Ermitage - Mont-Saint-Michel

We were guests at the restaurant, not staying at the hotel. The welcome was fulsome, the staff super helpful, the setting delightful. However we were instantly bombarded with an offer of champagne and caviar on a trolley pushed to our table. It was invasive. Secondly I'm no fan of pets in restaurants but there were two dogs with separate customers, one being held in the customer's arms with its paws on the table. I noticed no attempt to correct this from the staff. Were the customers perhaps too important or too rich? Our meal (dinner) itself fell far short of expectations. The starter of asparagus was good. The main course, however, of pre sale lamb, was just this side of edible. The lamb, supposedly amongst the best in the world, was overcooked, dry, barely warm and small. It had a slightly unpleasant taste. The accompaniment was a round white mash, which according to the menu was lingot beans, tasted like a rather unpleasant potato puree. It was dry, stodgy, barely warm again and needed a double swallow. Apart from this there were no vegetables. The dessert, however, of white chocolate and pear, was excellent. My wife and I stayed 4 days in the Mont St Michel area, ate at 5 different restaurants, and this was definitely bottom of the list as well as the most expensive. The place is pretty, elegant, and classy, and the staff friendly, but the word 'pretentious' springs to mind, and if only the food could have matched the surroundings and the service

A nice experience for a weekend

Luxury stay close to Mont St. Michel A gem of a place in the vicinity of Mont St. Michel. The owner personally welcomed and took us to our suite which was spacious and luxurious.  The attention to detail of what it offered was extraordinary and the room was extremely quiet.  For breakfast, we had croissants and coffee-- the very best croissants in all of France and the coffee was superb! And for a nominal fee, we were also driven a few minutes to the shuttle bus going to Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey.  All in all, an enjoyable stay at this hotel which we would highly recommend.

Such a beautiful hotel! The staff go above and beyond and nothing was too much trouble. Service was excellent. I would highly recommend to anyone