Dawn T.
Yelp
Husband and I had the BEST time at Le 114 Faubourg! We had my birthday dinner here while in Paris and the entire experience was amazing from start to finish.
Service: Fantastic! We had several different servers, all of whom were impeccably professional but still so warm and friendly (which I super appreciated, because I can't stand the cold/robotic service that often comes with fine-dining). Hubs made the reservation and we were greeted as M. & Mme. T. from the minute we walked in to when we walked out the door by nearly every person.
We opted for the "114 Faubourg menu" (and added on the duck pâté in crust!) and each course was seriously amazing. The sommelier recommended the most perfect bottle of wine to pair with our dinner (which I'm still trying to hunt down with no luck).
Dinner consisted of:
- King crab egg w/ginger and lemon mayonnaise
- Duck pâté in a crust (which, according to the menu, was a nominated for a world champion in 2011...and rightfully so!)
- Green asparagus and smoked cream with haddock, fresh herb, and lemon
- Roasted pike perch, onion and fennel compote w/cumin, red wine reduction
- Glazed and cooked pigeon, peas "cooked in a French way," and pie of thighs with foie gras
- Vanilla Bourbon millefeuille w/salted butter caramel
- Assortment of complimentary chocolates
Every single thing I tasted was delicious, but the absolute stand-outs for me were the king crab egg, duck pâté, the entire pigeon dish (who knew peas could be made to taste THAT good?!), and the millefeuille.
This restaurant is more than deserving of its Michelin star and I'm so happy to have been able to celebrate here!