L'Epoque — Restaurant in Paris

This place is really not well kept and dirty. I understand that it is a traditional restaurant and the place wants to keep the "old Parisian look" but this does explain the shabby furniture and general lack of cleanness of the place. Service attitude was ok, but getting your food from a waiter with a dirty T-shirt is not fine... If the serving areas looks dirty, I do not want to think how the kitchen looks. The space is really tiny and in a warm day is hot, smelly and stuffy inside. The toilet.... don't even get me started... Food was average. I ordered a speciality tartare with foie-gras and duck breast, however I did not see these ingredients in the dish (except 5-6 tiny, tiny pieces of duck). Still, I was charged the full price. Really not a...

TOURIST TRAP. Stopped in for a snack and drink at "happy hour" 5/8/2019. Suffering from a cold and severe cough I asked for water. Waiter came back with menu. when I asked for water again he brought a bottle of water which is customary service for most sidewalk bistros in France. We ordered oysters a terrine and champagne. Drinks came then he announced: oysters finished, so we said we would just have the country terrine. Next he delivered the more expensive fois gras which after much protestation he took back and returned with the country pate. Finished. The bill arrived listing 2 -8 euro drinks, the terrine and a 10 Euro charge for the water. Upcharging!!! STAY AWAY! I protested to no avail. we left promising to review here...

This is a very good option for a casual French meal in an interesting and wel-frequented neighbourhood near the Pantheon.

The menu has something for everyone, from foie gras and escargots to tartare (their specialty) and burgers, to salads. I really enjoyed my generous Nicoise salad. And the crème brûlée at the next table looked great (and I overheard them telling the waiter how good it was).

Good value. Home style French cooking. More about the taste and value than fine presentation. The decor is dated, and it’s super cosy, but in a comfortable way - and that adds to the charm!

Interesting area to wander around. Loads of...