"Andlau is an exceptionally lovely town and Le Boeuf Rouge is a fittingly pretty restaurant. It was very welcoming and the staff kind and friendly. We were happy with our meals. Two of us started with the foie gras. It came with plenty of toasted brioche, and cubes of a wonderful gelée, which tasted of Christmas ham. Delicious. The other two had the smoked salmon plate. We expected the usual bright pink slivers of fish, but what arrived were two sizeable tranches that were cleared smoked in house. It was extremely flavoursome, a little salty and well smoked. It came with an excellent lemongrass crème, almost the consistency of chantilly. The mains were the choucroute garni (an enormous plate with sauerkraut, potatoes and various pork meats), veal cordon bleus (obviously homemade and huge) and the ribs (falling off the broken and lovely). The only slight let down was desert. We had crème brûlée. The custard was a good consistency, a little firm perhaps, and had a good vanilla flavour. However, the brûlée was not well executed as the sugar was still quite grainy in places it needed a longer firing. Overall, though, I would happily recommend this restaurant for a pleasant meal."
