Le MaZenay — Restaurant in Paris

Warning “A BULLET from your food and impolite waitress”

I am writing this review with considerable disappointment, especially as my first visit to this restaurant last week was pleasant that I decided to return. Unfortunately, my experience tonight was deeply troubling and frankly, unacceptable.

I ordered the "Wild Hunting Duck," which was listed on the menu without any additional warning. While eating, I bit down on something incredibly hard: a piece of lead shot from a shotgun BULLET. The shock and the potential danger of breaking a tooth or worse is something no diner should have to experience.

What truly ruined the evening, however, was the shockingly unprofessional and dismissive attitude of the waitress. When I discreetly and politely brought the LEAD BULLET to her attention, her response was not one of concern or apology. Instead, she claimed this was perfectly normal for a wild duck dish in France, implying that as a foreigner, I was simply ignorant. No prior warning about this potential hazard was given when I ordered, which is a serious oversight in customer safety.

The humiliation did not stop there. A few moments later, when the Israeli diners at the adjacent table asked for their bill, the same waitress turned to them and joked, "You didn't find a bullet in yours, did you?" while looking in my direction. To be openly mocked after raising a legitimate safety concern is beyond unprofessional; it is insulting and deeply disrespectful.

To their credit, they did remove the cost of the duck dish from our bill. However, the gesture felt hollow as my dinner was effectively ruined. I stopped eating my meal out of concern and appetite loss, meaning I left the restaurant without having had a proper dinner. We ended up paying €125 for the rest of our order and had to carry out our unfinished bottle of wine.

A restaurant's responsibility extends beyond the food it serves; it includes ensuring a safe dining environment and treating customers with basic dignity. While finding a pellet in a game dish might be a possibility, the complete lack of a warning and the subsequent contempt and ridicule from the staff are inexcusable.

After a quite good first impression last week, I am now left with a very bitter taste. I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone, particularly tourists who may be subjected to the same dangerous food and...

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