Bistrot Chez France — Restaurant in Paris

Stay away if you are a tourist. They seem to have recently hired an extremely condescending and disrespectful waiter, just like another reviewer mentioned. I also just learned that similarly-behaved patrons visit and support this restaurant. I posted the following review on TA and received a hateful private message from a local within a day, telling me to go back to my own country. The food is not as good as people say it is - really just okay in our opinion, and definitely not worth being secretly despised by the waiter and their racist local patrons over.

When we got there right when they opened for dinner they tried to sit us near the window by the door, where if the door opened the cold wind will come in. Given how cramped the tables were my elderly parents can't sit inside on the couch and must sit with their backs facing the door. My dad has a bad back and cannot endure the wind, so we asked to move inside. While we were accommodated, being literally the only customers at this time, our waiter started to display some strange attitude like we were being demanding and picky about our seats for no good reason. I wanted to explain, but decided against it, and the rest of the night we had the same waiter who continued to make us feel very awkward and uncomfortable.

My elderly mom is also suffering from a health condition, and at the time felt very bloated because of it. She only wanted a hot French onion soup and the opportunity to spend time with us during dinner. When we tried to order just the soup for her the same waiter gave us all sorts of attitude and became really impatient and clearly unhappy. He insisted that she must also get another item or nothing. We ended up getting a crème brûlée for "her" to share at the end.

Being new to the restaurant and France in general we asked for recommendations off the menu, and the waiter not only refused but also gave us such a bad attitude for even asking. I then asked him if they served hot wine, at which point he looked at me mockingly and said no. I don't know why I can't even ask an innocent question. I've had this from other restaurants in Paris. We've been out in the cold all day and I was craving a hot wine, and I was made to feel bad for asking.

Once the entree is served we ate fairly quickly, for 2 reasons: 1) we had a 9:00PM appointment to enter the Eiffel Tower and the restaurant opened at 7:00PM, meaning that we needed to start walking over around 8:30PM; and 2) my parents are suffering from jet lag. Dinner time in Paris is the middle of the night where they are traveling from. If we eat long dinners where they sit and idle for long periods of time they end up dozing off at the table. They become miserable and we end up looking rude.

Therefore, as soon as we are done eating we waved down our waiter and explained that we are done. He took a look at us and said, "no, you are not", and left. We waved him down again, at which point he starts ranting about how we ate too fast and it is not nice to eat fast. "Do you have somewhere to be?", he asked. Well, actually, yes...

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After dessert it was still only around 8:06PM, so I asked for a latte. He jeered and said, "this is France, we don't have lattes" and then stared at me. I felt extremely uncomfortable. I really don't understand where this attitude is coming from. I've had lattes from so many different cafes and restaurants here, and even if they don't serve it all he had to do is say they don't. He then asked me if I wanted an Espresso, but Espressos don't have milk and I like my coffee with milk! So I paused for a few moments, thinking, and my dad asked me if I wanted a cup. This waiter then starts making fun of my dad, "everything comes in a cup. What else will it come in?"

Okay... it's just English conversation. We say, "do you want a cup of coffee?". My dad literally meant if I wanted one anyway (without milk) when he said "do you want a cup".

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I don’t recommend this place at all. Older waiter (maybe owner) was rude, arrogant and hostile from the start. He rolled his eyes because I greeted him in English not French, sorry but I’m a tourist? Every other restaurant didn’t have a problem with that whatsoever. Rudeness aside, there is no ambience or music, and while the food is fast to arrive, it’s bland and overpriced for what it is. The rib steak had a sad salad, the steak itself was cooked medium yet it was so tough, salty and chewy, seemed like a cheap cut too. Bearnaise sauce was cold and overly thick. The chips were also cold. Onion soup was horrible. Apple tarte tatin tasted cold and not fresh and missing pastry, I’ve made better myself at home. Profiteroles were burnt and the chocolate sauce was so bitter you had to spit it out. The only decent item was the bread and ironically the one thing the restaurant didn’t cook itself. The fixed price menu is the only other benefit, the variety and flexibility you can get for the same price is good but obviously you can see this then means quality is no good. Don’t recommend at all. Don’t fall for the rating! If you want a proper steak and frites go to Le Relais de...

Just Not bad food. The owner was so nice, But server was just one. He looked so busy and not nice. If you are smile or nice to him, he will think that. 'O, The person will be fine even too much waiting.' Cause I was.

Already he saw my table's finished, Certainly he knew it my table has to clean. Actually other tables had cleaned immediately finished it. I was waiting for him, Cause he looked busy. But It's a huge mistake. He cleaned my table lastly than other tables. I had next plan, So couldn't eat my dessert. I told him about his act. He heared and then, said to me this. "Are you alone in restaurant?"

O.M.G ...!!!! And he never said anything. I gave up my dessert.

Sometimes It could be happens. I know, But I'd like to ask to him. 'Is it too hard to you just say sorry?So Did it necessary to you?And why did you only to me?If I was not a asian woman, Could you do that?Why don't you try to be a better person?'

Only I liked escargo on starter and The owner's attitude. But I am very so sorry about my last dinner of paris and image for the restaurant be messing from him. This place can...