Auberge de la Source at Saint- Cyr-du-Bailleul

For a fine food meal we were recommended to this restaurant in a neighbouring village. Its reviews in trip advisor were uniformly high, and their number high for such a small village in the forest: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g1896071-d1896067-Reviews-Auberge_de_la_Source-Saint_Cyr_du_Bailleul_Manche_Basse_Normandie_Normandy.html
We arrived punctually at dusk (19.30) on Thursday evening and while the kitchen door on the road was open and work could be seen in progress, the restaurant doors were still closed- but were opened for us in seconds; we thought that we might be the only diners but were soon joined by another couple. On this evening only formula menus were offered, and we chose the three course €32 menu being one down from the chef's degustation menu that we felt would be too much food for us. Included but not mentioned in the menu were two courses of amuses bouche. The first was 3 bites of savoury delights including a cherry tomato in salted toffee: we'll certainly surprise some future dinner guests of our own with this simple idea. The second was a sorbet of tomato topped with cucumber mousse.
For entrée I had 3 types of foie gras, and Wendy some salmon with cauliflower purée. We both had a main course of veal; the menu was in French and our waitress did not speak English, so although one alternative was "biche" we thought this might be a cut of steak and passed over it. Only on coming home did we discover that the translation is "doe". Obvious really. The desserts were fruit based (in my case pineapple and passion fruit, for Wendy apple clafoutis rhubarb sorbet. For aperitif a kir normand (crème de cassis and dry cider wonderfully perfumed) and with the meal a half bottle of Saint Estèphe La Rose Brana in place of a bigger name but no longer available Saint Émilion: the wine was fine!
The meal was accompanied by piano music throughout, swinging through musicals, Scott Joplin and pop classics.
Overall experience is about 16/20.