Hazel C.
Yelp
After a day of exploring the Marais on foot and dealing with crowds of people all day, we needed a quiet place to have dinner. We chose the St. Germain des Prés neighborhood, but as it happened, this area was anything but quiet with bands after bands playing in every street corner as part of Paris' Fête de la Musique festival.
We walked around, determined to find a quiet place on some side street, and, voila, Casa Bini materializes and soon enough we were sitting in its back dining room which was quiet and nicely lit. We did not have a reservation, but they seated us anyway.
We ordered a round of Peroni, perfect for a hot day, and an order of their antipasto platter. Charcuterie, olives, veggies--they were all good. For our main course, my husband and I ordered the same thing, the pasta with sausage. Loved it. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the sausage was very tasty. My sister ordered the linguini with clams and her boyfriend ordered the spaghetti with pesto. They were both happy with their dishes. We held off on dessert. We had been eating sweets all day--macarons and ice cream!
We thought that service and the timing of the plates were perfectly fine. They gave you time to talk, drink, eat and savor your food, but apparently for the other Americans across from us, service and the food were too slow. I say enjoy the company you're with and the wine, and go with the flow. After all, Paris is not the United States and you came to Paris on your own accord, so relax and enjoy yourself!