La Côte ou la Cuisse — Restaurant in Paris

It’s rare that I leave a restaurant feeling more frustrated than full, but this place managed to make a complete mess of what could have been a great meal.

Let’s start with the service, or rather, the lack of it. Our waiter was curt and clearly uninterested, bordering on rude. Any questions we asked about the menu were met with impatience, and the general attitude made us feel like we were inconveniencing him by being there.

Things quickly went downhill from there. Our starters and main courses arrived at the same time — not because of a mix-up, but because, as we were bluntly told, “the kitchen was closing.”

As if that weren’t enough, towards the end of our meal, we were asked to move our table so the kitchen staff could access the underground cave below the dining room to store leftover food. Let me repeat that: we were literally asked to shift our table mid-dinner so staff could go back and forth behind us with containers. It felt more like eating in a supply closet than in a restaurant that charges €30 a plate and sets the table with crystalware.

A complimentary salad and an end-of-meal shot do not erase the sense of being rushed, mishandled, and treated like an afterthought.

And that’s the saddest part: the food itself was actually good. The meat was well-prepared, the flavors balanced — someone in the kitchen clearly knows what they’re doing. But the disastrous management and total disregard for basic customer experience make it impossible to recommend. I will...

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How lucky to find this rare gem as we passed by. It seemed cozy, so we popped in for dinner. As soon as we tasted the appetizers, we understood that we're in for a treat! The duck breast and the fois gras were both exquisite. The complementary salad was so flavorful and fresh, that I wish they had it as a menu item too! Honestly, i would keep coming back even just for the salad. With such a strong start, we rightfully had very high expectations for the main dishes. Both the boneless chicken and the grilled steak were great - tender and flavorful. The side dish of french fries was certainly tasty and a very generous portion too, however we felt it represented a certain dissonance. A plate full of french fries reminds us more of traveling to the USA (fast food vibes) and was perhaps not a great match for the exquisite dishes we were served at La Côte ou la Cuisse. Healthier options for side dishes would be appreciated and would really do justice to the great cuisine served here. Even with this being said, we are charmed by this little restaurant. Happy to give 5 stars and now that we know this address, we will most definitely keep...