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    Le Symposium

    3.2 (29 reviews)
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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Venesse F.

    My sisters and I found this place by walking. We were hungry and decided on the spot. There are set menus for 3 courses where you are able to choose one from each. I had the ham and cheese crepe, pork mignon, and a chocolate cake for dessert. I had the pleasure of trying escargot for my first time here! Our server was very nice. Sit outside and enjoy what the city has to offer!

    The delicious duck leg
    Sandy Z.

    Recommended by our tour guide, this restaurant in the Latin Quarter had an excellent prix fixe menu (and full menu options). We went with the middle of road 18 euro menu (probably what used to be 15). You can try the typical French menu here, including trying out escargot, while watching the World Cup. The duck leg was absolutely delicious and tender. Everybody wished they had ordered what I had. Their chocolate fondant and apple pie are great desserts as well.

    Karola Y.

    Excellent food and service ! If you are near Notre Dame and want a delicious and filing meal this is your place. We ordered from the fixed menu and everything was delicious. My salmon was cooked perfectly. My mom loved her duck. The French onion soup was the perfect portion. The dessert selections exceeded our sweet tooth. Friendly service. It was nice to people watch. Don't waste your time doing what we do which is walking around and ending up at the first pace you saw. Just sit down the food is delicious and with perfect flavor.

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    Mai N.

    I was walking around here and wanted to try bistro. It was raining, and this restaurant was the first one that I found, I just decided to dine in here. The place wasn't big, but it was nicely decorated inside. Nice relaxing music and relatively quiet atmosphere. They had 3 course meal for 15euro which what I got. One appetizer, one main entree, and one dessert. I chose onion soup, beef stew, and chocolate mousse. The menu had the French with the English explanation, and the staff spoke perfect English. My meal started with the complementary baguette. After five minutes, they brought me onion soup. It was very cheesy and flavorful. Seasoned well and the broth was savory. Best onion soup I've had. However, I was a little disappointed in beef stew. It wasn't impressive. It wasn't bad though. Chocolate mousse was very smooth and tasty. The staff was nice, and the service was good. The portion was generous, and the price was good.

    Debby L.

    One of the million pre fixe menus in Saint Michel. The pre fixe meals are good value at 10 euro, 14.50 euro, or 22 euro for starter, entree, and dessert. Spring for the 14.50 euro at least, the selection is much better. FRENCH ONION SOUP Of all the pre fixe menu places in Saint Michel, we think that this place has the best onion soup. The reason: the bread is toasted to be crunchy and placed on top of the soup. So you get the bottom dipped in french onion soup, but still get the crunch warmth of the bread. Done very well! RACLETTE NATURE I have never had raclette before, and didn't know what to do. Apparently it's cheese and potatoes given to you on a plate. The potatoes are warm and boiled, the cheese is just a regular french cheese, given in slices. A hot burner is given, and you melt your cheese on the hotplate. Then mix in the potatoes. You can get it with meat as well, but the nature is just cheese and potatoes. It's a typical French food and is quite good, but i suggest a starter that doesn't have potatoes nor cheese if you want the raclette for the entree. CARAMEL BRULEE I thought this was a type of creme crulee, but it's not. Its flan. I don't care what other names they try to give it. It's flan. Sweet, but light and easy dessert.

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    Heather P.

    First night with 2 kiddos in Paris and the prix fixe rocked our world. Owner is tourist friendly and sweet and we had a divine meal and people watched. Steak au poivre was a stand out!

    Escargot!

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    Do not go near here! I had my purse stolen while dining inside. I believe the waiter was involved.

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    Fantastic restaurant and reasonably priced. Three course meal for 18€ you can't beat that

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    good food for a good price and friendly staff!! the salmon was so yummy and it's in a great location!

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    Recommended by our tour guide, this restaurant in the Latin Quarter had an excellent prix fixe menu (and full menu options).

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

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    1.3 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 - He said was very good

    He said was very good

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - French onion soup + bread

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    Bistro des Augustins - Fermier

    Bistro des Augustins

    4.4(556 reviews)
    0.3 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, 6ème
    €€

    I have mixed feelings about Bistro des Augustins. On the one hand, it provided me some of the most…read morecomforting and delicious food that I enjoyed in Paris. On the other hand, it made me realize that my mother was a terrible cook. Bistro des Augustins is a small, cozy venue offering both indoor seating and terrace seating near Pont Neuf. It serves a small number of curated dishes, including a wonderfully traditional Bistro Gratin in a homey ceramic dish served piping hot with a brown crispy cheesy top, herbs, spices and chicken. You can also get it with salmon. My brothers and I only saw my mother use our gas range to light her cigarettes, sanitize needles to remove our splinters, and make s'mores during the summer months when she couldn't muster the energy to take us 'outside camping.' I mean, all she had to do was borrow a cookbook, which I'm sure were readily available from maybe a neighbor or in any local bookstore or the public library. How hard is that? I was the only kid who brought a can of tuna and his own monogrammed can opener to school every day. Every day. And mom convinced me that the tuna holster she got me for my birthday was cool and hip. I was a naive mercury-filled fool, although I did become a very fast runner in junior high school because of the tuna holster. The interior décor of Bistro des Augustins is informal and vintage bistro style - wooden tables, traditional chalkboard menus, and soft lighting - creating a relaxed and comfy ambiance. My eyes have been opened to what's possible. Thank you Bistro des Augustins for expanding my culinary horizons. Five stars.

    THE FOOD ------------------…read more= Fermier - Cheese gratin with chicken was good. Didn't blow me away, but was solid with the creaminess of the sliced potatoes and emmental cheese combined together with mixed vegetables. The cheese was very strong though, so anything else was unfortunately pretty much overpowered by it. Arrived with bread, but it DEFINITELY could use other carb options to sop it all up (e.g., rice???)! = Landais - Cheese gratin with duck. Same comment as the above, except the Landais had egg and goat cheese also mixed in with almost the same ingredients as the Fermier. THE SERVICE ----------------------- + The lone waitress, who also worked the role as greeter, cashier and bartender was friendly. + Food arrived within 10 minutes of ordering. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------------ = Small, tight restaurant. = Not many tables inside - 6 in total. + Located a few blocks away from the more touristy restaurants, towards the East, on a much quieter street. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Nada.

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    Assiette de saumon fumé

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    Chez Janou - prawns in wine sauce

    Chez Janou

    4.1(699 reviews)
    1.7 kmBastille, Marais, 3ème
    €€

    My #1 fav classic French dinner we had in Paris. The food and the atmosphere were all great. This…read moreplace seems to be a certified, capital 'e' Establishment here in Paris. Vibey 30 somethings and those of us tourists that have begrudgingly figured it out. It is close quarters inside, but when in Rome. My bestie from middle school and I shared the escargot (bless you) pasta, which was delicious, and the duck, which was exceptional. We split a very fairly priced bottle of wine and ended the night with the scoop of mousse. If they could figure out how to do that intravenously, that'd be great. The mousse reminded me of a great guilty pleasure, which is eating straight out of the can of Duncan Hines chocolate frosting (ask me how I know, I do this often, going to rebrand it to me being European). Loved it here.

    Paris has a talent for making lunch feel accidental in the best possible way…read more Chez Janou sits quietly in the Marais, just close enough to Place des Vosges that the entire experience spills naturally into wandering afterward. No real plans. Just walking. Cigarette smoke in the air, scooters passing narrow streets, old stone buildings glowing under soft afternoon light. Online, this place feels impossible to book. But show up 10-15 minutes before opening and suddenly you're seated like you knew the secret all along. Inside, the room hums. Tight tables. Warm walls. Loud enough to feel alive without becoming chaotic. Nobody rushing. Nobody flipping tables. Just the rhythm of Paris doing what it's always done. The menu is entirely in French which, honestly, makes the experience better. You stop ordering with certainty and start ordering with curiosity. My wife had the risotto d'épeautre aux St. Jacques. I ordered the Magret de Canard au Romarin. The duck was solid. A 3.5/5 kind of dish. Rich, savory, comforting after a long day walking through the city. But the risotto surprised me more. The scallops were delicate, the spelt added this earthy texture that made the dish feel substantial without ever becoming heavy. And then there's the mousse au chocolat. The famous one. Served from an oversized bowl with this almost excessive "all you can eat" energy that somehow still feels elegant instead of gimmicky. We only needed a few bites. Soft, luxurious, lightly bitter chocolate balanced perfectly against just enough sweetness. The kind of dessert that doesn't ask for attention. It quietly earns it.

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    Chez Fernand - Roquefort

    Chez Fernand

    4.4(294 reviews)
    0.4 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, 6ème
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    Food is awesome, love their signature beef dish, too bad our stomach is too small, food is very…read moregood, service is good too ~ love this place!

    Maybe my timing was off? I didn't enjoy dining here as much as I hoped…read more I reserved and had New Year's Eve dinner at Chez Ferdinand Christine. I could only get the 8:30pm seating. When I arrived, there was a rustic table in the entry room where I was seated. I ordered an entrée of mini mushroom raviolis in truffle sauce, a plat of scallops over orzo which had chorizo chunks and a dessert of frozen Grand Marnier soufflé. The portions were generous. I enjoyed the mini mushroom raviolis and delicious Grand Marnier soufflé. The plat was somewhat odd because the chorizo chunks were really strong flavored which overpowered the scallops. I ate one chorizo chunk and pushed the rest aside. The scallops were cooked perfectly but not seasoned. The service was gruff/quite brief with dishes dropped by assistants. My biggest complaint was the stressful ambiance during the meal. It was freezing outside. The door constantly opened and new patrons came in hovering over diners in my room. Luckily I was not closer to the door and didn't have anyone over me. For ~170 Euros, the food was good but the experience was not.

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    Chez Fernand - Le légendaire bœuf Bourguignon aux joues de bœuf Black Angus, pommes vapeur.

    Le légendaire bœuf Bourguignon aux joues de bœuf Black Angus, pommes vapeur.

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