You might not notice this little restaurant, tucked in on a side street. We found it on a whim, and were so glad we did.
We are Canadian, and we speak fluent French. It's my husband's first language. But everywhere you go in Paris, if you speak French with an accent (even if it's just a French Canadian accent), folks are going to switch to English. It's so frustrating. However, at l'Ancienne Maison Gradelle, no one tried to speak English with us, and the waitress just asked, "Vous êtes quoi, Belges?"
That pretty much made our day.
The food was so good. We had a prix fixe 3 course dinner. The server made a great wine recommendation, so we drank the whole dang bottle.
The ambience in this place is old school and comforting, but was also somehow romantic. I would totally recommend this place to anyone hitting up Paris! read more