Review: La Sherpa

Periodically, we will be posting reviews of Toulouse restaurants. That being said, these reviews will not have pictures as we tried many of the places before we began documenting our food adventures. However, M and I will try to be as descriptive as possible and do our best to make up for the lack of photos.

Crepes are a well-known French dish. They resemble very thin pancakes and you can have them either salty (with eggs, cheese, ham...etc) or sweet (honey, sugar, nutella ...etc) We found a nice little cafe on Rue de Taur that created these to perfection. Along the streets filled with cafes, creperies, and kebab shops, La Sherpa can be easily missed. This cafe offers not only an extensive list of crepes but also many different types of tea. However, having gone there twice, we had to wait at least 20 mins each time because it was filled with people. The seating arrangement may be a bit bizarre. They tried to sit us with another couple to optimize their space usage, but we told them we'd rather wait.

For our meal, we ordered a Provencial crepe (ham, cheese, egg, provencial herbs), a Vietnamese salad, hazelnut crepe, and an apple crepe with vanilla ice cream. The portions provided were generous. The salad was fresh with an interesting mixture of apples, raisins, lettuces, imitation crab meat, chicken, tomatoes, and cucumber. I was quite full after this course but still looked forward to my dessert.

As for the Provencial crepe, M said that it reminded him of an omelet since the fillings were the same. Needless to say, it was very satisfactory.

M and I had different opinions on the desserts. He thought that his (apple with ice cream) was a little small and lacking in taste. I, on the other hand, thought the chocolate hazelnut crepe was delicious.

For those who have food allergies (especially to nuts), remember to ask your waiter what your dish contains - food allergy is very uncommon in France.

Verdict:
Overall, I liked the place very much, I thought the decor was cute and it's a perfect place to grab a casual lunch or an afternoon snack. M thought La Sherpa was very average and had nothing special to offer.

Rating: 3/5 (Y) 2.5/5 (M)
Price: $

La Sherpa
46 Rue du Taur
31000 Toulouse, France
05 61 23 89 29