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    La Bonne Excuse

    4.8 (24 reviews)
    PriceyFrench
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Tuna salad (left), Fish with vegetables (right)
    Lillian C.

    This restaurant is cozy, intimate and romantic...and located a few blocks from Musée d'Orsay! I ordered the special of the day which came with an appetizer and entree for 20 euro! For the appetizer, I had a tuna salad which was the best tuna salad I've ever had. The tuna was very fresh...and the meat just melted in my mouth. The flavoring was light yet very tasty...with a dash of olive oil and some other seasonings. I HIGHLY recommend this tuna salad. It was simply amazing!! The entree was a white fish with green beans and peas. Although this was also tasty, it was average but probably typical of French cuisine. Overall, the meal was a good deal and so tasty, especially the tuna salad! I would highly recommend coming here!

    Covered pie of quail & chards flambé w/ cognac
    Joe C.

    You don't have to be a French language expert to figure out the name of this place means "the good excuse". I know zero French and even I could figure it out. This is a very nice restaurant. I was looking for a good French meal on Rue de Verneuil and another nearby restaurant, Le Cinq Mars, was booked solid for the night. So I opted to try La Bonne Excuse. Boy did I luck out. Everything was terrific, from the service to the food. The server girl working the floor was super friendly and her pleasant demeanor was my main reason for selecting this restaurant. She informed me to come back after 7:00 PM when they open, and so I did. She later was great in recommending my wine, translating some menu items, and making sure my water was filled all the time. So how was the food? It was to die for.... plump quail wrapped in a flaky breaded crust.... perfectly cooked rack of lamb... and a very fine selection of cheeses. The esquisite attention to detail for some of the items was impressive. For example, my tiny vegetables sitting next to my lamb were all orientated a particular way to form a straight line on my plate. All 25 of them were likely positioned by a fork and knife one by one. The interior atmosphere was slightly upscale, but not so much that it was stuffy. It was rather comfy and it was particularly nice that the interior wasn't too crowded. Oh, and the restroom downstairs was very clean. Overall I really don't have a good excuse to return to this restaurant for my next visit to Paris. I have about seventy five good excuses!

    The best apple tart in the WORLD!!!

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    Excellent food, great service. Quiet, very comfortable. Highly recommended, a great experience.

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    I hadn't even ever considered that you could make an apple tart of such epic excellence - my mind has been opened!

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    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - An amazing French onion soup...

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    1.5 kmChâtelet/Les Halles, 1er
    €€

    The most life- changing experience with French cuisine. This is what French culinary dreams are…read moremade of. Get the appetizer grilled foie gras with side of greens, you won't regret it. The richness of the flavor and the texture which is not reminiscent of the traditional roasted duck or foie gras, but rather a much more like a luxurious and indulgent version. We enjoyed our dinner on the outside of the restaurant after about a 20-30 minute wait. The bone marrow had the best flavor I've experienced for the dish. However, it is definitely overshadowed by the rich flavor of the foie gras. This experience was unforgettable, with our view of Parisian streets on a brisk, April night. We even came back on our last night, but didn't realize the hours on Google maps was for the deli. The restaurant closes earlier, before 9:00 PM. This meal got us thinking about Paris in a positive light, and we hope to be able to come back to eat the amazing dishes again!

    This place was a huge letdown. They had a cute little artisanal market on the front left of the…read morerestaurant. They had a number of goods to choose from and I ended up buying a few things for souvenirs. As for the actual restaurant, they had a number of delicious sounding items on their menu. Our server was very attentive to us and helped us decide on our dinner orders. Similar to the other restaurants though. After our food was delivered, it was far in between when we were checked on again. And after dessert it took even longer for our server to bring the bill. Overall, the food was a letdown. I do not exaggerate when I say that the frog legs just tasted like slightly flavored water. My friend's ravioli had a fairly decent flavored sauce but the pasta was a bit chewy. My friend's duck breast was pretty tough; I had noticed the table next to us also ordered it and they seemed to have trouble finishing/cutting theirs as well. As for my steak with foie gras, well the steak was once again tough and the foie gras was weirdly stringy. It was soft for the most part but there were parts that were tough and stringy. Maybe that's a section that's generally separated in the preparation process and it was missed? In any case it was disappointing. What wasn't disappointing was dessert though; perfectly sweet and balanced.

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    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - French onion soup + bread

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    French onion soup + bread

    La Bonne Excuse - french - Updated May 2026

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