Le Trianon — Restaurant in Mulhouse

Positives: Food, service, ambiance. Negatives: None to speak of.

Decor/Ambiance/Service: Situated on the Rue de Mulhouse (Saint Louis), Le Trianon is attractive from the outside (although not situated in an attractive location) with an outdoor seating area protected by parasols. The outdoor area is a bit dishevelled, ‘carpeted’ with artificial turf and situated adjacent to a short stay (2h blue zone) car park. The car park is convenient, although unattractive, but the seating area is hedged so that you’d hardly know it was there while eating. We didn’t really see the inside of the restaurant, so can’t comment on it. Service was courteous, friendly and timely and there was never a time we felt rushed.

Food: We ate on Friday lunchtime. We’ve previously tried to eat here in the evening without booking (that didn’t work out well due to it’s popularity). The menu focussed on a small number of dishes that smacked of France’s time honoured culinary prowess with a little international flair. We took took one ‘Menu Affaire’ and one ‘Trianon Viande’ (salmon followed by duck). The contents of each dish were varied, interesting and tasty. To try to describe the exact composition of what we ate might be pointless as I get the impression that this might vary reasonably often. I’ve added photographs to be sure you can see what we were served. The preparation and ‘Cuisson’ was perfect for all parts of our meal. The snails in the millefeuille d’escargots (I hope that accurately describes this bite sized délice from my starter) were the best I can remember eating. No hint of toughness or overcooking and not overpowered by herbs. In fact there was not one single part of the ‘Menu Affaire’ that I didn’t enjoy. As far as quantity is concerned, I don’t need a lot for lunch and this was far more than I needed. Really it was a pleasure to eat such well prepared, well cooked and well presented food. The prices were reasonable for such quality. Without any hesitation I’m happy to say that Le Trianon is the best restaurant in which I’ve eaten, in the Saint Louis area and my wife felt the same way. Well...

Although tis trying to be "high delicate couisine" there are still several points to rate the restaurant so high. which in my appreciation it does not deserve it.

a ) the service still do not differentiate between left and right to enter/ take the dishes or to serve beverages...

b) the ambience outside is completely DARK. With no extra light that could allow to see what is being eating nor the faces of the other guests. There were set at the table small candle lights that went off at three hours of the staying . We have used our smartphone lanterns to light the tables up...

c) the food timing - and THIS WAS THE WORST POINT AMONG ALL - : the chef/service time schedule to deliver the courses was TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE BAD ..!!! completely not synchronized at all. We had our reservation at 18.30 ( 6.30 PM ) and we left around midnight.... Having on our arrival an aperitiv and immediately order the whole dinner plan ( entree, main course and deserts )...

we waited for more than 1, 30 hour between each course ( one entry, one main dish ) and more than 2 hrs between the cheese selection and the mini deserts.

in between we ate all possible means of petit pan ( small breads )...

DEFINITELY a no GO again. I have been on other restaurants of the region wit similar Michelin marks, and this one does...

What a disappointment! After reading the reviews we were looking forward to something special. My wife had the lobster with risotto - it was served up in a most unattractive manner and the risotto was overcooked. I ordered a filet of Irish beef 'a point' without sauce and peppercorns. It arrived with sauce and peppercorns. When I complained it was whisked off to the kitchen and reappeared a few minutes later 'tres bien cuit' but without the sauce. The vegetables were cooked to death. Very poor indeed! We will certainly not be back and wouldn't recommend it to anyone who...