La Réserve — Restaurant in Toulouse

La Réserve is situated in a nice spot close to the river. I sat outside and found it to be very pleasant with lovely views. The staff were very friendly and I didn't have to wait long before I was seated with water and a menu. Even though my French is particularly poor, the waitress was patient and professional making me feel at ease.

I ordered tuna and toasted bread, burrata with tomatoes and chips with a dipping sauce. The chips while tasty and well seasoned, arrived cold and soggy instead of hot and crisp. I enjoyed them at first but found them to be too oily after a while and struggled to finish the dish. The burrata was good but nothing special and again I found it difficult to finish because of how much oil had been used. The real surprise was the tuna. This arrived in a tin as if it had just been opened. It was obvious the tuna was of a much higher quality than tinned tuna but yet again it was swimming in oil.

I didn't dislike La Réserve and I have to admit the food was tasty but unfortunately the quantity of oil that had been used in all the dishes I ordered left me feeling a little ill. It's a little bit too fancy for my liking and I think the food is more style...

We just tried to eat in that place. We sat by a table outside and as the table was dirty from previous use, we waited for someone to come and clean it up. Eventually my girlfriend went inside to ask if we can sit there and if someone could come to clean it up.

They told her "don't sit, wait and we will be right out". 10 minutes later, I went inside to ask them to come and they told me "Please be patient we are very busy sir". I said that we have reached the limit of our patience and she replied "We actually work here". I found that very funny so I said "ok I see that, but we would like to eat here and... like pay you for that, you know, like give you money".

They didn't seem to care so I went out and we simply left. Bad service, I am not going to give them my money to be treated like that and they need to...

The Mojito I ordered tasted completely off, lacking the refreshing minty flavor and zesty lime kick that I expect from this classic drink. Instead, it had an unpleasant aftertaste, possibly due to poorly mixed ingredients or low-quality spirits. Despite the attractive price, the subpar quality of the cocktail left me feeling unsatisfied and unlikely to return for another round. Overall, my experience with the Mojito during "Happy Hour" fell far short of expectations, and I would caution others against expecting a truly enjoyable drink at such a...