My wife and I stumbled upon this place while roaming the streets of Paris. Its one of the oldest french bistro. I love the feeling the old rustic restaurant. Expect to be waiting in line between 7pm-10. Specially on the weekends. Food was mediocre.... not happy with the service however the ambience made our experience better. read more

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We arrived in Paris on a Sunday and this was the only place open. They serve the classical french dishes at a reasonable price. The decor is amazing for such an old establishment. Although the prices are great, the food is not that great. Don't expect 3-5 star food here. Steaks: They are small. It maybe smaller than the size of your palm. Fries: You receive a huge amount of fries. Fries comes with almost every dish even fish lol. Chicken: It was cooked perfectly. This was probably the biggest dish that we ordered. Overall, the food was pretty good for the price. Don't forget the wine. We'd paid 8E for a bottle. The tourist come in a boat load. Make sure to show up early...before 6-6:30pm. Take a look at my pics. read more

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Chartier was my favorite brasserie from my time in Paris. There was often a short wait for lunch, but nothing out of the ordinary. The service is a little rushed, and the waiters could be abrupt, but for a couple of students grabbing lunch, that was fine with us. The food is delicious and reasonably priced for Paris. If you're looking for good, classic French cuisine sans gimmicks, this is the place to go. Steack haché-frites, moules-frites, basically anything with frites is great. (Although if you like your meat well-done, make sure to tell them, since the French prefer their meat mooing). For dessert, the profiteroles are to die for. I've never even been tempted to order anything else! Restaurants like this are a dime a dozen in Paris, and Chartier is definitely le top du top! read more

Bouillon Chartier - Steack haché sauce au poire verts frites - French Near Me - Paris, 75

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Wonderful food better service. Jesse was the best. Took care of us like we were good friends. Duck confit was delicious as well as the beef bourguignon. read more

Merci pour ta recommandation, Philippe!!! Hidden from the main street, inexpensive and authentic, visiting Chartier made me feel like a local! Nobody speaks English, menu is all in French, the place is noisy and crowded, and the service is rather poor. Despite everything, coming here was such a fun experience! Located in an historic building, Chartier has Belle Epoque style high-ceiling dining room with mirror-covered walls that create nostalgic old world ambiance that takes you back in time. I loved the escargots, highly recommended! My steak was just average, but I'm still giving 5 stars for the overall experience. It's hard to express the magic of this legendary institution in words....experiencing the pure Parisian brasserie atmosphere was just priceless!!! It starts with reading the menu all in French trying to decipher the list of complex menu, and thank God I knew enough French to avoid tete, boudin, des cuisses de grenouille, etc.. LOL! Although our waiter wasn't particularly friendly, he was fierce, fast, and funny! He was so outrageous and so French, I found him so entertaining!! When I asked him for "l'addition", guess what, he gave me a pen and told me to calculate my own bill right on the paper table cover!! I thought he was joking!! Me:"Vous etes drole! Non, vraiment, vous n'êtes pas sérieux??!" The waiter: "Oui, oui! Je suis tres serieux!" And he walked away. So I used his pen and started writing down the prices on the table cover and calculated the total amount. He's lucky I'm such an honest person!!! When we paid, he didn't even check if I had calculated correctly. Wow. I was blown away by the level of confidence he had placed on me. And I'm not even a regular!! I guess I should be flattered??? read more

Bouillon Chartier - French Near Me - Paris, 75

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We went here at around 4pm on a Monday. The restaurant was half empty. There was no one to greet us when we walked in. We waited and saw what looked like the manager. I walked up to him and told him table for two. He put up his hand and said no, back to the door and wait. We waited about 15 minutes and someone finally came to seat us. Even though the restaurant had plenty of empty tables, they seated us with another couple in a four person table. Very awkward. We placed our order, beef stew and rump steak with fries. The food came out fairly quickly. When we asked for bread, he took the other couple's bread basket from their side of the table and put it in front of me and said "you share." Later we saw our waiter take the left over bread from a table that had finished their meal and put the bread in a another basketand served to another table. The beef stew was actually just a plate of boiled beef and soggy over boiled vegetables. The rump steak was a slab of very tough practically raw beef with some sauce on it. After trying to consume this horrendous food, we were thankful to leave. Yes, the prices here are good, but you get less than what you pay for. My wife and I agree that it's is probably one of the worst restaurants we've ever been too. If you want to experience how truly horrible a restaurant can be, you must visit Le Bouillon Chartier. It's unlike anything you will ever experience! read more

Bottom Line - Yum! This place is great for lunch, and pretty affordable. We enjoyed everything we ordered and would definitely come back! What a great place. You can tell this restaurant has been around for a while. The waiters are dressed like you're in old-world Paris, and they write what you order on the table (and at the end they total it up on the table - see my photos). My friends and I came for lunch on 19 May 2011, and we ordered the following: 12 Escargots (€13.00) - This was SO GOOD. In addition to just eating the snails, the butter and pesto sauce was really good drizzled on the bread. I'd definitely order this again. Confit de Canard Pommes Grenailles (€9.70, duck leg/thigh confit) - YUM. and less than €10! I would totally order this again. The meat was so flavourful. I liked the fingerling potatoes that came with it. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm!!! Pork Blood Sausage (€8.60) - This was the special for the day. My friend had no clue what it was when he ordered it, but was surprised that he actually liked it when he put the first bite in his mouth. He finished the whole thing, and I suspect he'd order it again (though maybe he'd try something different for variety's sake). Along with two bottles of Perrier (€4.30/bottle) and a side order of mushrooms (€2.50), the bill for our table of five was €69.80. read more

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Yum! Came here while on holiday in Paris. The seating is a bit awkward - you sometimes have to share a table with people since the restaurant wants to maximize turnover (and I think that's just the custom and style of French brasseries). My friend ordered the chicken and I ordered the steak au poivre and we asked to share a salad. First we were assigned a waiter who spoke v. little English who ended up getting frustrated with my high school French (when I tried to ask, "Le salade de tomate... c'est une salade avec seulement les tomates? Rien d'autre?" (The tomato salad, is it a salad with only tomatoes? Nothing else?) to which the waiter replied, "Oui, c'est un salad avec des tomates," (Yes, it is a salad with tomatoes). He didn't understand that I wanted to know if the salad was just LITERALLY tomatoes because that is not what I wanted, haha. Anyway, eventually a couple was seated next to us (made up of an older looking French gentleman and a young looking Asian lady - creepy right?). The man then claimed he could help us with our French and that he should probably just announce himself as an American in Paris since that's how fantastic his English was (really, it wasn't that great) but he was amusing. Our food came out incredibly fast, which was great and we chowed down, as we were both starving. For dessert we had "le baba au rhum chantilly" upon the recommendation of our "American in Paris" neighbor - which was a cake that was DROWNED in rum with some custardy cream dolloped on top. Seriously, every bite of that cake was like taking a shot. It was a bit difficult to stomach but hilarious and we both felt a bit tipsy afterwards. All in all, an awesome experience. The ambiance is casual but sweet and definitely a place to bring a date. read more

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If you want to know what it's like to feel like cattle trying to eat dinner then this is the place to come to. Stand in line to get in. Sit down and be ignored, menu delivered, staff goes missing, staff appear briefly at random points jots down what you want, your ok but cheap food comes out shortly after, you finish eating and you leave as more cattle squeeze into this place. I don't really think the cheap food justifies the experience but, moo! read more

We were a big group, waited in line for two hours, our waiter was wonderful as was all of the staff we encountered, all of our food was dry and bland, so overall, definitely not worth what we paid, and especially not worth the line. Lots of younger adults so perhaps it appeals to them! read more

Literally one of the worst meals of my life. Ordered steak frites medrare and came out like shoe leather. My Dad ordered the same and it was even worse, couldn't be cut with a steak knife...Had to send it back, was replaced by waiter with spaghetti bolognese, also TERRIBLE. Do not go here. It's charming inside but the food couldn't be much worse. read more

Excellent traditional and high quality French cuisine served at very reasonable prices. In fact, it turns out this is was the restaurant's founding principle. They have two locations in Paris; this one and another in Montmarte. They don't take reservations. The place was full but we were seated after a short 5 minute wait. With my friend we tried escargots, foie gras, endive salad, roasted pig foot and duck confit washing it down with some nice Bordeaux. Everything was very good. If my schedule permitted, I'd go there until after I finished trying everything on their menu. read more

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I heard of this place many times, and it was actually recommended by a French family I stayed with during my most recent visit to Paris. This place supposedly has a reputation of serving simple, traditional "French" dishes at reasonable prices in a city like Paris, and this place is a very old restaurant. We quickly got a table, and I had three dishes, the foie gras, the steak frites, and the confit de canard, which is the duck confit. The foie gras was a nice appetizer but not very memorable. The steak frites were good, but I thought the steak was really rough but had a decent chewiness and was juicy. The fries were good, but also not remarkable. However, the duck was tasty, had a great flavour, and tenderness. That was probably the best dish they can offer. The place was generous in providing plenty of French bread to complement the dishes. As for the service, the food came in fairly quickly. The server was French and he preferred that I speak in French rather than in English, since he seemed really reluctant to speak English. However he was very straightforward and efficient. He writes the bill on the table, and this place does take credit card. Overall, don't come here for Steak Frites, come here for the duck. It's definitely not the best French restaurant I have ever visited in Paris, but if you are looking to spend less than €20 EUR on a dish in a city like Paris in a somewhat traditional setting, this place is a pretty good choice. If you are looking for a restaurant with less tourists, you might not want to come here. read more

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Living in Munich I'm used to crowded touristy restaurants. So no surprise at all that there is a huge line up in front and inside it's packed. We (2) got seated on a table for 4 and shortly after they placed 2 more people on our table. They were of the same age as we are so no problem here. The waiter was nice and was smiling all the time even though he had a lot of people to take care of. We studied the menu (nice and simple) and picked a salad with Roquefort - simple and good. As entrees we had the chicken with fries and steak tartar. The chicken was ok (could have been more tender) and the steak tartar was great. The fries were ok. We paid 40€ for everything including drinks and tip! Really good prices. The place is great if you want to watch people and have a good time. Not so good for a romantic dinner;-) read more

Bouillon Chartier - French Near Me - Paris, 75

This was on my list for my trip to Paris and the friend I went with suggested it, so we went. My friend got a traditional French meal (snails and some kind of cole slaw like thing) and liked it (whole bottle of wine was only 10Euros and he said it was good). I got the beef in pepper sauce and it was almost inedible (VERY tough as other reviews have stated. I wish I had gotten something else). It's a unique throwback so I'm giving it 3 stars, but my meal was two at best. Not expensive though, so the 3 stars. Go for the atmosphere, don't get the beef in pepper sauce! read more

This is a tourist trap. A wonderful and fun tourist trap. Just DO NOT wait in line more than 10 minutes. This is Paris. There are a million and one places to eat great food. We showed up for an early lunch. There was a short line, a mix of Americans and Japanese armed with tour guides in hand. As an architecture and history buff, the interior is beautiful despite the fast no-fuss and cheap meals originally meant to serve the everyday worker on their lunch hour. If you come as a group of 1 or 2, you will be sat with others. I did not find the service rude so much as no fuss and a focus on fast. This is the original French fast food. The servers are also always aware that you are from out of the country and love acting like 15-20% tipping is mandatory with us Americans! Just ignore and relax. We were lucky enough to get seated at the same table as two French woman who were having a day in the city. We didn't share much language in common though we did share a bit. So, THE FOOD. It's not the best. It IS cheap. So order something French. Something different. Next time, I would be more adventurous. Looking around, I could spy every American table...families with 4 orders of well done steak frites. There's plenty more to try. My husband decided to try the snails and I took a nibble. Our tablemates were impressed to see him ordering like a French person! I had a bacon and frisee salad. And cheap wine. Then more cheap wine and our main courses. My duck was slightly overcooked. But mostly, yeah, the food compared to other places, was a bit bland at worse but hearty and filling. Scared of Foie gras? Beef tartare? Snails? Order them here for a fraction of the price. See if you can get into it. Then, splurge on the good stuff. read more

Rude server. Food plated and sitting back so you order and waiter comes and throws it on table and walks away. No eye contact. No conversation. Nothing. Food Not made to order. Nothing special. do not wait in line for this place. You will be disappointed read more

Food is pre plated and sitting in the back. Bad. It's a tourist trap. Cafeteria food.

Easily missed restaurant. This is a less touristy place and more like a family style/ local restaurant. It was super pack when we came here but we managed to get a table. I was pretty impressed when we asked for the bill and the server just did the math on the table in 2 seconds. You would never see that in NY. Affordable, cheap, and great food! I love the escargo here! read more

Very French, very popular, fast service. Arrive early or expect to queue. Ordered a Steak cooked medium which was almost raw, oozing in blood, good job I'm used to eating rare steaks. A carafe of red wine is only €7.80 and tastes really good, it's quite strong too. Salad with tomatoes is just a plate of tomatoes. Escargot are the type served on shells. A great place for quick dinner if you don't have to queue. They write out your bill on the paper tablecloth which I quite liked. read more

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Absolutely awful and my worse meal in Paris. They are going on their reputation from the past. How can you ruin boiled potatoes?! They did. Tastes like they were in a pot for a long long time and a mushy boiled potato with lots of water. The fries were old and not hot and glistening with oil. And the spaghetti, they forgot the cheese. This is like a factory. Subpar food. Beef tongue looked like it was pulled out a boiling pot as water all over the plate and then a sauce put on top of it. Desserts were stingy - I had the Mont Blanc and it was basically just whipped cream with almost no chestnuts puree. Organization is poor. They bring out a batch of utensils with knives and forks pointing toward people are they walk to serving area to place utensils. Very noisy. Very crowded. Not worth the wait in the long line, My favorite bouillon is Julien at St. Denis - absolutely beautiful, great food, and great service but not in as popular or busy place as Chartier Bouillons. When I told them there was no toilet paper, they just stared at me and told me that they weren't responsible for toilet paper and to go find someone who handled this manner. You think they would know who to contact so I just left and left sorry for the next person using the toilet. read more

The best Parisian local spot in Paris. Worth the wait. Exceptional food and half price as the Michelin restaurants. This place is done right. Have been here every day on my trip to Paris. read more

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Really great food! Lots of variety and really amazing employees very attentive and fast service! read more

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Excellent meal - duck confit! Fast service! Really unique place. We went fir lunch in March 2020 and walked to Moulin Rouge!

Don't be fooled by the long lines thinking that this place is worth the wait. They don't take reservations for a reason. They prefer their door to be revolving. The quality is lacking. My wife and I were seated at a table with 4 seats right before the dinner rush, once the rush hits, they seat strangers with you at your table. They will fill up every empty seat in the restaurant no matter your party size. Thankfully it was a nice couple from Italy. The food is pre made and will take exactly 2 minutes to reach your table once ordered. Trust me, We timed it after watching the quick turnarounds at the surrounding tables. Quantity over quality. Not worth it. There are much better options around. read more

Food is not as expensive as its decoration looks like. The deco is like a classed hotel, while the food is affordable. The majority of the visitors seem like locals. We tried appetizer of escargot (quite blend) and advocado with shrimp(like maioyness), main course of spaghetti bolognese( a bit blend), duck confit with baby potatoes (Taste good). And OMG I even had dessert of vanilla ice cream with puff and hot chocolate. Puff is not to the standard but chocolate is great. read more

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This is place is definitely a tourist trap. Our group of 7 played it safe and arrived at 6pm for dinner so there was no line. We were seated right away. The duck was mediocre,I've had better. The foie grais and escorgot were decent. Our waiter was creepy and rude, making our experience worst. We get it you have a long line of people waiting but no one appreciates being rushed and told that we need to hurry up so they can seat other people. Mind you we have a party of 7 people and we ordered alot of food. I'm glad our group didn't have to wait on the long line because this place is not worth the wait. read more

This is a tourist trap. We showed up for an early lunch. There was a short line. If you come as a group of 1 or 2, you will be sat with others. I did find the service rude, I ordered chicken and then ask my server if the chicken was good, he looked at me and said "you are in Paris, you can have chicken anywhere in the world, have at least duck", he wasn't friendly at all. The food compared to other places was a bit bland at worse but hearty and filling. read more

I don't understand how this place only has 3.5 starts, i think the people going here don't "get it" I've eaten here a few times in Paris, its a basic quick good steak and fries , I always go for the pepper steak..its no Mastro's steak house, but its good for what it is, service is to the point, no kissing butt..the ambiance and the atmosphere is great, i think Americans just don't get the concept..this is one of the oldest restaurants in Paris with a lot of history behind it. read more

It sounds like this place is normally packed...however, we arrived at about 5.30pm as we needed to leave for a flight, and it was very easy to get seated. We were on our own until right at the end when another couple was seated next to us as we were paying. Our waiter was great - fun and cheery, and really efficient too. The food was generally fine. My snails were lovely and my boyfriend's prawns (to start) were big and satisfying. The main meals were a little less impressive. I had duck confit, which was a tad dry, and the potatoes were really bland so I left most of them. My boyfriend's lamb chops were pretty good though, and he got three, which seemed generous. I'd normally give it 3 stars, but it's also good value - I was pleased I got to have snails without forking out the usual 10 euros plus that I'd seen in other places, for example. So it can have 4! read more

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Honestly pretty disappointing; the lines were huge, and there were a ton of positive reviews, so I figured, how could I go wrong? I waited in line for probably half an hour. Sadly, most of the dishes were lacking flavour and were too simple. - Escargots: they tasted fine, but there was not much sauce/flavour. - Duck confit: not the most tender, dominant flavour was just salt. - Hotdog/fries: was curious about this, but it was literally two BOILED pieces of hotdog with fries... - Steak/fries: steak was not that tender. Fries were just mediocre. I guess fries is more of a north american thing! Service was slow, given that the place was huge and there were so many people. Wouldn't go back, save your money for other places in Paris! read more

I would not feed this food to a pigeon. Stale bread -- in Paris!! Lukewarm frites from a frozen bag. Dry, mealy chicken. I don't know what I was expecting from a massive tourist trap, but I guess I assumed it's France so there has to be some standard of cuisine that my feeble American palate would be satisfied by. But I was so, so wrong. Avoid at all costs. read more

Bouillon Chartier - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Great pricing for French food. Large restaurant that turns tables quickly, so consider this a fast casual fine dining experience. Warning: You share tables with strangers, which is REALLY strange. I went with my partner and we had to share a small four top (4 seated) table with two other people. I mean, seriously strange so brace yourself. Go with at least three people so you don't have to share a table!!! Me and my partner ordered two appetizers (12 escargot & mushrooms), two entrees (steak & foie gras), and beer, which only totaled to 45€. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. French food for that price? Win win win. Yeah, I'd come back despite the awful table sharing rule that this business has. Should have provided three stars due to their table sharing ridiculousness, but I'm way too happy with how delicious their food was and the prices! read more

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Sadly a great restaurant has slipped with the times. The steak was extremely tough and the service was not what it once was. We were courteous as is our practice and for some reason were seated between the waiters station and plexiglass when there were plenty of tables. The waiter was not rude but not friendly and spent more time talking with others on the staff than providing the service we once received in a previously great restaurant. Will not be going back. read more

Old french brasserie, popular, still the same since ages. Chartier is one of the Parisian Bouillons. Old service with typical waiters dressed as black in white and doing the bills on the paper cloth. French simple cook, traditionnal, with very nice prices ! Can't book before coming, so the advice is to arrive early ! Long queue from 7.30pm Service from 11.00am to 10.00pm non stop. Place is recommended and mostly known by word of mouth. read more

Bouillon Chartier - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Ok granted, I don't live in the city and I'm not French. But I absolutely loved this restaurant. It was so popular, the line constantly wraps around and inside the building waiting to get a table. A great sign to me. The first time I came here was because a local claimed they had excellent snails as well as other fabulous French dishes. He wasn't wrong. The snails were amazing! The second time I came back, I brought friends and they fell in love also. They also have wine bottle specials everyday, and it's not expensive at all. Great food, great service and great atmosphere. The place is always busy! Will be back again for sure. read more

This place is a tourist trap cattle hall. Do not come here regardless of anyone's recommendations. Service was terrible and food was below average. read more

Bouillon Chartier - French Near Me - Paris, 75

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An overall "good" experience for Paris. Not necessarily the culinary creme de la creme but a nice atmosphere. Tried escargot for the first time, which was the best part of the meal. The chicken dish my friend had was eh. Fish was mediocre at best. I would go again for a cheap bottle of wine, bread and dessert at a Parisian "hot spot" read more

Bouillon Chartier - Not bad for a $12 bottle - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Very rude service. Even if it is against the rules to sit alone and enjoy a nice dinner when the place is practically empty...they could have explained nicely instead of pointing to the door and yelling at me. I am immunocompromised and was wearing a mask. Clearly I'm not trying to dine with others and specifically went during off hours. Their response was unprovoked. Went down the street to La Cométe for escargot. read more

It's alright for the price. You get what you pay for. I would suggest the escargot and use the bread to dip into the oh so goodness of the oil from the the escargot. Then the duck confit. Stay away from the steaks. Or ask them to cook a lower temp. They didn't ask me when I ordered. Other than that these are friendly staff members with a clean dining area and bathroom. read more