Al Ajami — Restaurant in Paris

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME The waiters are @- holes and will treat you like trash (and steal from you by overcharging). The other staff was really nice, but in France, the waiter runs the show.

We had been travelling all day from Italy to Paris, got checked into our hotel and it was 9pm. We were starving (we are vegan so harder to eat on the road), and Al Ajami is on the corner next to our hotel. We came in and asked for an English menu. The hostess was very nice and was very got us a menu we could read. I am better at Italian than French, and needed a little help.

Our first time in France, we knew enough to be polite and ask very nicely in french if they would switch to english. Once we were seated, our server ignored us for over 25 minutes. We would have left right then but we were starving and it was late and we didn't want to chance it. The server refused to even look at us. One of the bussers noticed us being ignored and took pity on us and brought us some radishes and olives.

Finally the waiter came, and I asked if he would be able to help us in english (I asked in French). He said NO ONLY FRENCH. I said ok and we attempted to order. He was very rude, and then repeated all of our orders back in english (showing that he knew english but choose to not be very nice and force us to try to talk directly to him in French only).

Needless to say the food was good, and we ate it all since we were starving. The waiter never came back the entire meal, even though we actually wanted to order more food. I finally asked for the check. When it came, he had charged us 9 Euro for one bottle of water. The hostess even questioned the amount of the water charge, and he told her to bring the check anyways.

I could tell she knew we were getting screwed and was uncomfortable with what was happening, but she did as she was told.

All in all, very unfriendly. I would eat there again and likely every day of the trip, but they won't get another euro from me because of the attitude and the...

Wondering around the apartment that we were staying at on our first day in Paris near L'Arc de Triomphe , we found this restaurant. Being a native to France, but growing up in the U.S., I was keenly aware of the possibility of getting ripped-off at a restaurant, not far from L''Arc de Triomphe. We were all excited after reading the menu on the window, as my wife and I are big fans of Lebanese food and we wanted to introduce our kids to good Lebanese food. We had just gotten off the plane a few hours earlier and this place looked very nice. Looks are deceiving. We ordered a few different things to share along with a bottle of wine and orange juice for my son, who was very adamant on having his O.J. At the end of the dinner we received our bill (before having the opportunity to order dessert) and the server immediately started to explain the bill and why it was so much, even though I didn't ask. This was an immediate red flag. Sure enough we were charged 22 euros for 2 small glasses of O.J. and 7.50 for a small bottle of Coke for our daughter. They also overcharged us on our other entrees we ordered. I was furious! The bill came out to 178+ euros for a family of 4, sharing plates. I explained to the server that he was obviously ripping us off and he claimed that we were in the "Golden triangle" of Paris, whatever that means. It's too bad, because the food was actually good and I would have recommended this place to other people, since I'm in the wine business and come in contact with many people who spend time in Paris. My first red flag, should've have been when we were waiting for our table, there were pigeons eating of the plates of the previous patrons. Shame on me for not knowing better, but in my defense we were weary travelers who were very hungry and shame on this restaurant for so blatantly taking...

OVERALL. Authentic Lebanese cuisines with great savoir-faire. If you’re looking to taste Lebanese cuisine or you’re looking to enjoy a typical Lebanese culinary experience, this is definitely the place to go!

AMBIANCE. Calm and Mediterranean. The place has lots of intimate places where to sit and it is quite calm and comfortable.

FOOD. Absolutely delightful typical Lebanese dishes. From the Salads to the Mezzes and Dishes : everything is so savoury. You can feel the high qualitative ingredients and savoir-faire when tasted. Our best recommendations : Tabouli Kafta (amazing) Kebbe Rakakat Labne bi toum And so on: everything is so tasteful!

They also have menus depending on the experience you’re looking for.

SERVICE. People there are really helpful and they have this special attention towards the guest.

PRICES. To be honest, this place is largely on the expensive side generally speaking. Quality and authenticity make it understandable though.

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