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    Restaurant du Musée d'Orsay

    3.3 (83 reviews)
    PriceyFrench
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM - 2:30 pm

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    RESTAURANT DU MUSÉE D'ORSAY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Pork Terrine with Pickled Vegetables & Vinegared  Apple
    Pam P.

    If only I had looked up 'Terrine' before ordering, I would have saved myself a surprise. Turns out, Pork Terrine is similar to 'Head Cheese'-- something my dad would eat, but the rest of us wouldn't touch. On the bright side, the room is stunning, and the chairs are cheerfully festive. A feast for the eyes, if not for the taste buds!

    Thé Glacé du Maison - House Iced Tea (1/9/24)
    Joanna T.

    When I stopped by for lunch at The Restaurant du Musée D'Orsay, I was impressed by the beautiful setting. Crystal chandeliers, beautiful white walls with ornate detailing. I was Surprised, however, by the inexpensive cafeteria-type table and plexiglass looking chairs. Inharmonious. There is an extensive variety on the à la carte portion of the menu or you can opt for a prix fixe meal. Since the choices of main (plat) were not to my liking, I chose the Tuesday Dish of the Day (à la carte): chicken with olives, grains and vegetables. When I got my dish, it was a quarter poached chicken, slightly browned on top lentils and lima beans with bits of tomato and other small bits of veggie. Not an olive in sight. Was the olive used in a sauce since this provided the salt element that the chicken was missing? The chicken was slightly dry which was not good (€24). I found the Thé Glacé Maison (house iced tea) to be delicious. A fruity and floral beverage perfectly balanced in sweetness. Service was very good. The volume of people descending on the restaurant is immense. I give a hand to the serving équipe (team). They kept their cool with a variety of French and non-French speaking patrons. Overall: Food 3.5 stars Service 4 stars Ambiance: 3.5 stars I would return and try some other main dish.

    Café viennois
    Jessica S.

    Sans surprise trop cher, cependant j'ai assez aimé mon café viennois et l'acceuil était sympa. Pratique si vous voulez passer toute la journée au musée

    Andrew S.

    Definitely would stay away from the food at this museum. Great museum for the price, but the food was extremely overpriced and mediocre in taste! Great price on the wine however... The pasta was mediocre even though we were extremely hungry. You know the food isn't great when you are starving and it doesn't taste any good. However, I was content with the glass of wine and that made up for the food... They have so many tables with only a few servers, takes a while to get anything from drinks to food. Highly recommend the museum, not the museum restaurant.

    Cod fingers
    Sarah G.

    A beautiful place to have lunch before seeing the museum! I enjoyed the petit chicken Caesar salad and it was delicious, the fresh Parmesan was sooo good! And overall the salad was very refreshing. The restaurant got crowded quickly, so I recommend going a little early to beat the lunch rush.

    Chandeliers
    Lesley F.

    Beautiful exhibits, beautiful layout. They took an old train station and renovated it in the 80's into a remarkable museum. A must visit in Paris!

    Justin V.

    Go for the ceiling. What 5-Star review starts out with that? Yah, none do. Just walk in saying you are meeting a friend ~ gaze in amazement at the exquisite ceiling ~ and walk back out. I just saved you €60+ a head and 2-hours of time. The services was the only poor service we've received in Paris. I get hands off, but there was literally 60-minutes when we couldn't get anyone to help us ~ told twice "not your server". I hate saying it but for the first time in 27-years I actually considered dining and dashing... The food had a pretty presentation but was bland...well the parts I tried that were actually fully cooked. Try anywhere else.

    Gayle G.

    This restaurant is located in the Musee d'Orsay as one of the restaurants. I love the interior. The service and the food are average, but the interior is fantastic and beautiful.

    La dee da setting
    Hadiza A.

    Decor: luxe Service: lax Food: la di da I wanted to feel posh and we were already at the musée so... The dining space is full of light and gilded gold. The chairs are poppy coloured Lucite. The ceilings are da Vinci stylay. Service took several beats after sitting. I was nodded at and ignored for a bit. I had lentils accented with mustard which was...different. I can't recall my main, it was that memorable. The bread was good, the wine was bright. For destination dining, doing the musée, would go again.

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    Terrible service, after an hour we never received our meal and our waiter did not care at all. Too bad because the setting is so lovely.

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    Ok not badly priced very busy to the point where your always in a queue. I'd only visit if your really into art.

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    Restaurant du Musée d'Orsay Reviews in Other Languages

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - An amazing French onion soup...

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    1.5 kmChâtelet/Les Halles, 1er
    €€

    The most life- changing experience with French cuisine. This is what French culinary dreams are…read moremade of. Get the appetizer grilled foie gras with side of greens, you won't regret it. The richness of the flavor and the texture which is not reminiscent of the traditional roasted duck or foie gras, but rather a much more like a luxurious and indulgent version. We enjoyed our dinner on the outside of the restaurant after about a 20-30 minute wait. The bone marrow had the best flavor I've experienced for the dish. However, it is definitely overshadowed by the rich flavor of the foie gras. This experience was unforgettable, with our view of Parisian streets on a brisk, April night. We even came back on our last night, but didn't realize the hours on Google maps was for the deli. The restaurant closes earlier, before 9:00 PM. This meal got us thinking about Paris in a positive light, and we hope to be able to come back to eat the amazing dishes again!

    This place feels like a Foie Gras specialist but also, a tourist destination. Over 80% of the…read morepatrons here were tourists. As a Chinese, I understood more than 50% of the conservations (Chinese). Which doesn't mean anything about the food. Just observation. Onion soup - 2 stars. First, the cheese failed to emit the baked, melted gruyere cheese, there is no aroma at all. I don't think they used gruyere cheese. May be mozzarella cheese. The worst part was the bread in the soup. It tasted stale which ruin the flavor of the soup. I had to finish without the bread. Escargot - Another disappointment. What made escargots special was the garlic butter and herb. Here, there were the herbs, no garlic, and French is famous with their butter but I taste oil but not buttery. Other places I actually get excited dipping the bread into the garlic butter but not here. Pan seared Foie gras - The quality of Foie Gras was definitely there. It's not as well seared as I hope but they managed to cook it through without overcooking it. The size of Foie Gras is kind of scary, it's like a small piece of rib eye steak. With just the onion soup and Foie Gras, I could barely swallow anything. Generous portion.

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    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie
    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - He said was very good

    He said was very good

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - French onion soup + bread

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    French onion soup + bread

    La Cordonnerie - Steak frites

    La Cordonnerie

    4.7(112 reviews)
    0.8 kmPalais Royal/Musée du Louvre, 1er
    €€€

    Wow! We had such a lovely dinner at La Cordonnerie. We're so glad we found this restaurant through…read morereviews. The atmosphere is intimate and comfortable. We loved watching Chef Hugo cooking. Plus, what he prepared was delicious! We started with the ravioli appetizer we see so often recommended. Excellent! Dinners were a beef dish and a chicken dish. Both were amazing! In addition, dessert featuring a pear mouse was wonderful! Prices are for the good and wines were very fair. As you can guess, we highly recommend La Cordonnerie!

    I love small cozy restaurants in Paris. This one is truly a gem. We had a reservation at 19:00…read moreand we were the second party to arrive. There are two tables essentially in the kitchen (a true "Chef's Table" arrangement) and maybe 6 tables in the adjoining room. We were welcomed warmly. Deborah was the hostess and server. Chef Hugo is visible in the kitchen, working very hard to make everything just perfect. They brought bread immediately (my husband loved the sliced baguette--it was perfect and chewy as it should be, but not hard). We ordered a bottle of wine, a Macon Villages, which was perfect. I had the cucumber salad appetizer, which was so fresh. My husband ordered the ravioli appetizer--tiny little rectangles in a scrumptious sauce--a work of art. I ordered the fish and shrimp plate. The sauce was amazing and it was a huge portion of tender white fish. My husband had the lamb with frites. It was nicely seasoned & perfectly done. For dessert, my husband enjoyed a chocolate treat and I had refreshing raspberry sorbet. Deborah was so friendly and solicitous throughout the meal. I have never felt so well taken care of. (I have seen some comments from people who are unhappy that they can't just walk in. They don't appear to understand that there is only one seating. People arrive when they do and they linger. Empty tables seen from the street do not mean the place is not fully booked. Make a reservation well ahead of time. It is worth it!)

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    La Cordonnerie - Chef's table

    Chef's table

    La Cordonnerie - Foie Gras

    Foie Gras

    La Cordonnerie - Veal

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    Veal

    Café Mademoiselle - Escargot

    Café Mademoiselle

    3.9(36 reviews)
    0.9 kmConcorde/Madeleine, 1er

    No tome fotos de todo lo que pedimos pero comimos una sopa de cebolla los niños palitos de queso y…read moreyo el tartar y estuvo excelente. Nos trataron super bien

    Walking by this cafe there were plenty of seating outdoors so we grabbed a spot to people-watch as…read morepart of the Parisian experience! We were seated at a table facing the smaller street with IKEA City. Not much people-watching happened given shops were already closed in the evening and thus less people shopping on the streets. We ordered the croque monsieur and croque madame. The difference between the two is that the croque madame comes with a fried sunny side up egg. This was heavy but so yummy! The egg yolk makes a great sauce to soak up this cheesy and hammy toast. This came with a salad on the side which had a vinegar based dressing coated on it. The only thing is we had miscommunication with the waitress about drinks. We asked for water (l'eau) but they gave us distilled water in a bottle which costed us 8 euros. I learned it's important to learn to specifically ask for carafe d'eau (tap water in French) to get free water! Felt a bit bad that we were overcharged. Just gotta be careful with communicating next time. All in all, I enjoyed trying the amazing sandwich that is a croque madame. Wanted to give 4 stars for the food but the bottled water still irks me.

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    Café Mademoiselle - This name is magical.

    This name is magical.

    Café Mademoiselle - Duck confit & Moët Chandon.

    Duck confit & Moët Chandon.

    Café Mademoiselle - Moët Chandon Champagne

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    Moët Chandon Champagne

    Restaurant du Musée d'Orsay - french - Updated July 2026

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