A World War II tour guide has hit out at a cafe on Omaha Beach in Normandy, claiming it refused to serve a group of British soldiers “because they are English.”
Creperie la Falaise in Vierville-sur-Mer overlooks the coastline that was raided by Allied troops on D-Day as they attempted to liberate France from Nazi occupation.
Almost exactly 60 years later, battlefield guide Eugenie Brooks said the troops she took to the restaurant were denied service.
“This cafe on Vierville Draw in Omaha Beach Normandy refused to serve my British Army soldiers today because ‘they are English,'” he wrote on over there. .’
Mrs Brooks insisted that the group of “young soldiers” had been “well-behaved” and “dressed smartly” when they were snubbed.
Battlefield guide Eugenie Brooks said in X that the troops she took to the restaurant were denied service.
American assault troops seen here landing on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
The group wasn’t the first to have a bad experience at the lunch spot – half of all TripAdvisor reviews gave it a measly one star and described it as “awful”.
One visitor, who said he visited this month, said he had had the “worst customer experience ever” and claimed the establishment showed “absolute disregard for UK customers and visitors”.
Another poster yesterday said they and “a small group of military descendants visiting Omaha Beach” received “appalling service” and were “ignored.”
In 2018, another British customer described how she got up and left after “the owner completely ignored us and made no effort to clear the table,” describing her experience as “the most rude and unwelcoming service I have ever received.” in a coffee shop”.
Not only were British travelers upset by the bistro’s service, a Dutch couple is also said to have gotten up and left.
In a separate review from 2022, a Polish customer’s staff was rude and commented something about us loudly in French.
‘From what I understand, they did not hear our greeting. So each of us had to repeat it several times very loudly to understand the menu,” he added.
And a Google review about a visit in summer 2022 also mentioned the “rudeness” of the staff, with the person bluntly writing: “Ladies and gentlemen, we found it!” This could be the worst place in the entire country of France.
Photographs from inside the cafe show the world’s flags, including Britain’s Union Jack, on display.
It appears to be an American restaurant with Coca-Cola signs and Betty Boop memorabilia.
It is located less than a mile from the D-Day Museum in Omaha and within walking distance of the Overlord Museum and the Normandy American Cemetery.
In Operation Overlord, Allied troops invaded five Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
British troops take up positions on Sword Beach during D-Day, June 6, 1944, after Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy.
The cafe is located less than a mile from the D-Day museum in Omaha and within walking distance of the Overlord Museum and the Normandy American Cemetery (pictured).
Taking Omaha was the responsibility of the US 1st Infantry Corps, with US Navy shipping and Royal Navy support.
In the best defended area, the Americans suffered more casualties than Allied forces on any other beach, around 2,400.
They managed to gain a small foothold at the end of a day of fierce fighting and 34,000 Allied troops landed by nightfall.
The film Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, portrays the beach assault.
MailOnline has contacted Creperie la Falaise for comment.
