We went to Fouquet's last evening based on a good friend's recommendation, and unfortunately it was a forgettable experience.Fine Dining is a restaurant concept that offers guests the finest in service, atmosphere and food. Fouquet's was lacking in all three fields!

The welcome was tepid at best! We were walked into the restaurant and offered a couple of choices of tables to choose from , while most of the restaurant was quite empty, relatively speaking. A fine dining experience is incomplete without an excellent ambiance, and by no means would I qualify Fouquet's atmosphere as being that.

A bread basket came out, with mini french baguettes / and sourdough slices, with the mini baguettes that definitely were not fresh!! They were hard and rubbery. (the birthday girl on the first bite got one of the crowns of her tooth dislodged and out, which understandably was unpleasant!) The mains showed up, and it was a struggle for the staff to place them as they had not cleared the table of the plates that were on the table from the bread course. It was a bit chaotic to say the least!

Gnnochi Main Course and was so disappointed by the meager portion, and odd additions to the sauce. It really was smaller than an appetizer course, and we counted a total of eight Gnnochi in the bowl. The sauce was salty, and oddly had lettuce pieces and red radish slices in it!Gnocchis de pommes de terre, as it appears on the menu, was a big disappointment!!! Escalope panée au panko, or Panko-breaded, fried chicken breast was decently cooked, but on the dry side, and the whole dish looked incomplete and incoherent. The warm chicken had been served over a dressed Rocca salad and a whole of 3 cherry tomatoes sliced in half to have a total of six half pieces of tomato in the expectedly soggy and unappealing salad.

We had ordered two portions of the Suprême de volaille fermière, crème de morilles! Again, the dish seemed weirdly plated with the chicken breast served in a fancy soup bowl sitting on top of the frugal sauce with bits of what looked and tasted like chicory or radicchio, with the sparingly buttered (however smooth) mashed potato served in another plain white dish. One serving came with poorly rendered fat on the chicken, that was hanging and unappealing, but with perfectly tender and moist chicken. The other portion, which my wife and I tucked in had a chicken breast that was pink and raw inside, and barely warm! This was a big turn-off for us! This was not expected or acceptable! To the credit of the staff, they acknowledged it, whisked it away, and replaced it with another portion, that was prepared well.

Linguine aux gambas (Linguine with prawns, cherry tomatoes and spinach) was a beautifully executed dish, and probably was the best bite of the night. We ended up ordering a second portion of the same, with the second portion coming out piping hot, but over seasoned with salt. (still enjoyable!) The prawns were deliciously succulent though! (Please, as a fine ding restaurant, ask the guest how they would like their pasta cooked, Al Dente, or otherwise)

The desserts were very disappointing, except one serving of the Creme Brulee which was very good.(the details can be found on my detailed review on tripadvisor)

When we choose to have a fine dining experience, we are willing to accept the high cost, but also expect a more sophisticated, unique, and a first-rate experience. While not failing with the cost, Fouquet's, unfortunately was unsuccessful to impress with the latter expectations. I would give our experience a two and a half, as the expectations were high, and it was a special celebration, but while giving a three out of generosity, I am sure our points have gone across.