La table des sacres — Restaurant in Reims

Our waiter was friendly and helped us through the different translations on the menu, but that is where the two stars come from. The rest of the experience was strange for a restaurant in Reims. The restaurant decor is an akward mix of pink and purple, and the tables and chairs are really in need of replacing. The menu is printed like it is from a college take out joint, and the pages are out of order for how you would expect to use the menu to order. We ordered 2 pri fix which were three courses for €100. The first course I had was a salmon and shrimp smoked type of patè... The flavor was bland and the attempt to make the shrimp a curry flavor was just misaligned. The chef tried to put the plate together like a fancy Michelin starred dish, but it really just made it hard to eat. My entree was a white fish that was over cooked and again the plate was put together with the components all over the place and there were flavors that just didn't belong. We ended up taking our cheese course to go. I would skip this...

We went to Anna S yesterday and I had big expectations for this restaurant as I had read the great reviews. Unfortunately our visit was a huge disappointment- rude staff and below average food. First we were “welcomed” by the owner Anna who claimed that we did not have a reservation. When I showed the reservation confirmation and a record of my call to the restaurant a nice gentleman who works there put together a table for us. I don’t know his name but he was the only positive thing about this restaurant. I had the salad for a starter and it was super heavy and the flavours simply did not compliment eachother. For a main most of us had a sea bass. My friend found a hair in her plate and asked for a new one. They brought the new plate in less than 2 mins which made us think that they simply removed the hair and brought it back. The cheese for dessert was very average. All in all a disappointment...

We chose the 3 course menu over tapas as there not many warm dishes on the tapas menu and we were looking for something more hearty. A few champagne choices by the glass were available including one vintage. Bottle prices on wine were reasonable with some good value options. Dinner was great, they served a foie crime brûlée as amuse. Between two of us we had a four starter, crab tart, beef fillet, veal fillet, a cheese course and a shared panda cotta. For the cheese corse they come with a list of 10 or 12 cheeses and you can build your own plate among a diverse selection so that was really nice. Only criticism was ordered the filet a point and found it a bit over cooked. Maybe because we were not French they thought they were doing us a favor but I sometimes struggle with steak in restaurants unless I specify an exact temperature. Suggest to get it bleu if you want it...