I love telling people about the concept for this place. I say: "It's a restaurant where the entrees…read morelook like desserts, and the desserts look like entrees." They get confused for a moment as they try to process precisely what that means, but then once they realize, they're amazed! This was my reaction too upon discovering Prive de Dessert, and I continue to talk about it one week later because the food lived up to the hype.
Now I'll admit, some dishes were executed more successfully than others. For example, my significant other got the tiramisu, and it was incredibly on point. If you didn't know it was lamb tartar, you'd be in for a rude awakening when digging in. My appetizer - the pain perdu - was also a dead ringer for sweet French toast, but turned out to be an incredibly tasty savory dish.
For the main course, I had the rice pudding (actually risotto). This was some of the creamiest, richest risotto I've ever let past my lips. I could not physically finish the dish, and this is one of the few times in my life that I genuinely felt bad for leaving what was left on my plate. My SO had the Baba au Rhum (more lamb), which least effectively fulfilled the gimmick (i.e. it looked like a ring of meat, not dessert). But still tasty!
And for dessert, the pesto pasta. This was honestly too sharply citrus-flavored for me (and a tad too sweet), so I only had a few bites. But the SO loved it! The meringue as "cheese" was a nice touch.
This is a fun stop if you're in Paris. Solid food, cool concept, and overall a unique French restaurant.
