Others have said it and I concur: Big disappointment. Poor service, unimpressive food and Waaayy overpriced if you order good wine. Don't bother, Alain Ducasse's name is not enough to forgive this overpriced averageness. read more

Three stars because of the food... By far the BEST (& most expensive) meal we've had in Paris. In terms of the quality of food, wine list, the decor and setting - it was all delightful. However, the service was far from exemplary. Unless you are a Local or are fluent in French, beware of dining in Benoit. The sommelier was courteous and the manager was respectful, but initially the experience was sour. Our waiter scoffed upon our arrival. We are an American family of seven visiting Paris, and because we had children and spoke English - it felt as though we were not welcome. Our waiter not only ignored us continuously, he gave us French language menus, left in a rush, and then pretended that we were invisible the rest of our stay (despite our obvious confusion and numerous attempts at help/service) ...that continued until the sommelier came by. He was knowledgable, kind, and helpful, and the manager eventually helped us and provided English language menus. From then on, it was a lukewarm experience in terms of service... We simply never felt welcomed. Despite an 800+ Euro tab, our waiter never gave us a chance. Eat the food, enjoy the wine... But if you aren't French, consider yourself warned. read more

To start off, the bread was pretty dry like it'd been sitting out all day, a stale crust forming on the cut sides. Maybe that just rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go but which self-respecting French restaurant serves bad bread?? We ordered the escargot to share and I have to say I've had better. I tend to like mine very garlicky (which I understand is matter of preference so I'm not gonna hate on them for that) but a few of my snails were on the rubbery side and that's unforgivable. They weren't all awful but definitely in the 'average to good' category, nothing more. On the up side, the calf's head was great. I'm not crazy about offal but it being their speciality, I thought why not! The brain was good, creamy with just a slight innardy taste towards the end. The cheeks were super tender and broke apart with a little push of the knife. There was a little too much of the gooey, gelatinous, tendony bits for my liking though (it just got too rich after a while, even with the vinegar) but they were faultless, again, personal preference. My companion ordered the cassoulet and it just didn't seem particularly interesting? Meat buried in beans.. She seemed a little underwhelmed. It was massive though! If we shared it we'd still probably keel over into a food coma. We both couldn't finish our mains and had to skip the bus in favour of a slow walk home. Surprise surprise though - the real standout was the cheese puff with peppercorns they gave at the start and the chocolate peanut thingy at the end. The madelines were forgettable, but I have yet to find a madeline that surprised me, so fair enough! What else.. Service could be better when you're tucked away in the little room right at the back of the restaurant, but otherwise, a pleasant experience. Certainly wouldn't be back though, it's just too expensive (yes, yes, michellin star and all) for classic dishes that aren't particularly interesting. But hey, if you're into that or are sick of 'modern european', this might be the place for you! read more

Benoit was one of the standout meals we had during our week stay in Paris. We came for lunch for the 3 course pre-fixe for 38€ (roughly translates to about $46). From the moment we walked in, the service was exemplary. The waiters & waitresses were very nice, polite, attentive, and not pretentious. If your French isn't that great, that's okay, because the English translation is right underneath. The waiters also know English so they were able to help explain the dishes. I don't think we had a single bad dish there. The chocolate at the very end of the meal was decadent - as expected from an Alain Ducasse establishment. read more

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General impression: Good food but disappointed with the experience. Maybe I'm being overly picky. But when you go to a restaurant with a Michelin star, owned by or at least affiliated with a superstar chef (Alain Ducasse), with great reviews, you expect a lot. My wife and I have been in Paris for the last 2 weeks celebrating our anniversary. We've been having nothing but wonderful, near-perfect, experiences...great dinners, concerts, clothes shopping, wonderful people. For the night of our actual anniversary we wanted to have a romantic dinner in a fine restaurant so, after research, we chose Benoit. I reserved months in advance and the day of our dinner I called and told the woman it was our anniversary and a very important dinner. We showed up very nicely dressed, quiet and respectful. My wife looked like a brunette Catherine Deneuve. We were seated. The room was nothing like the pictures we saw. Instead of subdued soft lighting in a beautiful romantic setting we were put in a noisy, brightly lit room full of badly dressed tourists with children. There were also some nicely dressed French people on the room. The chubby head waiter in a rumpled suit came up to me to take my order and I asked him instead of the sommelier (quelle horreur) for a glass of wine but he said I'd better order food if I wanted to eat. Okay.......... But the rest of the servers were very nice. After dinner we went upstairs to use the bathroom and there they were: The beautiful rooms that we had seen in the photos. Why weren't we offered a table up there? The food was fine. Starters were very good. Excellent crock of root vegetables. Very good crawfish soup. The main dishes were okay. My filet steak au poivre was tasty. The cassoulet was pretty good but nothing better than I could have made myself at home. For some reason the cassoulet portion was strangely, absurdly huge....like for a whole family...nothing really to complain about but odd. The deserts were exquisite. I had nougat glacé which was wonderful. We won't return but you might consider going to this restaurant. Just be mindful of where you're seated. read more

We had a very enjoyable meal here. The service is excellent, even talking some unfamiliar Americans through the menu they were friendly and helpful. I ordered escargot (delicious) and I couldn't get one of them out of the shell - they reduced the charge on the bill. The specialty of the house was an amazing cassoulet which we enjoyed quite a bit. Two could easily split it and get 2 first courses. All the dishes were excellent. The dessert was also a highlight - profiteroles with a fondue of melted chocolate was a big favorite. Make a reservation. (We had none and got lucky - they clearly preferred reservations) read more

Benoit is a hundred year old Parisian bistro, managed today by Alain Ducasse. The restaurant has one Michelin-star. We were drawn in by a three course lunch deal for around 39€. It was our last day and we wanted to try out something very French. Benoit was exactly that, however, the clientele was not. We overheard the waiter explain that it is less than 5% of guests that are actually French. Benoit is a tourist attraction. Our lunch was however exactly as we expected, very French: pea veloute, boudine noir with apple and savarin sl'Armagnac (tipsy cake). The boudine noir was perhaps the best dish of our whole trip to France (its kind of a black pudding...hard to explain). We washed the dinner down with good appetite and a glass of house Champagne. Tourist attraction or not, Benoit is awesome for food. And the service was very pleasant as well (very un-French). read more

A good recommendation by Ina Garten in her Paris cookbook. We made lunch reservations for 12:00pm and it was packed by 12:15. Beautiful, classic French restaurant. Staff was professional. The food was good, although pricey. We ordered off the prix fixe menu - I got a salad with duck on top, and for main course the white fish with some type of green sauce; good but very simple flavors. We ordered escargots as a starter which was the best part of the meal. The wine selection was great, but also pricey. A nice experience of a French bistrot. read more

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A star from the past. While pleasant enough, it is hardly of star quality. One of its siblings of the Ducasse family, Allard, was better. Attention Michelin inspectors. read more

What a lovely find! We came here on the kindness and recommendation of Messier Phillipe from Cave Bossetti. This place has been open for 100 years and word on the street is they've got a star from the Michelin guys, which can sometimes help and sometimes harm a restaurant Roman (sommelier) took care of us at the highest possible level attainable to the human experience. 12 courses, 5 wines and one unforgettable meal later, we fell in love. Only knock is the chairs are SO uncomfortable. And for a 3 hour meal it matters quite a bit. It's so funny though because the BUTTER alone made up for all the discomfort! WOW! Sweetbread changed our life. read more

Benoit is a lovely restaurant nestled into a very touristy area. Its self consciously styled in a very traditional French way. Love the tiny interlocking rooms which give it a great atmosphere. Very intimate, and romantic. Service, especially the maitre'd, was outstanding. Unfortunately the food was really quite average, neither the menu choices (its deliberately artisanal, I think) or the delivery. We both had fish, so missed out on the famous Beef Wellington. They saved it with the cheese board, but really who can mess up a cheese board in France. For nearly $300 for two (inc a bottle of wine), it really wasn't value for money, especially as it was the type of meal we could've had at a real French bistro for a fraction. My heart always sinks if I walk into a restaurant and none of the patrons are French, especially if then all of the patrons are also American and many on expense accounts. It felt as if we all got sent there by our hotel concierges. so a lovely setting, but I wouldn't go there expecting to see a Michelin star in action. read more

What a treat to experience this true gem of paris. I visited this restaurant on my honeymoon trip and was surely not disappointed. The seating was just a bit cramped but that is to be expected. The waitress was definitely on top of her game and tried to up sell us on some items, clever girl but we didn't bite. The escargot was good but not my favorite. I have to say the best part of going to Benoit is probably the tea and dessert. I was obsessed with the individually packaged sugar cubes and the signature little goodie bag of treats that thy send you home with. I love the presentation of giving you fresh warm Madeline's right out of the mold but sadly my husband said his favorite is still Starbucks. All and all a service, atmosphere, dining experience every tourist should experience but I don't know if it would be my ultimate meal. read more

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Overrated. Service ok Decor ok Food uninspired old school Too expensive for what it is So so atmosphere Many better places to go read more

What a fantastic restaurant. My cousin lives in Paris and while visiting in April insisted we go. I love Benoit it was fabulous. The interior was so cute and the food was excellent and the presentation was amazing. My cousin had the Cassoulet and it was just perfect. The root vegetable appetizer was beautifully presented and again was just perfect. I cannot wait to return to Paris just to spend another evening enjoying Benoit food and atmosphere.. read more

We went there with my girlfriend for her birthday. First it is one of the only 1 star Michelin restaurant opened on a Sunday in Paris. We had a great experience. The place is a little traditional French bistro. The food is also based on classic French dishes, you know what you eat but it is very well prepared. All the dishes were great. Also the staff was very friendly and helpful. I think in this kind of places, especially in Paris it's a plus to have a friendly staff. The wine list is good and the sommelier very helpful. The bill for 3 courses for 2 with wines was less than 300€. Great food, quality and atmosphere. read more

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Came here to check off a Michelin Star restaurant off our vacay list. Because "on a budget" we came here for lunch. The place is what every tourist would wish for in a quaint French bistro, beautiful place, great china. The cheese balls at the beginning of the meal were great. The starters were fine, but not my cup of tea. A semi-cold duck and a fish tart had interesting flavors and were thoughtfully prepared, but again, no quite to my liking. I loved my entree: salmon in a pastry with a salmon mousse, beautiful! My husband had a veal stew which I thought was magnificent (him not so much). Dessert was good, coffee good, all in all good. I may just need a few more tries before loving it since the food was so new for me. read more

This is one of my favorites in Paris. Escargot was the best I have ever had Cassoulet to die for and there deserts, well just save room as they are as perfect as the entire meal read more

We decided to go somewhere special for an anniversary lunch while visiting Paris and Benoit was recommended to us as being difficult to get into and worth the effort. We arrived for our noon reservation, which is sort of late breakfast by Paris standards, and only one other table was occupied. We thought, "This is hard to get into?" By about 12:15, we were proven wrong as the place was packed. The service is the more serious, professional service one would expect in a fine Paris eatery, but we did find our waiter did indeed have a sense of humour when I mistakenly told him that, instead of saying "We have finished" with a course, I told him in French that "We are dead" from the course." This resulted in a little fun and a quick French lesson. The meal started with a consumme that appears to be a signature dish. Everyone gets a litle bowl to start with and the flavor is very concentrated and clean. Whatever process they use in making it results in a consumme full of flavor and completely free of fat. We then had a crayfish cream soup, their version of soupe de poisson, that had an amazing concentrated flavor. It was one of the best versions of fish soup I've ever had. Four our main course, my wife was served perfectly cooked salmon (saumon). I ordered the cassoulet and was served a very hearty plate of the white beans and pork country French dish. I barely made my way through the plate and was thankful not to embarass myself by leaving much of the excellent dish on my plate. It was at that moment that our waiter arrived with a pot full of the remaining portion of my cassoulet, which was at least as large as the one I had barely finished. Here's a tip, if you'd like cassoulet, which is excellent there, share it with one of two others and the portions will work out just perfect. The pace of the servers at lunch was just right. It was unrushed, but not drawn out. We've found that gourmet dinners in France can actually go a little longer than our desire to sit and eat. Once dinner passes the three-hour mark, we start wanting to get out and walk it off. So, the pace for lunch, a little over two hours, was just right for us. You will need reservations for this place and in some cases they will want to take a deposit from your credit card to make sure you don't leave them with an open table. The prices are what you would expect of a high-end restaurant in Paris. read more

Benoit is your classic French brasserie. To start with the food was absolutely delicious! My husband and I ordered the beef tongue to start - amazing! I ordered the steak for my entree and my husband had the sweet bread. If you don't usually eat sweet bread (which isn't bread as you think of it - it's cockerel, liver, etc.) be prepared for it! The profiteroles with ice cream and chocolate sauce were the best I've ever had. Millifeuil was amazing too. They had a strong pour too. Definitely worth a visit if you are looking for a good meal and are willing to spend a a few extra bucks. read more

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I've eaten at over 50 Michelin restaurants, this was the worst one I've ever been to. The food was mediocre for Michelin standards but the service was actually offensive to me. The woman who served me did a number of ridiculous things: 1- I was eating my cheese puff with my fork because I hadn't washed my hands, she proceeded to tell me I should eat it with my hand in a condescending way. 2- When I asked if we could order drinks first she said 'i only take food orders first you order food then I can send someone in to take a drink order.' 3- When I said can you leave the main menu I want to order the wine listed on the menu when you send in the guy who can take my drink order, she said just look at the wine list instead, and was argumentative about leaving the main menu with me, I had to insist she leave the main menu with me. 4- When she arrived with our starters, she gave us the wrong plates, and when I pushed my partners plate closer to my partner, she was agitated and said but you're both sharing, so why does this matter. The wine was good. The Pate was okay, the salmon was overcooked. All in all, I spent 300 Euros on food and drinks and it's money I should have flushed down the toilet instead. I predict they will not retain their Michelin. read more

This place is a gem. Our food was beautiful almost did not want to eat it . We closed down the place it was so comfortable. I had escargot and my boyfriend the crawfish bisque as starters just amazing. This restaurant has been around for 100 years it is pricey but then again you are in Paris ....we will be back read more

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Dining atmosphere isn't the best (due to crowdiness and noise) and is rather casual. The food is in smaller proportion but is perfect for us. The special lunch menu at 39 euro though is a treat. Love their cheese bread that came with the meal. read more

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The food was divine. I had the lunch special, with soup, salmon en croute, and a citrus tart. Portions were large. The only thing that bothered me was that the server didn't know much about the wine, and when I asked a question, she loudly mocked me (it turns out that I was correct). She said the sommelier would come over - he was about 10 feet away, and he never did. If it weren't for the actions of the server, I would give it 5 stars. read more

Very well prepared meals (we had filet and Cassoulet), The steak was prepared perfectly and the Cassoulet was good. Paying $60 for the Asparagus with butter and truffle seemed a bit outrageous - good but would need to be some kind of wonderful at that price. Unfortunately our server was in the weeds from the start and had an attitude that I'd not witnessed in France since the 70's. Had a great chocolate tart for dessert that redeemed the whole experience! All in all a perfectly ok final meal in Paris. read more

When in Paris...always stop and have this fantastic experience. I have been eating here for 20 years and when Alain Ducasse purchased this family owned business I had concern that the charm and food would change - they did in all the right ways. Started with Escargot which were sublime and fined with the Tubot backed by a nice half bottle of Chassagne Montrachet - what a combination! I recommend eating here at least once whenever you are in Paris! read more

Excellent food and services, very special experience, warm and friendly staffs, I even receives gift from the restaurant after my meal which is lovely! read more

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This review is based is on one dinner at Benoit by one person. So much for the vaunted Michelin star Benoit has received. It should be taken back. A four course seafood dinner was underwhelming at best and, at 141 Euruos, certainly not worth it. The service was attentive and professional, but it proved to be the best part of the meal. (1) A lobster salad was bland and nearly tasteless. (2) A crayfish soup had no pieces of crayfish meat and tasted rather like a sauce. (3) The main course of John Dory fish was better, but overcooked and somewhat bland. (4) Desert was forgettable. I had no wine, so I can't address the wine list. All in all, a mediocre performance on the part of Benoit read more

Wow on the ambience, very charming. The presentation was wonderful. The French have to work hard to impress me food wise. Especially if they are Michelin rated. I couldn't quite get there, almost. read more

After hours of research I booked this restaurant for our anniversary trip in Paris. The reviews were glowing and the Michelin star was promising, that was not the case this evening. Upon arrival we were taken to a nice table close to the corner in the middle bank of seating, and were greeted by a nice family of six on our right and a young couple on our left. The couple was just finishing their meals and looked happy, while the family informed us they had been there for half an hour with zero service. After about ten more minuets the gentleman asked the Waitress, who I presume was ours as well, and she quickly snapped at him saying "Well what would you like to drink then, how would you know, you don't even have a wine list!". After five minuets of contemplation we got up and left the restaurant, as it had been close to 20 minuets without service for us. Not even water. Utterly disappointed. read more

This place has amazing service and food. The servers are kind and kindly help you store your belongings and help you to your seat. The food is very delicious, I ordered the three course lunch option for $40. It includes a starter, a main course, and a dessert. The starter and main course are very large portions and definitely worth the price. As a starter I ordered the beef tartar which is the raw beef with some watercress on the side. Even though the idea of eating raw meat is intimidating, it is quite delicious. For a main course I ordered the pork belly. It is very flavorful and juicy, highly recommend! For dessert I ordered raspberry and lemon sorbet. I can not stress how good it was! Definitely one of the most delicious sorbets I've had in a while. It was incredibly creamy and flavorful. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Truly one of the very best restaurants I have visited. This classic bistro had a relaxed and unpretentious atmosphere with classic decor and style. The staff was very professional and curious, all though (expectedly) somewhat arrogant. Before the meal we were served an appetizer of rabbit paté with bread. This delicate dish with slight taste of game and perfect texture was well worth the visit alone! My starter dish was the 'langue de veau lucullus' and was paired with what I think was chilled sauternes. When I first tasted this dish it literally made me giggle like a kid! 'Langue de veau lucullus' is an incredible invention with thin slices of meat (tongue) interleaved with duck fois gras. And the creamy texture was perfectly balanced with the heart of romaine with mustard vinaigrette. The wine was the prefect companion and now months later I still get a kick out of reliving the memory. For main course I had the signature dish - the cassoulet; which is a pork stew with white beans. This was a very good (and huge) dish, but in my opinion not the very high point of the meal. After the enormous portion of cassolet we were full and very very satisfied. And that was when we got the final surprise. For dessert we got three different tarts/pies, and each one was excellent. The pistachio pie was my absolute favorite though. Biting into it first gave a few seconds of fresh raspberry taste, then just as it finished the taste of the pistachio cream took over. A few seconds later the rich almondy 'macron' taste finished it off. I'm very impressed with how this tart delivered concentrated taste-experiences in multiple steps. The price of the meal with wine pairing was apx. 150$ (including tip) - and in my mind clearly worth the money. The only drawback we experienced with Benoit was vegan/vegetarian options were limited and rather unexciting. All in all this was a spectacular meal and I will most definitely visit Benoit again. read more

Lovely traditional French decor, impeccable service, and very good - but not exceptional - food. I arrived for lunch without a reservation, and was immediately seated at a nice table in the middle of the main dining room. Wasn't a big fan of the complimentary cheese biscuits - light and fluffy (the dough reminds me of savory cream puffs), but not especially flavorful. Escargots as an app (9 of them ... an untraditional number) - some of the best I've had - loaded with fresh herbs. I know the French don't really eat them anymore, but I've always been a fan! Unfortunately, they were seriously overpriced at 22 Euro. Half order of cassoulet as the main dish - very good, but not as good as the one at Aux Anysetiers du Roy on Ile-St-Louis. A word to the wise - the half order was more than enough for one person ... I can't imagine how big the full order is. All in all, a great lunch, but a hefty price tag, and very good ... but not quite exceptional ... food. read more

I'd suggest skipping Benoit and going to either a fine-cuisine restaurant or a more authentic bistro with just as great food and better atmosphere. Anyone can shave truffles over a dish. They seated a couple with a four year old in an astronaut suit next to us (not kidding). The father was wearing a graphic t-shirt and the kid was kicking us on the bench seat and constantly fussing and screaming. Benoit is a Michelin star restaurant with 30+ euro starters and 50+ euro mains, and is not a place for underdressed slobs and misbehaving children. The maitre'd should have turned them away suggesting a collared shirt or at least sat this poorly dressed and obnoxious family away from other patrons dressed up and obviously enjoying their dates/vacations. Food was good, a bit overpriced and service could have been more spot-on. Our drinks were often delayed - (we received our starters before our wine). In short- it may have been a one-off, but seems that Benoit is just interested in filling tables and not interested in repeat customers. read more

ATROCITY. the ONLY reason this place is not getting 1 star is because the service was good and the plates are nice, but the food is NOT worthy of its one michelin star. I am not sure if all the people giving this place good reviews are tourists, but I can only assume they are because this place is a tourist trap. Legit it is just a typical french brasserie with good service. The quality of the food here is the same as any random brasserie you can eat at in paris for 1/3rd of the price. i have NOOO idea how they got a michelin star. I came here for lunch and got the 40 euro set course. BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY ever. -start you off with cheese bread. Ok i have to admit these little cheese breads were fantasticccc. Similar to cheese bread you get from brazilian steakhouses in toronto. just superb. Also side note the butter they give you with the bread is like cream cheese. spreads so smooth and its so creamy. -starter: I had an asparagus soup. What they don't tell you is that it comes with some goat cheese cream. WHY on earth would you not note that in the menu description. goat cheese is a strong cheese and i hate it, so the whole soup was ruined. didn't finish this and I ALWAYS finish my food. -main: vol au vent with fish. This is where it gets really interesting. I have only had vol au vent one other time in my life. I went to a fast food joint in brussels and tried it for the first time. I am now having it for the second time at a michelin star restaurant and it is legit NO better. Also, I understood fish from the menu, but maybe it meant seafood? (not sure because my french is crap). Either way there was a bit of fish on the side of the pastry and inside the pastry was a mix of small clams, some other werid seafood (I didnt' know what it was but it looked like a white tube- like a babyyyy bone marrow but soft, anyways it was nasty and I didn't eat it), then there was two circular pieces of what I assume was an egg like pudding (similar texture to creme brulee or panna cotta). Point is, I did not know what I was getting and I hated it and legit picked out all the stuff in the pastry and then attempted to eat the pastry. The pastry itself was NOTHING fantastic, just so disappointing. Then the sauce that came with the dish again was nothing great and slightly on the salty side. Didn't finish this either. -dessert: ok the last chance for redemption. I got a plate with 3 tarts - chocolate, orange, apple. First of all, the dessert came in on a white plain plate while the rest of the meal came in on these fancy floral benoit plates. Presentation was sh** because it was legit just 3 tarts on the plate. You couldn't have drizzled some sort of sauce or syrup?! i must stress here that I LOVE tarts and have had mind blowing ones in Paris. I can tell these tarts are probably frozen or like minimum one day old. Definitely not made in house the morning of. For the tarte tatin, mine was lukeeee warm and my BF's was actually slightly frozen. guess they forgot to pop it in the microwave before they served his. COOL. again, didn't finish this plate. but seriously, how can they serve desserts that are not freshly made!? Please DO NOT come here and waste your time and money. The food is horrible. If you want standard french food just go to your neighbourhood brasserie. Do not listen to all the fools that think this is good french food. I came with someone who was born and raised in france, and he agrees that this place does not deserve its michelin star. read more

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Genuinely torn about how to rate Benoit, or if I even should at all... but I guess I should. We came here for my girlfriend's birthday dinner, in search of something authentically Parisian and memorable. I read reviews and made our reservation, ready to walk in with an open mind, and get the Parisian dining experience. We ordered champagne and wine and cheese and appetizers and wonderful entrees. The restaurant was beautiful. The food was outstanding. The servers themselves were great... perhaps with a bit of a snooty, French attitude, but very professional. There were some problems, though. First, you walk into a beautiful restaurant and we were seated in the 'American' section at the back in a very small room. We didn't ask for that and we spoke French (maybe not so well) when we walked in... Maybe logistically, it makes sense to group all the Yankees into the same section, but it made it feel cheap and more like going to Epcot Center than a legit Parisian Bistro. It was uncomfortably hot in that back room too (it was Fall when we went btw)... and we were squeezed in like sardines, while we could look out into the rest of the restaurant full of more comfortable looking sections that weren't packed. I'm aware that the French dining experience it more lengthy than an American dinner, but it was 2 1/2 hours from the time we were sat until the time we were served our entrees. There was a lot of time spent, not eating... just waiting for the next course. We waited about an hour between finishing our appetizers and the entrees being served. They did apologize for the delay, but when I spend well over 3 hours in a restaurant chair, in a small room in the back, I start to get antsy. We were ready to head home and call it a night before the entrees had even arrived. Of course the entrees finally did arrive and then the desserts and everything was wonderfully prepared. I just wasn't ready to invest almost 4 hours into the meal. I feel like we received a lesser experience because we weren't locals, but I can't deny the fact that the food was amazing and besides the slowness of the service/kitchen, the servers were very good. When it comes down to it, this wasn't our favorite meal of our Paris trip, but it was the most expensive meal by far... twice as expensive as a meal we had the next night that we enjoyed much more. read more

Food was average along with the service. We had heard great things about this place which was recommended to us by AMEX. All in all it did not meet our expectations. read more

Nice, but not that great. Better fare in Chicago that cannot get rated. I think Michelin is inflated in Paris. We had the casoulet, calf's head, salmon and beef with marrow. All solid but over priced and not overwhelming. The duck liver ap did not stand up to Besh's restaurant in NOLA. The crawfish soup was so so (at $35). All in all nice but I was expecting more from a Michelin Stared restaurant. Second Michelin stared restaurant in Paris that was so so, maybe the guide has lost its objectivity in its homeland. read more

Our one stop at a Michelin Star Restaurant and Paris, and it did not disappoint. Very nice location, and the staff was very helpful and accommodating, considering our lack of French. I had the Pate en croute, which was amazing, and a Cassoulet, which was hearty and rich. The wine and drinks were excellent as well. read more

Dining at Benoit was stunning! Before I walked in the restaurant, a waiter asked if I wanted my picture taken in front of the restaurant. Upon entering the restaurant, I was immediately greeted by the friendly and hospitable manager and waitstaff. Benoit is genuine bistro cooking at its best. The restaurant is located near the Hôtel de Ville. Another Alain Ducasse smash-hit which features attention to the smallest detail such as beautiful monogrammed china, the proper flatware for your meal, an extensive wine list, fabulous fresh French butter and cheeses, delicious cheese puffs, Madeleines still warm from the oven, and a "treat bag" of delicious goodies as a little token gift. The aroma of escargot with garlic butter and herbs filled the air. Knife-cut beef tartare carefully prepared table side. The creamy crawfish soup and Scottish salmon with fresh seasonal vegetables and béarnaise were perfectly prepared. One of the dessert show-stoppers was the cream-filled profiteroles which you dip in a warm chocolate fondue and is accompanied by ice cream and a delicious praline topping. There is a reason this restaurant earned a Michelin star. Enjoy the experience! www.benoit-paris.com read more

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Would prefer to give it zero stars. Service is still world class, but the food is now, literally, poisonous. Had menu of the day yesterday - congealed slab of Comte with a mushy slice of 'artichoke' in the middle, with old bacon pieces scattered about. A blob of tasteless fish surrounded by potato remnants and sautéed leftover salad greens. The complimentary Madeleine at the end was worse than one prepared by a 7 year old niece. Even though I sent at least half of it back, I have been wracked with cramps and diarrhea since. As I live in Mexico, its amazing to me the the most ill I have gotten from eating out in the past 3 years occurred at a Michelin 1 star. Avoid this place at risk of destroying the rest of your time in Paris!! read more