After a morning of exploring Colmar, few things sound more satisfying than a tarte flambée for…read morelunch. For the uninitiated, it's kind of like a flatbread pizza with white sauce and bacon, but even that description doesn't do it justice -- you'll just have to try it!
In any case, at lunchtime I had my mind made up for some tarte flambée. A quick search on the app helped me find a nearby restaurant, and my friend and I made our way over. We were immediately seated indoors (although there are large heaters if you want to brave the outdoor seating during the winter time) and placed our order for a tarte flambée.
It quickly arrived at our table and -- as happens with a tarte flambée -- it disappeared quickly, and already had our eyes on a different one. My friend ran to the restroom, and while he was gone a server came by to clear his utensils. I asked him to leave them and requested another tarte flambée.
A stretch of time passed before our first server came back and we told her we had wanted to order another tarte flambée, and had the other server put that order in. He hadn't, so we had to wait a bit longer.
Once not even a crumb was left, we requested the check. It took a while to come, and we gave our server our credit card. After about 10 minutes she hadn't come back by, and we inquired about our check. "Oh, our credit card machines are down and we had to reboot them." Another 10-15 minutes and we inquired again. She came back by with our card and said that the machine was broken, and there is an ATM down the street where we can grab cash.
That whole bit was a little inconvenient, so make sure you bring cash and expect service that might be off-putting to Americans. But with the right payment and the right expectations, you'll have a good meal at Jupiler.