Comfortable neighborhood restaurant with excellent food and an interesting chalkboard wine list that changes according to what is available. Small menu changes daily with well-chosen and well-crafted dishes. Although dishes are divided into starters and mains all of our dishes came at the same time. Might be better to order in stages or ask to have a pause between courses if you want a more leisurely meal. Ris de veau is a signature dish and we loved it! Pâté en crôute (with guinea fowl and pork) was excellent. Service was good and conversation shifted easily between French and English without a trace...
Read moreThere are lots of great things to say about this storied bistrot. The food menu, which changes every day, did not disappoint whatsoever, even though charting familiar territory in terms of flavours and texture. The tiny kitchen is clearly run with a steady and creative hand by the compact brigade and his chef. The wine list is all about biodynamic and natural labels… many of whom were unfamiliar to me, and thanks to the knowledgeable and friendly service team, we homed in on a couple of bottles including a wonderful Volnay 1er cru. All in all, a lovely dinner on arrival in Paris, right...
Read moreThe food here is amazing, if not some what different. I started with the pate en crute which was amazing and followed this up with the 16 hour cooked beef cheek, this was cooked to perfection, to finish off I had the fromage, a selection of 4 cheeses each one nicer than the last. My partner started with the scallops followed by the pigeon vol au vant and finished with the Ciemeux chocolat. I had this with a half bottle of the house red wine, which was the best I'd had in Paris, I just wish that I could remember what wine it was so that I could...
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