The Old Ivy Restaurant Reminiac
The restaurant is just a two minute rural walk from La Maison Crème, fifteen minutes walk from La Maison Jaune, three minutes drive from Les Maisons Blanche and Orange. Ten minutes from Verte. See below photos. It`s a traditional French auberge. Prices start at around £8 for a three course meal. House wine is £4ish a carafe and is excellent. The food available usually includes smoked salmon, langoustines, oysters, duck, rabbit, veal beef, lamb, a selection of puddings, cheese and of course coffee (extra charge)..

The Bonnes Joues Restaurant. Monterrein
This is a traditional French auberge set in the corner of the church square in Monterrein just 10 minutes drive away.
Te restaurant is great. Everything about it is perfect from the interior decor to the warm welcome you`ll receive from the English speaking owners right through to the fantastic fresh food they serve.

As you can see from the pictures below the place has real charm, character and atmosphere. The beautifully prepared and cooked food starts at about seven pounds for a three course `plat du jour` or you could treat yourself to one of the other menus (about 10 pounds a head for four courses) There`s a great selection of things to try, including (should you be feeling brave) snail pie.

To us `The Bonnes Joues` is a must visit and is open nearly every lunch time and evening.  Go to Monterrein (halfway between Malestroit and Reminiac). Head for the church and you`ll see the restaurant on the far side. There`s a green sign on the wall.

There is another restaurant in Monterrein called the D8 which we don`t really recommend as it caters for workers only.

In Guer (6 miles away) Little Italy restaurant is a pizza parlor. However, they also offer all types of Italian food as well as a traditional English roast on Sundays (I`ve no idea why). There`s a great takeaway menu and we definitely recommend the pizzas which are about eight Euros each for a ten inch.

The town of Malestroit –12km away has lots of restaurants and cafés including two pizza parlors (plus a take away), two créperies (both highly recommended), an Arabic restaurant and a selection of traditional French auberges.

Drive on another ten minutes and you'll come to the village of Molac and `La Bonne Table` restaurant. All we can say is that it certainly lives up to its name. If you like seafood, you must try the platter for a starter. There is also plenty of more traditional Breton fare on the menu.

Why not go to La Roche Bernard (see below photo) and take one of the restaurant boats down the river ? Get an excellent meal and a boat trip all rolled into one (not suitable for those with delicate stomachs). A five course meal plus a four hour cruise is about 35 Euros.

Afterwards walk it off with a climb up the famous rock for a spectacular view of the river.

Try La Grange aux Moines at St Gravé. A real traditional auberge which specialises in home cooked `pots`of food.

Try La Grange aux Moines at St Gravé. A real traditional auberge which specialises in home cooked `pots`of food.

Still hungry ?
Try the towns of La Gacilly (the Pizza Rooms,), Josselin (Hotel de France), Ploermel (La Table Rond & La Saint Marc), Neant sur Yvel (La Bonne table), La Chapelle Caro (Le Petit Keriquel), Mauron (Le Brambily), Campeneac (L`Oree de la Foret), Serent (La Taverne & Le Saint Pierre), Lizio (Le Glaneur), Carrentoir (Old Oak), Caro (Les Bruyers), Guer (The Bistro), Ruffiac (La Coeur de Breton), ( (and The Tapas bar), all of which are within half an hours drive.

Did  I mention the local specialty... seafood ? If you like eating fish, crab, lobster, mussels and oysters then you've come to the right place. Not only that, but as it's all locally caught and prepared it's inexpensive. Try the Retour du Pecher (a great seafood restaurant in Ploermel -twenty minutes away. It`s easy to find about 200 metres down the hill on the right from the main square).

If you`re at the coast then you really must visit the Bistro de la Mer (very simple- have the mussels or the salad) and Le Pecher (rather flashier and more costly, nice selection though) at Penerf (see below photos).

When you`re at Auray (see local towns) visiting the beautiful old port then you`ll be rather overwhelmed by the choice of good restaurants all round the quay side. Just try any of them; we've sampled most and they've all been great. Lots of choice, lots of well presented food at really good prices. (e.g mussels and chips is about nine Euros). if you want something simple you can opt for a simple omlette or just a club sandwich.

Restaurant opening hours are not always the same as in the UK . Please check in advance.

Beer, cider and wine.............a few words
Brittany has many small breweries and you can visit some of them such as Lancelot in La Roc St Andre. The biere/ lager  is divided up into three main sections; black, brown and white (Noir, Bruin and Blanche). White is normally lager (i.e Stella or 1664) although it can sometimes be like some of the specialty German frothy beers. Brown is the closest they have to bitter although its not exactly the same. Black tends to be more stout like but not as heavy. It does tend to be strong though and is traditionally brewed with various bits floating in it. I drink it when I can. On tap you will only get lager but bear in mind that if you do want it on tap as opposed to in a bottle you must specifically ask for it. Ask for `biere pression` (pronounced `be air press e on`)

Cider is also a local rage with a lot of it about. It`s nearly always sold in jugs in restaurants and can be quite nice. It`s also very cheap.

Wine is not really made much in Brittany but naturally there is an unending supply. Bottles start at about 80p and go up to about £7 normally. A good Bordeaux red will set you back about £2.50. Best bet is to try a few.