Brasserie de l'Hôtel du Nord — Restaurant in Paris

To save yourself from the embarrassment we suffered, make sure you are aware of the nights they hold events here!! we were recommended this place by a friend, we looked at the menu & it had a good range of food, and some vegetarian options - perfect! we had looked at the instagram so we were aware that there was some kind of show on, which was exciting. When we got there we were told it was a €25 charge each for the performers, fine, we can do that. then we were taken to our table after our coats were taken, the place looked very beautiful and we saw that a lot of the other customers were dressed immaculate and in a 1920’s style. We had not got the memo and had also we had all worn leopard print (because that’s what we have brought separately for our Saturday night on holiday-not planned!) so we were not 1920’s vibe at all and we looked silly. The menu was a set menu for €90, but had no vegetarian menu. We were offered to choose from the a la carte menu when we asked, but we have all worked in hospitality and understood the servers slight grumpiness when they were told this. We just felt really silly and did then ask to leave as we weren’t prepared for the whole night of cabaret. They did allow us to leave and we did feel very bad if they lost money, but we were not aware of the situation. However, if i am in Paris again, I would definitely try and go again, but would be prepared to pay more than expected and I would not wear leopard print. The attention to detail was amazing and everyone looked incredible. I would suggest they add information on the booking page or follow up email what the...

Dropped by on what was clearly a busy day (Reserved on Saturday 07 June 2025 at 7:30 PM), which I totally understand, hustle, bustle, clanging plates, people everywhere.

What I don’t understand is the mysterious man who stood directly in front of me at the reception for a solid few minutes, like some kind of customer-repelling statue, but with just enough motion to make it worse. He even turned his back to me, as if to say, “You? You do not exist.” For a brief, confusing moment, I thought he was cutting the line, turns out, no — just ignoring me with the confidence of someone who truly mastered the art of passive resistance (just when I thought he might be waiting like me, he suddenly came to life, to help the customers who arrived after me).

Not sure if he worked there or was just doing performance art titled “The Customer Does Not Exist” — either way, he stared through me like I was a ghost trying to order a latte in the afterlife. No “hi,” no "bonjour", no “someone will be with you,” not even a polite "I don't work here, I'm just standing weirdly close to the entrance."

Felt about as welcome as an uninvited tourist at a private French vineyard tasting.

No, this place is not recommended to visit, merci...

I have never posted a review before but this was the most outrageous dining experience I’ve ever had. I came with a group of 9 girls for a birthday dinner. We were seated for 30 minutes before anyone came over to bring us water, take our drink order, or even welcome us etc.. Then our waitress comes over, don’t know her name but she was an older woman with a pixie cut. We are not from France but one of my friends speaks French, so she was doing majority of the ordering for everyone. As we ordered, our waitress made disgusted facial expressions and rolled her eyes with every item we ordered. I have quite literally never experienced anyone in food service do this. She also spoke back to my friend in English even though she speaks perfect French, which I felt was rude considering we were making an effort to be respectful. This waitress was outright disrespectful towards us the rest of the night - ignoring us when we tried to get her attention or getting angry when we would ask for more water. The food and atmosphere was incredible but her attitude pretty much ruined...