The Parisian Restaurant & Wine Bar — Restaurant in Jupiter

My husband and I visited The Parisian for the first time last week. We sat at the bar, because we were only getting appetizers and didn't want to take up a table for that. The bartender was decent - perhaps a tad condescending, but otherwise nice. She was attentive until we got our food, then disappeared to the other end of the bar and didn't return for a long time. We finished our appetizers and waited to order dessert. And waited. And waited. There was a young man with "frosted tips" behind the bar and another who came and went (tall with dark hair), and we couldn't get their attention either. Finally, a different guy wandered behind the bar and he checked on us to take our dessert order.

Now for the food - we started with the Soup du Jour, which was butternut squash. It was amazing! So creamy and delicious. Next, I had the Blue Cheese Mussels - probably the best mussels I've ever had, and so unique. My husband had the Hot Foie Gras and he loved that. It was pretty high priced for an appetizer, but it's a rare treat. We split an order of the Pomme Frites, which were yummy on their own. But dipped in the blue cheese sauce from my mussels? So good!

The only disappointment was the Chocolate Pot de Creme, and that may just be because I'm spoiled. This version is served cold with whipped cream on top. There's a restaurant in Nantucket called Languedoc that serves it warm with a tiny pitcher of cream to pour on top. The chocolate part is creamier at Languedoc too. If I'd never had the one in Nantucket, I might have been more impressed with this version at the Parisian.

The ambiance is lovely, very authentic. On Thursdays, they have live jazz, and that really added to the romantic atmosphere. We'll definitely go back and probably order all the same things, with the exception of...

We stumbled into this restaurant and were impressed by the hedge-enclosed outdoor patio, so we wanted to return. On a beautiful Monday evening, we decided to give it a try. The sun was setting, the weather was awesome, and the mood was right. We were welcomed to take any table as we were the first guests of the evening. The wine list had many choices- we chose a lovely rose to suit the mood. The waiter brought a chalkboard of the specials of the evening. We requested a basket of bread to relax and enjoy the wine and the weather. They graciously accepted our slow-paced evening. I am one of those pesky vegetarians, and I believe French cuisine is the toughest for those of my ilk. But the waiter recommended a vegetarian platter, while my sister ordered the sea bass; we shared a spring salad. The dessert selection was so tempting we wanted to start with those. The sea bass was a generous portion served over a sweet potato base that my sister loved, except that the serving was so generous that she could only finish half. My choice was also delicious with ratatouille and perfectly cooked vegetables. I cleaned my plate. We would have loved to try the desserts, but we were too full. I felt sorry for those guests who chose to dine inside on such a beautiful evening until I went inside. I was surprised to find it not overly air conditioned, as many restaurants are, and so intimate inside, with couches around tables, that I promised myself to return to enjoy the indoor experience as well. I would recommend this restaurant to all as a hidden gem in a shopping mall, that far belies its quality, service...

I am in shock!!!!! We came to this Location after several weeks of contemplating it, we came for happy hour on a Thursday but their website fails to say that there is no happy hour on Thursday because they have a band, we were OK with that understanding everything. We started to enjoy our wine and appetizers at the bar when it was practically empty, we were going to order another round of drinks, and a few more appetizers when the owner told us that we had to leave, we were in shock, he told us that our bar seats had been reserved for somebody else, there was no inclination as to why. It seems as though he can pick and choose who he wants when he wants, and that didn’t sit well with us. Can you imagine getting kicked out of a place that you were starting to enjoy but not enough for the actual owner to kick you out. I will never go back to this place and we are foodies and cherish many restaurants around the world. this will not be one of them, unless you want to get kicked out of a place prior to your enjoying it don’t go here. Sorry??? You said that we were behaving badly to the lady sitting next to us who also wrote a review stating that we were just fine and engaged in a nice conversation!! Do you always lie to cover your poor actions? I'm 65 years old and a respectable Human Being, Or was it because I was speaking to my wife in Spanish and you didn't...