Logis Hôtel Restaurant le Fruitier

We only came for lunch. We sat outside in the garden. The place was very busy. We ordered4 salads and enjoyed them. The salads were very well presented and well seasoned. The service was a bit erratic but they were very busy so maybe that's why.

Lovely Hôtel conveniently situated with parking adjacent. Price was very reasonable and pets can also stay. Clean and tidy on arrival and the reception very helpful. Lovely little bar lounge area to sit and relax with a drink which we did prior to our restaurant reservation which we were told to book as it did get busy and it did really quickly, not surprising as the food was well presented and also delicious. The staff were friendly and very helpful.

Decent rooms, poor restaurant, good breakfast. Fine for an overnight but try eating elsewhere. We had to send both main courses back to the kitchen. Fish stone cold and beef burger undercooked in the centre (raw minced steak in the middle). For the fish dish, all the kitchen did was to reheat the complete plate of food in the microwave. For the burger, it got another 5 mins on the griddle. Not good which ever way you look at it

We chose to stay at the Hotel Le Fruitier as a jumping-off spot for our two-night stay on Mont Saint Michel. On the positive side, the room and bathroom were spacious, quiet (with the help of automatic metal shutters), and spotlessly clean. On the negative side, the staff was efficient but not particularly friendly and the decor of the room was something out of the future (as seen decades ago) or the Jetsons (uncomfortable modern chairs and ottomans). When the room was furnished, it was probably considered modern and futuristic, now it is simply dated. Free public parking across the street from the hotel is a plus.

We stayed at this hotel yesterday (June 5th) on our way back to Cherbourg. We know the town and have visited before so thought this would be a good choice. Mistake. We arrived early and decided to have a drink in the bar. Many, many local people were served before we were. Eventually a reluctant waitress said "Madame?" in a way that was not encouraging. I ordered in French and some..... time later it arrived, after quite a few local people who arrived after us were served. When we booked into the hotel, the receptionist, who would plainly know that I was British when I spoke French, was, what can only be described, as hostile. She continued speaking in rapid French throughout our conversation, which, luckily, I could understand. I found out the next day that she did speak English. She refused to give us two keys for our room saying only one was needed and pointed at the lift dismissively. As we had a terrible thunderstorm that evening we decided to eat in the hotel. I approached the waiter who was standing at the entrance to the restaurant who waved me away and walked off in the opposite direction. I went to reception to book a table with the receptionist who refused to acknowledge me and continued a long conversation with someone about the storm. We returned to the bar and tried to speak with the same waiter again but he ignored us. In exasperation, I went back to the receptionist and booked the table. Once in the bar again, for a pre-dinner drink we waited and waited to be served whilst other local people came and went and were served. Eventually, the waiter (the same one who had ignored us twice) served me with my drink in a dripping wet glass that had just been washed and not dried. In the restaurant our order was taken by a very pleasant young girl. Unfortunately, the person that served us was the hostile waiter who promptly shouted three times "Burger, burger, burger" when he bought our meals. When I indicated that the burger was for me he plonked my plate and my partner's plate on the table with our wine and water and walked away. It was notable that he served all the other people in the restaurant, who were all locals, with their drinks, pouring out the wine and water as you would expect in a good reasonably priced restaurant. The saving grace of this experience was the food which was excellent, well cooked and seasoned, well presented and delicious. I can only assume that the staff at this hotel are not keen on tourists or the British, I am not sure. I know I won't be staying there again or, unfortunately, eating there despite the excellent meal. Bad service leaves a bad taste.

L'hotel (*) est très bien : la taille des chambres est correct, l'ensemble est propre et la décoration est sympa. Le restaurant est très bon et le personnel sympathique et efficace. Tout pour passer un bon moment. * L'hotel le fruitier a aussi une annexe : le domaine des chevaliers de Malte.