Advantages: Excellent food, service and atmosphere Disadvantages: No outdoor seating; upstairs toilets
...two menus, including that of La Tortue (The Turtle) on the rue de l'Homme de Bois. It seemed particularly attractive, housed in one of the many old timber-frame buildings, and the set menu prices were also appealing since we weren't looking to spend a fortune. I noticed that it was in fact one of the ones listed in the 'Rough Guide to France' that I had noted down, which boded well. About half an hour later we hadn't seen anywhere that took our fancy ... ...look at the menu outside La Tortue, which is displayed in both French and English.
Lunch is normally served between noon and 2pm in France, and when we arrived at La Tortue at around 1pm the ground floor was already full. We were shown to the upstairs dining area and had the choice of any table. Soon after that a young couple arrived and a few minutes later a party of three. All of them were French speakers. There are actually two rooms upstairs ...
denella 01.09.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of La Tortue Restaurant, Honfleur, Normandy, France
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