Food & Drink: The Charentonne at Bernay

L'Etape Louis XIII
2 Route de la Barre en Ouche,
27410 Beaumesnil
Tel: (0)2 32 44 44 72
Fax: (0)2 32 45 53 84
Hotel restaurant at the foot of the Chateau de Beaumesnil and set in a former presbytery built in 1612. Only 1 room but it and the food are rated 3 stars and worth sampling. 13km from Bernay towards Conches and house specialities are 'gallette de pied de cochon et homard' and 'marbre de filet de boeuf a l'andouille de Vire'.

Pommeraie
Rte Nationale 138,
Saint-Quentin-des-Isles
Bernay
Tel: (0)2 32 45 28 88
Fax: (0)2 32 44 69 00
5 km south-west of Bernay on the road to Broglie, a spacious and luminous restaurant.