I really wanted to give this place 1 star, but because my first experience here was great, l won't. However, I went back here for my second time two weeks ago on Wednesday night and had the worst experience with the most uppity and rude waiter I've had in my 10 months in Paris. My French is terrible, but I make the effort and stick to simple things that no one else has a problem understanding, but for whatever reason, this waiter was put off by me as soon as I walked in the door and said "3 personnes, s'il vous plaît". He kept snipping "WHAT???" at me- in English, and immediately- anytime I even attempted to say something in French and then he still acted like he had no idea what my friends and I were trying to order even when I switched to English. (We were ordering and pointing at drinks right off the menu). Kir Royal, margarita, gin and tonic- nothing special. He was terribly unpleasant, never came back to see if we wanted another drink and kept ignoring me when I asked for the check. It wasn't even busy in there- no karaoke had even started- and there were several other people working with him. This is what makes me want to give up on even trying to learn French. It is really difficult to be living in a foreign country when you struggle to learn the language and are met with someone who treats you so badly just for trying. Maybe he was having a bad day, but there was no reason for him to treat me that way and it left a bad impression on my friends who had never been to Paris before.
I will say that I was here with 3 friends on a Thursday night back in April and we met the owner or manager that night. He was very nice. Came over to talk with us several times and even stepped outside as we were waiting for our uber driver and helped us with the street names when our driver got lost. We told him we'd definitely be back because we had such a great time. I am disappointed that the second time was such a poor experience because I really enjoyed this place the first time. read more