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Restaurant Kyriad Rouen Nord Mon- saint-aignan réservation

Restaurant Kyriad Rouen Nord Mon- saint-aignan

D121, Mont-Saint-Aignan, Rouen, France


I have put average as it can be hit and miss but they were very kind to us in a time of crisis when we once stayed there. This review is on our last meal. The restaurant is done in warm inviting colours and lighting, and they greet you on arrival. The Jack (Jill) of all trades of a receptionist does everything apart from cooking the food it seems, so sometimes the continuity can be a little off kilter. They gave us 2 large ports in wine glasses with strange muse geueles (hors d'oeuvres maybe?) which were rock hard bits of bread with a strange runny pink purée on. The menu was not vast so I had pork which was well presented but very firm and dry and not cooked in the apple sauce it came with, I had one small tepid roasted potato and some beans. My partner had calve's liver also tough, with rice and girolles mushrooms black wiggly ones) . Our desserts comprised of herby ginger créme brulees. I left mine. The top was bruléed & tated of ginger, the cream was grey and tasted like a mushroom, to me. The busy waitress forgot I had asked for a double expresso so it came back topped up with hot water, but they only charged for a single. Also the good imitation paper serviettes have an overpowering smell of ink and the room smelled of polish and they now keep the breakfast buffetton show which used to be cleared away. There is a little bar at one end but no one uses it but there are tables under cover outside in the new modern woven plastic all weather design as the rural the view is pleasant and the car park a good size. My gripe, I wish the chef would not try so hard to be fancy and be more like the Campanile which is the same chain. My Tip, you can get fish and chips always and the restaurant is closed on a Monday.