Stellar by Ephemera — Restaurant in Paris

Short version: I would advise you to pop in for a drink, admire the decor and leave to get dinner and considerate somewhere else.

The longer detailed version of my experience below:

Came across this establishment while looking for places to have my birthday dinner. Booked a table for 12 people for a mid-week dinner. I arrived well in time to claim my reservation, while others fetched up within the next 15 minutes.

We were first greeted by our waitress telling us that we have a time limit of our reservation and need to get a move along because she has another reservation after us - absolutely what one wants to hear when they walk into an supposedly experiential dining space, in Paris, where dining is always supposed to be an experience no matter big or small. ( side note: everyone was aware of the time detail as it was also flashed on screen when the reservation was made)

Moving onto the food, almost half the table placed an order for the burger. 3 out of 5 arrived cold. Like it’s been laying on the plate for an hour cold. The accompanying fries were not any better. Sent them back, to get fresh burgers that were heated in the oven/microwave for a minute before being served to us.

Throughout this sad meal we were also being reminded by the waitress about the time. Side note: there were tables in the same area as us, who had been reserved well before us. So the time limit didn’t apply to them?

Also why have an option of “reason for celebration” on your reservation form, when you actually dont pay attention to it?

No complaints about the drinks and decor though. Take from this...

I was excited to visit this restaurant cause it looked cool in the pictures. Turns out it was quite underwhelming. The restaurant was packed for such a small space, you don’t really feel the immersiveness. Overall decor is okay though, but the graphics were not a wow factor. The cocktail was served in a very interesting glass, I ordered it because I wanted to stick to the theme. Flavour wise, it was drinkable but not enjoyable. I wanted another cocktail but it is not going to be served in their iconic cup so i didn’t go for it. I wish they could’ve just serve all the cocktails the same way, or at least in different cute glasses. We ordered the meatballs as an entrée, the meatballs were a bit salty and dry but the chimichurri sauce, herbs and onions worked nicely. As for the main course, my beef flank was cooked nicely medium, though chewy, but my partner’s was done rare/blue despite him asking for a medium rare. The sweet potato purée was pretty nice but the fries served with was sad - they’re all super short (only the ones on top were kinda long, middle to the bottom of the bucket were just so short), it felt like leftover fries. The sauce that comes with the fries was nice though. Another thing unfortunate about the main course was that it was drizzled in so much oil, it felt greasy.

Overall, I’m a bit disappointed in the experience since I’ve been looking forward to it. Price wise it looks decent for a themed restaurant experience, but judging on the food itself, i’m not sure if it’s worth it. At least i’ve been here once, not sure if...

HORRIBLE experience! From arriving to the restaurant, we were greeted badly and directed towards the worst table at the venue, right next to the bathroom door (which for the record, I do not recommend using as it is worse than public bathrooms: the smell is horrendous and the "cleanliness" is just as horrible). After asking to be seated at another table, we were refused so as apparently it was being prepared for dinner service (which was 7 hours later). Finally, we get redirected to the -1 floor for a corner table. Again, we were forced to order and be served all the courses (we were 3 people) at the smallest table you can possibly think of. They said it's mandatory that all courses to be served at the same time. Good to know that there was absolutely no "show" or any immersive experience of any kind, just a loop visual of space with the worst background music you can think off and lights blasting your face for no reason. Lastly, the waitress decides to spill tainted infused oil on my clothes, with "désolée" as the only solution. No napkins were offered to clean up and when I asked for a slice of lemon to try and save my clothes, I was laughed at then ignored. WORST experience in Paris yet, strongly don't recommend. The food is not worth it neither, with dishes that absolutely don't make sense in flavors and even the esthetics are not remotely close to what is...