Mike D.
Yelp
I understand that, generally speaking, a Michelin restaurant experience puts more emphasis on presentation, service, and quality over quantity, but the most satiating thing about La Table de Colette was the bread.
My wife and I each got 7 course dinners. My two children, young in age, received 3 course dinners at the advice of the staff. We had to ask for our bread bowl to be replenished twice just for our children to feel some notion of nourishment.
The first dish, a soup, was by far the largest dish and yet consisted only of approximately twenty tablespoonfuls. Another dish, a "celebration of celeriac," was quite literally a single bite with a few spoonfuls of sauce.
I had requested no seafood with my meal, assuming any seafood items would have been substituted with some other meat; I was wrong. In each instance that my wife received a dish with seafood- perhaps two or three times- I received a substitute of additional vegetable. There was only a single course that consisted of any type of meat whatsoever (shredded beef) and I tried to make the most of those three bites.
Of the seven courses we each had, there were two that my wife and I both severely disliked (they were quite bitter) but forced ourselves to eat them hoping it'd curve our hunger.
The desserts were quite lovely, but completely out of place in the sense that I felt like I hadn't even yet begun to eat a true meal by the time we received them.
For all of these negatives, I must say that the staff was superb. They were friendly, attentive, and accommodating; they could not have been better.
Overall, I believe this restaurant is a bit of a trap for people who are looking for a Michelin starred experience but also not wanting to pay hundreds of euros per plate. And although La Table de Colette delivers on these two fronts, you don't receive much for what you pay. They were the only restaurant after ten days in Paris that went out of their way to request a tip for their efforts, something the French simply do not do, and which leads me to believe this establishment is taking advantage of tourists. I suggest you look elsewhere for your fine dining experience.
Update: I added photos so you can see how incredibly small a "course" is.
