Restaurants open on motorways ?

[Manon]

We are driving up to Calais over two days at the end of this week and wondered if the restaurants in the Aires will be open or not ?

Does anyone know ?

[Weegie]

This might help:

https://www.vinci-autoroutes.com/fr/actualites/urgence-sanitaire-covid-vinci-autoroutes-continuite-services-remboursement-soignants

[suein56]

Manon wrote the following post at 14 Dec 2020 17:42:

We are driving up to Calais over two days at the end of this week and wondered if the restaurants in the Aires will be open or not ?

As I understand it the shop sections are open and sell sandwiches, filled baguettes, biscuits .. coffee etc from a machine. So not restos as such.

Some places have even shut their loos and showers .. to the despair of the drivers of poids-lourds.

[Judith-aka-Judith]

When I popped into one on my way back from Toulouse last week, for the loo, as Sue said, takeaway food available .. I even saw a bigger selection of salads and sandwiches thatn usual, and the coffee machines are working .. so no sit down meals, but no need to starve either.

[Manon]

Thank you - looks like hot takeaway food is available .

[alittlebitfrench]

If you are driving through Tours (for example) come off at the town centre exit and head for 'Les Atlantes' commecrcial centre. 3 mins max.

What I am saying is, you are not confined to service stations.

Just plan a stategic stop just off the motorway.

Then you can have a pee, some nice food and cheap pertol..

I would not put myself through a French motorway service station at any time of the year.