Etoile Alsacienne

This is an old hotel and restaurant building. The main access to the restaurant is up six stone steps. I did not notice any ramp. Inside, the restaurant toilets are on the first floor up steep stairs with narrow treads. (I know of similar staircases where some people have descended backwards as they felt it safer) There was no indication of any toilets on the restaurant level. The main restaurant is a room with bare wood and plastered walls, solid floor, a few curtains and wood furniture. There is no sound-damping so the room was noisy even when only half full. Fortunately there was no background music! At lunch there was just a simple menu with a choice of a two- or three-course menu of the day or a 48€ menu of two choices for each course, which also served as the à la carte for lunchtime. We did not see the choices shown on the website. There is a three-volume wine list with wines from less than 20€ to more than 500€! But there is no list of wines by the glass. For a glass of wine it was necessary to ask and so, after specifying a grape type, Tristan opened a bottle. There was no indication of the price for the glass served (which were billed as 7€ for an Ammerschwihr pinot gris and 6€ for VDP du Vaucluse grenache). We were not asked whether we had any allergies.. We were given a single amuse bouche tartlet with no indication of what it contained. The warm, dark bread was well-seeded. The courses were traditional in style, well-cooked and presented. They were without any particularly interesting flavours. The bread crumbs were not removed from the table before the dessert was served. There were no mignardises to accompany the coffee. The restaurant seemed to be run by Valeria in the kitchen and Tristan as waiter/sommelier but without any other staff. Hopefully they have more support in busier times?