** A perfect early-fall dinner in Metz**…read more We had a wonderful evening at Les Tavernes. Our group ordered steak, chicken cordon bleu, and fish, and everyone left happy. Each dish came with a fresh side salad, rich mushroom gravy, and crispy French fries, and some of us had green beans too. The portions were generous and the flavors were spot on. We finished with apple pie, which was the perfect way to end the meal. Service was friendly, attentive, and relaxed. We sat outside on a warm early fall evening, and it made the whole dinner feel special. It's also just a few blocks from our hotel, so it was easy to walk over. Highly recommend for a relaxed, satisfying meal in Metz. We'd happily come back!

Had a great experience great selection of food and the staff were friendly and spoke english pretty…read morewell! Would recommend!

Rating: 88/100 pts…read more 100 Patates--or, 100 Potatoes, if that wasn't obvious from the many pictures of potatoes. What's less obvious is how awesome this place is. I walked in just before noon and found the place almost empty, but by the time I was putting in my order, every seat in the restaurant was filled with locals. Expect a cross between French and German cuisine, but a stronger lean on the German side. The menu is quite extensive, including many dish names I wasn't familiar with, but what WAS certain was that regardless of what you order, your meal will most definitely include some combination of 1) Potato + 2) Meat + 3) Cheese. You'd be surprised at how many different permutations the Alsatians have figured out for this trio. What I ordered included a baked potato covered in cheese, with 4 types of sliced meats (salami, pepperoni, ham, and prosciutto) on the side. Not to be outdone, the meal also came with enough sliced vegetables to ensure a day's worth of nutrition. My friend got the Cheese Fondue--which also came with a baked potato, sliced ham, and a vegetable spread. I actually preferred this Cheese Fondue to my baked potato + cheese waterfall. First off: the potatoes are fantastic. Flakey? Flavorful? Yes, yes. 100 Patates does potatoes right. The meats were delectable as well. Though I rattled off "salami" and "ham" above, these are not your standard grocery store cold cuts. Sure, they technically still are cold cuts, but these meats have more substance and more flavor. Indeed, this is real food, rather than your standard sodium + nitrate-fest. And lastly, the cheese. Hot damn, this is some good cheese! The potatoes and meat might make you think you're in Germany, but the cheese fondue reminded me I was still very much in France. Portions are delightfully monstrous. I didn't even get a full course, and it was still way too much food for me. ...but seeing as this was to be my last meal in France, I sprung to the dessert menu and ordered what was the equivalent of a Chocolate Lava Cake. This was awesome as well! Soft, gooey in the center...it felt real, and not as if had been nuked out of a freezer. Authentic, reasonable, and filling. This is not a tourist trap, but real food, catering to real locals, and a great way to enjoy some regional specialties.

Being vegetarian I thought this was a easy choice! Nope. The only thing I could get was just a…read morebaked potato, all other menu items came with meat! Disappointed

My wife and I had to wait about 20 minutes before someone took our order. Then we saw that everyone…read moreelse kept getting their food but us, including couples who had come in after us. My wife was a server so she waited until she saw our waitress to ask what happened as we had been sitting there for 45 minutes since ordering. The woman behind the counter never turned our order in! Are you kidding me?! Barely an apology and no offer of compensation: just "It'll be ten more minutes." We left. Absolutely awful in every way.

Great local experience. Learn some phrases to get you through dinner. Choose your meat and watch it…read morebeing cooked in the wood-fired oven, which is unique and delightful. Have fun and the cook might salute you with his glass of wine. We had an entrecôte rib eye with a wine reduction and a veal (veau) cutlet. Both were delicious, and we left feeling happy to have experienced a little bit of bonhomie in Pont-a-Masson. Only thing to avoid is the recommended local Abbey beer, which is a Belgian knock-off. This is France, have some wine with your dinner! P.S. Father's Army artillery battery camped outside of town during Christmas of 1944.