Le Petit Panthéon — Restaurant in Paris

Ok, this restaurant has become one of my top three I’ve ever eaten at. I’m in my late 50’s, I’ve travelled my entire adult life and been around the world a few times now. This restaurant, Le Petite Pantheon, is just ridiculously good. The owners, husband and wife, are incredibly welcoming and hospitality is not missing. I was greeted with a smile and human warmth. He suggested the first course of salad and terrine which was really large actually. Terrine made in house, don’t forget what I said, as it was amazing. Plus the entré rotisserie chicken also made in house. No no they didn’t raise the chicken in house(ha ha) but was prepared in house. Add to this he opened a bottle of Saint Émilion in front of me, offered me to taste it then poured my glass. It was fantastic to say the least. Once the main plate was finished I was offered a choice of crème caramel or chocolate mousse as a dessert. Remember what I wrote above “made in house”. Everything is made in house, nothing frozen, at all. The menu is small, one page, which normally means it’s going to be better food than a five page menu. Because if it’s small it means frozen is not part of the game. So here’s the kick, it’s his wife that is the chef and prepares all the food, daily. If I could give this restaurant more than five stars I would. I sat outside on the small terrace side of road and sat down at 9:45pm. Just an amazing dinner with amazing service and amazing food. Then comes the bill … 22€. You have to be kidding me, 22€, yes unreal for that meal with that wine and that service. In the 5th in Paris on a Friday night.

Ok, ce restaurant est devenu l'un de mes trois meilleurs où j'ai jamais mangé. J'ai la fin de la cinquantaine, j'ai voyagé toute ma vie d'adulte et j'ai fait le tour du monde plusieurs fois maintenant. Ce restaurant, Le Petite Pantheon, est tout simplement ridiculement bon. Les propriétaires, mari et femme, sont incroyablement accueillants et l'hospitalité ne manque pas. J'ai été accueilli avec un sourire et une chaleur humaine.

Il a suggéré le premier plat de salade et de terrine qui était vraiment grand en fait. Terrine faite maison, n'oubliez pas ce que j'ai dit, car c'était incroyable. En plus du poulet rôti à l'entrée également fait maison. Non, non, ils n'ont pas élevé le poulet à la maison (ha ha) mais il a été préparé à la maison. Ajoutez à cela qu'il a ouvert une bouteille de Saint Émilion devant moi, m'a proposé de la goûter, puis a versé mon verre. C'était pour le moins fantastique. Une fois l'assiette principale terminée, on m'a offert un choix de crème caramel ou de mousse au chocolat comme dessert. Rappelez-vous ce que j'ai écrit ci-dessus "fait maison". Tout est fait à la maison, rien de gelé, du tout. Le menu est petit, une page, ce qui signifie normalement que ce sera une meilleure nourriture qu'un menu de cinq pages. Parce que s'il est petit, cela signifie que le gel ne fait pas partie du jeu. Voici donc le coup de pied, c'est sa femme qui est la chef et prépare toute la nourriture, tous les jours.

Si je pouvais donner à ce restaurant plus de cinq étoiles, je le ferais. Je me suis assis dehors sur la petite terrasse du côté de la route et je me suis assis à 21h45.

Juste un dîner incroyable avec un service incroyable et une nourriture incroyable.

Puis vient l'addition... 22 €. Vous devez vous moquer de moi, 22 €, oui irréel pour ce repas avec ce vin et ce service. Dans le 5e à Paris un...

All of the reviews had given this restaurant five stars and after a visit I question why. The restaurant is small and very friendly. The inside was somewhat untidy, pictures askew and clutter, regardless we came here to eat. We ordered pate, vegetable soup and coq au vin.as well as 50 cl of rose. They did not have the rose nor any white and I ended up with a bottle of cheap burgundy, no more said. The pate was good, the soup passable. The coq au vin was served in dark sauce, no mushroom, no onions, and it totally over powered the chicken legs and wait for it, the chicken backs, not thighs! It was dissapointing to say the least. To top it of they ran out of barguettes and choice to serve white sandwich bread, pathetic. To finish we had creme caramel, best part of the meal. The waiter, maybe owner was personable and friendly, other that that there was no reason to visit. As I said no idea why everyone else gave it five stars. Total bill was...

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