I came to Juste highly recommended by a friend's friend. I was dead tired from walking in Chateau de Versailles all day before I came to Juste. When I came in, I just plopped myself on the nearest comfy chair. One of the gentlemen came over and explained that when I'm ready, I can go up to the front and someone will help me with the order.
After recouping for a few minutes, I went up to the front and the other gentlemen explained the menu items to me. All of the items come pre-packaged and you can either pick them up and cook at home or dine in and let the kitchen do the work. I ultimately picked out the squid ink pasta, the mussels, cod fish with mash potato, razor clams, crab claws, and oysters.
Let me start by saying that the oysters are to. die. for! If you eat nothing else, you HAVE to have the oysters. It is so fresh, so briny, and so plump. I don't think I've ever had oysters this good. They weren't cheap. The three I had cost 1.5, 1.8, and 2.8 Euros respectively. Of course, the best being the 2.8 Euros one. I could taste the ocean with those oysters and felt instantly transported to the nearest beach.
The other highlight are the crab claws and the mussels which are really fresh and freshly prepared. The broth for the mussels is also so good and great for sopping up with bread. I don't like sand in my shellfish and the gentlemen promised that if I find sand in even just one mussels, that he would take it off the bill. I didn't find any sand at all.
The squid ink pasta tasted flavorless on its own. However, the mussels were rather salty, so I would say the pasta is a good vehicle to balance out the flavors. The cod fish was just meh. I like cod, so that's why I went for it, but I wouldn't miss it.
In the many menu items explained to me, razor clams was one of them, but they were readily available at the counter to pick from. So when I saw another table receive their order after I had placed mine, we decided we had a little room left in our stomach and decided to order the razor clams as well. Like their other seafood, the razor clams were fresh, but it did have a bit of sand. They weren't as flavorful as the other seafood we had, so I'm a little indifferent about it.
In total, we spent around 45 Euros for all the food we had. When you begin to order, it doesn't look like a lot of food, but once you start eating, it fills you up.
Most importantly, the service here is awesome. Attentive and polite staff. They never had the "French" attitude. Juste is easily one of the places I would recommend and will come back to when I visit Paris again. read more