BonFire — Restaurant in Paris

Sorry to say I didn’t love my experience here as much as I wanted to.

We had a reservation so we got seated quickly, which was great. All staff is friendly, but some are more attentive than others. The whole experience is supposed to be slow so you can have time to sit and chat with your party, but this just wasn’t something I liked, your experience may vary. Our server wasn’t very attentive, silverware was forgotten, leftovers were taken to be boxed but never brought back, and the server spent plenty of time talking with other tables.

The dipper (what I got) isn’t labeled as a sandwich and there wasn’t a grain of salt on the meat, the dipping sauce, or the fries (which looked amazing but were profoundly bland).

The bread pudding (not my first choice but most other dessert items weren’t available) was also incredibly bland and very burnt.

The restaurant was extremely loud and it was difficult to hear what people were saying. When this restaurant was designed, not much attention was given to sound dampening as most of the surfaces are flat and hard, with the exception of one curtain along a wall. The manager on duty also did nothing to quell the conversations that were echoing so loud I’m sure someone could have eavesdropped from outside on the sidewalk.

Don’t come here expecting to spend less than $18 (not including drink or tip). Nothing here is cheap, and I don’t think you get what you pay for.

Overall it looks nice from the outside, but I’d think twice and/or to lower your expectations when...

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