La Fresque — Restaurant in Paris

Our family has been coming to La Fresque for the past 10 years--each year when we return to Paris for a month, we eat at La Fresque at least 3 times a week. We love good unpretentious French cuisine at an affordable price that has great value and La Fresque hits it every time.

Their lunch menu at 20 euros include an appy and a main or main and dessert. For the appy, there is always a choice of 5 different things and at least 4 to 5 for the main and 4 to 5 choices for dessert. This week, we have already been 3 times for lunch and a sample of what we had: apples...bulots; home made gnocchi with cream sauce; quail with morel mushrooms; herring and mackerel in a curry sauce.

mains....faux filet of beef (steak) with pepper sauce with scalloped potatoes; pork tenderloin with a mango sauce with braised leek and fennel; duck breast with a side of sweet potato puree; beef tartare with roasted potatoes and salad.

Everything we have had this week have been absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection. Steaks and duck breast are not overcooked and so flavourful.

A glass of very good wine is only 3 euros and a house bottle is 12 euros.

Service is always efficient and friendly at La Fresque and they will never rush you for your table. There is a choice of a table outside of inside and you can people watch during your meal since the restaurant is across from Les Halles shopping center with pedestrian walkway only.

We love eating at La Fresque and you get excellent value for home cooked French food that is a good portion. We will be returning again in a few days for more great dinners...

This from the outside seemingly small restaurant has another area underground with more tables and a pretty nice atmosphere.

On a summer night you can sit outside and watch while hundreds of people pass by, even thought it is the center of Paris there were almost no cars passing in front of the restaurant, which makes for a more pleasant dining experience.

The food was very tasty with pretty plating. I wasn't very satisfied with the amount of sauce the baked potato had for my Beef Tartar, but after asking I got more without a problem.

Which brings me to the service. I was attended by two very attentive and nice servers. The food came in fast and I didn't had to fight for attention to order something. Note that when I are there the restaurant wasn't full.

All in all, good food, nice service and fair...

Stumbled upon this place by chance and we were so lucky to snag a spot without reservations, as this ended up being my most favourite meal in Paris! The restaurant is small and cosy, with a very warm and inviting atmosphere. The waiters were all incredibly nice, helped us to navigate the menu which was all in French, and gave us great recommendations from their daily menu.

We started off with the razor clams and egg parfait, both of which were very delicious. For mains, we had the duck, pork, as well as the tuna tataki which is supposed to be one of their signature menu items. Whilst the tuna was a little bit underwhelming for us, both the duck and the pork were insanely good!

For dessert we had a small chocolate chestnut cake which was very moist and the perfect way to finish...