Le Bon Georges — Restaurant in Paris

they only open their doors at 7, and reservations are a must. heard a rumor abt how asians are seated at the back, and coincidentally thats where we were seated.

wine menu was extensive, gigantic and intimidating to say the least. unless you know exactly what youre looking for, it might be better to ask the sommelier for help. thats what we did, but all he did was recommend some wines saying “its very nice” or “its very good”. not much description whatsoever. but luckily for us, we went w our usual and a safe option, Pauillac.

anyways on to the food. we were given an introduction in english by another waiter who we thought we in quite detailed w his explanation.

our entree, pate w rabbits was an extremely rare find and done up really nicely. not too soft not too hard, texture was amazing and it held up and didt disintegrate when you eat it. was not too dry and i found it done up perfectly. came w a side of pickles as well.

main no1: steak tartare. done up simply. no seasoning except for salt. and no need for ketchup, mustard or hp sauce. the cattle was procured from a famous butcher in france and the cattle was raised for the sole purpose of making tartare. thank you piggy. served w a side of salad which complimented the tartare well, one spoon of meat on a bed of veggies. a combi i hvent tried.

main no2: stuffed piglet. what i liked was there was a meatier side, and a side w more stuffings with a stronger taste. not my favourite but a really traditional dish that is hard to come by. worth a try.

main no3: the veal. wow. cooked to perfection. served w a rich creamy sauce and a side of fragrant rice. the veal was cooked tender, the fat and skin left a perfect bite.

dessert: the somellier then gave us the menu (in french) and we thought he was going to explain it to us in english. but he later came back and asked us what we wanted. told him we dont understand french, how would we understand the menu. after all, we’re in paris not the countryside, we thought he wouldve explained it to us. after going through without him diving into details, we went for the chocolate mousse. it is rare to have a dessert that contends to be the star of the show. but here we had a large pot of rich creamy chocolate mousse that was unlike any other i had. for 30 euros we already knew it was going to be a large portion. and indeed it was. a large pot that was enough to feed 5-6people. it was so addictive that the 3 of us almost finished it. lying to ourselves over our “last scoops”. we even got stares from the neighbouring table who asked us about the meal and especially the dessert.

overall 9/10 place. would recommend coming here as food triumphs service. although indoor seatings is very tight, for 3 of us we had a small table (those that usually fit 2)...

Quintessential French bistro experience with excellent service, excellent wine, and excellent food.

RESERVATIONS Reservations are recommended and easily made online. There is a good amount of communication between the restaurant and yourself, and we got a heads up when traffic changes as a result of the Olympics which came in just a couple weeks before our reservation.

GETTING THERE The restaurant itself is located on a very charming street on a corner, with an attractive exterior with terrace seating options as well as interior seating.

SERVICE Where is seated promptly once our reservation details were confirmed, and a handwritten chalkboard of The menu was presented. We were given a couple minutes to digest this menu, and with our broken French we eagerly accepted the offer to translate from our helpful server, who went through each one in detail which was really awesome for us, and in fact changed our minds and convinced us to order certain things on the menu. For example, the beef tartar, the server mentioned that it is only beef, pepper, salt, nothing like pickles or other sauces to mask the flavor because the beef is excellent quality. Coincidentally I had just had a beef tartar earlier that day so I wasn't planning on getting it, but when I heard about the quality of the beef I had to order it. It ended up being the best beef tartar I'd ever had!

The wine list is the largest wine list I've ever seen, you need two hands to heft it onto the table. We ordered by the glass, but there are a lot of options by the bottle too. The champagne rosé was excellent for a summer day and with our fish carpaccio appetizer. It also held up well throughout the tartare dish.

FOOD The carpaccio was a thickly cut white fish dish with olive oil and some crunchy carrots and ... Radish? around it. The bread was nice to stop up the sauce after we finished the fish, which was thick and toothsome. We also ordered the chicken dish, which came beautifully presented on a bed of seasonal peas with pork, and a pool of gravy. As mentioned before, the beef tartare was excellent and a standout, it comes with a side salad (not too sweet and very fresh crunchy veggies) and also a side of fries. The dessert wine menu was excellent, and the sommelier was very helpful and to the point, recommending the champagne option, which was served via suction- you've got to order it to see it!

Really excellent and can't wait to come back and try some of the other menu items, throughout the seasons! Would definitely recommend for a romantic night out or a quintessential bistro experience in Paris. Such kind service and we felt welcomed the whole time - thank you so much Le...

I ate here last month and had a terrible dining experience, but I honestly didn’t care to leave a review. Then, I was reflecting on the meal with my friends, and I went to this Google page to read what other patrons thought. I was appalled to see the restaurant responding to every negative review with sass and refuting diners’ opinions and lived experiences. Not to mention, they’re all clearly written with ChatGPT (they’ll deny this, I’m sure). Let’s see what the bot will respond and object about my own experience.

The mediocre food is excusable, and a matter of opinion, but the attitude of the staff is not. I just read a review from a guest from the same night we were there, and they called the staff dismissive and rude. I concur. Meanwhile, the keeper of the Le Bon Georges Google review account tried to deny this. Why is a restaurant trying to invalidate an experience that someone else had? And I’ll second this complaint about the rude staff. I have a nut allergy, and when I tried communicating this to my waiter (an older man, if that helps identify him!) after we ordered, I was loudly scolded for not sharing it immediately. The nuts I am allergic to were not listed in any of the dishes I ordered, so I knew I was going to be fine. I was simply taking precaution. Instead I was met with a rude response akin to a cranky toddler.

The meal goes on, and we’re shoved into the back of the restaurant—which I’m sure will be chalked up to Parisian kitchen space as they’ve done in prior rebuttals, whatever—but it was genuinely uncomfortable and we were essentially eating on top of strangers.

We ordered about five dishes, and aside from the uninspiring food at an outrageous price, we were also victim to the restaurant being out of the beloved chocolate mousse. We didn't make an issue out of it, but we were definitely disappointed that this wasn’t communicated to us early in the meal. It was something we were looking forward to, as it is the most well-known dessert item on the menu. We weren’t offered a complimentary dessert because we didn’t want to complain, whereas the table next to us did, got into a heated argument with the manager, then were offered a free dessert. We didn't care about the free dessert, it was the principle of not being told in advance.

Overall, I would not recommend coming here, especially if service is very important to you. I had many other meals in Paris with nicer staff, better food, and a bill that doesn’t resemble my...