L'Inattendu - Menu

We immediately liked the place. The staff was very kind and came after all of our wishes. The food was just amazing: we both had a risotto with salmon which tasted like heaven. The cheese plate was a perfect dessert!

the exterior is being painted, but inside it is warm, with a log fire high on a wall going a lovely wood burning smell. Not an extensive menu ( a good thing) but fresh fish .both starters and mains were delicious. Moderate priced wine list,

Just come back from a week mainly in Normandy and mostly in Trouville. Ate at five different restaurants in Trouville and yet again, L"Inattendu came out tops. The funky menus in old jazz 33rpm covers, the friendly service, reasonably priced wines and a superb Trou Normand kept it at number 1 for all four of us.

Apparently there is a new owner at this restaurant, because the bad past reviews seem wholly unlike our experience this week.We were warmly welcomed, treated to a delicious fresh salad (Salade Fraîcheur), a lovely mackerel appetizer, and a perfectly prepared fresh sole.All accompanied by a good choice of wines.We'd return in a flash!

Service ok.But food was very disappointing. We ordrered two promising Oceane salade: for 13 euro you expect something nice, when you know that all touristic places offer "dish+dessert" at 15 euro.It turned out to be A LOT of lettuce, 2 slices of tomatoes, and 3 shrimps + several can mussles. We ended up having a coffee elsewhere as we were not willing to let them have 4 more euro...

Tucked away from the bigger restaurants by the fish market it was a haven on a cold winter's night as it had a eye level wood fire which we were lucky enough to sit right by. An excellent meal of Terrine, fish soup, Magret, Confit de Canard, Tarte tatin, Coupe Normande washed down with a Merlot and followed up with some Calvados and a short walk back to the hotel with great company comprised a perfect evening.

I had the Torta d'avocat, tomates d'antan as an appetizer and it was light and flavorful. For my main course, I had Petites soles du bateau with buttery mashed potatoes and julienned carrots and zucchini. Delicious! I decided to go for the dessert as well, and chose Tiramisu à la fraise. This is where my five star rating became a four. It was just OK. Glad I gave them a try! Just as an aside, I love classic rock, but I don't think it added to the dining experience.

Trouville is full of brasseries. They are good but they are pretty much all the same with the same menu. So after two meals in a brasserie it was a treat to find a restaurant with a different menu and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.It's a family business - Dad in the kitchen and Mum (I think !) in the room. The cooking is good French classic with a twist. The accompanying veg and potatos are copious.The room(s) have wood burning stoves and are cosy and fun.We had a great meal. There are some reviews on here in French which are so negative, that I can't believe it's the same restaurant. Ignore them. Go have a lovely nosh !

Although it's very pleasant looking out across the harbour and seafront in Trouville, you don't always have to fork out for your fruits de mer, and the premium prices of the waterfront bistros. We came across L'Inattendu wandering through the back streets of charming Trouville and came upon this little bistro with its pleasant decked outdoor seating area.Our choices ranged from a typical Normande dish of veal in a deliciously seasoned creamy sauce, to delicate sole to more traditional steak dishes. The desserts were delicious, and the usual choice of the best fromage that the region can muster were consumed with gusto. With vin ordinaire at just 4E a pichet, the meal was very good value and...