeux. The foie gras, the fish, the salads and the cheeses were wonderful, the dessert impressed us too. They had some nice Loire Valley whites that were very good and reasonably priced.

Just fantastic. Great service and great food in a comfortable and intimate atmosphere. It was one of the highlights of our two weeks in France and Belgium.

La Rapiere takes the trophy for best meal in France. The meal was decently priced (more like 3 money signs instead of 4) because of the prix fixe menu and that every facet of the meal was delicious. I was hesitant at first to book a reservation here (which is a MUST) because of how few reviews there were but I couldn’t be happier.
Here’s what we had:
Pre appetizer: Complimentary soup de jour
Appetizers:
Prawns
Salmon
Post Appetizer: Apple sorbet with Calvados liquor to cleanse the pallet
Entrée:
Fowl
Duck
Post Entrée: Cheese plate
Dessert:
Cheesecake
Apple cobbler
Honestly though, I’ll let the pictures do the talking and say that all the food tasted as good as it looked. The best part is that they don’t overcharge for their food. At a restaurant in Paris, this type of food will probably run you about 100 euros a person. Not here.
Also, the service here is really great and they can speak decent english. No pretentiousness here, just good ‘olé fine dining without the exorbitant prices.
5 stars.

Another 5 star ranking… this was our second favorite restaurant all over Europe.
Everything was perfectly presented and tasted even better. Additionally, I thought the price was a very good value!
In our party of 5 we each selected different tasting menus and then traded between us to make sure we each tasted the maximum number of dishes. It was all memorable!

OK, let me start by saying that I am not well versed in French cuisine, but I do enjoy a fine meal. This place would easily put 95% of San Francisco restaurants below them in a ranking. For those of you not from San Francisco but want to know what it was like let me start by saying, make it easy for yourself and go for the Fixed Price menu. The cheese plate selection alone makes it a wonderful choice.
The food is artistic and delicious without feeling overdone or trendy. We had the 4 course meal which also came with a generous selection of about 12 cheeses (4 from the local area and all from Northern France).
Our starters were oysters from the local area and I love oysters where you can taste the salt of the ocean. I shared with my son who had a shellfish sushi and avocado that had a mango sauce and a whipped cream and wasabi sauce. Unreal — light and flavorful!
Our main course was a roasted lamb over a red wine sauce over some very fancy beans. The meat was tender and very lean and probably some of the best lamb I have ever tasted. I had fresh a fresh baked fit of turbot with a morel sauce. If you like fish and mushrooms — you are truly in a special place.
I won’t comment on the desserts because we were so full from eating the wonderful bread and enjoying the meal that we did not think there was any room for the dessert. Good thing there is a separate stomach for that dish!
Service was efficient and with a smile and very courteous. Place settings exchanged at every course. It was a busy night for a Monday and you could tell everyone was enjoying their meal.
Ambiance was pleasant with the limestone walls with the restaurant located down a short alleyway from the street.
In short — the meal was memorable. You don’t find a lot of that so I suggest going!
Enjoy!

We were dining with our son and daughter in law. The restaurant was full but the service was attentive. The food was terrific. The cheese selections were exceptional and very generous. Don’t miss this place if you are in Bayeux.

One of the finest restaurants in the cathedral city if Bayeux. Choose from one of two price fixed menus. The appetizers we choose were pâté of duck and risotto. Both were excellent. Mains were a variety of grills; veal, beef or lamb. Lamb was the winner. Next came a selection of regional cheeses augmented with cheese from other regions. Crème brûlée for desert. Service was excellent.

Nous étions que de passage dans cette petite ville (un soir) mais nous reviendrons pour la découvrir plus. Les gens sont très chaleureux, on y a été accueilli partout très bien. Le restaurant est caché dans une petite ruelle. Le cadre est très sympa. Les menus originaux. La qualité est top. Très belle présentation. J’enlève une étoile car un peu cher quand même. J’y reviendrais !

New owner/​chef since ¹⁄₂₀₁₃. FANTASTIC from start to finish! Manager, Linda, is also owner married to chef. She and wait staff all extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable with exceptionally good English. I had oysters with vinegar and shallots to start. Oysters were very large and fresher than any others I had while in Bayeux. Husband had pumpkin soup with chestnuts worthy of «licking» the bowl clean. For entrees, I had white salmon which is very mild full bodied fish and husband had the scallops. The flavor of both was wonderful. I had 4 local cheeses for dessert and my husband crème brûlée. Both were the perfect ending to an outstanding meal. I just can’t say enough about our dinner. Don’t miss this restaurant if you’re traveling to Bayeux/​Normandy.

Dinner here based on other Unilocaler reviews. I had the 3 course 28.5euro menu — chose the beet salad (to die for but ill eat anything with beets and goat cheese– beautifully presented) then got the ‘fish pot’ not crazy flavorful but probably appropriate because a heavier hand would have diluted the cod and salmon. Dessert of local cheeses, yum. Husband got the veal a la carte and pronounced it delicious. No sweets for dessert. Definitely need to make a reservation, it seems like they plan their kitchen based on reservations and so walk ins don’t work for them. Also we are always hesitant to order everything up front, fearing we will get our appetizers before we’ve finished our cocktail, for example, but the waitstaff assured us (and came through) that they would time everything appropriately. One more night in Normandy but I’m guessing we’ve tasted the best they have to offer

Wonderful experience. I dined alone.
FOOD: 5.0. I had the premier set menu for dinner. In addition, an excellent small pureed pea soup was served as a starter.
— Foie gras. Not only was it excellent, but was served with bread that enhanced the taste.
— Veal with Camembert sauce. Outstanding. Served with small helpings of mash potatoes and other vegetables.
— Cheese plate. Very good. In addition to the local soft cheese, one can choose hard and other cheeses from other regions.
— Apple turnover with caramel ice cream. Excellent. Not too sweet; just right.
SERVICE: 5.0. Never a wait, and everything comes with a smile.
AMBIENCE: 4.0. It was a cold Normandy night, and I had a seat right next to the wood fireplace.

Awesome, just awesome. Service was friendly and efficient, food was amazing, the place is very nice.
I had one of the 18E formule lunches. Starter was fillo with camembert. Entrée was rabbit Riesling fricassee with spaetzel. Everything artfully displayed, and great-​tasting.
Mom had skate with capers as her entrée, and a pastry with fish and cockles was her starter. Both were very good.
Desserts were rice pudding with fig and apple confit– outstanding– and a plate of three outstanding cheeses: camembert, «Colonel» (?) and «Pont Vieux» (?) I also tried calvados, the local apple brandy. Quite strong.
We walked in around lunchtime, in October, but I can see how they could get very busy most times. Prices were maybe a bit high, but for what you get it’s WELL worth it.

My son and I ate here in October, 2012.
The dinner was incredible. We had the three course meal. Salmon appetizer was incredible. Cheese and wine was excellent.
We had great meals in Normandy but this was the best.
Very comfortable seating and outstanding service.

I ate here in September 2011 and cannot believe that I forgot to review it, as I had a fantastic meal there. First off, the restaurant is charming, a really pleasant and comfortable space reached via an alley off Bayeux’s main street. The greeting could not have been warmer. The menu offers a bounty of regional specialties at a reasonable price.
I had the four-​course prix fixe, which I started with a DOZEN of the freshest, briniest oysters I have ever eaten. So good.
Next up was monkfish and black tiger prawns with vanilla sauce. I took a chance with this one and it worked beautifully. I seem to recall eating the remaining sauce with a spoon.
Then I had a selection of local cheeses that were redolent of barnyard in the best way. I was especially enamored of the camembert with a rind washed with calvados. This is not your grandma’s camembert. Stinky and delicious!
Dessert consisted of a braised apple filled with raspberry coulis on toffee sauce. Holy merde that was delicious!
I would go back to Bayeux not only to see the WWII beaches but to eat here again, as well. I had dinner at L’Atelier Joel Robuchon in Paris the previous night, and while I appreciate what they do there and how they do it, I have to admit I enjoyed this meal more, It spoke to my soul.

Excellent restaurant, by far the best meal we had in Normandy, as the previous reviewer reports.
La Rapiere is off the main road, under an arch and down a passage.
We started off with the foie gras and escargot and a couple of bottles of Norman cider — careful, that stuff will knock you down.
I had the fish stew, served in a piping hot iron pot. The stew was generous, not overwhelming, enough to satisfy you — the broth was delicious to dip your bread in.
The atmosphere is very subdued, low-​key — a few couples in here having a romantic dinner. There were very few dining options in Bayeux this time of year — January and February — many places being closed, but I imagine it gets crazy crowded in summer and reservations is probably the way to go once the weather gets nicer and the tourists invade.

Très bon restaurant
Restaurant très chic, mais le personnel y est très modeste. Le repas y est tout simplement excellent ! Prix un peu élevé mais la viande est de qualité. À recommander.

This is the BEST meal we had in Normany during our 5 days stay.
Reservation is a must, we saw the host keep turing down walk-​in from time to time during our dinner.
Everything is well prepared, nicely presently and delicious. Service is above average French restaurants. Wait staff speak great english.
We both had 5 course meal with small bottle of wine. Total tab is below EUR$ 100. Great value!

This is a classic French restaurant offering a very sumptous menu for the deserning local or the tourist who is lucky to have stumbled upon it. I enjoyed a 5 course menu, oysters to
stew as a main. cheese platter. sorbet and dessert .The apple sorbet drowned in chilled Calvados was to die for.