Le Cotentin

What Le Cotentin does

Le Cotentin is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant operating under the legal entity Neptune in Portbail, a small coastal town in Normandy, France. The restaurant serves French and Italian cuisine alongside vegetarian and traditional options, and operates a dine-in service supplemented by takeaway orders. Facilities include outdoor seating, free on-site parking, free WiFi, and accessible entry, with broad payment acceptance including cash, cheque, major cards, contactless, Apple Pay, Ticket Restaurant, and holiday cheques (chèque-vacances).

The business runs on a traditional brick-and-mortar model with no proprietary technology stack, digital platform, app, or API; its only digital presence is a multilingual (13-language) listing on the DISH/eatbu restaurant website platform and a Google My Business profile for local discovery. There is no evidence of a delivery platform integration, online ordering system beyond phone/in-person, or any technology partnerships. Headcount is reported at 29 employees, consistent with a staffed full-service kitchen and front-of-house operation.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from in-restaurant dining and walk-in or call-ahead takeaway, serving local residents and visitors to the Normandy coast. The legal entity Neptune reports registered capital of €50,000 and is led by responsible person Isabelle Pannier. There are no funding rounds, external investors, partnerships, subsidiaries, patents, or M&A activity disclosed, consistent with an independently operated small business.

Name

Le Cotentin

Legal name

neptune

Website

https://le-cotentin-restaurant.eatbu.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Cotentin is an independently operated full-service French and Italian restaurant in Portbail, Normandy, offering dine-in and takeaway service to local residents and coastal tourists from a single location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• French restaurant dining
• Italian cuisine restaurant
• Takeaway food service
• Vegetarian menu options
• Casual dining establishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Portbail

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in service: Revenue generated from customers dining at the restaurant, covering French cuisine, Italian specialties, and diverse menu offerings including vegetarian options.
2. Takeaway orders: Takeaway service generating revenue from customers who order food to go. The restaurant offers packing for takeaway orders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Le Cotentin is a traditional French restaurant in Portbail, France, serving French, Italian, and diversified traditional cuisine with vegetarian options for lunch and dinner on premises. It also provides a takeaway service for off-premises consumption, free on-site parking, outdoor seating, and complimentary WiFi for customers.

Product overview

Le Cotentin is a traditional French restaurant located in Portbail, France, operated by Neptune under responsible person Isabelle Pannier. The restaurant offers a diverse menu featuring French, Italian, and traditional cuisine with vegetarian options, along with takeaway service and outdoor seating. The establishment provides free WiFi and accepts various payment methods including tickets restaurant, contactless payment, and digital wallets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Cotentin Restaurant Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Buffalo Grill: Buffalo Grill is France's largest casual dining chain, offering full-service American-style grills with free parking and family positioning. Highly comparable to Le Cotentin on service format, dine-in orientation, free parking access, and reliance on regional/tourist traffic outside major cities.
• Big Mamma Group: Big Mamma operates a portfolio of Italian-influenced casual dining restaurants in France and across Europe with full table service, similar to Le Cotentin's French-Italian casual dining model. Comparable in cuisine breadth, dine-in service model, and customer segment (urban and tourist diners).
• Hippopotamus: Hippopotamus is a French casual dining steakhouse chain with full table service, family-friendly positioning, and locations often including free parking. Comparable to Le Cotentin in casual full-service dining model, customer mix, and emphasis on accessible, broadly appealing menus.
• Le Bistro Régent: Le Bistro Régent is a French casual dining chain offering fixed-price traditional French menus in a full-service bistro format. Directly comparable to Le Cotentin on full-service casual French dining, value-driven menu positioning, and broad tourist appeal.
• La Boucherie: La Boucherie is a French casual dining steakhouse chain with full table service, free parking access, and family-friendly positioning. Directly comparable to Le Cotentin in service style, dine-in model, and focus on broad-appeal French cuisine for locals and travelers.
• Courtepaille: Courtepaille operates casual full-service grill restaurants across France, frequently located on roadside and tourist routes with free parking. Directly comparable to Le Cotentin's dine-in casual dining model, accessible parking, and reliance on mixed local/tourist footfall.
• Léon de Bruxelles: Léon de Bruxelles is a casual dining chain specializing in mussels and Belgian-French brasserie fare, with full table service. Comparable to Le Cotentin in casual full-service dining model, tourist-friendly positioning, and focus on classic French-adjacent cuisine.
• Brioche Dorée: Brioche Dorée is a French fast-casual restaurant and bakery chain offering dine-in, takeaway, and accessible locations. Comparable to Le Cotentin on French cuisine focus, mixed dine-in/takeaway model, and tourist-accessible positioning in regional France.

Broad incumbents

• Paul (Groupe Holder): Paul is a broad French bakery-café incumbent with dine-in, takeaway, and multi-language tourist-oriented locations across France. Comparable to Le Cotentin in French casual dining format, takeaway service, multi-language customer accessibility, and tourist catchments.

Regional players

• Crêperie Traditionnelle chains (e.g., La Mère Poulard): Crêperies are the dominant casual dining category in Normandy and Brittany, serving traditional French regional cuisine in full-service settings to local and tourist diners. Highly comparable to Le Cotentin in regional Norman/French cuisine positioning and dependence on coastal tourism flows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-cotentin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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