Gros — Restaurant in Paris

This restaurant feels like an intro to trendy food. The cuisine was nothing too crazy but had some interesting flair and the prices were not outrageous. To start we had pate and wine and for dinner we had two orders of the vegetarian special (it was a celery risotto), a steak with mushroom and polenta, and a truffle risotto. I did not try to pate but my friends said it was underwhelming. The bread it was served with was stupendous though. The wine was not great but drinkable. As for dinner we were surprised by our celery risotto. I believe there was a miscommunication since we do not speak french but we though it was a regular Italian risotto with with celery and other vegetables. However it was really celery root cooked in the fashion of risotto with no actual rice and some truffle shavings. This might be a french style of risotto so I wouldn’t take points off for it. Plus it was quite good and the presentation was nice. The truffle risotto was made with pastallini and had a nice truffle flavor. My friends however did not really enjoy their steak. They complained it lacked salt, the mushrooms were literally just raw and scattered on top of flavorless polenta. The service was also quite slow and the server ignored us many times when were trying to...

Service déplorable !! Une serveuse mal polie et très peu commerçante.

Arrivée à 17h, je m’installe dans l’après midi pour boire un verre et lire mon livre au soleil. J’attends 4 amies pour boire et manger qui arrivent sur les coups de 18h30/45. Je consomme une citronnade, tout va bien.

À 18h30, une serveuse (stressée, brune, 40aine) prend son service : refus de nous rapprocher une table vide alors que mes amies arrivent d’ici 5/10min, pas de menu malgré plusieurs demandes qu’elles n’a sûrement pas entendu me répondant si vite et d’un ton sec. Si peu professionnelle. Juste après ma demande 1 amie arrive, pas de menu malgré plusieurs demandes, on demande au serveur initial de l’après -midi et nous lui expliquons notre mécontentement. Il s’excuse pour la gêne occasionnée et nous donne le menu. 5 min plus tard nous sommes 3. La serveuse se daigne à nous changer de table. Une proche de l’entrée.

À 5 (à 18h46), on ajoute une chaise nous-mêmes : elle nous engueule ! Aucune considération, elle ne cherche pas à trouver une solution ne donne pas de chaise à mon amie qui reste debout, on part outrées.

On lui explique à quel point nous la trouvons désagréable et peu commerçante. Excuse maladroite : elle « pensait qu’on était 4 au lieu de 5 ». Aucun sens du service, très mal reçu. On a dépenser une citronnade et 2 verres de vin blanc fini en cul-sec. Au lieu de plusieurs verres et des repas à 5 !

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Having slowly worked my way through the trendy restaurants of Paris' 10eme arrondissement, I finally got around to booking a table at Gros and found myself wondering why I hadn't been sooner. The dishes on the menu are creative and inspired, from blue prawns to poached quail. The desserts are a must-try, too! The lunch menu is surprisingly affordable, at €19 for two courses and €23 for three. Grab a table on the...