Restaurant Fleur de Sel — Restaurant in Cossonay

I dined in this high end restaurant with my daughter a Tuesday evening in early February. Our expectations were high and when installed at our nicely decorated table along the window wall we felt like being part of a scene in Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice. There is a renewal of the house policy with two new young chefs under the supervision by Carlo Crisci, the long-time owner of this gastronomic palace and the menu features an interesting mixture of simple and complex dishes, including vegetarian options. There are wines in all price classes and you can have a rather affordable meal here. My daughter was extremely satisfied with her meal with the exception of a rather bland desert. Personally, I had chosen one of my favorite dishes, calf kidneys. Unfortunately, these were overcooked and the sauce too salty. Service is polished and corteous. So overall, a...

Belle découverte! We had dinner yesterday evening in the restaurant and honestly the quality and taste is totally worth it! The food was delicious! We took the 5 course menu and it was delicious, especially the « veau fumé » (usually i’m not a raw meat fan but that was a surprise). Very nice dessert… I’m not a « sweet » nor « dessert » person but it was simply tasty, fresh and delicious : It was « peach declinaison »!

The waiters and the service was very good, we didn’t wait much for the food, it was flawless, with good nice timing of the different courses and wine selection!

We will...

I have wanted to eat there for a long time and maybe that raised my expectations a bit too high. It was tasty, sure, but not the wow effect one can experience most of the time in similar places (and for this price range...). A few dishes lacked salt, there was no variation of textures, sauces were watery and not very complex, some dishes lacked balance (too acidic), or were just a bit blunt. Great wine choice though and...