The dining room
Windows along the whole length, red and yellow tables, bentwood chairs. You eat lunch watching light aircraft line up their approach. Warm in winter, bright all year.
Restaurant · Abbeville · Bay of Somme
Seasonal bistro cooking, facing the runway
Fresh produce and local suppliers, a menu renewed twice a year with the seasons, and daily specials that change — as the name suggests — daily. Expect 13 € to 26 € à la carte, in a panoramic dining room or out on the terrace.
The food
Good ingredients, properly cooked, no fuss
This is not complicated cooking, and it is not trying to be. It is generous, well-executed bistro food made with the best of what the market has that week.
Meat, fish, house terrines, slow-cooked dishes in winter, salads in summer. The menu is renewed twice a year, as the seasons turn — long enough to get it right rather than chase novelty. Alongside it, the daily specials follow the market and change from one day to the next.
The cellar leans towards independent growers we actually like, and there is a proper choice by the glass so that lunch need not involve opening a bottle.
The menu
Two menus a year, specials every day
The menu changes twice a year: once as the warm season begins, once in autumn. It settles, it beds in, and the regulars find their bearings. What changes every day are the daily specials, chalked up according to the market.
The daily specials are not fixed on this page. The simplest thing is to follow us on Instagram, where we post the suggestions and each new menu — or ring us and ask what there is today.
Both the menu and the specials are written in French. Ask the staff and they will happily talk you through it; a good many of our guests come off the Tunnel and we are well used to it.
Lunch formule
On weekdays a set lunch is offered to regulars, people working nearby and travellers in a hurry. It is built around the day's special — just ask for it when you arrive.
Opening hours
When we serve
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayLunchdinner May to October
- WednesdayLunchdinner May to October
- ThursdayLunchdinner May to October
- FridayLunch and dinner
- SaturdayLunch and dinner
- SundayLunch
We serve lunch every day except Monday. In the evening the restaurant opens Friday and Saturday all year round, and Tuesday to Thursday from May to the end of October. Closed Sunday evening and all day Monday.
Off-season: the chef's surprise
Outside the May-to-October season, a main-and-dessert menu — the chef's surprise — can be served in the evening on request. Mention it when you book and we will arrange it.
Hours can change on French public holidays — a phone call settles it.
Book a table online
Booking is handled by our partner module, which opens in a new tab. No card details pass through this website.
Two settings
The dining room, or the terrace
The terrace
From the first warm days the terrace opens onto the lawn. Parasols, wooden tables, and a big garden where children can play without leaving your line of sight.
Winter
The fire changes everything
At the far end of the room there is a large open fireplace. As soon as the days shorten, it is lit for evening service.
The nearest tables go first, understandably: a glass of red, the crackle behind you and the light going off the runway — worth booking ahead for. The table for two facing the hearth is the most requested in the room.
- The fire lit for evening service through the colder months
- The table for two facing the fire, the most requested in the room
- Book early and ask for "by the fire" — we will do our best
Large tables
Families, clubs, coaches and companies
We regularly take big tables: Sunday family lunches, club outings, coach parties heading for the coast, business meals. Using every space, we go up to a hundred covers.
- Up to a hundred covers served at one sitting
- Set menu agreed in advance, served quickly in a reserved slot
- A side room for parties who would rather be on their own
- Large free car park for coaches and minibuses
- Exclusive hire of part or all of the property is possible
Frequently asked
Before you come to eat
Do we need to book a table?
It is strongly advised, particularly at weekends, on French public holidays and in summer. Book online or call +33 3 22 19 17 89.
When are you closed?
We serve lunch every day except Monday. In the evening the restaurant opens Friday and Saturday all year, and Tuesday to Thursday from May to the end of October. It is closed on Sunday evening and all day Monday. Off-season, a main-and-dessert menu can still be served in the evening on request.
Is there a menu in English?
The menu and the daily specials are written in French, but the staff will gladly talk you through them. Just ask — it is a large part of the fun.
Is there a children's menu?
Yes, and high chairs. The garden next door does the rest: children run about while the coffee lasts a little longer.
Can you cater for a large table?
Yes, including a full coach party. We agree a set menu and a time slot in advance — ask us for a quote or give us a ring.
Are dogs allowed in the dining room?
For hygiene reasons, dogs are not admitted in the dining room. They are welcome in the bedrooms and the communal areas, and on the terrace depending on how busy we are.