Restaurant Les Sales Gosses à Strasbourg

Les Sales Gosses used to be a favourite of ours, but this time around we were 100% disappointed! The Saint Sylvestre/31 December dinner was a terrible experience. We were seated close to the kitchen, and the noise and burnt smells emanating were just too disturbing. The service people seemed absolutely overwhelmed; our waiter couldn't even place the amuse-bouche properly on the table, it seemed he was hired last minute. The starter (noix de St. Jacques in a green lemon butter with caviar) was delicious, but the crab ravioli was inedible--more like a Play Doh dough that was impossible to chew. The main dish was supposed to be 'filet de boeuf', and we got beef cheeks instead!! Unacceptable. The sauce was supposed to be black truffle, but it tasted more like a chocolate concoction that was just disgusting. My husband started to feel unwell after the crab ravioli and couldn't use the toilets--many people were probably also unwell and in use of the toilets! Our companions did not even touch the beef cheeks (they weren't French and were expecting a beef filet), so we realized we needed to urgently go without even getting the dessert, given that my husband seemed quite ill. We expressed our discomfort, and the sommelier/maître d' only said they were sorry but that we still had to pay for everything. At least the drinks could have been discounted, or offered a doggie bag for the desserts of 4 people! But no. A terrible experience all around, and a huge disappointment since this used to be a favourite restaurant of ours and we had guests visiting, precisely to enjoy New Year's Eve dinner at Les Sales Gosses. Never again!!!

Nice atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, but, on that specific evening, I wasn't fully pleased with the tastes. Perhaps, it had to do with the dishes I chose from the current menu, which eventually didn't prove to be to my liking. This wouldn't prevent me from going back tho, as I know the restaurant changes the menu catalog frequently.

Sadly the only excellent meal I had during the week, but let's celebrate how good this was anyway! A proper cute French restaurant, impeccable service, and a really good value lunch. Only two choices for each course, so you'll need not to be fussy. The ratatouille with goats cheese was superb, the salmon perfectly cooked, the sauce with the salmon really good, and artichokes nicely balanced. Loved, loved, loved this restaurant and if I ever come back to Strasbourg, I will go again. Merci!