3.0 La Terrasse at the Memorial in Caen was the most convenient and interesting looking place during our visit there and since it is finally Spring after 6 months we sat on the terrace.
For firsts my old French friend had foie gras with a brioche and I had andouille on a brioche-type bun with a rich sauce - both were quite OK.
For mains, our friend had some strips of magret of canard which was uninteresting; our grand-kids and Colette had the salmon and noodles that no one was especially in love with, and I had a boring marmite of seafood.
For desserts my local hostess had the coffee gourmand, Colette had the chocolate, the kids the apple tart and I a Paris-Brest Normand; all were examples of how good looking food and good looking pictures don't necessarily signal good food.
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For dinner - "BUT JOHN YOU DON'T EAT DINNER OUT" - "Ah ha Dear Reader, I do after cleaning my flat or helping closing up our friend's villa in Deauville."