Moe B.
Yelp
Went here with friends for dinner and drinks on a gorgeous summer evening and had a mixed experience. Americans all, we've lived in Paris for most of our lives and heard about this restaurant and hotel for years. We'd expected something more elegant but perhaps shouldn't have set our expectations that high.
The hotel feels a little strange, with a charm-free lobby that could have been anywhere. The restaurant decor was decidedly "1991 airport" -- cafeteria-feel of linen-less tables, and harsh and unflattering lighting sucked the romance out of the room, especially as the sun went down and the utterly spectacular view - the big draw - was killed by the bright overheads. Low table lighting would cure that and make everyone look lovely and sexy to boot. The bathrooms were, frankly, a sloppy mess and gross. Not the restaurant's fault, but our fellow diners hadn't exactly dressed for dinner - cargo shorts, sneakers, etc. (The waitstaff was far more elegant.)
That said, the food was absolutely terrific from start to finish -- creative, fresh, appropriately portioned, and simply delicious. Super, in fact. We also found the service friendly and quick. Not the discrete class of a "grand restaurant" but eager to please and obviously used to some tourists. Go early, before the sun sets and the lighting kills the view, and adjust your expectations of ambiance to "khakis & polo" instead of "romantic and proposal-worthy."