Amazing meal - l'avenue continues to deliver. My wife and I got engaged here 17 yrs ago and were excited to share a meal here with our kids. Great food and wine throughout the whole meal. Eleanor our server made the night for us - super attentive to our needs and just added to our special night. Thank you again for a wonderful meal and a spot that we will always hold special read more

Above average. Elevated french brassiere with a classy atmosphere. Both the food and service were great. Classics like escargot and french onion soup are simply amazing. You pay a little more here but they definitely deliver. read more

Way overpriced for the food you get! If you can skip this place do it! The service is ok nothing special and the place is just a standard restaurant! You can get way better food for what you're paying here read more

During my week long stay in Paris, this beautiful place was recommended to us by one of the locals! And I usually love a good recommendation. Upon entering we were immediately greeted and sat near a window. I personally love sitting near a window, as some of the tables are very close, this helps open up the room. I had the tuna tare tare appetizer chick was out of this world! Almost considered ordering a second plate! As an entree I had a pasta with mushrooms and white sauce. This wasn't extremely overwhelming to me personally.. but I am a major pasta fan so I'm hard to please ;) The over all experience was great and the service was very good. read more

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Went for lunch after shopping. Food was outstanding. I could eat the Morel pasta every week. Melon Feta salad also delicious. Incredibly crowded and overly arrogant patrons in a "look at me" part of the city. read more

Ordered many many dishes and of course it was magnifique! But let's talk about the service and the venue! All the reviews about this place is true! A must do whilst in Paris! read more

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Loved this restaurant! Great service! Dress well when you go as it is quite a trendy crowd. I had heard that food was just ok. I would disagree! We had Steak, frites, harricort vert, chicken paillard, spring roles and Thai Basil beef(which was the only item that was ehhhhh, a little bland and overcooked) Not inexpensive but you are paying for atmosphere and service! read more

L'Avenue - Filet Mignon, Haricot Vert, frites, red wine - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

Overrated The chicken curry look like a kids play dough art and craft, and plus €10 for rice on the side. I might as well save up and buy a Dior cup read more

I LOVE this place so much! Not just for the atmosphere (good for people watching and celebrities frequent here) BUT most importantly for the food. I'm back in the states and all I can think about is the Mouth-Watering dishes from the Salad with Large Crab Meat to the Shrimp/Risotto. The French definitely have it down pack to seasoning. Nothing is over seasoned or tasteless. For drinks try the "Perl" Cocktail it's worth every penny. 4 stars only because it's pricey. read more

L'Avenue - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

It was nice to people watch. Saw a celebrity there during the Olympics. It's a classy spot, upscale, near all the designer shops. The food is a bit overrated though. However you can definitely find clean and healthy menu options. read more

So disappointed in our experience at l'Avenue. For years, it had been one of my favorite meals in Paris. The food was simple, yet elegant. Same with the decor, the service, the vibe. Now, in the age of Kardashian, this restaurant has gotten totally full of itself, and it showed in the food, the service, and the overall experience. On a 3 week trip to Europe, including Amsterdam, Paris, Florence and Rome, this was BY FAR the most disappointing meal of the entire trip, and one we would gladly have skipped had we known it would be this disappointing. The menu has skyrocketed to the point of extreme pricing for very little effort on the restaurant's part. We had a veal chop for, I believe 55 euro, which was basically a big chop cooked in a pan and dumped on a plate. That's it. No sauce. No garnish. Nothing else. Completely art-less. The chop was OK, but certainly not a revelation, which I would expect for an item of that price. The fries came out cold. We sent them back. The next order came out slightly less cold. We gave up and ate them. The service was completely disinterested. From the indifferent hosts, who were much more interested in chatting with one another than engaging with us, to the waitress, who, frankly, was the worst of our entire trip to Europe. We asked for water to start, it didn't come out until the meal was served. She was back to our table to take the order before delivering the water. No bread. No little amuses to thank us for dropping a huge amount of money for this underwhelming meal. In a city where there are brilliant meals for this price, and excellent meals for half, why would I ever bother to come to this place again? Maybe it's under new ownership. Maybe being a spot for the well-heeled and fashionistas has gone to their head. But we not only are done with l'Avenue (and I've been there at least 20 times over the years), but we think you ought to skip it as well until they adjust their attitude. And take a little pride in the food. Terrible meal, complete waste of our money. read more

Food was very average and service was slow. Was scammed by waiter as service fee is included and he scammed me in recommending a 14 Euro tip. Was very disappointed and would NOT recommend this place read more

We sat outside because the weather was nice they had an area for smoking and non-smoking, when we got there around noonish the inside was quite empty but by the time we left it had begun to fill up. The atmosphere was pretty upscale but still maintaining charm. I would recommend if nice enough to sit outside it's a beautiful area. We started off with the escargot which were decent and for mains we had the risotto, tuna steak, green salad, and smoked salmon. The risotto was served with shrimp which was really tender but the actually risotto was very creamy and thicker, more indulgent than a normal risotto. The tuna steak was pretty good but a little dry, served with some sort of olive compote which helped the dryness. The smoked salmon was delicious, served with larger sized Bellinis, chives and cream(SO good!), the green salad was pretty standard but refreshing. The staff is kind and swift but a little slower. read more

What a waste of time this place was. The hostesses are simply a rude clique of mean girls who decide who gets to sit outdoors apparently based on whether they appear to be a D list celebrity (or whether you have a person of color in your party). Even if you have a reservation, specifically to sit on the patio, they invent reasons to disregard it. Spend your time and money at Mun, for example, for better views and far kinder staff. AVOID unless you like discrimination and snotty staff. read more

Genuinely terrible experience. No one was on the patio but they sat us inside. We saw the prices, and decided to splurge a little for a nice vacation meal. Then, we tried to order a starter and it was horrible. Cold, sour, and the greens in the salad were wilted - so we tried to send back after a single bite. The drinks were fine, but while we were waiting for them to bring the menu back we realized the experience just wasn't worth the cost. We could easily get much better food at half the price. When we asked for the check, they still forced us to pay for the starter we did not eat and did not like. Do not go here, it's overpriced and just not good. read more

Literally just a place for Instagram influencers to go and have their picture taken. There is nothing else to it. The food was standard, at best. The drinks were overpriced. This is where you go for beautiful people, not exceptional food. read more

Came here as a recommendation from a few friends. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our lunch here!!! Our waitress was extremely attentive and explained everything perfectly. She also gave us her recommendations and they were amazing. We ate the Thai chicken. Rolls, the dumplings, everything was exquisite!!! Can't wait to get back to Paris and back here. read more

Hello, hope all is well, I was a guest at your restaurant, which I have multiple issues of. First of all majority of the staff has extremely high entitlement level. They think they are the guests and the guests are the employees. I think they have the situation mixed. They don't understand that they work there, they are the employees they cannot speak to guests as like guests work for them. There is one particular person her name is Laura. I want to bring a strong attention to the owners as majority of guests, and it's clearly shown on your reviews people cannot stand her actions. She is the most ignorant, unethical thing we have ever encountered in our entire life. The only position she should be allowed to be held, is a toilet cleaner maximum! This ludacris unstable individual, was called towards our table because the chef did not make our steaks correct instead of her, exchanging it and bringing us another plate, she asks why did you eat it? This thing doesn't understand people have to try their food in order to tell if it's properly made or not and to add insult on injury she charges us the bill and when we confronted her, she started raising her voice pointing her fingers hitting my chest. It came to a point we were going to have her arrested for assault and insults. Please do this company a favor and remove her immediately as we are also speaking with multiple attorneys to have her litigated, hopefully even prosecuted for her inhumane conduct she is a disgrace to humanity. This time she dealt with us people that are very ethical and kept everything professional. Next time she might encounter someone else that she might not be so lucky and might cause a fight! Start teaching her and rest of your frenchie crew that worldwide when people don't like their food, it usually is exchanged right away instead of asking baseless uneducated questions like this Laura did, actually when we call her uneducated that's a compliment. read more

L'Avenue - Restaurant - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

LOVE IT!! Pay no mind to the bad reviews during the week at least when I went for dinner. The seabass was the best dish I had while visiting Paris. Our waitress was the best, although she did ask for a tip which lacked etiquette. Best advice is to wait we was going to tip you way more than we did. Don't only downfall but other than that we had reservations and sat down immediately. Would 100% recommend this spot to anyone visiting Paris. read more

Amazing experience and amazing food! A must try if your budget is up for it! The service was great! Merci!

Had a chance to meet friends who's travel schedule happened, by accident, to agree with ours. They chose the place and it's lovely, a good deal because we are always here to be with family and rarely dine out. It's definitely on the young and chic side so don't dress down- not fancy dress but up trendy. We ate upstairs and the room was all white linen, comfy seating, not too noisy and, for Paris, spacious. Staff was charming, gracious with our limited French and attentive. Food was marvelous, the menu is large and it's definitely not warhorse cuisine- lots of great options. Everything our party of four ordered has exceptional well prepared, plated and beautifully presented. read more

The food is decent but super overpriced but what's really abusive it's the water, a small Evian water €10 it's a scam they should charge a ticket to get in a not charge for a water read more

The desperation reeks of the Ivy in LA. We left and went to Plaza Athenee instead (where staff was lovely).

Food was ok. Outside seating is pretty but [ I. feel conflicted as I try to stick to food and service in reviews] their seating protocol is a bit...not completely fair? Outside is for "reservations only". Yet they were happy to seat people inside and take them outside when seats opened but clearly less so for our darker skinned friends. Bummer to see it happen a few times just from the 30 min I sat there. Lost my appetite. read more

My favorite restaurant in Paris so far. Crisp white linens, more spacious than most cafe seating. Menu has many desirable options including seafood, pasta, and Asian dishes. Dishes are presented in a clean, appealing way. Service was quick even during lunch. Was seated promptly and food came out rather quickly. Not sure why the negative responses. I did feel underdressed, but was still treated very well. Recommend this for lunch or dinner-- but don't budget, otherwise you'll take away from the experience. read more

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1 - MUST make Reservations Unless you are a CELEBRITY or a REGULAR. 2 - Make sure you are well dress otherwise everyone will be staring at you (casual is good as long as you are not wearing Pajamas) 3 - Expect a pretty tight place where you may touch someones elbow or leg 4 - Food and Drinks Are OverPriced but who cares you may Bump into Kimye during Fashion Week. 5 - Make sure give extra tip for Waitress because no matter who you are he / she is working Hard for the Money (and Super friendly). Overall the food is pretty average, good portions and well prepared. Had a Tuna Tartare for appetizer while my Girlfriends Ordered an Escagot, Caesar Salad and spring Rolls. Entree was a Vegetarian dish (one of my GF is Vegetarian), A Steak, a Pasta dish and a Chicken. Since we all had french food over the past couple of days and we wanted some Land meat and Carbs. This place is more of a "cross off the list" in Paris for the experience to be in a Popular spot. read more

My favorite place in Paris for lunch. A lovely patio scene and delicious, healthy, fresh menu with crab salad, white egg omelets with soft cheese and baby spinach, green gorilla juice, the best french fries I had in Paris, and fun cocktails like the brokeback montaigne. I ate here twice in three days. Plus it is right on the apex of the intersection of Avenue Montaigne and the great fashion houses of Paris. What is not to love? The staff is friendly, attentive and casual but professional and mostly attractive women. Bring sunglasses if it is a sunny day and ask to sit on the patio. It is a worthwhile spot to unwind for an hour or two between errands, visits, sight seeing and shopping in Paris. I wish there was a cafe like this where I lived. The food is fantastic, think fresh, healthy but flavorful and done well. My husband and I loved every thing we had here: tuna nicoise, crab salad, white egg omelets, french fries, mashed potatoes, brokeback montaigne, hot chocolate... I wish I could try the whole menu! And it is a fantastic people watching place. The gliterrati of fashion and travel are seen coming and going dressed in designer clothes. read more

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Everybody said my husband and I needed to try this place when we visited Paris, and so glad we did! This was our favorite meal we had the whole time. Our waitress, Louise (I believe was her name), was very kind & attentive!! We had the Chicken Spring Rolls, Hemingway Daiquiri, Thai Beef, Lobster Pasta, Raspberry Sherbet & a fruit meringue dessert. SO GOOD! The restaurant was in a great location & was beautiful. Loved it! read more

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We went for lunch. 2 people. Service was slow. Dishes were cold. They had to be heated again which ruined the flavour. Not at all the establishment it used to be. Waters was very nice and accommodating. read more

Great food great service. A little pricey but worth it! Need to send email 30 days out for a table via their website. Get a table outside. read more

I was in Paris for the past few days with my cousin and she picked this restaurant for our "fancy" night out. We call the restaurant and are informed you need to send an e-mail to make a reservation. Weird but okay. I shoot an e-mail requesting Saturday night for 2 and they are booked. I reply back for Sunday night and we are in. Sunday night rolls around and we head over to the restaurant. The hostess greets us and sends us upstairs, this place is a lot bigger than I had expected. The seats are plush and comfy which is a nice touch. The server comes over to take our drink order and our water preference*. She disappears for a while to let us browse the food menu. A different server comes over and asks if we mind moving to the mirror wall, we move. They clearly needed our 2 top for a bigger party. At our new location we resume menu browsing and light chatting. No one comes to our table for a while... Server shows up and takes our order, food comes out fairly quickly. I had the lobster with fries and my cousin had the steak. For a fancy-ish place they do serve their food rather plainly. Lobster came cut in half with a lime (not lemon?) wedge along with a plate of shoestring fries. Lobster was rather small and barely had any meat to him while the fries were just odd. Also, the sauce served with the lobster was a little odd to me, it reminded me of a spicy remoulade. My cousins steak was a little underdone for her liking but stated it was good, her mashed potatoes were also very creamy. Foreshadowing: The table next to us is given the bill and are ready to pay but the server disappears. They wait for a while and an older gentleman says "Maybe we should get up? Then they will know we are done.". We finish our meal and then we wait. And wait. Try to get the servers attention and she doesn't even look our way. Eventually I make eye contact with one and motion for the check. We had planned on getting dessert but by that point we would of had to wait another hour with the terribly slow service. We left and got dessert elsewhere. This place has been crossed off my list. *FYI - there is a charge for both still and sparkling waters. read more

Amazing food, service and ambiance. My hotel recommended and I was a bit nervous because of some of the reviews, absolutely false. Wonderful experience. read more

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Very slow service, mediocre food for premium prices, and they deliberately overcharged my card tableside after I told them how much to charge. Would advise everyone to stay away. read more

Don't know how to rate this restaurant because we never ate here BUT we made a reservation for 12pm. We checked in and they looked us up and down and after denying us seats outside, brought us to the farthest corner inside and up the stairs. We got to our table and every other table was empty. We felt like they didn't want us sitting outside because we were not models. Granted we didn't wear luxury clothing but we are still cute!! So we left. Sad we didn't get the L'Avenue experience everyone talks about read more

I'm writing this after waiting with my wife for over 25 minutes for a server. This while sitting about 5 feet from the hostess who sat us and ignored us while talking to a co-worker even though I attempted to get her attention while they were chatting. David L's review spot on. We are staying at a friend's apartment down the block and stopped in at 11 pm for a quick night cap and dessert. Nothing quick about it. A French group of 4 came in at the same time and were almost through with their bottle of wine before we got served. At this point it doesn't matter if our desserts are good or not. We have a bad taste in our mouths. Longing for La Rapiere back in Bayeaux! PS They got my order wrong! PPS. Holy s&@t Batman! Now waiting 20 mins to cash out. The Austin Powers-like model servers just don't care. Come here if you don't care about your time being swallowed whole. read more

L'Avenue - Brasseries Near Me - Paris, 75

I had dinner with my 2 lady friends during a vacation in Paris. My dining experience here was amazing. I am hypersensitive to how I am treated at fine dining establishments around the world. On this evening I was also wearing jeans and a plain black tee, and the attire is often more dressy here. Nonetheless, the experience was perfect, food was to-die-for and staff was pleasant. My friend was granted a table immediately upon request. We sat on the far right side of the restaurant by the window. The temperature was nice and cool, but not cold. Our waitress was a lovely woman who spoke good English. She was warm, responsive, fast and gracious (English-speaking is never something I would deduct points for, but it is a nice bonus.) I had a mojito and my friends had margaritas. My drink was amazing. Expert balance of mint and liquor. My friends' margaritas were very strong, but still tasty. We also got an inexpensive bottle of white wine to split. I had the Mandarin duck with mashed potatoes, one of my friends had the Chilean Sea Bass with green beans & rice and the other friend had the rigatoni pasta with salad, since she is a vegetarian. My duck was to-die-for. I have never had duck like this, anywhere in the world. Remember, French mashed potatoes are pureed not thick like American style -- I prefer French style, very buttery and smooth. My friend's sea bass was also amazing. Soft, flavorful and filling. French portions are just right, not huge, so we had nothing leftover. After drinks and food, we were full enough not to want anything else for the rest of the night, but not full enough not to get some more touring in. The area is also gorgeous. You can walk to the Eiffel Tower from here, and you pass the river, which makes for some beautiful photos! Please enjoy yourself at the establishment. read more

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Don't bother if an American tourist. Food is good I will give them that but so are so many other restaurants in Paris. It's a see and be scene type place if that's important to you. The service was extremely lacking. Ordered starters and mains. Everything was brought out at once with zero room on the table to eat. Once time to pay bill I was abruptly asked did I want to leave 15 or 20% with her entering in and processing. Not like any other experience I have had in this wonderful city and can only imagine because I was a tourist here. The Service and attitude ruined the meal for me. Listen to the reviews! I should have. read more

Bad service and commercial food not authentic. Don't waste your time and money just steer away.

Such a perfect place for lunch or dinner when in Paris. The service was great. I was sat right away for a late lunch / early dinner around 4pm. The tuna tartare is absolutely my favorite by far. The fish was incredibly fresh as well as the avocados. Flavor was beyond description. Also highly recommend the creamy rigatoni morel. My second favorite. Bourbon sour is also my drink of course to pair with. read more

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Food quality = 5 stars Level of service = -3 stars I wish I had seen these yelp reviews before I had lunch there earlier today with my family... My sister, Mom and I are on vacation in Paris. After shopping on Avenue Montaigne, we were hungry and needed a place to eat. We came across this restaurant and decided to try it out. We walked into the restaurant with 3 shopping bags in tow. The hostess immediately asked us to "check in" our bags. We didn't really want to due to the recent tendencies of crimes in Paris. We asked if we could leave our bags on one of the empty chairs at our table? She said no and that we needed to put them on the floor, under the table. I quickly understood this must have been their policy and we obliged. But the hostess made a comment that we were "being difficult" before strutting away. The audacity. Anyhow, our waitress came and took our order. We were offered "stale water" (her words not mine) which ended up being €8 a carafe. Nobody told us. That's fine. It's a high end restaurant. I get it. What irked us, however, was the attitude of the waitress. My sister had ordered the lobster pasta. After the food arrived, she came over and asked her if she knew how to eat pasta. We all laughed at her question and didn't think much of it until way later. The food was absolutely delicious, which makes my review this much more unfortunate. After our main course, our waitress asked if we wanted dessert? We declined but minutes later she decided to bring us the menu anyway. The bill ended up being €144 with a 10% service fee included. We decided to pay cash with the exact amount but was given a cold shoulder treatment. No smile, no thank you. No good bye. We left the restaurant with a full stomach but a sour taste in our mouths. I don't care how good the food is here. The service is definitely subpar. Maybe they thought because we are Asians we must not know how to eat or behave at a high end restaurant? Ridiculous. Definitely pay them a visit if you don't care about being treated decently! read more