Christopher M.
Google
Ok, I hate writing about bad experiences, maybe the places is having a bad day, whatever, why pay for it with an online review? But, this place really deserves it, IMO. First, the food was bad. The pork belly was overcooked to the point you had trouble cutting it with a knife. Pork belly is like 99% fat, how do you cook it until it's hard? Langoustines fried in so much butter you wish they hadn't bothered. They were soggy and you just wanted the butter on the side. None of it was so bad you couldn't eat it,, but poor execution across the board. The cocktails were probably the highlight, but they were so basic as to be unimpressive. Wow, a French 75, how original. A page full of sparkling wine with a shot of something else doesn't really move the needle for craft cocktails. This place felt way more style than substance. As for the service, our waitress was fantastic and the service still sucked. Why? Because she was the only one in a packed restaurant. She was trying her hardest, but the management of the place definitely let her down. It was so bad I wanted to apologize to her. Anyway, I read so many good things about this place and when I got here, it was just a complete letdown. Full disclosure, it was fashion week and yes there was a function going on upstairs, but that doesn't fix badly prepared food, an unimaginative cocktail menu and poor staffing. In a city like Paris, I feel like you could wander into any random restaurant and do better than here.