Mark S.
Yelp
Before telling what a great experience we had, I need to warn American travelers to the Paris Metro. I bought single passes to go on the Metro with the intent of taking Uber home. Easy enough, until we exited. My wife thought once we got on the subway, just throw away the tickets. No. The equivalent of metro police were at our stop and since we could not prove we paid to get on, we were fined 35 Euros. Per person.
I tell this story because my wife was so pissed that she did not want to go to dinner. I insisted. Etienne, the manager and wine som, knew something was wrong. I just said we had an incident on the Metro. He immediately brought her a large gin and tonic in a tall water glass. It did the trick.
Six course meal with wine pairing. We went Option 2 which is a bit more expensive but the wines were fabulous. We were warned by others beforehand that it was a blind tasting menu, but we were asked whether we had any allergies or whether there were any foods we simply did not like. I enjoy great tastes with different foods but don't consider myself a foodie because there are too many things I won't eat. Tonight I had, among other things, monk fish, eel, and pigeon pie. Wow! Tres magifique. The best part was the desserts. Two desserts in the six-course meal. We discovered that the owner is actually the pastry chef. Etienne described all of the wines with style and grace. He was gracious with my poor French and my wife's lack of same. His English is perfect.
Bottom line is that food, service, atmosphere were absolutely great. I will definitely return.