This was the first restaurant that I ate it while visiting Paris and I must say that I was left very unimpressed. Came here around 8:00 pm on a Monday night after visiting the Eiffel Tower (about 10-15 minutes walk from the tower) and doing a quick search on Yelp to see if there were any highly rated places that were close to us. We were immediately greeted and seated accordingly. Having nothing to eat all day, my brother and I initially were going to spilt two entrees but when we saw that they had carbonara, we knew that we both wanted our own. Being fattys and assuming that we were going to get a small plate of carbonara, like one normally does at Italian/French restaurant, we decided to split a pizza as well. "Two carbonaras?", our awesome server exclaimed. We nodded and waited patiently while our food was being delivered. Boom, here's the Pizza. The first thing I noted while that glorious item was set down was the amount of cheese on that thing. Thin crust? I couldn't tell because the pizza was literally covered in melted cheese. Taste wise? Man that thing was legit all cheese/grease. My younger self or hungover counterpart would have loved it, but as a first meal in Paris, I must say that the overwhelming amount of cheese and subsequent grease really took away from what is generally hard to mess up. I mean it's just Pizza. Was it better than your average Pizza joint? Hell yeah..the ingredients, crust, sauce, meats, etc. we're all amazing but the cheese just overpowered everything. May I mention, the pizza was pretty big and I was starting to get full after finishing my half. Boom, our server, drops the bread basket. I timidly look at it because I want it to eat but, the carbonara is coming out soon. A few minutes elapse and viola...the main attraction has been delivered. Holy...I think to myself; as the waiter places the plates on table. This thing looks gigantic! (To put it in perspective, there is a minimum of 4/5 servings in this plate). My skepticism starts to emerge as this dish is usually pretty heavy/dense. I break that beautiful golden yolk and dig in. First impression: meh. Despite the beautiful presentation, I must say that taste wise, this item was pretty disappointing--tasted like something I could have gotten at a three star establishment in the states. Was it rich and dense like I expected. Yep. Did it contain a mad amount of crispy prosciutto. Yep. How much pasta did I get? It literally felt like it was placed in a super deep dish with a never ending amount of food in it. After about 30 minutes, my brother and I both gave up. We both killed at least 80 percent of it but man was that thing super dense. "Was it enough food?" our server smirked? We just laughed. Man did we wish he told us we were ordering too much food. Overall, the ambiance, the service, and the location with regards to the eifle tower, were all positives. The food; however, was not the greatest. I almost had the impression that this place caters to American tourist because of the amount of food they gave you was equivalent to the over portioned sizes found in the U.S.; would I eat here again? Probably not but if you are looking for a place that is close to the tower and a place is very affordable and one that gives you the bang for you buck, I would recommend this establishment. Also, just observing the other dishes delivered to our neighboring eaters, the entrees here are generally very big so value-wise this place gets a 5 star. The tartar and frites looked bomb by the way. Kind of wish I gotten that. Thank god the metro we needed to take was like 15 minutes away because we needed to burn those calories. read more