Les Marches — Restaurant in Paris

My girlfriend and I were really looking forward to dining at this restaurant after reading such glowing reviews, but unfortunately, our experience was nothing short of disappointing.

Upon arrival, we were greeted with indifference. The restaurant wasn’t busy at the time, yet we were left standing at the door for a considerable amount of time. Eventually, we were told to find a table outside, which we did promptly. However, as we waited, we observed staff warmly greeting and seating other customers—some even after us—and serving them drinks and food, while we were completely ignored. It was frustrating to watch others being attended to, while we, despite being polite and patient, were left to wait.

What really soured the experience was the feeling that we were being treated differently, perhaps because we were foreigners. We felt as though we were being overlooked intentionally, which was disappointing, especially given the restaurant's reputation for a welcoming atmosphere. It left us with the impression that the staff didn’t value all their guests equally.

We ultimately decided to leave before being served. It’s a shame, because we were genuinely excited to try the food. Unfortunately, we can’t recommend this place based on the way we were treated, and we won’t...

Unfortunately our visit to Les Marches fell short, and was not as good as the first time we ate at the restaurant, though would not completely write it off as it may have just been an off night.

Pros: They were very accommodating to us adding 2 more people on to our reservation at last minute, and us asking to sit outside. The servers were kind and fairly attentive as they could have been especially with it being busy, and they were knowledgable of the menu. Nice atmosphere, and wine list and the restaurant was busy with a good mix of tourists and locals.

Cons: 5 out of the 6 steaks we ordered were cooked to the incorrect temperature (either very over cooked, or very underdone). We ordered a second bottle of wine that never came, one of the sauces was incorrect, and we did not receive proper cutlery for the appetizers until we were nearly finished with them. The appetizer plates we got after being halfway through eating were wet, cold, and a bit dirty. We had a lovely server who was very apologetic due to the busy-ness of the restaurant, but maybe some of these mistakes would have been avoided if she wrote down our orders or checked in after we...

Overall would highly recommend Les Marches. Fantastic atmosphere, great food, good choices and felt like a truly French/Parisien experience. The only downside was we were there on a Saturday night and it was incredibly busy which meant the staff were stretched very thin- not their fault but meant a few things took away from our experience. When we arrived and asked for our table we requested a table outside and were asked to wait a few minutes. Having done so we were then told we could only be seated inside as the remaining outside tables were all for 4. Service staff were really professional and attentive when with us but we were never provided with bread (by the time we realised this it was almost impossible to get anyone’s attention), we had to ask for salad after our mains came without, and my steak was very overcooked (they were really nice about taking it back and providing a new one). Wouldn’t hesitate to go back but would go at a...