Very good location, beautiful terrace but the food is average, the service very slow and the fish…read moretoo cooked. Other than that, waiters are very nice and slimy. I'll come back for tea time or just to enjoy the amazing inside courtyard in a sunny afternoon.

Warning: this is a bit of a novella... you can scroll down for the bottom line :-)…read more I go to Paris as often as I can. Each time I go, I search out something new and special. Pétrelle holds a very special place in my heart and stomach. It is a true hidden gem in the 9th Arr., with the closest metro being Anvers. The restaurant is primarily a two-men show; the chef Jean-Luc André, and a waiter who covers the limited tables. It is a true French bistro frequented by true Parisians. I love everything about this restaurant. From the décor, the menu, the food, and quirky little things. Peering through the windows from the outside, you just see dimly lit space. However, once you step inside, you're swept away into what feels like an eccentric uncle's lounge. Red, white, black, and wood are common themes throughout, including stacks of books and random knick-knacks. Overall, it provides an intimate and cosy atmosphere. No other restaurant has offered this unique ambiance. Despite being unique, it may not appeal to everyone. However, I loved every minute of it. We were the first guests to arrive at the restaurant, which is normally only opened from 8-10pm. The space is quite limited, with only 7-8 tables scattered about. The waiter seated us at our table and handed us the menus. The menus were beautifully hand-written, featuring a very fresh and inspiring selection of food. All the food is crafted with the best locally sourced produce from the markets. As we browsed the menu, I would peek into the kitchen and see the chef prepping. Lumberjack and I opted for the prix fix menu, because it was a great deal for around 30€ per person. We started with soup, progressed to a beautiful main, and finished with a delectable rice pudding. We also had a bottle of wine with our meal, which we also enjoyed. The service was decent, despite Lumberjack making an effort to speak French, only to be responded in English by the waiter every time. Random tangent... so in the UK, we would normally have cheese and fruit after dessert. After finishing our dessert in Pétrelle, Lumberjack asked for cheese... the ensuing response was surprising. The waiter gasped and said "you want cheese AFTER dessert?!" It's as if we had shit in his mother's handbag or committed blasphemy. Oh the atrocity! After that little episode, we politely asked for the check while we enjoyed finishing off our bottle of wine. The toilets also have a unique eccentric charm in itself. With a little bit of everything from a chalkboard and mannequin hands... before leaving the toilet area, I make sure to leave our mark on the chalkboard. We enjoyed our relaxing dinner until the restaurant closed. With the 3-courses and bottle of wine, the damage came in around 100€. On our way out, we finally noticed the resident cat perched on the table where the complementary meringues waited for you to grab from the basket. We said goodbye to the kitty and snatched up a couple meringues. The sweet and lowdown: really intimate and romantic setting; good for a night out with your lover, or even an intimate dinner with close friends. Definitely book a reservation, because of the limited 7-8 tables. Pétrelle is closed Sundays and Mondays and open only for dinner (8-10pm). Definitely an amazing gastronomic find in the City of Light.

Amazing place. Best meal we had in Paris…read more The design of the space is gorgeous (great for romancing), the service was friendly and attentive, and the dog and cat made us feel like old friends. Highly recommend.

2.5 stars I kid you not - Keith Richards was our waiter…read more Not an overwlemingly rock-'n-roll place, though. No one oohed or ahhed over their food. Really standard Paris bistro fare - salmon, duck confit, same 'ole same 'ole. While I wasn't able to partake fully in the wine drinking, the bottles I had a sip of were quite good. The wine list is really large for such a small place and the bottles are pretty reasonably priced. I had a whopping one (vegetarian) option - white truffle ravioli. It was good, but didn't bowl me over. However, in superb Parisian style, when I asked if they could give me a bigger order (it was on the menu as an appetizer) to have as my main dish, they brought me two of the same dish. Seriously, you couldn't find a bigger dish? Oh, and they brought it to me in between the rest of my group's appetizer and main dish. So, I sat and watched the others eat dinner. (Shame on me for not being a good meat eater!) I requested but was refused a plain salad. Sometimes I want to give up on eating out in Paris. Not a horrible dinner, but no real need to go back. I like the location (you have to walk down a scary little passage to get there) and it had a quaint, Parisian vibe.

Great Service, explained the entire menu in English to us with plenty of patience, food was…read moredelicious, I had their signature dish of a type of mussels as an appetizer that was delicious, main course was a filet lignin that was perfect... a definite revisit is in order

We went here for Christmas Eve dinner. It was our first night in Paris. We were so excited, I…read moremade the reservation from the United States and was incredibly disappointed! The food felt as if it was cooked the day before. It took us forever to be served. The service was awful too. It was a 4 hours. A total waste of money, dinner for 4 was over $500 for awful food!

This is one of the best seafood dinners I've had in ages. If you're looking for a local, small,…read moreinviting place to have shellfish, this is your place!

Le Café des Inities is more for the locals. This is the type of café you stop by after work for…read morehappy hour or take a smoke and sit outside to chat and people watch. They do brunch and events. This would be a good place to host a party as they are quite accommodating and equipped to handle crowds. For tourists, Le Café des Inities is a decent café serving up more than just a snack and coffee. They also have free wi-fi. We stopped in for an early dinner. It was one of the few places open as Paris was shutting down for holiday. Service was okay- a little slower than usual and we didn't get many refills on our water but water isn't the important thing here. The food was. We were hungry and had little options for food otherwise. Le Café des Inities has plenty to choose from including specials of the day. We got the roasted chicken and lamb rillette. Both were cooked as if they were homemade and not rushed out of the oven. The meat was tender and flavorful. The side of potatoes would melt in your mouth with buttery goodness. Sadly, this lamb had a little game taste to it. If you want to play it safe, order the chicken. It seems to be a crowd pleaser. To start, we both had soup- the classic French onion and a butternut squash soup with crème fraiche, bacon, and hazelnuts. The butternut squash soup was interesting as it was very textural. The cream was spiked with something crunchy like ground up cartilage. I liked it. It was unexpected. Price was fair. Le Café des Inities isn't really something to sing home about. In Paris you will experience a wide range of meals. This one lies in the just okay category. Funny is that with the technique of cooking in its simplest fashion it is really done well. However, in Paris some were just done SO MUCH BETTER. ***** Le Café des Initiés est plus pour les habitants. C'est le type de café que vous arrêtez après le travail pour l'happy hour ou prenez une fumée et de s'asseoir à l'extérieur pour discuter et regarder les gens. Ils font brunch et événements. Ce serait un bon endroit pour organiser une fête car ils sont très gentils et équipés pour gérer les foules. Pour les touristes, Le Café des Initiés est un café décent sert jusqu'à plus qu'un simple casse-croûte et café. Ils possèdent également une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite. Nous nous sommes arrêtés pour un dîner tôt. Il était l'un des rares endroits ouverts comme Paris fermait pour les vacances. Le service était correct, un peu plus lent que d'habitude et nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de recharges sur notre eau, mais l'eau n'est pas la chose importante ici. La nourriture était. Nous étions affamés et avaient peu d'options pour se nourrir autrement. Le Café des Initiés a l'embarras du choix, y compris les promos du jour. Nous avons obtenu le poulet rôti et rillettes d'agneau. Tous deux étaient préparés comme s'ils étaient faits maison et de ne pas se précipita hors du four. La viande était tendre et savoureuse. Du côté des pommes de terre ferait fondre dans votre bouche avec bonté beurre. Malheureusement, cet agneau était un petit jeu goût pour elle. Si vous voulez jouer la sécurité, commander du poulet. Il semble être un plaisir pour la foule. Pour commencer, nous avions tous les deux à soupe l'oignon française classique et une soupe de courge musquée avec crème fraîche, lardons, et les noisettes. La soupe à la courge butternut était intéressant car il était très texture. La crème a été ensemencé avec quelque chose de croustillant comme zéro cartilage. Je l'ai aimé. C'était inattendu. Le prix était raisonnable. Le Café des Initiés n'est pas vraiment quelque chose à chanter sur la maison. A Paris, vous pourrez découvrir une grande variété de plats. Celui-ci se trouve dans la catégorie juste correct. Drôle est que, avec la technique de cuisson dans son mode le plus simple c'est vraiment bien fait. Cependant, à Paris, certains ont juste fait tellement mieux.

Service was great. Food was just OK…read more The Brasserie we usually eat at across the street was closed for Mother's Day and we decided to try Cafe des Inities since we had seen their menu a couple days earlier and it looked good. Prices also seemed reasonable. Lots of locals which is always a good sign too. The location was perfect for the end of our day, heading back from sight seeing - about a five minute walk from the Louvre on Rue de la Louvre, near the Bourse. We both had beers and Chicken Tika. Surprise- the chicken was on bone and was a thigh and a leg. Just about every other place we have ever had Chicken tika, the chicken is off the bone. The chicken tasted dry like it was recooked from leftovers. The sauce was just okay. Beer was okay. Wished we would have gone somewhere else, since we left still hungry. The server was really good, spoke English and put up with our bad French. The canopy area is also nice, this is located at the intersection of a quiet street and a busy street. For shoe lovers, Christian Louboutin is just right across the quiet street.

We stayed at Hotel Edgar and visited the Edgar restaurant three times during our week long stay -…read moreonce for breakfast, once for lunch and once for dinner. Overall, this is a cute neighborhood spot where we often saw people sitting enjoying drinks and talking together throughout the day. The first meal we ate there was right after arriving in Paris and was fish and chips - it was an elevated take on fish and chips and both my husband and I enjoyed our meal, which was hot and freshly prepared. We also had a traditional French style breakfast there one morning and had tea/coffee, orange juice, and croissants. The croissants weren't our favorite of the trip, but were definitely solid. We also visited for dinner one evening and got the steak frites, which were also tasty and seasoned well, but not quite cooked as requested (both were under cooked, so I'd recommend asking for a level up). It was nice having this spot nearby during our stay for times when we were pressed for time or didn't want to go far for a meal.

Interestinf lunch option in the Sentier neighborhood, with a large terrace and good food…read more Decided for the Octopus, great choice. Place d'Alexandrie is a hidden gem... don't be afraid to check it out!

Le Café d'Avant is a very casual comfortable place that offers set menus from about 15€ for lunch,…read moreto 25 € for dinner. If you book with The Fork or La Fourchette, you can also get a discount don't want to order the set menus and get at least two items from the full menu. My friend's friend saw two boudin and didn't hesitate to order that and the panna cotta since that was her favorite entrée and dessert! She happily enjoyed both the traditional white and black sausages with apples, pureed potatoes and salad. My friend and I both ordered the grilled Daurade, one of my favorite fish, served with a cheesy risotto and green beans. The menu noted that the fish was fresh and it was not only fresh, but prepared well. It could have used a bit of salt, and the risotto could have been a bit warmer, but for the incredible price of less than 15€ it was remarkable! Both my dining companions loved panna cotta and both said this one got better with each spoonful (yes they shared). It was lighter than most and yet still made with cream (we asked).

Casual and comfortable place. The service was ok although I felt like I was bothering my server. I…read moreordered a 50cL of rosé and when he delivered (the entire bottle) he didn't say a word to me. Good prices.

Beautiful ambiance with live piano music The staff was very…read moreintensive I had the veal Milanese and it was perfect My hubby had the rack of lamb and liked it very much. The chocolate crepe was rich and yummy I highly recommend the restaurant

We had an amazing dinner at Le Berkeley. I had the St Germaine apertif with rosemary, which was…read morevery generous but more importantly delicious. We shared the shrimp spring rolls appetizer. My husband had a chicken dish with a mushroom sauce that was delicious and I had the signature Caesar salad that was the best Caesar salad I have ever had. The salad had abundant rotisserie chicken and shaved slices of Parmesan cheese. Our server went above and beyond repeatedly. We barely had room for dessert and shared the caramel salted crepes that were perfect. We spent 2 weeks in France and this was our last evening. We couldn't have had a better ending to a dream vacation.