L'Auberge de l'Ill

68970 ILLHAEUSERN
Gault&Millau Academy's member
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Chef
Marc Haeberlin
Cooking
French | Gastronomic | Signature cuisine
Services
Access for people with disabilities | Accomodation | Pets allowed | Private Parking
Style
Elegant | Exceptional setting | Romantic
Budget (€)
Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)
155 to 275

Gault&Millau's review 2026

This house is a monument, yet as human and alive as ever, much closer to "Une chaumière, un cœur" than to a mausoleum or temple. A charming, flower-filled home on the banks of the River Ill, where you can enjoy an aperitif in the garden before returning to this room, so imbued with the warmth of Alsace. Marc Haeberlin always has the warm, inviting smile of the man who welcomes his friends. It's true that he's known quite a few of them over the last fifty years, and loyal Alsatians never fail to attend all their celebrations here. The cellar's builder, Serge Dubs, although semi-retired, still makes frequent appearances. Because it's the Auberge, because it's family, because you can't leave here without coming back often, and always. Because the best goose foie gras in the world is made here, spooned out of its large, appetizing bowl, and because the most contemporary dishes have that familiar touch that links them to the house, from the big red mullet with chorizo espelette sauce and polenta to the legendary Haeberlin salmon soufflé or the roasted summer venison knepfle girolles abricot on a well-reduced jus. Is this sharing cuisine to be criticized for not being too thought-provoking? Quite the opposite, in fact, since despite being highly polished and technically impeccable, it remains accessible to all, allowing us to enjoy familiar flavors married with grace and savoir-faire, right down to the magnificent vacherin "de la grand-mère Haeberlin" (Grandma Haeberlin's vacherin) revisited by the very skilful pastry chef Pascal Hainigue. The young, easy-going service is very well supervised by the experienced staff, and the vast, classic cellar gives access to the fine vintages of the Alsace greats, as well as to a number of old vintages, both Bordeaux and Burgundy, which are well-priced.
LOCATION

LOCATION

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Address 2 Rue de Collonges au Mont d'Or
68970 Illhaeusern
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People
  • Marc Haeberlin
    Marc Haeberlin Chef
    Marc Haeberlin Marc Haeberlin Chef
  • Pascal Hainigue
    Pascal Hainigue Pastry Chef
    Pascal Hainigue Pascal Hainigue Pastry Chef
  • Danielle Baumann
    Danielle Baumann Chef de service
    Danielle Baumann Danielle Baumann Chef de service
  • Ana Bastian
    Ana Bastian Head waiter
    Ana Bastian Ana Bastian Head waiter
  • Serge Dubs
    Serge Dubs Head sommelier
    Serge Dubs Serge Dubs Head sommelier