On our honeymoon, I of course knew we would have to visit the Eiffel Tower, but I didn't even know there was a restaurant inside . . . until Yelp! Gosh, was I ever happy for research.
We made reservations a few months in advance for this restaurant. Finding the ticket window, lift up, and restaurant was pretty swift and easy. I was not a fan of the - squished to the max - elevators, but who is? There are signs warning of pickpockets, but there was no sign of any, when we were there.
Before you go in, you have a chance to look around the first floor and enjoy the views. It's a little jarring at first. Seeing through the glass flooring was pretty exhilarating/scary. But anyways . . . you will have time after to visit the gift shop and food place (oddly, they had donuts?). Nothing really fantastic was there, but it was still nice to look.
So how was lunch? Amazing!
We were lucky enough to have a window seat which made the experience better. I would mention this in the reservation or arrive earlier just for this reason (EPIC). Our waitress throughout was so cheerful, friendly, attentive and simply a pleasure. I spoke a little French and she spoke a lot of English, so it was all good. The food portions were fairly large, so much in fact, I could not finish mine, but my husband was happy to.
Our menu:
Mushroom Soup - creamy, flavorful and rich.
Meat Pasta - creamy, salty, and just okay.
Chocolate Mousse - super thick, rich, and YUM!
Champagne - celebratory.
Overall, it was not the best meal, but still quite good. Also, with the cost of the lift ticket included, and the luxury of not waiting in those long lines - it was well worth it.
Afterwards, we climbed up to the second floor. Though I felt a little sluggish, it was doable and completely worth it to say, "I've climbed the Eiffel Tower." While we didn't want to go all the way to the top, the second floor was just great and we were able to see everything we wanted, plus, take a few obnoxious selfies. Then we climbed ALL the way down, which was quite the experience too. I particularly enjoyed seeing people of all ages climbing the stairs in agony or glee.
Finally, my favorite part was cheering with my husband to our lovely honeymoon, in a place I always had dreamed of . . . Paris.
*The decor was modern casual. No need to don your finest clothes, but don't wear jeans either. read more