Le Cherche Midi — Restaurant in Paris

Not great. I have been in Paris for two weeks and for two weeks have been so pleasantly surprised by the service and the food. This city is beautiful! My thoughts on this restaurant are: we were seated quickly (good), the main waiter was in no way friendly and essentially threw our menus at us (bad) - if this had been a case of a new/young waiter, I would not have left this review - however this was clearly an older guy who was ordering the rest of the staff around (so maybe he was the head waiter/maybe the owner - not sure, we ate here tonight so if the owner wants to check!). In any case, let's get to the most important bit - the food! It's ok. It's not so expensive that you would ask for your money back, but is expensive enough that you know you would never come here again for main courses that should cost 10-15 euro at most...but actually cost 20-25 euro. It's a fast food restaurant, with a limited menu and un-friendly staff - which we might expect on a very touristic street, except this restaurant seems to be hidden away, so you might think you are on to a hidden gem...you are not). Go to any hyper touristic street, you will get the same food, the same prices...except maybe, a level of courtesy,...

Certainly one of my new favorite Italian restaurants in Paris.

The location is nice. The terrasse is on relatively quiet street. We were a party of 3 adults a dog and a newborn in a stroller. The staff were very welcoming and promptly arranged a table for us outside and the service went very well during our visit.

The starters were a great introduction to the quality of their kitchen. We had a plate of meat, a salad with cheese and roasted peppers. Everything tasted fresh and well balanced. I usually truly hate anything with truffle, but their truffle meet was just subtle enough to give a kick without overwhelming my taste buds. But my favourite was still the small green peppers.

For mains, we had various pastas: salmon spaghetti, ricotta ravioli and a pistou pasta of some sort. Nothing too fancy or intellectual. Portion we're fine without being considered "generous" but again, everything was super fresh, well balanced and very much enjoyable.

Desserts we're pretty solid too. Best tiramisu I had in my life ( I usually dislike tiramisu) and the chocolate cake was refined and light.

Simple,...

Stopped in on a Sunday night on my own without a reservation and was kindly greeted . Friendly staff who were happy to explain elements of the menu. Menu included today’s date and looking at previous reviews on Google it seems to change regularly depending on fresh ingredients. I ordered a lamb ragu pasta and the food was hot, pasta was homemade and delicious and sauce was hugely flavourful. Service was also very quick and the servers were helpful and welcoming. Prices very reasonable considering the quality of the food. Lovely location down quiet street, with terrace and indoor tables. Lots of people seem to make reservations especially for the terrace so probably best to book in advance if wanting to sit on the terrace. Would recommend to anyone looking for a nice spot to eat! Thank you for your hospitality, I will definitely be back...