Fleur De Sel

Another delightful meal. This restaurant never disappoints. The food was fresh, delicious and beautifully presented. And, the owner was charming, as always.

Dinner at Fleur de Sel tonight. AMAZING as always but tonight oh my god! So good! Started off with Romain with roasted garlic and vinegrette and a side of this french fries they make that you would litterally sell you kids for! Then it was on to Chicken in a cream white wine sauce, pasta with BIG chunks of bacon and their signature veg! I’m telling you, reasonably priced and top notch food and service! It doesn’t get better then this!

Fleur de Sel is a great place to go for a non-​pretentious home cooked French meal. The food is excellent and the venue is tiny, just like something you would find on the street corner in Paris.
Menu prices seem steep for a brasserie.

The duck pâté was super delicious and the bison bourguignon was extremely flavorful & tender.

The best French bistro in Calgary hands down. It’s as close to dining in France as you can get in Calgary as you can get. The menu never changes in the traditional way.

Mergueses (sp?) sausage cooked in the cassoulet, HUGE white beans, lamb chops grilled and served on top, the sauce was excellent (see photo)
Very nice bread and olive oil for a $ 25 lunch

Great service and good food. The place is very small, but everything I had was very good. I would like to go back to try other things…

Super fun place — great professional service.
… transported to France — as you walk through the curtain at the front door.

I was here on 01/​28/​2012, with 5 other guests. It wasn’t my first choice, rather chosen by another who had been here on another occasion.
Throughout the night, 4 bottles of red wine were consumed, and a diet coke by me. I’m a non-​alcoholic. Anyways lets get to the food. Appetizers that were ordered, consisted of this French Onion soup $ 12, Scallops (Bayonne, Rosemary), this is a salad with a vinaigrette Dressing accompanied with two medium sized scallops. $ 15,
The Entrée’s that were ordered that night, A couple orders of Rack of lamb $ 39, Beef tenderloin $ 39,a couple orders of Ahi Tuna $ 37, Grillled tenderloins of Ahi Tuna $ 37.
with 4 bottles of red wines averaging around $ 90.00 each.
I can’t speak for how the other meals tasted, but my scallops were quite tasty, I was just expecting more than two when they showed up to the table. As for the rack of lamb, it was very tender. If I was going to say anything negative at all about it, it’s that the chops were a little on the fatty side. Also they could’ve put the hot mustard on the side of the dish, instead of the lamb right on top of the hot mustard.
My wife couldn’t finish her Beef Tenderloin, so I tried a piece and It was like cutting through butter.
I have to agree with other reviews when it comes to price. Although I wasn’t paying, I estimated with tip it was around $ 800.00 for 6 people.
Small restaurant, good service overall, in the old Tivolli stripmall for you Calgarian’s out there.

As I walked into this petite, french eatery, I can’t help but noticing all the posters on the wall. Apparently, they’re original ad pieces from around the world. The ambience was dim and romantic but also very chill and relaxed at the same time. I also noticed that they cater to a much older crowd.

Our waiter was very tentative and introduced me to this enhancer that sweetens your wine. It was the first time I ever heard or saw something like that. It gives the white wine a little rose color and makes it a little more easier for all you non wine drinkers to swallow… hehe.
I never tried fois gras before so I was anxious to finally try it out. We also ordered one of my favorite, escargot. The escargot were cooked with sauteed onions and sausages. I’m not a fan of onions so the aroma ruined the escargot for me. The fois gras on the other hand was splendid. It’s not just any pâté I’ve tasted. It had this intense flavor as it melts in your mouth like butter. I must of ate half if it!
The waiting time between our appetizer and main course was quite long so I wasn’t too impressed. My lamb dish finally arrived and it was well worth the wait. The lamb was a little over cooked to my liking but yet the meat was still tender. I didn’t enjoy the reduction sauce so much and the vegetables were just ok.
I had a piece of my friends duck because they were raving about it but I didn’t enjoyed it so much. I thought the meat was tough and chewy.
Overall, the service was awesome and the food was quite tasty. French settings are always so quiet and formal so this restaurant caught me off guard, for the better. Comfort is the key to every meal so when you pair that with informative waiters, you get a very accommodating experience. Definitely a place to come back.

3.5 if I could give it. The food is truly french through and through. Fleur De Sel is an experience I am glad I tried but I don’t think I will be back again. The hit to the wallet alone makes my legs shake a little.
Patience is a virtue as the kitchen takes its time to prepare the meals but the end product is delicious and screams France.
The waiter we had was a little odd but I guess it is luck of the draw. He seemed nervous at the table and had a very interesting 80s curly hairdo. My dinner partner and I spent much of the meal mesmerized as his hair bobbed around the restaurant.
I know this will sound odd but the washrooms are a pleasant surprise for both men and ladies. Just trust me on this, you will walk about with a smile on your face and a chuckle in your throat after visiting Fleur De Sel’s unique facilities.
On that note, bon voyage on your adventures at Fleur De Sel.

Always great, a bit of France in Calgary

It’s just so impossibly *French* you know?
The tight tables, the menu, the service — between the door and the curtain you walk through, I swear you get transported to France. I imagine some people love it here, some people hate it. I am in the category that love it.
The food is always melt-​in-​your-​mouth perfect. The wine list is good. The vibe is perfectly pitched.
note: I’ve been told its a little uppity. I don’t get the rude feeling like you do sometimes when you walk into a shoe store and the girls are snobby and you’re like, «but you sell shoes for a living???» and leave in a confused haze, sans-​shoes. I think it’s just… French. I say deal with it, I’ve never noticed and I’m quite sensitive to these things.
If you’re looking to impress a woman (uhh…not really a girl, but you know, one of the grown-​up ones) or to say I love you, or to spend a couple of hours with dear friends, this is where you want to be.