La Table — Restaurant in Lille

We were in Lille for a citytrip. We made a reservation at la Table for two. We came with high expectations. Unfortunately, the dinner did not reach our expectations by a mile.

Firstly, the 9 meal course we chose, was served in more or less than 2 hours! I have not even experienced this with 6 course meals at other Michelin starred restaurants. Three tables that arrived at the same time, including us, followed the same tempo and a lady from another table still had 2 glasses of wine unfinished, while the 3th glass was already being served.

The courses were kind of flat, and did not blow us away in flavor or creation. One of the starters was literally a cracker. The exception was the course with pigeon, which was very tasty.

Also, the wine explanation was very concise, and took only 2-3 sentences. We were kind of disappointed with that, as we expected to learn a bit more about the wine and the pairing to the menu. Normally, I wouldn’t mind, but since it is a Michelin star restaurant. I’d expect more.

Due to my experience, as I have worked in Michelin starred restaurants and dined at various places, the expectations were high, but La Table could simply not reach the expectations.

Lastly, the staff, and primarily the lady who served us did a great job. Very friendly, great explanation of the dishes and proactive!

But overall, we are disappointed in this experience and La table could not reach our expectations at all, since we were really looking...

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On the Hotel side : Everything was perfect. The service, from reception, desk, to door and cleaning service, was extremely helpful, smiling and efficient. The room was spacious, matress very comfortable, everything very clean, some welcome treats. 100% would recommend the hotel.

On the restaurant's side : a bit disapointed here, especially for a one Michelin Star. The dining room is very beautiful, in an old private house with mouldings. Service very efficient, and again, smiling and helpful. It's more on the cuisine's side that comes disapointment. Some amuse bouche were served too cold, taking away part of the taste (same goes for the different butters). The squash espuma with mousse and seeds wasn't seasoned enough leaving it quite meh experience. Same for the scallops, almost no seasoning. On the opposite, pigeon was cooked at perfection, and worked well with beetroot, but still some nerves in the meat. And disapointed in the signature ravioles, where the red cabbage taste was totally surpassed by the spices, so you couldn't taste it at all. Big kuddos for the cheese plate though, not only original ones, but the waitress was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, so many thanks to her, this cheese board was a...