Café du Port

Cafe du Port is a cute open-air cafe located on the other side of the river from Nantes. The cafe is also a Tabac and has seating inside if you prefer.

We arrived before noon for a cafe and then decided to stay for lunch.

Lunch starts promptly at noon, so we waited patiently to order their French onion soup, and here's where the experience deflated like a souffle. We tried to order the French onion soup prior to noon as we were not aware of the lunch starting time. The waitstaff knew we were interested in ordering the soup and as a matter of fact, several of the waitstaff knew this as it appeared we had at least three different servers at one point.

DISCLAIMER - The western part of France is more know for its Moules and frites and crepes than French onion soup but it was featured on their menu and my wife wanted to try it.

Once the clock struck noon, our server came, took our order for three cups of French onion soup and a couple of appetizers, and departed across the street to turn in our order.

Ten minutes later...

Je suis désolée mais nous n'avons plus de soupe à l'oignon aujourd'hui.

Translation

I'm sorry but we are sold out of French onion soup today.

Translation #2 - REALITY

We didn't make any French onion soup so it's not available today.

I would have preferred the reality translation in lieu of being lied to. I know I may look like a tourist but the rest of my dining group lives in the area.

My nephew ordered the Steak and frites and my aunt ordered the eggs.

Overall, the cafe is quaint, has spectacular views, service is typical, and lastly, make sure to ask what's available before investing 20 mins of your time.