La Fignette is a charming neighborhood bistro in Strasbourg, known for its revisited Alsatian cuisine and warm, inviting atmosphere. A key feature is their delicious tarte flambée (flammkuchen) cooked over a traditional wood fire. The restaurant offers a cozy ambiance with stone walls and low ceilings, complemented by a spacious terrace, making it a popular spot for both locals and visitors.
Customer Perception
Customers highly praise La Fignette for its friendly and attentive staff, excellent service, and welcoming atmosphere, making it a great choice for families. The traditional Alsatian food, particularly the tarte flambée, spaetzle munster, and waedele au munster, receives strong positive feedback for its quality and flavor, often noted as good value for money. While some found the taste not entirely to their personal preference, the overall experience is highly recommended. Some reviews mentioned minor organizational issues with service during peak times, but this did not significantly detract from the positive experience.
Additional Details
La Fignette prides itself on offering authentic Alsatian cuisine, which is influenced by both French and German culinary traditions. Their signature tarte flambée is cooked in an old-fashioned wood oven, contributing to its unique flavor. They also offer a thoughtful kids' menu with smaller portions of regular dishes.
The restaurant is open 7 days a week from 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM. It can get very busy, especially for dinner and if you prefer outdoor seating, so making reservations in advance is highly recommended.
This place is located in a more calm alley within the busy streets of the centre. We came on a saturday later in the evening. We were accepted without a reservation, but we did have to wait in queue, which is absolutely fine. We got seated on a bigger table with another group of people that also did not have a reservation.
The staff was very friendly and quick to help. We got our food relatively fast. The food was amazing and not expensive at all for the quality and portion size you get.
Sadly there are a few lesser details I must point out. The seats were not all of the best quality, most of our water glasses had small pieces missing and a beggar came by our table to ask for money with the waiter standing right with us, not doing anything about it.
To sum it up:
Definitely come by if you want to eat good quality food later in the evening, but make sure to make a reservation if you do not wish to wait for a while before getting a table.
A great choice for families!
We found this restaurant through online reviews, and it was definitely worth a visit. The atmosphere is lovely, with lots of greenery that makes the place feel relaxing and inviting.
We arrived at around 5 PM and only had to wait a short time for a table. The staff were very friendly, attentive, and provided excellent service throughout our meal.
The food was well-prepared and flavorful, although the taste wasn’t quite what we personally prefer. One thing we really appreciated was the kids’ menu. Instead of typical children’s meals, they offer smaller portions of their regular dishes, which is a great idea and much more suitable for kids.
Overall, it’s a great choice for families, thanks to its welcoming atmosphere, thoughtful kids’ menu, and excellent service. We’d happily recommend it to anyone looking for a relaxing place to enjoy a meal with family.
3
Perhaps the restaurant’s popularity has attracted a lot of tourists. However, because it’s so crowded, the quality has also been affected to some extent. People come here hoping to enjoy delicious, special dishes. But if you’re just looking to fill your stomach, there are plenty of other places that are just as good, cheaper, and don’t require squeezing in and waiting.
I was a bit disappointed to see the bottom of the Flammkuchen burnt black. Maybe that’s meant to be this dish’s signature style? If so, it’s not for me, since it had a bitter taste.
My salad plate cost €9.80 — just some salad, corn, a bit of dressing, and crispy fried chicken.
The upside would probably be the service staff and the location.
5
We came for dinner and there was already a wait. Good news is the wait wasn't long, especially if you're open to being seated inside.
Once seated, it did feel like a nice French atmosphere. Stoney walls, low ceilings, and music all added to the ambiance.
The restaurant offers a smaller menu, still plenty of options but not overlydone. to me, that's always a sign that food is prepared fresh.
Then starters came out pretty quick, a watermelon feta salad as well as some sauerkraut balls. I am not a fan of sauerkraut, but these things were delicious!
Our dinner was the flamekuchen and fish and chips (limited pescatarian options). Initially, they brought us the wrong dish out but let us keep it once they brought the right one out. it was definitely too much food for us.
however, everything was delicious!! very well made, more than plentiful serving sizes, ingredients felt fresh - food was delightful.
overall, definitely worth visiting. if you want to sit outside, I would suggest reservations in advance.
it should be noted that that vegetarian or pescatarian options are a bit limited.
5
We went in rather early without a booking and we were lucky enough to get the last table. We were 3 people but we sat at a 2 person table.
This place serves Alsace food which is influenced by both the French and German cuisine as Alsace was previously under the German rule.
We had the traditional Alsace food a spaetzle munster, which is cheese with egg noodles and a waedele au munster, which is the pork knuckle. The cheese in all of the dishes were so nice. The pork knuckle was nice, but the noodle was terrific. The other dish we had was the tarte flambée, which is basically pizza with a lot of cheese and it also taste great. It was such a memorable meal. We got one dry and one sweet wine that we ask the waiter to commend us. Both great. The price on this meal was also surprisingly cheap, considering the quality of the food.
Highly recommend. We recommended some friends who were going to Strasbourg to try this restaurant but it was full and they couldn’t get in.
