Au Rêve — Restaurant in Paris

I wanted to have lunch here, having read about this Café. By chance, I arrived in the middle of a Funeral purvey. I'm sure the Deceased was loved. His friends and family made that clear... So, occupying one of the - two -not- Funeral tables, I had a lovely meal: seabass, with ( crème de )Brussel sprouts. .. Stay with me. It was amazing!

But the food was not the Only Thing.

This is a great cafe. I was welcomed, as soon as I opened the door, by The Hardest Working Woman In Paris...who offered me something to drink before I even sat down. She kept an eye on us...2 or 3 random tourists...whilst attending to her Regulars ( bravely lunching, outside- in- the - cold ) ...and focused on the party who'd congregated to celebrate the life of their friend.

A perfect example of what we understand by '...

Amazing local place. The staff was lovely and the food was exactly as it should be! I ordered snails and beef tartar. The snails had some of the best garlic oil and pesto I've ever tried, creamy and rich. The escargot themselves were perfectly cooked and were not chewy. The beef tartar had a savory and light flavor which wasn't overpowered by the rest of the ingredients. The staff was polite, friendly, and jovial! They invited me back for breakfast and even spoke English with me while I butchered French. Fair warning, this is a local cafe and fills up very quickly in the evening time. Call ahead for reservations or stop in btween busy hours, it is...

We were told it's a great local haunt for lunch, but its disappointing; the food is tasteless, and staff is the Paris stereotype of rude. The 50-something waitress ignored us for a half hour to instead flirt with a mid-day drunk at the bar. Then she treated us like a bother when we asked for salt and pepper and made very rude remarks in French to other staff about us (she did not realize I am from Quebec but speak English for my wife...) The worst experience we had anywhere in Paris; go elsewhere for lower prices, better food, and better service; who wants to spend 70 Euros to get insulted over a...