I journeyed to Au Bec Fin after reading about it in the New York Times article, "A Brie Binge East of Paris", from October 30, 2014. It was an extremely quaint, nicely appointed, classic French country restaurant. The lunch menu is fixed: You can do appetizer-plus-main, main-plus-dessert, or all 3. Prices were extremely reasonable - It was under 20 euros for the full menu. For our day, the choices were a salad or butternut squash soup, pan-seared chicken or braised lamb with potatoes and carrots, then for dessert, apple pie or a cheese course. All the preparations were extremely traditional. For us, chicken was a bit undercooked and the lamb was "like mom used to make", but they were nice. Being in cheese country, I definitely enjoyed the cheese course afterwards, which featured three cheeses: Coulommiers (not sure which one), Brie de Saint Simeon, and Comté (also not sure which one). The Saint Simeon was amazingly creamy and delicous. The Comté was also delectable. I would recommend visiting this place if you're in the area. read more

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This is a friendly, family run place in a small, quintessentially French village. Parking is easy around the church and right next door to the restaurant entrance. We got there at 7.32pm and had booked - which I recommend as it was already 3/4 full. We sat in the back room and it was v.hot. It had been 35degreesC in the day and without a/c or an open window or fan it was sweltering. The menu was fixed price €30 for 4 courses. The food was simple, tasted great and plentiful. Be warned ... the service is slow. Although the patron and waitress were charming and working very hard, we left at 10.20pm having left cash as we had waited over half an hour to pay. We were very uncomfortable due to the heat and also the length of time seated in badly-designed chairs (we ached until the next day) if it had been cooler and/or with better chairs I'd easily give Au Bec Fin 4 stars read more

A small restaurant off the beaten path in the Brie region 1 hour east of Paris that was mentionned in a NY Times article last Fall. A 4 course meal for 28euros excluding wine. Small selection but good, local seasonal food and produce with a twist of creativity and an excellent welcome by the owners of which Mrs is the chef. Au Bec Fin is definitely worth the visit if you're in the Coulommiers/Brie region or looking to get out of the city on the weekend. read more