La saveur French Restaurant — Restaurant in Sydney

La Saveur is a fantastic French restaurant - with overall great food and not too pricey. The service was really nice - just one staff member to wait tables and cook. He did a fantastic job at waiting the tables and the food was great, but he needs another staff member with him, especially when it gets a little busier. Luckily we were the only table during most of our experience but I can see this being a problem if there are even just one or two extra tables.

The atmosphere was good - nice French music and the place was nice, with a few minor improvements (like the bathroom being through the kitchen, different candles and maybe some other French decor) this place could look incredible.

Starters - 7/10 overall

Garlic bread - 7/10 - this was good. Just standard garlic bread, nothing more, nothing less.

Escargot - 7.5/10 - the garlic flavour was nice, and the fact that you could dip the bread in the oil with the snails was very nice. Overall a nice flavour, would have liked to see more snails though.

Mains - 9/10 overall

Coq au vin - 8.5/10 - this was really nice. The red wine sauce was rich in flavour, the chicken was quite tender and had a nice texture. I enjoyed the potatoes with the rich sauce as well. I haven’t had Coq au vin much elsewhere to compare but this was really good just as a dish.

Beef bourguignon - 9/10. The beef had a very nice texture and flavour, and the red wine sauce was really nice, even better than the coq au vin. One of the best stews I’ve had when eating out. The mushrooms were really nice as well, gave a great addition to the texture and flavour of the dish, and the potatoes also added to this, and worked really well with the sauce.

Lamb shank special - 9.5/10 - the lamb was falling off the bone, extremely soft and delicious meat. The sauce was outstanding, like the beef bourguignon, but the lamb flavour really elevated this dish as the favourite of the night. The potatoes and other bits and pieces were nice too.

Green beans - 8/10 - nice flavour and complimented the other dishes well.

Fries - 8.5/10 - with a bit more crisp these would be perfect, but still very nice.

Desserts - 5/10 overall

Crème brûlée - 5/10 - this was a bit of a disappointment. The consistency was a bit too jiggly and the flavour was not quite right, a bit too eggy and needed a bit more creaminess. It wasn’t absolutely terrible, just not a crème brûlée that I would recommend, as it lacks a lot of what makes crème brûlée so delicious.

Toblerone choc mousse - 5/10 - this was just okay. The toblerone flavour wasn’t really there, it just tasted like an average chocolate mousse. Bit disappointing for this one as well. If it was a bit richer, more flavourful and was a bit more unique (really lean into the toblerone flavour), this could have been an easy recommendation.

Just a note about the ice cream for both dishes - it was okay,- it icey and a bit on the cheap side. Some French vanilla ice cream would be a nice improvement as well.

Don’t let the desserts dissuade you though - the food on the whole was fantastic. I recommend just coming here to grab a few of the mains. The prawns look really nice as well, if you like seafood. But the beef bourguignon and the lamb shank are easy 100%...

My friend and I were attracted by the desert on the table outside. LA SAVEUR is a new restaurant here, i am so glad that I came in and tried the cafe and the desert.

The menu here is quite simple, so is the small restaurant. Cozy is the best word to describe it. Coffee here is the best! I tried flat white as usual, my hubby ordered cappuccino. They use Schibello, it is a coffee company based in Sydney, I read about some news before about this company, they use top grade Arabica beans, and the company tries to be as environment-friendly as possible. Smell it then sip it, so so good!

Since I am on a diet, don’t want to take too much sugar, I ordered an Apple Strudel only. I like desert, but I don’t like it too sweet.The apple filling is a little bit sour, just perfectly match the sweet paste. Also, there is cinnamon inside, I always believe cinnamon and apple are born to be together😆

A perfect afternoon at LA SAVEUR, the staff there are so friendly, I will definitely come back again!...

What a discovery! La Saveur really lived up to its name. The flavours are drool-inducing. Sydney needs more little French restaurants, places where you can walk in off the street and enter a cosy little space in provincial France, perhaps run by a mum and dad, as if through a time warp. The extraordinary thing, apart from the quality and generosity of the food, is that it’s all done, as far as we could see, by one chef (we met James as he toured the floor after we dined), one floor staff (she takes no prisoners, but she knows her stuff), and a dish pig. So many good French places are like this. Reflects professionalism; and that this kind of place comes so naturally to those who run it. We were surprised that we were able to make a booking for prime time early evening the same day. But that belies how good the experience is. One of those places that we can’t wait to get back to. They’re open Xmas Day, too. Pity ours is...