La Capitainerie - Vernon

Lovely food served by enthusiastic young staff on the banks of the Seine. Ask for a table next to the river so you can see the boats passing as you dine.

Book a table at the window! I am especially fond of the view on the river Seine. But of course the food is very good as well. However ...., you ere really dining out and prices are relatively high end.

Original decoration and a set menu for a saint valentines dinner which was a bit disappointing, not in the quality of the meal, nothing to fault there but in the service which was far from professional.

We had a business lunch in this nice restaurant. Two course lunch served very nicely. I had salmon tartar as a starter and trout as a main course. Two other persons had a bit different selection and we all were pleased. So the restaurant probably has a quality menu. Restaurant seems to focus on sea food. Natural considering that it has a nice direct view over river Seine.

Very good restaurant with warm service with great views onto the banks of the Seine in Vernon, the charming town where the train stops on your journey to Giverny from Paris (and where we learned that we were now in Normandy). They have a good a la carte menu with daily specials. Among the very good dishes we had were a squash veloute, tuna tartare and a bavette of beef with terrific Béarnaise sauce. Service is natural and correct, and our young server spoke very good English.

What I loved most about this restaurant was that it had many lighter dining options. The food was traditional but modern at the same time - I order grilled seabass and Oysters on the 1/2 shell. Both were fresh and excellently prepared. The waiter spoke enough English and I speak enough French that ordering was not difficult. He was very nice and kind as I mangled his beautiful language. The neighborhood is fine, but someone did key my rental car on the street where I parked it near the restaurant:(

Having visited Monet's House and Gardens and staying locally we were looking for somewhere local, preferably overlooking the river. This restaurant does have tables overlooking the river but not all and they were pretty booked. We decided to leave it when they offered to put up a table outside as they have a terrace area. Great we set a trend and were joined by others! My limited french did not run to some of the complex dish descriptions but the waiters and waitresses really tried hard to help and seemed to enjoy it. The food was good and different with many fish specialities. Wine a touch too expensive I thought but a bottle of Chablis is never cheap! All in all a pleasant experience . Make sure you either book and ask for a view table, or choose a warm dry day to be outside.

I chose the wrong one but my husband chose well, cheaper no cheese course. Menu wasn't in English so take a phrase book to translate if you don't speak French.