Le Routard - Reservar una mesa

Les Andelys is home to a little known tourist site: looming high above the town are the ruins of Chateau Gaillard, a fortress built by Richard the Lionheart and lost to the King of France by Richard's brother and successor John. It is all the more worth visitng as from the first parking lot one gets a breathtaking view on the Seine valley. We ofgten take visitng freinds there (in season, the visit can be combined with a visit to Monnet's garden at nearby Giverny) There are several restaurants in town, but our favorite is Le Routard, at teh entrance to the town when coming from Paris or Giverny. This is definitely nto a tourist restaurant it is closed on week ends and its regular clients are mostly truckdrivers. The food is not high gastronomy, but very abundant and good. You have a self service buffet of salads, cold cuts, egg, salads and pickles. Then you are offered the choice of three main dishes the last time we were there these were boeuf bourgignon (beef stewed with wine), fish (plaice) and grilled ham. Both the fish and the beef were very good. Then comes a cheese tray six or seven varieties and then a choice of three or four desserts I had tarte fine, apple tart with cream. A quarter liter of house wine is included for each guest, but we preferred the cider (also included in the meal): after all, that is a specialty of Normandy! Only two out of the four of us had coffee, whose price is not included, so I paid € 51 for the lunch for four. While the choice is limited, the quality is really high. This is a friendly place rather than an elegant one, but I know none in France that gives better value.

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The restaurant/hotel is called Auberge du Pont, who's website is hotel-restaurant-27.com was only one of four establishments open on a Tuesday evening in either Petit or Grand Andelys in October. Though described as cheap and rustic, it became our preferred choice as it was in walking distance and was described as Cuisine Traditionnelle within the town's fact sheet. The other establishments required using the car and offered Pizza, couscous or a curry. So we arrived at 7pm to discover that service was about to start and the bar/restaurant was surprisingly busy with ten additional covers all middle aged single men, some wearing their slippers, apart from a mother and daughter occupying one table. The most significant observation that I have not observed before in any restaurant anywhere was that no one spoke to each other at any point in time apart from giving their order or when two went outside, carafe in hand to smoke a cigarette during the meal. The only available meal was 12 euros and consisted of a selection of mixed starters including eggs, tomato and mayonnaise based mixed salads. Mains consisted of a large Andouille type sausage which contained much liver and some toughest chitterling I have ever experienced with fine frites, which whilst frozen were good. Otherwise a ducks leg was available with plain macaroni with the addition of a little butter. Service was excellent, but none were able to speak a word of English, which I did not expect, but our rather poor french was appreciated with a smile. In truth an experience.

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We always eat here when we are at the camping opposite. No, it's not the best food in France but it's a Routiers designed for hungry truckers!!!! 12.50 euros for buffet, choice of main, choice of dessert and some wine. In France that's good value. The buffet is always well stocked we had the sauted dinde and the moules both of which were absolutely fine. Deserts tend to be fine as well. We like the owner as well who always makes us smile. All the campers we see there seem more than happy. We will go back next year as always.

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We were looking for a place to have dinner on the last day of our vacation in France but most restaurants were closed, it being a tuesday. This restaurant is just outside the Ile de Trois Rois camping, opposite the bridge. The kind waitress explained the dishes. The adults took the 13 euro formula, which includes a starter from the salad bar, main dish (we had nice pork roast with chips), cheese and a desert. The kids just had a main dish and desert. Lots of choice and good food for amazing little money.

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Very popular with truck drivers, this hidden gem offers a 3 course lunch for 13 Euro, including beer or wine and coffee. The appetiser is a very decent salad bar, just load up! For the main course you choose among 6 dishes. Le routard is situated below the rock on which the Chateau Gaillard overlooks the valley. (See picture). Not a fancy place, but packed with guest (both locals and truck drivers) as from 12h00 !!

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