Culinaire Bazaar — Restaurant in Le Raincy

Beware, they do not honour confirmed reservations. We were told that all their tables were booked and that their online system “doesn’t close out reservations” - meaning that (according to this theory, which I doubt) they will continue to take online bookings infinitely even if all tables are sold out. If this happens, according to them, your reservation is not honoured (as is what happened to ours).

After having travelled all day, we were exhausted and hungry so ate at the bar of the restaurant. From the time we sat down, to the moment we paid and left, at least 4 tables that I could see remained empty throughout (photo of these empty tables attached).

The food was very average (and some things below average). There were little flies around the restaurant and kitchen (but that’s to be expected, to some degree, I suppose). Staff was not service oriented (again, as to be expected probably). Overall, I could have put up with all these things at an airport hotel restaurant where expectations are adjusted, but the blatant lack of accommodation for a confirmed reservation with nonsensical explanations really took this experience...

One of the worst to not say THE worst experience we had ins long time, especially being in France. To start the price is ridiculous comparing the quality of the food. We ordered a st valentine menu (65 euros p person). It brought as a starter a foie gras that had nothing to do with it , was a modern way to serve it using a mixer using other condiments that ruined the taste of it. After was a ceviche that came with CREAM instead of tiger milk, we couldn’t have more than two bites. For the main course that came after half an hour after the ceviche it was a veal with trouffle potatoes that was ok but nothing wow. On the other side we order a curry that was full of cream mixed with the coconut cream that made it almost impossible to taste the flavor of it , really bad. I would recommend to the chefs and the management to try to make more simple food and to the basics flavours of the food they are offering. We sat at the bar and one chef kept eating pieces of fruit with her hand and touching the food at the same time 🥵 something inadmissible...

Wow that was awful. Took about an hour and a half to get our food, which was mostly inedible. About an hour after ordering, the waitress (who was also the hostess, poor thing was very apologetic and very stressed) came up to me and told me that they had run out of the dish I had ordered. I had to change my order, and then the food started coming out very slowly (and cold. The only good/warm thing was the fries). My friend ordered the shrimp pasta and the pasta was one giant brick, and I could smell the shrimp from the other side of the room. My brother ordered the €40+ chateaubriand which was a tiny brick of burnt steak, which was supposed to come with a hollondaise sauce but came with a strange dill sauce instead. They offered to comp us drinks for the delay, but even that took about 45 mins to arrive. I think they were severely understaffed. On top of this all, it was SO EXPENSIVE! Seriously, we wished we had just ordered Uber eats to the hotel room. Don’t make the same...