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Good location, close to city hall. Contemporary decor, view over the kitchen. Set menus with the best local ingredients at an affordable price. Colorful and tasty plates worth its one star Michelin. The service is nice and efficient. Lunch for about 40 euros per person with a glass of wine and coffee.

We had the lunch menu at 21 euros, which was mind blowingly good. Small gazpacho for intro followed by the entree, then a free small cuplet of mussels which were cooked to perfection, then main course of filet of sea bass (fantastic) and finally a dessert to crown the whole gastronomy experience. Wow! On ly the french can cook this good.

剛剛才從餐廳離開回到飯店30分鐘，但是腦海已經一直回想今晚的美食饗宴！服務人員非常專業友善及幫忙！美好的用餐環境以及非常安靜！我們點的是八道菜75歐元！（實際上有11道）每分錢都花的值得！食物非常完美的呈現擺盤、食材高檔新鮮美味！甚至覺得像是一幅又一幅的畫作！非常高興能找到這麼好的地方絕對會再來！實在太棒了！謝謝你們！Just back from the restaurant within 30 min but already start to think about it again and again!! Great staff ! Friendly and helpful!!! Nice and quiet ambient ! We ordered 8 courses for 75 € ! Really worth every penny !! The food is so beautifully presented and with high quality and fresh materials! Sometimes even like a painting for me ! I am very happy to find it and surly will vis...

The chef focus his cuisine on fresh food, so you never really know what you will eat, and you rarely it twice the same dish. I have to admit that the concept is fun as you choose the number of dishes you want to have (4, 6 or 8) and then the only thing you know is the main ingredient, the rest is a surprise.Little by little you discover the dishes and you can enjoy great food, cooked perfectly well.The only downside for me was the wine list, which seems a bit short, but still good.So, I would definitely go back, as I found the pricing in line with the top chef quality.One restaurant to try.

We found this restaurant while on a short stay in Caen. It was our anniversary and we could not have asked for a better meal! Every bite was exquisite. The food was so fresh and beautifully presented. The attention to detail was impressive, as was the service. They had a very interesting wine list and we had some special selections that we are also still talking about. The only regret about our evening was that we chose the 4-course menu. If we had known how wonderful the food was at Initial, we would not have eaten during the day so that we could have enjoyed the 6- or 8-course menu! This restaurant is worth a special trip to Caen.

Excellent cuisine, bravo to the chief! However, minimalist and unjustified server. the glass of wines served according to the dishes of my wife are too small (7 or 8 cl, no more.) on the other hand, those served with a bottle already purchased are huge. I discuss it with the server at the end, and he says it is indicated on the menu that the glasses in agreement with the dishes are only half-glasses. Well? I ask for the menu, then he says it's not specified in the menu, but he said to the oral. Good. Why half a big one? because for people it was too much, they were drunk ah. in simple dishes, very good, but the service not up to and a little rapiat, we feel no pleasure to receive, it is a sh...

This was the second Michelin 1* restaurant we ate at on consecutive nights in Caen. The menus are imaginative and exciting, very different from more traditional high end establishments. The name of the restaurant gives a clue that the Chef is going to surprise you with flavors and combinations that are hard to guess, and the waiters quiz you after to see if you passed (one sauce with tomatoe was easy, the other with courgette impossible for us to identify). Overall the food is excptional and very good value. The only minor downsides are that the wine list is a little bit sparse, but still good; and the bread service acceptable, but not exceptional. The ambience and service is a bit more rela...

I chose Initial because it was a Michelin One Star Restaurant and I was eagerly anticipating my meal there. However, I’m sorry to say I was disappointed in the food. The ambiance is fine – a bit cold and modern, but the tables are well spaced so that you are not on top of your neighbors. Service was great. The personnel there were always very responsive and not in a hovering manner. However, in my opinion, the food was just okay. I had the 6 course menu with 5 wines. The wines were very good – and appropriate – for the food selections, though I found it a bit annoying that I was asked to guess what wine I was being served. The food was beautifully presented, but unfortunately, it was simply...

I had this restaurant on my list of places to try during a 2 week stay in Caen and this was my first stop. I had not realized it was upgraded to 1 Michelin star as my red guide was from 2015. After eating here I am not surprised. It is fully deserving of this level.I walked by the restaurant thinking I would look at the menu and book later in my stay but after meeting one of the owners I was convinced to come in for lunch on a Saturday. I had the 4 course prix fixe menu and it was stunningly good food, beautifully presented and with very pleasant and helpful staff. I can heartily recommend this restaurant.In addition to the 4 courses there were two amuse bouche and two extra desserts so to c...