Great location near the Eiffel Tower. One of the best French onion soups I've had- spectacular view of Eiffel Tower- service was ok but I didn't expect much! Beers and wine very expensive! If I could give a half star I would rate it 3.5. The don't accept credit so bring your cash! You'll need it! read more

Fantastic bouillabaisse, different from others that we've had in Paris, but equally delicious. The service was kind and attentive, the wine was good, and we loved the little free bowl of snails waiting for you on the table. The setting is quite belle epoque - very sumptuous and comfortable. We hadn't realized it was considered a tourist trap, and I certainly wouldn't agree - instead, it's a Grande Dame of Paris dining - well worth the trip. read more

Damn you ANTHONY Bourdain!!! Great experience for sure and the oyster selection is amazing. Everything we had was first rate and the wait staff are very friendly and really help you to order when your not sure. The restaurant is classic French decor. If you are looking for good seafood look no more. read more

Le Dôme is a legendary restaurant located in Montparnasse that was first established in 1898. This classic brasserie was frequented by literary greats, artists, politicians, presidents, and intellectuals. The decor is elegant and rich in Art Deco decor with large lampshades, stained glass, leather, and fresh flowers. This seafood restaurant has attracted Julia Childs and Anthony Bourdain had the seafood tower served by my waiter. The restaurant is renowned for the Sole Meunière. The Marseille Bouillabaisse fish stew for two is loaded with a platter of fish. A good meal should always end with a fine dessert...save some room because the desserts at Le Dôme were mind-blowing. Try the chocolate cake with salted caramel and chocolate ice cream or the rum and vanilla flavored Napoleon. Deliciousness! Fun waiters and a fabulous dining experience. Reservations recommended. www.restaurant-ledome.com read more

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This is one of the best seafood restaurant in Paris. This place was recommended to me by a famous food critic and it's truly remarkable. I highly recommend their fish soup and their bouillabaisse although pretty much all other fish items on the menu are excellent. I also really like the upscale brasserie atmosphere and service is excellent too. read more

We were greeted with smiles on arrival. The waiter was one of the most friendly I have ever had in Paris. Beautifully decorated inside. We had Sole and Turbot. Both were cooked to perfection. Everything I expected from Michelin star restaurant. read more

Yes, Le Dome is a very famous restaurant in Paris. It should be noted that you can take Metro Line 7 and exit at Vavin and it is right out the steps of the metro. Our fancy French family treated us to dinner on the last night of our trip. They are very into food as most French people are. Le Dome is known for their seafood and seafood is what they had. "THEY" because I am a vegetarian and much to their horror, I wouldn't eat fish. The server was very kind by offering me salad and steamed vegetables and I was just fine with that. The rest of our party of 4 ate oysters, fish and MORE fish. They all thoroughly enjoyed it. There was only one dish that wasn't fish and it is veal. SO, if you are a veggie and not as flexible, you will not enjoy the food. The Berthillon ice cream was fabulous. The atmosphere is classy...dress up a bit! Men should wear a tie. read more

Ordered one wine and they brought another with a very similar name. Didn't know until bill came that it was 30 euro more! Also pointed out there was no service charge included and suggested we add 10%. Tacky place so so food. Go to Chez Marcel instead which is fabulous!!! read more

These people know what a seafood platter is supposed to look like. Just don't bother with the rest of the menu- overpriced, and overhyped. (still beats other famous fish restaurants- I'm looking at you, Eric Ripert) read more

Really really expensive for this type of food. But then again maybe this is a place where you're paying for atmosphere. The lobster was too small, but maybe French people eat less than Americans. The sea bass was amazing and so was the fish soup. The raspberry tiramisu was more a pudding than cake so I didn't like it much. The service was adequate but it was hard even getting more water so that was frustrating. Overall, it was a nice experience but I would not go back. read more

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The waitress that attended us terrible rude, to the point of throwing the things on the table and not even brining cutlery to the whole family, very rude with my children as well. I can understand pricing for the area but the lack of professionalism from part of the staff ( I will not generalize), makes it feel like a rip off. I will not recommend this place to anyone, I feel bad for the personnel there who actually is doing a good job, I hope management take the actions to fix this. read more

I agree with Jiwoo P...that the service at Le Dome was terrible. The waiter was rude and mocking to us... "you speak french?" after we attempted to speak in french. The food was good but the experience in the restaurant ruined the evening for us. We would not go back and we actually told our concierge at our hotel about our evening. read more

The restaurant Le Dome specializes in seafood. The sea bass was excellent, but the person I ate with had his fish served on a bed of bacon and was upset and returned the dish as he is kosher and that preparation with pork was not listed on the menu. The abalone was superb and served as different escargot without the shells and better prepared. I do not remember if I probably had the oyster and was disappointed. And how can you go wrong with fresh baguettes? read more

I have never written a review here on Yelp, but felt very compelled to after my experience at Le Dome. My cousin and I had finally reached our last leg of our European trip, arriving in Paris on November 1st of this year. On our second night, we decided to try this restaurant out. From the beginning, the gentleman who was to be our server was completely rude and indignant. We walked into the restaurant, and this man barely cracked a smile or welcomed us, but asked if we were planning on eating there. When we responded with a "yes", he told us to sit outside on the covered, heated patio. He gave us our menus, walked away, and came back about 5 minutes later. Seeing as this was our first time there, we asked for a couple recommendations- he had a look of complete annoyance. I told him it was fine, and asked for a couple more minutes to decide what to eat. After he came back, my cousin and I both ordered Crouque Madames, and 2 coffees. The waiter came back again about 10 minutes later with the food, and check. Dropping the check off upon receiving our food was odd seeing as we were from the states; however, this is something we had experienced during our time in Italy, so we didn't think anything of it. We finished our food, and had a couple sips left in our coffees, when we pulled out our travel books to gauge what our next steps would be. Almost as soon as we started reading up on the attraction to visit, the waiter comes back, points at the check, and tells us to pay right then and there. I looked at him and said, "excuse me, we aren't finished yet." He looked me dead in the eyes, and asked us to pay again. I must have shot him the dirtiest look, and started to pull out my credit card, when he shoots back "We do not accept credit cards, only money". (Which is hilarious to me as I read a previous review here, in which a customer had paid with a credit card). What irritated me the most, was this waiter hovered over us while we pulled out the Euros from our wallets to pay. Now, my family is French educated, so I later understood from my father that waiters at French restaurants simple rent out tables from the establishment, and whatever they make, they keep, tip and all. So it makes sense that this waiter was so adamant about us paying right away; however, this still do not give him the right to treat us the way he did. My cousin and I come from very good families, and are in our 30s- so we definitely didn't look like hoodlums that were going to skip out on paying. Bottom line, I have NEVER been treated like this in any restaurant, and will defiantly NEVER BE COMING BACK HERE AGAIN. For anyone's reference, the waiter was an older gentleman, about 40-50 in age, and bald. This guy really added to the overall stereotype of how the French perceive Americans, and should not be working in the hospitality industry. read more

Come for the history--long gone, by the way; the ghosts of Hemingway and Picasso have probably relocated to a more blue-blooded location--stay for the view--the Eiffel Tower popping up behind the buildings across--leave because the ornery, so-quick-to-do-things-that-he-barely-acknowledges-your-request waiter makes you run around the corner to get cash out of the ATM because they do not take credit cards and then, once you've sat back down and waited ten minutes for him to bring the bill, asks you if you're ready AS HE'S BRINGING OUT A CREDIT CARD MACHINE FOR THE PEOPLE SIX INCHES AWAY FROM YOU. Now, maybe it was because they were a group of seniors qui parlent la plus bien français, but no, probably not, because the American couple who spoke only in English got roughly the same moderately friendly service as the older folks. But me, an American who does his best to speak the language? Rien. He did give me a "Pardonez, messieur" when he brought l'addition, but the incident still boiled my rather-rich-in-equanimity blood. Add to that the steak that came out a scant six minutes after it was ordered, tough as a shoe--I suppose it's my fault I didn't tell the guy how I wanted it cooked, sure, but it's the customer's job to forget what the waiter needs to know and the waiter's job to ask--with undercooked, American supermarket-style fries with cafeteria-style condiments (no bernaise except on request? Just ketchup? *KETCHUP*?), and a basket of baguette slices with no discernible purpose on this particular Earth, and you've got a recipe that would make Hemingway want to punch someone in the mouth. Well, moreso than usual. read more

This is my first yelp review and as a recent reviewer did the same, I felt the need to warn others about this restaurant. The food was good, but not the best I've ever had and VERY expensive. Here's the kicker though - my mom and I ended up talking to the dinner guests next to us and ordered a glass of wine after dinner while chatting with them. The guests we were talking to ordered brandy and when our waiter poured theirs, he poured some brandy in my glass after I said no thanks, but he winked acting like he did it to be nice and wouldn't charge us. He also did this when another table ordered after dinner drinks, but poured just a splash in my glass this time which I certainly didn't expect to pay for and didn't ask for either. Well we got our bill and he charged us for everything, including the splash of liquor as well as some measly little app they bring you that you don't even request. I would say our bill was 50 more euros than it should have been. It was a nice evening meeting new people, but the cost at over 200 euros for two people was ridiculous. Will never go back!!!! read more

We visited Le Dome, having seen it on Antony Bourdain's "The Layover". During the episode, Bourdain sits down to a huge shellfish tower / platter. Having successfully secured a reservation for new years eve, we made our way over to the restaurant, to be greeted by a long and disorderly line of elderly French men, attempting to enter the restaurant with the enthusiasm of retirees fighting for the last seat in the hippest retirement home in town. After making our way to the front of house, we were taken past a sea of empty tables (any of which would have met our needs), to be sat at the restaurants rear end, next to the kitchen. Note - we had been advised that during making our reservation. that we would be seated 'near' the kitchen, however had not anticipated that any self respecting restaurant would seat a guest in the direct line of fire of the continuous line of waiters hurting out of kitchen. After some initial apprehension, we elected to keep our eye on the prize - the giant seafood tower enjoyed by Bourdain in the episode, and look past all of the warning signs that might otherwise have made us get up and leave already. Some fifteen minutes later, we were finally greeted by a waiter who had come to take our order. To our amazement, not only was Bourdain's seafood platter unavailable (i.e. is not something that was, or ever has been on the menu), the waiter went on to inform us that Le Dome does not serve seafood, rather could only offer us fish, despite clearly advertising as offering "Fruits de Mer". On this note, we elected to take our business else-where and made our way out of the restaurant. Of note, en route from the donkeys rear end, we couldn't help but notice other customers eating Oysters and other shellfish, which surely could have been assembled into something at least partially close to the seafood platter which we were hoping for, had the restaurant cared to do so. Strongly recommend staying away from this restaurant, especially if you are expecting the type of food which Bourdain was offered during his visit. read more

Hieu H. got it exactly right. Wonderful venue, beautiful decor, entertaining waiters, delicious food -- if it's too pricey for you, don't go. Otherwise tremendous evening! read more

Having read a mixed load of reviews I wasn't sure what to expect but I was staying nearby and really wanted a seafood platter. It was a celebration meal otherwise I would not have paid such high prices. I opted to eat on the enclosed terrace as I thought that my 2 year old might be troublesome. The waiter was very friendly and helpful. The wine was excellent and cold. We massively over ordered as the larger seafood platter was advertised for 2 people and would have been more than enough for all of us to pick on. I am somewhat of an expert on seafood platters and I have to say that the price/quality ratio was not great. Some items like the whelks were excellent but others much less so. I am still searching for a great seafood platter in Paris and a truly family friendly and top quality restaurant. read more

Wonderful atmosphere and great location for this Legendary Paris restaurant. But don't order the Boullaibaise - way too expensive for what you get especially compared to the prices of the other entrees. I can't believe Henry Miller could afford to eat here! read more

Another fabulous Paris brasserie. Coffee is good but not great and a bit expensive. Insalata caprese was solid and reasonably priced. Crepes hit the spot. Peekaboo view of the Eiffel Tower read more

While the ambiance was fantastic and the reputation superb, the food was mediocre and the service less so. The recommendations from the waiter were somewhat bland and "OK", the bill was high (even by Paris standards). We should have ordered their famous cold seafood platter that everyone else was enjoying. Perhaps then, I would have left with a better take on the place.---My only disappointment in dining from all the restaurants recommended for my 2012 fourteen day trip to Paris! read more