Maison Vermer

35400 SAINT-MALO

14/20
Chef's Restaurant

Chef Quentin Durand

Cooking French | Gastronomic | Seafood

Services Terrace

Price Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

27€ à 59€

Gault&Millau's review

14/20

Chef's Restaurant The soft colors that suit the seaside environment so well, wide windows that catch the natural light, soothing lighting at nightfall, discreet notes of bossa nova, glazed kitchens and a large, tastefully appointed dining room... This is now the world of Quentin Durand and Sophie Rolin, who have happily taken over the former Coude-à-Coude, just a few steps from the main beach. A promising new restaurant! Iodized above all, scrupulously sourced - including bread and butter from the excellent Thierry Lemarchand - Quentin's cuisine is not only aesthetically pleasing, but singularly concise, delicate and joyful. Before you've fully immersed yourself in the sea, you'll find a trilogy of smart, hard-hitting dishes: poached oyster (bonito vinegar and mertensia), whelk (smoked mayonnaise with tarragon and ginger) and prawn (peanut and satay). The pleasure continues unabated, inviting mackerel (and cauliflower), scallops (and dashi), pollack (and beurre blanc, tarragon and fresh herbs). Then it's time for the kiwi, in different textures, wrapped in a creamy pana cotta with green cardamom and coconut milk foam... Sophie serves with natural warmth, elegance and efficiency, assisted by a spirited young waiter. The cellar will surely become denser. In the meantime, there's plenty to keep you waiting in good company: Rhone from domaines Farge et Villard, Provence from Château Revelette, Beaujolais from Bret Brothers... and, just for fun, a Breton wine (35) from domaine Les Longues Vignes!