F.I.E.F. / Le Comptoir d'hôtes *

Michelin star quality food, we totally agree. If you are looking for something special with authentic french flavours and a fine dining experience as well as a twist in food creativity definitely this is a must visit for you. Thoroughly enjoyed all the food flavours and the superb service from the staff. Ambiance of the restaurant is complimentary to the menu. A wonderful experience. Highly, highly recommend the visit.

Really nice restaurant and i believe that they just earned their first Michelin start. All their products are fresh from France. I really enjoyed their different combinations. They try to find new herbes and spices for their plates. I really appreciated that. Highly recommended!!

From the appetizers to the dessert, I was amazed by the taste of each dish. I can feel that they have been putting on so much effort into this. Service is great, especially they described every dish while presenting on the table. Chef also came to customers to listen to the opinions if any questions. The experience here was wonderful for sure.

Great, well cooked menu, at a reasonable price for Paris. Some execution mistakes here and there (slightly salty monkfish tail for example), but that doesn't take away from the joy of tastes on your dish. The service is not suited to the place, unfriendly, chaotic, and sometimes unpleasent. All in all worth a try and hope the service improves.

A journey with increasing positive emotion. There are only 2 services of 8 guests per night who can enjoy for the chef suggestion menu (the rest need to go on à la carte). These special guests sit in front of the cooking brigade and can see how their dish were prepared. I really appreciate the fact that the restaurant use only local and « made in France » product. They also try to minimize the waste, like using the rest of leek to produce a special bread. They also made us discover special local product like « La reine des prés ». The amuse bouches and the appetizer didn’t “wow” me much, although I appreciate the work they put into the preparation of the beetroot to make it taste like ham (several day of smoking process) and the perfect cooking of the peas (I never try al dente green peas before). The potatoes with caviar dish was so good. It was a normal quality caviar but the baby potatoes was one of the best I’ve had. The cooking method was also very dedicated, by steaming it in a pot of soil to keep all the sweetness and juice inside. No word for the two main dish except “I ate my tongue”. Both of them perfectly cooked and very very delicious. The duckling was accompanied by two sauces: one comté cheese sauce and one meat juice. Each of them was so good but the combination of the two make them unbelievable. Moving to the dessert, the first dessert was rhubarbe with strawberry, which wasn’t my favorite but made us refreshing after the protein courses. The second one didn’t look promising but it was one of the best I’ve had. I kept guessing what kind of ice cream was hidden under the cracker, as it has a complex mix of hazelnut and vanilla taste. I failed to request the chef to give me more 😂. It was indeed a very special ice cream made of a special French flower, “La reine des prés”, which I never heard of. The mignardise can be improved a lot, but I like the way it was presented. The wine pairing was great, 5/6 courses matches perfectly. The ambiance was also very cozy, though the setting make it a little bit difficult to talk if you’re not a couple. But you can enjoy talking with the chef and cooks, who are more than happy to share with you their gastronomic knowledge. Also a compliment for the decoration team. The lighting is perfect to have beautiful picture 😂 Worth to visit more than one time.

This really place with great potential, however not 5 stars yet. Starting from the sitting: never allow quests to wonder you should immediately approach them. Add air conditioning or something: is very hot inside. Weak introduction to the dishes and with mistakes. I understand that in English is harder to explain but this should not be a case in rated establishment. Very nice and good main dishes. Loved those small compliments. Deserts are weak and should be reconsidered. Melon was not ripped enough and should be never served. Wine list is weak. We had a la carta.

Ready for the first Michelin star? Recommend the counter experience with a six course gourmet meal with wine and cocktail pairing. The young team lead by Victor Mercier makes a compelling and interesting meal comprised of local produce in season. Especially good in November was the pumpkin, chestnut, mushrooms and cauliflower. Added to this was an excellent flat fish (related to turbot) and game meat cooked to perfection. Extra cudos to bartender Julian for being really passionate and dedicated producing excellent drinks!

Some caveats about the dishes and portion size: they were small, and the ingredients felt a bit cheap. The best dishes to me were the smoked pumpkin with seaweed and caviar, and the salmon with crab sauce, both Asian inspired dishes. The pork main course was a big let-down. I was still hungry after the meal, but I do understand that it was a tasting menu. I kept eyeing the fish and steaks during our tasting from the open kitchen/kitchen bar. It's great set up for solo diners and interactions with the chef. Beautiful space, friendly bilingual staff, capable kitchen, but I suggest not getting the tasting menu and opt for à la carte.