Le Bougainville — Restaurant in Paris

Arrived in Paris and wondered about and came across this restaurant and a lady was so helpful with us in the mornkng we decided to head back there for dinner. On arrival we were given a end corner seat which was good as Lizzie (11 months old) might get a lil fussy so everything was perfect. Managed to order our food despite no one spoke English there. After about 10 mins our appetiser arrived and it was pleasant as we were hungry. 30 mins later the main course hadn’t arrived and Lizzie got hungry and fussy and we had to take turns to walk he outside so it dosent disturb any of the other patrons. I freaking hour and the food still not here. I sat and watch every other French table get served within 15-30 mins while we just sat there waiting. Finally I realised this restaurant didn’t want to serve asians it seemed and went to the cashier to pay for the appetiser only to get a confirmation as the cashier (an older fat man) who seemed to be the owner or manager didn’t even apologise. So no harm done, one hungry and crying 11 month old and a very shocked couple from Singapore who’s first trip to Paris was an eye opener.. even if the food rocks, I’d say to Asians to stay away from this seemingly racist...

Pretty terrible. Dishes were served cold, meat was extremely dry and tough. Perhaps unevenly heated from a microwave. Beef Bourguignon was bland. It took them less than 5 minutes to bring out the food, which was already suspicious. We arrived early, around the time they opened for dinner, and the menu was already limited - there were only a few dishes ´available’ to order, this included dessert at the end as well. No ice cream, for instance. The cutlery was also dirty, we had to ask for new glasses and forks. Most if not all the wine is bio or « natural »- so take note of that if you do not like natural wine , which tastes a bit like it is rotting… I live in Paris and it’s one of the worst meals I’ve had in...

I do not recommend this place.

Went for dinner here based on proximity to the hotel and seemingly good reviews. Upon arrival, in an empty room we got offered a table crammed between the kitchen and staff door which we refused. The waiter reluctantly gave us another table. The pumpkin soup was completely bland, adding tons of salt made it somewhat edible. We could also see and hear it getting warmed up in a microwave in the kitchen, makes you think how fresh it actually was.

Bourguignon and chicken were okay but nothing impressive, more like canteen level. The wine was good though.

A total bill of 67 euro for 2 people is okay I suppose but still...