Crêperie Ahna

The Creperie Ahna is wonderfully situated in a cobbled street within the walled city of Dinan. When we walked up, we noticed that the windows were littered with stickers from different guidebooks (including French ones) and the place was totally packed. Surely we can’t go wrong here? We waited 30 mins for an available table, the owner very kindly gave us a call to let us know that our table was ready. So everything was great… until the food arrived. The salad on my plate of smoked salmon and local blinis was of very poor quality and tasted like dirty water. Ditto on the tomatoes. My boyfriend ordered the chef’s recommendation: the crêpe à l’andouille. (Sidebar: you probably don’t want to know what goes into making andouille. My boyfriend, being French, should have known what he was in for.) It’s the only time I’ve ever seen him gag over food. (New sidebar: it was kind of funny… I still have periodical laughing fits when I think about it.) We ordered dessert crepes which were very disappointing. the dough was too thick and the crepes were dry, I’m pretty sure they had been made a while ago and reheated a little too long. I really don’t get what all the guidebooks see in this place… at least we got a good laugh out of our visit :)

This restaurant was so good, after a lunch of amazing galetts for lunch, we went back for a desert crêpe instead of dinner. I had a scallop and mushroom galett for lunch which was the best I have ever had. My husband had a fromage galett with 4 cheeses which was excellent. The desert crepes were equally good. We had the sweet cidre for lunch which was also very good. Service was good– no English but they did just fine with our limited French. It is obviously a popular place as it was full for both lunch and dinner.

If you happen to be in Dinan stop by this wonderful place and try their crepes, galetts, or virtually anything else on the menu. Of special notice is meat served with piping hot stone — place small pieces of beef, duck, turkey, veal or lamb on the stone and make your own steak.
Cidre is served traditional way, wine selection is good, desert crepes are mouth watering. We walked in around 6pm and the place was nearly full with tourists and locals.
Service was quick and attentive.