The restaurant isn’t a large place. There are a few tables outside on the sidewalk and maybe a dozen more inside. Floral wallpaper, lace curtains, fresh flowers on the tables and rear windows that look onto a garden made it seem like I was having dinner at a private home.

I had skipped lunch and was hungry so decided to eat early by French standards. At the unfashionably early hour of 7:30 p.m. I was their only customer but judging by the number of chefs in the kitchen as well as the serving staff in place I assume business would have picked up later. The owner was very sweet and insisted on taking my picture, finding me the best table (not hard to do since there was no one else there) and coming by to chat throughout my meal.

Like many restaurants in France, they offer a multi course meal for a set price and for €12 I was able to get appetizer, main course and dessert. Appetizer choices included quiche or soup aux legumes; entrée was fish of the day or roast chicken and dessert was crème caramel, tarte aux pommes or crepes. I started with quiche lorraine. Piping hot, light and fluffy, it was served with a small salad with an oil and vinegar dressing and was almost a meal in itself. My main course was ok – a quarter of a roast chicken served with French fries (are these French French fries?). The chicken was bland but the addition of a very flavourful mushroom burgundy sauce turned ho hum into yum! After two generous courses I seriously considering foregoing dessert but the owner was insistent I try the homemade apple tart so I gave in – with very little coaxing I must admit. Not too sweet, it was a nice end to the meal although again the portion was far too large for just one person.

The restaurant is open at various times throughout the day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Although not outstanding, the food was good, service was very pleasant and prices were reasonable. The piece de resistance though was the view of the 13th century sculptures above the Cathedral’s South Portal just across the street and eating dinner to the sound of the Cathedral bells was an added bonus.