World Best Restaurants

Review:
Robuchon was awarded in 1976 then in 1987 then in 1990. As of today, with 26 Michelin stars, he is the only chef to hold such a worldwide record.

The restaurant is divided into two sections. When we walked in at 6:40PM, there were some others who were just walking in and the host politely told them that they could not get a table unless they had a reservation. He did invite them to go to the bar though. The entrance is in the middle of the restaurant and the bar area is to the left and the restaurant is to the right. The restaurant is primarily counter seating only (similar to a sushi bar) and seats roughly 15 or so people. There is one table along the wall on the right side that seats 3 or 4 but those diners also sit along the table on one side and face the wall.

The service was excellent. Parisian restaurants don’t always have the best service (it can be a little snooty at times) but the wait staff here was excellent. My French is not very good and my friend does not speak any French and they had no problem speaking pretty good English. It looked like about 1/4 or so of the patrons were tourists speaking English. We met a nice couple next to us from Barcelona.

The menu is divided into 3 pages. The first page contains appetizers. These are all small tapas style dishes. The next page contains 3 sections. The first is for larger appetizers, the second is for main courses of fish and beef, and the third section are the cheeses. And the third page is a fixed price section with an assortment of dishes.

Most of the small appetizers range from around 15-30 euros. The main courses range from around 30-60 euros. The fixed price menu was 115 euros per person.

Address:
5-7 Rue de Montalembert, Paris, 75007, France

Phone:
+33 (0)1 4225 656

Web:

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