While exploring Rue Montorgueil, my boyfriend and I were looking for a restaurant to enjoy lunch. We looked at the menus in the surrounding area and found that Au Rocher de Cancale had menu items we were both excited to try. Service is straightforward and on the slow side. The space is tight. They have tables on the outside facing Rue Montorgueil. This might be fabulous in theory but there is a lot of nonstop smoking in the outside area. We opted for inside seating in which we were crammed in the tiniest table that is even small for one person... but honestly all of this is a cultural thing so I'm not holding it against them. Pro tip for free tap water in France, you ask for a "carafe d'eau" in which you'll get a bottle of water and cups. This restaurant, along with most French restaurants I visited, provides complimentary bread. My boyfriend and I started out with 6 huitres (16€) which is a half dozen of oysters. These were medium size French oysters served with a mignonette, 2 slices of bread, and some fancy butter. Great way to start the meal. For our meals, my boyfriend had the Tartare de Bouef (20€) which is a bistro style beef tartare served with housemade French fries and I had the Magret de Canard (21€) which is a duck breast cooked in honey and served with roasted potatoes. My boyfriend didn't love his tartare too much but we both agree that our potatoes were perfectly executed and delicious. When I first saw my plate I was worried about the ratio and how it wasn't a balanced meal, but that all went away once I tasted the food. It was so delicious I didn't even care about the ratio of my starch overwhelming my protein and lacking veggies. An unforgettable meal that still mesmerizes me as I think back on my Paris trip. The duck was perfectly cooked and those roasted potatoes were crispy and addicting. When travelling I like to immerse myself in the local culture and this was as authentic as it gets. read more

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The salad Niçoise was delicious, the escargots were pretty good, but my mother had an onion soup with burned cheese on top so she was pretty disappointed. We had a lovely waiter and the staff were lovely. read more

We came here by chance and really enjoyed the experience. My husband's lobster risotto with grilled shrimp was excellent and I loved my baked goat cheese salad. Both dishes had been expertly cooked with fresh ingredients. The server was friendly and spoke good English. Would be happy to return! read more

Au Rocher de Cancale - Shrimp risotto - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

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Listen. The food was amazing But this was the absolute worst service I have ever had, including American restaurants such as Burger King and McDonalds. The waitress barely listened to us when we ordered and she got it wrong. It took 20 minutes to get the correct salad. She flew by us dropping off our wine and almost spilled it. We saw her roll her eyes at several customers. One in particular who had obviously received the wrong order-she was very blasé about it and basically acted like she didn't give a shit. For a 50 euro lunch this was very frustrating. read more

Amazing food with great people watching views. Get the scallop risotto and the cheese read more

Au Rocher de Cancale - Best view in all of Paris - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

Fairly bad service, mediocre (at best) food and astronomical prices. Typical tourist trap.

A great spot to enjoy a late night drink or meal. Sip your wine and watch the world walk by from the patio, as you enjoy everything from a simple meat and cheese plate, to some more advanced seafood. Leslie is one of the servers who speaks perfect English and will make sure you order the right glass of wine to complement your meal; or, if you need it, she'll show you how to approach that mysterious plate of escargots with the provided tong. Don't be afraid to ask and ye shall receive! read more

Au Rocher de Cancale - Oysters, wine, bread, and the meat/cheese plate. - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

The reviews were mixed but we were at the fame Stohler pasty shop and asked for recommendation and the sales lady there said here and the meat is good. Hubby used to live down the street and he remembered this to be a good stable joint for both locals and tourists alike. It is your stable traditional French bistro food and it has a nice outdoor seating so great view. We ordered a salad, onion soup, a steak/frites and steak w/ stroganoff sauce and all were very good. A nice stop when In the area. read more

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Je n'ai pris que des boissons dans cette brasserie donc niveau nourriture je ne peux rien dire. Meme si l'architecture exterieure fait penser a l'interieur du Trianon de Marie Antoinnette cette brasserie est l'une des plus normale de Paris, il n'y a rien d'etraordinaire. Mais bon on n'est pas vraiment venu pour l'endroit mais plutot pour la rue, et son ambiance. On s'assied sur la terrasse et on laisse le temps passer tout en discutant avec ses amis et en regardant les gens passer ! read more

Great people watching, free internet, and 2,40€ for a noisette. Easy decision.

Disappointing. Oysters and onion soup were fine but main courses (entrecôte, moules frites) sub par. The steak was advertised as rib eye, but wasn't : lots of gristle, unevenly cooked. Another of our group ordered the special (Bavette with mashed potatoes), described by the server as a New York steak, and found it tough. Frites were not hot out of the kettle and were most likely reheated from an earlier batch. Wine list ok though not extensive. Bill including wine and service came to 42 euros each. read more

Waitress was wonderful. Manager kept walking back and forth by tables smoking and ruining atmosphere. Food was ok at best. We were served a margarita that was sour. read more

We wandered around the area trying to find a decent place to have dinner once we realized Frenchie wasn't going to open (it was a French holiday), and that most of the other restaurants on my "wish list" wasn't going to open either. We walked around for about a mile, passing the same restaurants over and over again until my husband revolted and told me to just "pick something". We stopped here because the people eating outside didn't look as miserable as at the other restaurants in the area. Unfortunately - we did not order well. My husband's "dry martini" was uncommonly sweet. We should've ordered a salad - the Parisians near us had salads and they looked really good. However, we didn't come to Paris to just eat a salad! But our entrees weren't good. I had the duck - which was tough as a boot and was insanely gamey. I have a varied palette but I couldn't eat it. My husband ordered the tartare, which was completely unseasoned. We left mostly untouched entrees. It wasn't the worst meal we had in Paris, but it wasn't very good. The service was busy yet they were very helpful to us. read more

I had a very tasty warm herbed goat cheese salad here for lunch. It was served on big slices of toast, and came with roasted potatoes, tomatoes, roasted garlic cloves, and a pretty (delightfully) oily vinaigrette. On the side was some zesty zingy sauce with fresh parsley that offered some lightness to the serious dressing. I would recommend when you want a lunch that's not too light but not a full-on heavy lunch. On quite a busy street not far from Les Halles. read more

Food was ok, but the waiter asked for a tip which was a bit off-putting. Many better options nearby read more

Try the Beef And You. You'll thank me later! Small cute cafe, can be crowded at times but the food is top notch.. read more

Au Rocher de Cancale - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

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Horrid food; awful service from an obese manager with an attitude problem. This is based on 3 experiences as I'm a local. This pretty, historical façade is to be admired from a distance. What a pity. read more

Completely average for Paris. Bordeaux was good, food was good. On a good corner with lively action.

A typical tourist trap. Food was horrible, served almost cold, the duck I had was totally burnt. The personnel rather incompetent and unfriendly (they didn't know how to use their machine for foreign creditcards and got really rude instead of being sorry and trying to solve the problem with their machine). A real disappointment. read more

Good drinks, half decent service but we had a long wait and over cooked shrimp. Meh

We just came for some oysters and bubbly, we ordered a large mixed seafood plate and was missing some of the items listed in the menu, when we asked the server the manager came and said they were out of those items and we had gotten extra oysters instead, but the kitchen didn't inform the server of this and of course we didn't know either, so they brought some additional langoustines. I was a little offended that they thought we would not noticed some items were missing. However food was good and our server was very nice and apologetic about the whole situation, and we had and incident with the kids burger falling on the floor (our fault) and they replaced it at no cost. read more

Got the dorade royale. Fish was cooked perfectly, and came with a saffron marscapone sauce that was to die for. The side of green beans was also cooked perfectly. And definitely order the nutella milkshake. This a solid French brasserie. read more

a nice terrasse on a typical parisian street, full of busy people going / coming back from work, fashionistas, tourists, etc. you can have there some good wine, enjoy nie dishes or share a cheese and charcuterie plate (highly recommend that) read more

Steak and Frites...yea buddy! Great food, located in a lively area of Paris in the 9th Arrondisement. Sit outside and enjoy the great city!

This place is fine if you don't mind roaches. My family came in for breakfast and after our food was served, several cockroaches started scurrying from the adjacent wall mirror over our table. It was disgusting and we were still charged full price for our uneaten meal. read more

Worst meal I've had in Paris. Omelette was cold and undercooked, salad accompanying it was wilted and doused in a too-tart dressing that was clearly from a bottle. Orange juice did taste fresh. Overall, was really disappointed that I wasted one of my precious vacation meals here when there is so much amazing food to be had in Paris. read more

They have a great place here. I went for breakfast and the cappuccino was superb. I will be back for the brunch before I leave Paris.

I am going to write in English as I am so angry! I brought my Dad for dinner- I have lived in the Sentier area for the past year and I wanted to show him some of the great restaurants around here. My boyfriend and I have eaten here regularly and I am really just embarrassed about our meal tonight. Our starters took 45mins-1 hr (the table beside us sat down, ordered, had their starters and were on to their mains before I spoke to the manager). The manager told us it was normal for a roasted camembert to take that long (!!) but the waitress said the kitchen had forgotten. When I told the waiter we were hungry, unimpressed and annoyed that the manager had lied (in French) and wouldn't pay for our starters, the manager returned and told us that he didn't care that we were local, we lived here or spoke French, he would have other customers and it didn't matter, we had to pay. I have no problems saying that this was a rude, disgusting attitude and I will be following it up. Possibly the worst meal I have had in France in the 14 months I have lived here (and the entrecôte was chewy and full of gristle, and my boyfriend had hairs in his tuna tartare!) read more