Mother's Day 2019 in Paris was phenomenal. The meal we enjoyed was exquisite and the view of the Eiffel Tower while enjoying lunch was epic! read more

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terrible service. got seated at the rooftop, asked for tap water and they gave us bottled. tried ordering an appetizer and entree for me and my friend to share because we don't eat a lot and when we placed our order the waiter gave us a weird look and left. 1 minute later he said he "talked to his manager" and his "manager" said we had to order one appetizer and entree each. such bs that he obviously made up bc he wanted to get paid more. made no sense for us because we would never be able to finish that. fed up with his attitude at this point so we tried leaving when he stopped us and said we had to pay for the water that we did not even touch let alone ask for. he was seriously so rude. worst experience. read more

Awesome view!!! Dine while looking at the Eiffel tower... Food was excellent, service started great but after main course was served it was poor. It seems the restaurant was under staffed. Good experience and worth the food and view. Just do not expect awesome service. read more

Great service and delicious food. Excellent view of the Eiffel Tower. Highly recommend!

Girafe is outstanding ! The food is great, it's lively, the view from the patio is stunning and the decor is TRES CHIC !! I came here for the view to be honest, but the food was absolutely delicious ! It's a bit expensive but you get what you pay for and it's totally worth it! I will definitely be returning on my next trip to Paris. This is definitely the place you want to dine at to get the dreamy view of the Eiffel Tower. Any seat on the patio is a good seat, you won't be disappointed! read more

Girafe - Dinner with a view - French Near Me - Paris, 75

When making reservation - be VERY SPECIFIC to where you want to : sit in the main room, outdoor area with tower view - NOT AT THE BAR ! We were very disappointed at first since I did make reservations in advance and in French , not in English !!!! And we're were seat at the bar . Specially my 12 year old daughter( go figure)! The hostess then saw how actually sad/ turned off we were and she recommended we would go to the restaurant at the roof which turns out to be really nice and the service impeccable. But again YOU MUST BE VERY SPECIFIC WHERE YOU WANT TO SIT otherwise you will be definitely at the bar .... read more

Does "takes my breath away" count as an extra star??? My chi chi la la friends in California posted on Instagram that they were here in the summer. I, wanting to be fabulous, too, looked it up immediately. The only thing I could find was an article from Vogue magazine saying that it was Paris' new hot spot. They did not lie. I'm in Paris to celebrate a big birthday and my husband took me here last night for dinner. We sat outside on the terrace facing the Eiffel Tower. If you have the opportunity to sit outside, TAKE IT! I would have been bummed not to be out there. They have two seatings, 7PM and 9PM. We chose the earlier of the two and it was perfect. I'm a vegetarian and although this is a seafood restaurant, I had plenty to choose from. My Greek salad was unbelieveable. Oh, yes, there wasn't a lettuce leaf to be found. Just feta, cucumber, baby tomatoes, fennel, olives, grapefruit, and avocado. It was HEAVEN. I also had some other vegetables and pomme frite. My husband had the Sole Meuniere and proclaimed it to be the best he's had. Desert was inventive and delish! Come here. Do it. Sit outside. They have outdoor heaters and blankets but bring a coat, too. read more

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DON'T EAT HERE! Just had the worst dining experience of my life. Woman tall thin blonde identified herself as the manager. REFUSED to serve us after letting the people in front of us in! First, she lied and said they were full actually they were half full. Then she said the kitchen was closed, but not for the people in front of us. If the service is half as rude as she was it's a definite PASS! read more

Great view of Eifel Tower,,, great seafood restaurant.. And very very fresh fish.. The dover sole is excellent, the oysters are great and the lobster pasta is good too... read more

Girafe - Lobster linguine - French Near Me - Paris, 75

I had such high hopes of this restaurant after reading everyone else's reviews, and viewing the exceptional photos. I had booked a reservation in advance of travelling and had specified in the booking that I wished to book a table either outdoors on the terrace with a view of the Eiffel Tower or indoors with the same view. When I arrived at the venue, it was difficult to find, as it's a part of Le Cite D'Architecture, with no markings of its own. I asked nearby residents, vendors and even visitors, and they had no idea of this restaurant. When I finally found the place, the museum/site had been closed down for the day and I had to wait until the restaurant opened at 7pm, after having to go through several layers of security (typical of Paris). Although I had made specific requests upon booking, I was given a table at the bar and told that the entire restaurant was booked for the night and they could not accommodate a table of one otherwise. I will mention that I was the ONLY patron in the restaurant at the time of opening at 7pm, and the other patrons did not start arriving until I was leaving after my meal. They do have several staff members at the door to initially greet you, but thereafter, I felt like I was ignored for the night. I suppose the only benefit from me sitting at the bar was that I was able to witness my own meal prepared for me, and the bar staff were quite hospitable. They brought out a dish of olives prior to my meal (although tried to remove it before I even had the chance of trying them). I ordered the seafood tasting platter comprised of oysters, cockles, shrimps, crayfish and whelks, which were all quite fresh and delicious. I wish there were accompanying sauces though, as the seafood was unseasoned. I also had the tuna tataki with a spicy sauce, which was a lovely dish, accompanied by an 'avocado-sucrine' or avocado smash with cucumbers and onions. It was quite delicious overall. For my beverage option, I chose a local Rose which was quite nice; however, despite that I first requested no water was needed, followed by several attempts by wait staff to fill my water, I finally agreed to accepting the beverage, thereafter I was charged a hefty pricetag of 10 euros for a bottle of basic Evian. Restaurants really need to stop doing this, please. I was able to take a few photos within the restaurant of the view of the Eiffel Tower, but I was disappointed that we were not notified in advance that the terrace was not open, and furthermore, that dining requests were not considered, particularly since there were no other patrons in the restaurant.The venue and restaurant itself is beautiful, although I was not able to enjoy it, given the seat at the bar. During my trip I had far better meals at establishments with less 'notoriety' than this venue. I don't think the cost of the meal was justified overall based on my experience. read more

OMG where do I start the lobster linguine was cooked perfectly and so tasty a must try! The atmosphere and view of the Eiffel Tower is absolutely breathtaking! Special thank you to Mathurin our waiter he was very personable and friendly. Thank you for making my husband's birthday amazing. read more

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We ate here on our last night in Paris. The waiter was extraordinarily friendly and humorous. The view was remarkable with the Eiffel Tower right over our shoulder. We shared a whole fish entree of Sweet Bream Fish and it with the wonderful mustard sauce was the best fish else gave ever enjoyed. Squid Appetizer and delicious chocolate Carmel tart and basket of cream puffs with chocolate sauce left us very satisfied. Our waiter was incredible, friendly humorous and very helpful. The wine suggested by the sommelier was the best we drank while in France. So glad we were lucky enough to get a reservation. read more

Girafe - French Near Me - Paris, 75

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I booked a reservation here(which I recommend, they turned away people who didn't) and I had such a great experience. I was seated immediately after telling them my name for the reservation & a waiter came over very soon after for my drink order. I had a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower to my right and was covered by an umbrella for shade thank goodness! I already knew what I wanted which was the tenderloin with the black pepper sauce which made the entire meal!! The French fries it came with were fantastic. I only got a soda with my meal which was 7€(over priced if you ask me) but given the location of where I was and quality of the food I really didn't mind! I believe the quality & quantities of my meal justified the price I paid. I'm not much a steak person so enjoying this meal was something I had to share! read more

Girafe - Tenderloin with black pepper sauce, fries & a Coca Cola - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Outstanding in every way. Food , service,and a great view of the Eiffel Tower . Hard to get in do make a reservation several days in advance. Expensive but very worth it. read more

Very bad impression. Quite rude staff. It seemed like they wanted us to give up and walk away. Not sure why that would be as it would be asinine to purposefully lose customers. We stood there for well over 10 minutes waiting to make a reservation for two or for one, depending on the dates available. We exchanged stares with the hostess for several minutes as she said she couldn't make a reservation for us without a woman who an older hostess. The older hostess was laughing on her cell phone for 10 minutes and an older waiter or manager, not sure which, repeatedly came over to discuss our reservation requests with the young hostess while never acknowledging us. It was very off putting and again quite rude. read more

Traveled the world. Have eaten at some of the best Michelin restaurants and have never ever been treated so rudely. Planned a birthday luncheon and secured my reservation weeks ago. Confirmed with credit card. The day before the luncheon I get an email that my reservation has been canceled. No explanation just canceled. I immediately call to find out there must be a mistake. They have canceled my reservation because they are not using the patio. I don't have a patio reservation but they canceled anyway. I explained we are visiting from CA and it's a special occasion. Nope nothing. Now I see why the reviews for this restaurant are so poor. read more

Do not dine here. Absolutely disgusting. I found a spider in my food and they wouldn't replace my dish. No apology nothing. Seemed like it was very normal for them. i couldn't believe my eyes!!! Stay far far away! read more

These booking people from this restaurant bring rude and unprofessional to a whole new level. We were trying to book for dinner snd sent an email about a month before . They responded saying we take only bookings 2 week before and just reply back then. We then waited just relying on their reply thinking they would act professional even without booking online . 2 weeks before the date, we replied to the email and asked them to confirm out booking and no response . Couple more email and calls no response. We could have called or booked online if they didn't ask us to reply back. How un professional and rude . read more

Note that the outside patio area with the view of the Eiffel tower is only open during the summer. We were not aware and came here in November hoping to sit outside for lunch to enjoy the view of the Eiffel Tower, we were left disappointed. There aren't many seats inside that give you a nice view of the Eiffel Tower. We still ate here for lunch and we were left disappointed again. We got the steak and the lobster pasta. The dishes are pretty pricey for the amount of food you get and it's not too tasty. The servers also did not check on us often. I would not come back for the food, I would only come back for the view of the Eiffel Tower. read more

The venue itself is gorgeous. The service, eh. Much to be desired. It took nearly half an hour to get served, we weren't offered water or anything. Food was actually pretty fast but the hospitality was certainly not there. read more

Great food and service. Not cheap but worth every penny. Amazing views of the Eiffel Tower. Service was fantastic!

perfect food great service and the best view in the city 100/10 recommend definitely make an appointment because getting one is hard but worth it read more

Great food and great service. Has a very nice view of the tower and is well worth the hassle of making a reservation.

Amazing views, high end service and top quality food makes this restaurant with Eiffel Tower view better than its competitors (next door).

Friends made a resy for 4 last night at 7 PM on the rooftop. We had high expectations since the restaurant has good review, was recommended by our concierge and was purported to have amazing views. We waited to enter the restaurant with about 50 people and were pointed to a staircase for the rooftop. We received no other directions or assistance. Little did we know that we were walking up 11 flights of stairs without any signs and a half lighted staircase. Our friends are in their 80s! We made it to the top where we met another hostess who informed us that the museum hadn't fixed either of the two elevator and it was not the restaurant's fault. We were escorted to a table on the side with no view at all. To be honest 3 total tables have a good view. The rest of the rooftop is Out of Luck. We asked to be moved and we're told there were no other tables available although we were the fourth group to get up to the rooftop. We promptly left .... having climbed up and down ELEVEN flights of stairs! Before leaving we heard people complaining about dirty silverware. We would recommend avoiding this restaurant!!! read more

Great Eiffel Tower view, nice meal, attentive service. The sparkling candle for daughter's birthday dessert was a great touch, merci! What more can you ask for? read more

Amazing view, amazing food, amazing restaurant, we didn't know that we needed a reservation but they found something for us, the sunset there was incredible read more

Girafe - Seafood platter - French Near Me - Paris, 75

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If you want to experience the best restaurant location overlooking the Eiffel Tower this is the place to go. Food is good, view is spectacular! It is hard to get reservations at dinner if not done ahead of time. Restaurant is extremely busy all the time especially after sunset and when the Eiffel Tower lights are on. read more

Ask for the price for the catch of the day fish. 189 euros for a grilled sea bass for 2 is outrageous. We got no warning of any sort, just the bill. Then when we approached the manager he threatened our waiter to pay 50 euros out of pocket to accommodate us. Just terrible! read more

If it was not for the beautiful view I would give this a negative star. Where do I begin. My spouse and I care here to celebrate her birthday. This was one of the few places she was excited to take part of. Upon being seated we were told the heater was broken in our section, not a big deal, we understand things happen. From there the waiter came and was almost in a rush. Took 20 minutes to bring our drinks out and to get bread to the table took an additional 10 minutes. From there he notified us that the lobster linguine, which is their most popular item, was finished. How is this such a exclusive restaurant but your most popular dish is finished. At that time We should have left but decided to stay and try something else. We ordered the half seafood platter, I don't know about most of you but nothing bothers me more than uncleaned shrimp. We spend the majority of time removing shit from the shrimp. For $115 I would expect everything to be on point but epic failure. The raviolis langoustine was completely cold in the inside. The fries were half cooked half cold. Needless to say it was a very disappointing visit. The view is one of the best that you will get of the Eiffel Tower anywhere, but for dining purposes it is definitely a big no. read more

Do not go here. For one month we tried getting reservations over the phone and Each week they told us to call back the next week. One week before we were to arrive, we were finally able to get a reservation but we're told the only time available was 10 PM. The day of, we arrived on time I was told that our reservation was actually 10:30 PM. We waited for over 30 minutes while we so people walk in and get seated immediately. It rained that day so the terrace was closed and we had a sit inside. This was understandable given the weather, but it took them 30 minutes to take her drink orders we we're ignored trying to order a dinner we asked for the bill four times and they never came wasn't until 1 AM when we left. As a non-seafood eater there was only one option on the menu for me to eat for dinner which was a $45 steak dinner. My recommendation for anybody looking to come here, not. Take your photos of the Eiffel tower sparkling at night elsewhere and eat anywhere else read more

We went on a Monday, it's crowded and nice atmosphere, however the service was slow, and should they hire more staff The food was great, the music was nice read more

We were in France for a week, and this was by far one of our best meals, for multiple reasons. The view from the terrace is obviously spectacular, and the seating is very comfortable with plenty of space between you and the other parties. The food was beyond delicious---we started with the No. 5 oysters, which were some of the tastiest we'd had. For our mains I had the cod, and it was probably the most perfectly roasted filets of fish I've had, tender and delicate but not mushy at all. My partner went with the famous lobster linguini, and the look on her face after the first bite said it all. Perfectly cooked, sauced, flavored---it had it all. Our meal was rounded out superbly by a simple dessert of small vanilla cream puffs with a chocolate dipping sauce, and they certainly maintained the same level of quality we'd come to expect by the food at this point. What truly set this experience apart though was the service. Our server, Martin, was incredibly kind and helpful. He took the time to answer any questions we had and thoughtfully gave his best recommendations (we never would've ordered cream puffs without his guidance, so thank goodness he was there). He was clearly educated in wine as well, educating us on subtle differences in flavors, years, and regions. He really was an absolute superstar. All in all, if you're able to get a reservation here, absolutely go for it---and I hope that you have the privilege of having Martin as your server. read more

Holy. Sh*t. Unbelievable dinner in Paris. Food was good and well prepared. The staff was kind despite an insane wait for reservations trying to be seated. But the absolute best part? The scenery. Unfortunately we were here during a rain storm, so it was dumping sheets onto the Trocadero (so no patio for us) - but the inside was just as beautiful. Designed like you would imagine a chic French restaurant - an ode to the 30's with brass fixtures and vibrant marble. The one thing I would add is the possibility to reserve online. Luckily our concierge at our hotel was able to book for us, but as it's quite an international hotspot I would suggest an online portal would be easier for people to access. But then again, maybe they've made this choice on purpose for that very reason..... ;) read more

If you're looking for a nice place to grab a delicious meal, head down to Girafe! Very affordable and the service was superb! Our server tonight was Jonathan, very attentive and always checking on us. Being that we are for the US, most of the places we've dinned at gave us attitude and no type of customer service. Girafe has been one of the best dinner experiences I've ever had. Will definitely come back soon. read more

I liked the environment but the food took too long. The entry way does not fit the price of the place. I'd love more side options that offer a variety. This is a touristy area not a local spot. Has a great view of the Eiffel tower but go for lunch to see. read more

We had an early reservation and an outdoor table was suggested to us. It was May 1st so the protests were going on with large crowds and music going on, but it was not disruptive. The restaurant is lovely. The service is not good at all. Long wait to order drinks, long wait for them to arrive, much bustling about by servers who seemed to consciously be looking away every time they passed our table. We were dressed very nicely( the hostesses admired my outfit and bag) and remained polite. The food was very good. We had tuna appetizer and delicious fish entrees. There was another long wait for the wine we ordered.Beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower. Many patrons were stopping servers to ask them to take photos with multiple poses. The lack of attentive service all evening is not acceptable at a restaurant that aspires to be rated highly. We would only return again if we were with someone who had never been and really wanted to go. The service at Monsieur Bleu is better. read more