From Paris (November
2013), we would like to share the following new information:
Le Relais de l'Entrecote. 20, rue Saint Benoit, 75006
Paris, France (Luxembourg). We always visit this restaurant while in Paris and
the place continues to please. Everything was fine this time; service, the
meat, and of course the fries. The atmosphere is energizing.... and not
expensive. Still recommended.
Fusion Restaurant Oscar Paris. 15, rue de Pyramides,
75001 Paris, France (Louvre / Place Vendôme). A great, inexpensive, non-touristy
restaurant in Paris. This is a great option in Paris in terms of quality,
price, and service. The restaurant i swell decorated and has one view of a
scenic side street (next to Eglise St. Roch) which provides tranquility. The
service is fantastic they really try to make you feel good and please you. Wine
is list is small but very well chosen, food is delicious (although nothing
sophisticated), and the prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended when you
are not fishing for Etoiles...
Le
Sergent Recruteur. 41 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Ile, Paris, France. It is not
recommended - why the star?
We went to
collect another "Etoile" (it has 1 Micheloion star), which in our
view is totally undeserved. Problems:
1. The space
is minuscule; you might as well eat in a bus.
2.
Decoration is very poor, nothing to remember or admire.
3. Service
is uncoordinated - too many people running around, picking up plates changing
forks, etc., but with no real purpose.
4. No menu
was offered, it was assumed we would just go with the fixed menu, but the price
was not announced beforehand. Obviously it was what we expected (EUR 130 per
person), but it needs to be said upfront.
5. We added
the "small wine" service at EUR65 per person (the regular one is
EUR90 per person). Nothing to remember. The worst part was that the waiter
would explain each wine by trying to describe it "fresh, flowery,
whatever" - why describe it, if we are about to taste it?! Each time I had
to ask the appelation to know what I was drinking.
6. The worst
part.... the food! I don't even remember a single dish we ate. The vegetable
"from our garden" were tasteless. Fortunately, we did not agree to
the "white truffles we just got" at EUR65 per person!! (an old trick,
by the way....)
Total bill
EUR500. With that money, go the La Tour D'Argeant, or any 2 or 3 starred
restaurant in Paris.
They really
need to work hard to earn that kind of money, so unless they introduce major
changes, this one deserves to lose the star right away.
Lutetia
Ile Saint Louis. 33, quai Bourbon, 75004 Paris, France. Good for coffee. Well
located near Notre Dame, it has good coffee and croissants. A good place to
stop if you are walking the neighborhood to recharge.
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