Le Pas Sage — Restaurant in Adelaide

If classic French cuisine met a cheeky rebel with a refined palate, Le Pas Sage would be their love child. Tucked away in Adelaide, this modern French bistro flips tradition on its head with elegance, flavour, and just the right amount of sass.

From the moment you walk into the candle-lit space, you’re swept into an atmosphere that’s effortlessly romantic yet mischievously playful, perfect for date night. Funky tunes hum in the background, the staff glide through the room with an attentiveness that feels personal, and every detail whispers that you’re in for something special.

Let’s talk food. Because Le Pas Sage doesn’t just serve French cuisine, it reinvents it.

We started with the pan-fried foie gras foele with brioche, a dish that felt both decadent and delicate. The foie gras, rich and silky with savoury depth balanced by the subtle sweetness of the brioche. The fig chutney on the side cut through the richness like a well-placed exclamation mark.

Next, the saumon mariné arrived looking like it belonged in a boutique art gallery rather than a savoury course. Layers of beetroot-cured salmon were stacked on chive whipped cream where each bite was a masterclass in texture and contrast, creamy, crisp, fresh, and earthy all at once.

The filet de bœuf was a quiet showstopper. Perfectly cooked, melt-in-your-mouth tender, it was everything a steak should be, robust, comforting, and bold and accompanied by earthy vegetables. The side of rosemary and butter potatoes was no afterthought, creamy, golden, with just enough crisp on the top to make each bite sing.

To end, the soufflé glacé à la Chartreuse was nothing short of extraordinary. Light as air and kissed with the unmistakable herbal kick of green Chartreuse, it was ethereal and elegant thaf left us speechless.

Le Pas Sage is the kind of place that doesn’t just push the envelope, it sets it alight with a flambé torch. It’s daring, delicious, and delightfully different. Adelaide, you’re lucky. Melbourne, we...

Dinner was amazing!

I went here with my boyfriend because we wanted to come to a vibey place and French cuisine. As soon as you come in you are greeted by lovely Kevin who was attentive and also great with customer service!

They have candles on each table so my lack of spacial awareness accidentally burnt the menu oopsie! We had the pinot noir to start off which was devine.

We ordered the prosciutto san Daniel and the four butter platter which worked so perfectly together and it felt like heaven in my mouth! All the butters were so beautifully made with the perfect flavours. While waiting for mains there were some card games so we played with the cards and ordered some cocktails.

For mains we had the confit duck, the salmon, prosciutto salad and the beef tartare. Everything was delicious. The duck was the star of the show, the meat was tender, skin was rendered with flavour and the potato mash with truffle was a beautiful compliment to the dish. The salmon was yummy but I think it needs a bit of crunch or something to spice up this dish a touch more. The prosciutto salad, I probably should have no ordered since we ordered the prosciutto in the entree. And the beef tartare was good.

We ordered two cocktails as well. I ordered the lover and my boyfriend ordered the empress. I ended up drinking the empress which was so yummmy.

Merci beaucoup, for this lovely experience, we cannot wait to come back and to also try...

We dined on a Saturday night in September and the restaurant was uncomfortably warm and stuffy. The wine list is entirely French (great), on a chalk board, but is just the region / variety and gives no detail as to the producer or vintage you’re ordering. It’s odd and lazy. We asked who the Champagne was by and were told “it’s Champagne from France”. Asking again got nowhere further.

The tasting menu was….fine. Upon reflection, very expensive for the quality. The food is plated fussily and clumsily. The flavoured butters were relatively low on flavour. The bread was average (in a French restaurant!) The cured salmon was room temperature and considering the temperature of the room, uncomfortable to eat. The confit duck leg was so heavy on the truffle you could taste nothing else. If it was fresh truffle it certainly didn’t taste like it. The desert was a platter of 3 small desserts - a crème brûlée (fine), a macaron (way too sweet) and a chocolate cake (average). 3 deserts is unnecessary.

Other reviews suggest the restaurant has lots of fans. I don’t understand why, but each to their own. I gather guests at the hotel next door find it convenient, and haven’t tried any of Adelaide’s other French restaurants which offer better food, wine...