Zach Heng
Google
For my wife and me, La Causerie was our last dinner during our first visit to Paris and it was the best way to end our trip. It was casual, yet upscale and refined. The food was familiar, but innovative at the same time. I was beyond impressed with every dish and every single bite. The menu changes regularly as was evident by the chalkboard menu that was brought around the room.
We started out with a seafood tartare and tuna pâté. The tartare was very light, refreshing, and reminiscent of a ceviche while the pâté was a different take on traditional liver-based pâtés. Main plates were the fish of the day (couldn't tell you what kind of fish, but t'was tasty) and the veal. Both were cooked to perfection -- fish was light and flaky with a crispy skin while the veal was moist and tender with a great sear. The meal was finished off with what seemed like a next-level cream puff and a chocolate tarte (certainly an over-simplification of what these desserts actually were, but hey, I don't speak French and have no clue what the menu said). One thing I know for sure is that these desserts epitomize the artistry of French pastries.
Overall, the service was impeccable and the food has me drooling all over again as I write this. The experience was some of the best Paris has to offer top-to-bottom and is listed on the Michelin guide for a reason. Whenever I come back to Paris, I'll definitely be adding this to the itinerary [again].