A la Liberation

After a long day's journey throughout the Alsace region of France, we were eager to enjoy a nice local meal, in the village near where we were staying.The A La Liberation stood out, in the main 'square' of Truchtersheim - as a welcoming force. Parking was easy, with a parkplatz just steps away from the front door. We sent in our 'scouts' - to ensure it was a non-smoking facility (yes! good!!)The lovely old front room houses a bar area with chunky old wood tables and chairs beyond. We chose the largest table with a long bench, at the back wall. It's definitely a cozy and inviting space.Fortunately, our French expert was with us to help guide our meal choices. One of us chose the escargot (mm hmm) as the appetizer, and their Schlactplatte as his entree. The veal was a must-order item; and the other two went with safe bets of chicken and pork.The escargot was served in a yummy garlic and butter sauce. Each of us enjoyed the delicacy, impressed with the French knack for perfecting their meals with great care - even so much as their dear little molluscs.While waiting for our other dishes to arrive, we enjoyed a few beers -- remembering that the French, like most Europeans, take their time in preparing and serving a meal.Once we'd all been served, we happily traded bites of one another's food. Our family isn't afraid to share! ;-)We all commented about the schlactplatte's ridiculous amount of meat (heaps of it, in fact!) The men-folk were practically beating their chests in praise of this dish. The chicken was just so-so; and sadly, the veal was...how shall we say? It wasn't VEAL!It was most certainly: PORK! ? !After the "veal" dish was tried by everyone -- we discussed, at length, our options in confronting this situation. After all, the French are known to be rather non-confrontational; and we were guests in this quaint, idyllic village. Why be disruptive?Being the polite people we are, we decided not to cause a scene. But rather, we had our expert French speaker pleasantly alert our server, that we were aware of this meat swap. His heedless nod seemed to indicate that he either misunderstood, or simply negligently disregarded.The meal had been long enough (2 hours at this point), but the Chef came out of the kitchen and graciously shook our hands, amiable and oblivious to our knowledge of the discrepancy. It was an unexpected fanfare - one we weren't quite sure how/why happened...?That said, the restaurant is lovely, comfortable seating around beautiful old table, the beer is fresh and cold. All in all, the food was average; and we'll never know whether veal/pork was an intentional substitute or not.However, we do know that by purchasing the most expensive meal on a menu, we should most certainly expect to receive what we pay for. That said, we feel no choice than to rate this restaurant poorly.

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after a long trip through the region elsass in France we were excited to enjoy a beautiful local meal, in the village near where we were. the a la liberation stood out, in the main square ' by truchtersheim as a welcoming force....Parking was easy, with a parking space just a few steps away from the house door. we sent us to our 'scouts' to make sure it was a non-smoking facility (yes! good! the beautiful old room houses a bar area with clobular old wooden tables and chairs beyond. we chose the largest table with a long bank on the back. it is a cozy and welcoming space. fortunately, our French expert was with us to accompany our meals. one of us chose the escargot (mm hmm as an appetizer, and its schlactplatte as its entree. the kalbs was a must order item; and the other two went with safe bets of huh and swarm. the escargot was served in a delicious garlic and butter sauce. each of us enjoyed the delicate, impresses with the French crisp to perfect their meal with great care, even as much as their dear little ones. while we waited for our other dishes to arrive, we enjoyed some beer that reminded that the French, like most European, take their time in preparation and serving a meal. Once we've all been served, we've got happily traded bites of each other's eating. our family has no fear to share! we all commented on the ridiculous amount of meat of the schlactplatte (the baptism of it, in the did! the men have practically beaten their chest to praise this court. that was so; and sad was the calfsal. How should we say? it was not veal! it was quite sure: pork! after the calf shell was tried by all that we discussed in detail, our possibilities to confront this situation. Finally, the French are known not to be confronted; and we were guests in this picturesque, idyllic village. Why be disturbing? as the polite people we are, we have decided not to cause a scene. but we had our expert-french speakers pleasantly attentive to our server that we were aware of this meat swaps. his ugly node seemed to show that he either misunderstood or simply disregarded negligence. the meal had been long enough (2 hours at this point, but the chef came out of the kitchen and graciously shook our hands, lovable and oblivious for our knowledge of the discrepanz. it was an unexpected fanfare that we were not quite sure how/why happened? that said, the restaurant is beautiful, comfortable seating around the beautiful old table, the beer is fresh and cold. all in all the food was average; and we will never know whether Kalbs/Pork was a deliberate substitute or not. However, we know that by buying the most expensive meal on a menu, we should most certainly expect what we pay. that said we have no choice than to badly evaluate this restaurant.

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A great place to relax and people watch. Before beginning our day around Strasbourg, we sat at a table outside and had ourselves some pain au chocolat, hot

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Every time I'm in Strasbourg, I almost always pay a visit to Christian, one of the most amazing patisseries I've ever had the pleasure of feasting on torte

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Great pan au chocolat (croissant with chocolate), with a new slight spin off the original recipe with hardened sugar on top.

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