Caen
Ivan Vautier

Ivan Vautier

3 avenue Henry Cheron, 14000 Caen, France

Cafés • Français • Européen • Desserts


"I tried the four-star restaurants michelin de caen in Normandy. I was going to write a review at the end by commenting on every restaurant. However, after last night's catastrophe dinner, I decided to write a review immediately for vaultier evavan. I sent an e-mail last week to book a table. I explained on the booking confirmation that a party was allergic to alcohol and did not like onions. the starred restaurant michelin will generally adapt and make changes to menus without problems. When we arrived at the restaurant, it did not seem that they received the e-mail and immediately served us as small aperitives, including a container of alcohol. aa they served us the tasting menu, I couldn't help but wonder why some ingredients were removed from my dish but not replaced by another one while keeping in mind that they had a week to think about what could be used instead of ingredients containing alcohol. I had to pour the gaseous water into our glasses because the waters were rarely on the floor checking the tables, the food was served at our table while I went to the toilet and no one came back to give me the name of the dish and/or describe it. the only dish that was interesting was pudding, but even if it was much too sweet and too sweet, it was served after a small selection of other types of candy. none of them works very well together. Overall, this is my definition of a car accident in a restaurant. It was very poor quality, nothing could be considered a starred restaurant michelin. Finally, the bulbs and frames were very dusty and full of spider canvas. While we were leaving and paying the bill, no one asked us how our dinner had happened! to be quite honest, this restaurant is not worthy of a michelin star and was too expensive for quality. I was at the opposite sense (one of the 4 star restaurants michelin de caen) last week and there is no comparison. against sense really deserves a star for the quality of food, atmosphere and excellent service. Avoid this restaurant in the state, it is very mediocre."

Initial

Initial

24 r. St-Manvieu, 14000 Caen, France

Café • Pâtes • Viande • Français


"I had this restaurant on my list of places to try during a 2 week stay in Caen and this was my first stop. I had not realized it was upgraded to 1 Michelin star as my red guide was from 2015. After eating here I am not surprised. It is fully deserving of this level.I walked by the restaurant thinking I would look at the menu and book later in my stay but after meeting one of the owners I was convinced to come in for lunch on a Saturday. I had the 4 course prix fixe menu and it was stunningly good food, beautifully presented and with very pleasant and helpful staff. I can heartily recommend this restaurant.In addition to the 4 courses there were two amuse bouche and two extra desserts so to call it a 4 course meal is underselling what you will get. My first course was pleasant to the eye and also on the palate. Seared scallops in a sauce of spinach and with a sheet of spinach pasta on top. This was followed by a dish with flaky cod and a white sauce. The main course was a cochin (pig) and the chef served a centre cut piece that was juicy and tender along with an outside portion that had a crispy skin and a delicious layer of marbled meat underneath. Several different flavours of foam and garlic accompanied this dish. Finally a chocolate/hazelnut course was presented that was notable thanks to the beauty of the presentation-small daubs of each with a lemon sorbet and sprinkled with chocolate/sugar on the top.In addition to great food, the plates were diverse and really showed off the food. Everything was cooked to perfection.I sat upstairs and I could watch the team at work. Hardly a word was spoken but everything worked like a well oiled machine. I was eating alone so the spectacle in the kitchen only added to the pleasure of the meal.The co-owner/sommelier was super pleasant and helpful and gave me experiences with wine that were completely new (an unfiltered Sancerre that was affected with Botrytis but completely dry). In addition we discussed other restaurants worth visiting in Caen and he was remarkably candid and suggested one I did not know (L'Accolade) that is equally deserving to be in the same category as Initial.Overall this was a great meal and a very good price to quality ratio at 40 Euro for the 4 courses. Definitely worth experiencing this creative chef and outstanding team. I plan to do so again asap."