Tivoli Bistro - Trouville-sur-Mer

This is a mom-and-pop place with great cooking and extremely reasonable prices, whether you arrive early enough for the €29,50 menu or order a la carte for less than €50 per person. Specialties include moues, cassolet, filet of sole. Just be prepared to wait for service. One person can do only so much.

This is a very small restaurant of about 25 covers run (I think) by a husband- chef and wife- front of house. We booked two tables of 8/9 and the guy said it was no problem. When we arrived I had been misunderstood (my poor French/his lack of English) and there was only 1 table booked. Poor madame she looked horrified when we all walked (there were already 6 people in there) but regained her composure and seated us all within a few minutes. After about 10 minutes she asked one of the group (who has reasonable French) to explain that they only had a small kitchen, one chef and her so could we all be patient. The last table to receive their meal had waited 40 mins. Incredible that one chef could serve some many people so quickly and his wife stayed good humoured throughout.. Without exception everyone raved about their food. At the end of the evening before the first of our group of 18 left the restaurant we gave this hardworking couple a round of applause which they richly deserved.

My family and I were having a Sunday dinner at this bistro. Some ordered seafood, others beef, whereas I was having tooth on cheese and something fresh. Together with chevre chaud, Madam offered me a plate of fresh tomatoes of the season. The choice might seem strange, but capricious foodie as myself - I highly appreciate simple foods, because the most important rule of the food in my point of view is - high quality product. And so this tiny unpretentious bistro served me the the most delicious meal accompanied with good Sancere, great laugh and family like atmosphere.

Down a quiet side street, this small, family run (I guess) restaurant serves good fresh food, well cooked and well presented and at reasonable prices for Trouville. The terrine was a little dry to my taste, but nonetheless good, while the sole meuniere was one of the best pieces of fish I had tasted in a long time. The waitress could not have been more friendly despite the snide half review just posted from El Grumpy from Madrid below...

May be the place and the food are fine, but the waiter (I do not know if she was also the owner) completely spoils you the experience. I prefer not revealing any detail...