Les Botanistes — Restaurant in Paris

I Came back to this small family restaurant 4 years later. Menu changes often to the fresh products that are up to the season. Selection of dishes is limited and we hoped for a fish dish, but there were many with meat and luckily one with scallops. Ordered foie gras as a starter and it was divine! For the main I took scallops which were very good with a veggie side. My mom had veal with potatoes gratin. The veal was way too chewy for her, I finished it for her. I liked it but would prefer it was more tender as well. Potatoes gratin was super though. For desert we had apple crumble and it was delicious! I would add a scoop of ice cream to compliment it. One sediment of the evening was the price of the wine which we saw on the bill only. 14€ per glass of white wine! We didn’t choose it through menu. At the beginning of the evening the owner asked which wine we would like and we sad white and dry. And 3 glasses later we saw the price for it. Learning for me - to always ask the price from now on. And I would suggest to let customers know ahead what are the options of wines with prices. I am not an expert so i couldn’t appreciate it if the wine was some exquisite one for such a price. Other than that I would love to come back and taste...

Despite the good reviews I am sadly dropping very negative one. Chose the restaurant as was on Michelin guide, really negative experience. One hour waiting for the entree (cold) to be served. Terrine came alone without even plates. Short menu was almost entirely unavailable, we were obliged to swap plates few times. Delay on main course which was bit cold. Dessert unavailable as well. Other tables around us were obliged to to the same. Service not adequate beside the young waiter, who was clearly embarrassed of the general situation. Bit exhausted at the end of dinner we kindly asked for an explanation, which came confused and not much sensed (they sold everything before we arrived), to give a bit of color we went on a Saturday night at 8.15 pm. I would advise to avoid the restaurant as around 7th rond you have many...

A small but proud restaurant, we were served one of my favorite meals in my memory. The filet of beef with potatoes as gratin was simple but executed with perfection. My wife ordered the squid risotto and was easily topped my favorite 5 dishes of all time. My son ordered the lamb with white beans.. where I learned how beans should be prepared.. exquisite. For dessert the chocolate cake that was great, but perfection was the almond cake with cherries topped with pistachio ice cream... unbelievable..

The service was great. They were packed, so I recommend getting a reservation. Our server was wonderful, she was very direct but with a smile. She picked our new favorite Malbec wine, which was paired with dinner. We look forward to coming back one day, thank you for showing us what...