A gem! Fantastic food, polite staff in professional attire, sparkling clean, and AMAZING CHEF who…read morecan accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan requests while keeping the meals perfectly French, creative and spectacular! This place is great for fine dining and even business dinners!
We are a complicated couple - I cannot eat gluten and dairy, while my partner eats vegan. We did not expect to be able to enjoy much of French cuisine while in Paris, due to the clashing of our dietary restrictions with traditional French cuisine. We were also warned before our trip that French waiters do not appreciate special requests and we better stick to the specialized or non-French restaurants. Le Sâotico released us of all our worries and defied any stereotypes about attitudes of French restaurants!
When the waiter heard about our dietary limitations, she summoned the chef. The chef worked with us in a most patient and friendly manner - creatively suggesting alterations to menu items and putting a 3-course meal together with us. My partner had to explain what "vegan" meant, and the chef created a 3-course vegan meal suggestion on the spot, that included plenty of protein.
We started with a Kir Normad aperitif, which I can warmly recommend. We didn't have to wait long for our first course to arrive, which we knew was custom-made. Everything we tasted was very fresh, exquisite, and to our big surprise absolutely "French". Even my partner's lentil salad as a starter tasted uniquely "French". The chef's wine suggestion was spot-on and rounded up the tastes very well. Although the dessert was a challenge, because we wanted to share, the chef again customized in a creative and most friendly way and exclaimed "No problem! It's possible."
We left happily with full stomachs and love for Paris and French cuisine. Aperitif, wine, water, and two 3-course special-made meals ran us at around 80€ - an absolutely fair price for the quality, quantity and service.
The only recommendation I would have is to overthink the decorations at the bar, as it seemed a bit tacky. But in that sense it was also funny.
We are looking forward to visit again next time we are in Paris!