5.3 Le Vin Sobre, 25, rue des Feuillantines in the 5th, 01.43.29.00.23, closed Sundays, (RER: Luxembourg) is one of those places that since it opened in 2003 keeps getting mentioned as a bio-naturel-etc wine bar open when other places are not. I ate at its sister or cousin place in the 7th in 2008 and gave it a 5.2, so I was expecting no fireworks. The menu-carte in interesting and at 34 E for three courses quite reasonable and the wine list is impressive.
I started with a lovely but not thrilling cup of rillettes of mackerel topped with chopped raw spring veggies; moved on to a lovely but not thrilling chuck of lamb shoulder (it being Paques Monday) which was surrounded by fresh spring vegetables (not polenta as advertised at my request); and terminated with a Baba au Rhum with extra rum and a tuile and whipped cream – you’ve got it – lovely but not thrilling.
The bill for a couple with two menu-cartes, a bottle of wine, nice bread and decent coffee and no bottled water would run one 103 E. dB level = 76.1 and it was packed.
Go? Not unless it’s Easter Monday and you’re staying/living near the Luxembourg Gardens.
