Having dined at this restaurant in previous trips to Paris, we were looking forward to seeing the renovation, experiencing the new chef's menu, and enjoy the jazz featured in the evening. However, the service was deplorable and the food was poor. The music was the only enjoyable part of our evening. Because the music starts at 8 p.m., we asked for a reservation at 7:30. We were seated promptly, and then we sat for nearly 30 minutes watching a group of waiters leaning on the bar chatting and laughing. They never raised their eyes to survey the room. When additional waiters came through from other rooms, they chuckled along with the group. The hostess, after seeing us becoming frustrated, finally coaxed a waiter over to our table. He was brusque and disgruntled, seemingly irritated that we had interrupted his chat. We said we wanted to enjoy a glass of wine before our meal and he insisted we order our food at once. He said he would time the service so we would not be rushed and would return so we could decide what additional wine we wanted with dinner. Then he disappeared. Our glasses of wine and first course arrived together, brought by a waitress. Later we finally distracted the waiter away from the bar he was leaning on and reminded him we didn't want to rush. He said the waitress had made a mistake. Then we were obviously punished for asking not to be rushed. The waiter never returned to our table throughout the evening. We had to flag down another one to ask for our food, snd when it came, it was lukewarm dry "Vendée"chicken that had obviously been held too long. We noticed as the restaurant became busy, certain tables received a lot of attention, with our waiter and others kissing and hugging some diners, while some tables were ignored. Maybe you need a membership to receive service here. I'll mention this wasn't a language issue. I speak French but the waiter insisted on English. (And I don't even think he was French). Our service ended with a different waiter who offered us a glass of champagne (which we were actually already offered when the reservation was made) but we declined and left to enjoy the rest of our evening elsewhere. P.S. tour buses stared dumping large boisterous groups off while were there. They were seated upstairs but the area is open so you hear all their noise! And it probably contributes to the slow (poor) service. Summary: Avoid at all costs, or risk having a similar experience. read more