Le Bistro de Jean

More then I expected from pictures I saw in internet. This place is full of charme and atmosphère , good is excellent and wine as well . I am Italian and I am very exigent with food , I tasted Salmon with citron gelly sauce and desserts , mine with lemon was delicious .

This place is a gem. A bit off the touristic streets, it’s rather small, looks unassuming, there’s hardly place to manoeuvre—though the people serving do so with ease—and yet the food was really great. We were lucky to get a table for 2 at around 19:20 but I would strongly advise to make a reservation. They turned down about 10 customers while we were there because the place was packed. Service is casual, professional, and when you have a question they take time to provide you the answer. Food was very good, just great. Don’t expect to be culinarily blown away—it’s not a star rated place—but it’s delicious. And a family run business to top it all. Great place.

This is the goodness of the French fine dining. I really loved the food specially the Salamon it's amazing with the sauce. The staff and owners where very and super friendly ❤️. I loved how they accepted the fact that we made lots of noises and laughing 😂, we are truly sorry for that but we loved the food.

Just a random pick for us visiting St Malo but a pleasant surprise. Entering the restaurant felt authentic and cosy, the reception friendly and positive. The menu was limited in a good way and gets changed periodically. We chose pumpkin soup and gravlax to start, both excellent and flavoursome. To follow we both had fish I had the salmon and my partner fish of the day. The fish was fresh and cooked to perfection for us delicious with the sauces and garnish included. We had a fabulous bottle of wine ,white and suitably cold. For dessert a chocolate fondant and fruit crumble both delicious. While not budget the overall experience was enjoyable many thanks to the staff.

A classic French bistro just like you imagine it in the books. We loved it. The food was delicious, the wine excellent and the staff incredibly friendly. Highly recommended!

Great place to enjoy a dinner. By luck we secured the last table available. Each dish is beautifully presented. Anything that we tried from the menu was delicious. Certainly a unique experience in the old town.

If you’re not French (or white), please don’t go to this restaurant! When we arrived at Bistro du Jean, only two tables were occupied, yet my husband and I were almost refused entry. The two staff members inside paused to confer, as if deciding whether we were “worthy” enough to be allowed in. Moments later, we watched white customers without reservations walk in, receive warm and friendly welcomes, and be seated immediately, even at tables marked as “reserved”. As a black woman, I immediately felt the racist approach, so I decided to pay attention to the other clients coming to the place, confirming what I had suspected. I had been genuinely looking forward to having dinner at this restaurant, but instead I left feeling disappointed and hurt. When paying the bill, I asked if I could share some feedback about our visit that day. The man who appeared to be the owner/manager confirmed he spoke English, so I told him how humiliating and racist my experience had been, to which he replied he didn’t agree and then suddenly pretended he could no longer understand me. If you value respect and equality, spend your money elsewhere, they don’t deserve us!

A fantastic bistro serving extremely high-quality French cuisine in the vibrant old town of Saint-Malo. Very friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. There’s also a wonderfully placid resident golden retriever, which is worth *at least* two stars alone.