What a pleasant restaurant! The décor is modern and warm, yet a bit bourgeois. The clientele,…read moremostly locals, is forty something and more, so don't expect a vibrant atmosphere. It doesn't matter because you're here for their wonderful southwestern French food which is a real bargain. I was there once again with my mother which, as usual, increased the amount of the bill. We started with two glasses of champagne. Then my mother enjoyed a marinated salmon partially cooked with citrus fruits and leek. Delicious! I tasted it! All the ingredients melted in my mouth. I had a Carpaccio of gilthead bream with fresh ginger. It was an invitation to travel. I was ecstatic once again! The second courses were great too. My mother had calf sweetbreads (which are glands, from the neck or throat of a young calf or lamb. A typical French delicacy) were so tender and very lightly flavoured. They were accompanied by carrots with their leaves and parsnip (panais in French. It's a kind of turnip with a slight nutty taste) in a sauce made of Banyuls wine (a French sweet red wine). How original and flavourful! This dish was a hit! I had a Pave de veau (Leg of veal) with a puree of black potatoes (vitelotte). They were mixed with usual potatoes to avoid the specific taste of the Vitelotte. On the picture you can see the purple colour. The meat was juicy and tasty but the purple mashed potatoes didn't add anything special. As a dessert, I enjoyed a crème brulee with Tonka beans. Those beans give a caramelized taste. It was nice. But unfortunately the dessert chosen by my mother (a macaron in tiramisu fashion) was served completely dry. A great deception for her. We didn't immediately complain but had a look at our neighbours' plate who took the same dessert and it seemed quite ok. When the owner, M. Pascal Noizet came to us to know if we had enjoyed our meal, we told him what happened. He offered to us right away two glasses of champagne to ease the pain. And it worked well! Pascal Noizet also had to step in when we arrived at the restaurant. We had booked a table for two and had been seated in a little and unpleasant corner. We immediately asked if we could change places. The answer of the waitress was negative. She didn't want to give us another table although there were some available tables in the bigger room. She said It was for a group. So my mother asked Pascal if we could change places. He immediately seated us where we wanted. He said "no problem". As we say in French, It's better to talk to God than to His saints. I noticed that the service can be amateurish and not always pleasant. Our waiter couldn't manage to properly pour the wine without putting big drops on the table. Even though the service can be average, you really have to try this place. Our dishes were very tasty, on a very high level. And 50 euros (three courses and a bottle of wine for two), the advices (we took a Savigny-les-Beaune 2006 of Nicolas Potel) and professionalism of Pascal Noizet are really worth it.

For value & quality, Maison Courtine remains one of my favorites, after 60+ trips to Paris over the…read morepast 12 years. I have dined here over 7 times and find the food quite good, although portions are a bit large, and the prices very reasonable. The seared foie gras is enough for two people, and excellent. I will be back!

They accommodated a large group with ease and grace. The food was spectacular. My husband raved…read moreover the smooth gin and tonic. I thought the escargot was playful and delicious. Main courses were fllavorful, and I'm still obsessing over the potatoes.

Another little place away from the "madding crowd" that makes eating in Paris so wonderful…read more If you are a Pork eater they have a hit for you...Jarret de Porc with purple cabbage served for 2. WOW !! Other great choices include a warm foie gras, raie fish, and wonderful soups. Deserts are great and varied but the baked fresh figs are hard to beat. 35 euros for the 3 course menu plus a big wine list. Really good place.....save some money and go at lunch 21 euros for the same meal...... Try it .....you'll like it.

My wife and I ate here back in October, 2014. We were initially a bit apprehensive about this place…read morebecause its location on the extremely busy corner of Blvd de Rouchechouart and Rue des Martyrs made it seem like a tourist trap. Fortunately, the food - for the most part - proved that this place is for real. The starters involved a pumpkin soup with hazelnuts and foie gras, and marinated Basque mushrooms with a poached egg and an herb pesto. The soup was comforting, if slightly under seasoned, though things came together nicely when you had all of the goodies on your spoon, and the flavor came out more once it cooled down. The mushroom dish was better/more interesting: it consisted of an assortment of pickled wild mushrooms (so they were cold) with bits of sausage embedded in them, while the poached egg kind of tied it all together, and various herbs enhanced the flavor. While we wouldn't call this life-altering, it was quite good and you could tell some serious thought and care was put into it. Things got alternately weird and exciting with the main dishes. My wife ordered a pan-seared saddle of lamb, which came with a dense bed of sautéed wild mushrooms with chorizo jus and little crunchy bits of chorizo, and my f-ing god, this is absolutely one of the best lamb dishes either of have ever had (and we've had plenty of great lamb dishes). The lamb itself was cooked to perfection - orgasmically tender, juicy, and exploding with flavor, with a perfect sear on the outer layer of fat. The wild mushrooms (an assortment of fresh chanterelle, oyster and hedgehog mushrooms) packed an intense flavor that harmonized with the lamb brilliantly, and the chorizo jus and some aggressive seasoning really tied everything together. This is one of those dishes that will *forever* remain etched in both of our memories. The dish I ordered, sadly, was a total failure: braised veal shoulder in a reduction sauce with cauliflower and fries. While the meat was fork tender, the dish was unforgivably bland and woefully under seasoned. My wife felt bad for me and she generously swapped dishes midway through so that I could feast on her mind-blowing lamb. How the same place could put out one dish that was astoundingly life-altering and another that was so horribly, unremittingly bland is a bit mystifying, but this is certainly not the only place where my wife and I have encountered this. We also savored a half carafe of some pretty damn good red wine, and we had an awesome table at a corner window that was perfect for people watching at the super bustling intersection. Next time we're in Paris we'll be back, especially if there's lamb on the menu.

Visiting from the states, doing a bar crawl to the moulin rouge. Cool vibes here sitting outsideread more

I had the three course menu. I had the escargot with cream sauce, it was different than what I was…read moreexpecting but decent. I had the salmon for dinner which was sesame seed crusted. It was tasty! For dessert I had the chocolate cake which was very decadent.

We chose this restaurant for the proximity to our hotel, price and the good reviews. There was…read morenothing wrong with the food, it tasted fine, but the flavors did not impress. The salmon tarte was clearly missing a side sauce with flavor or something of the kind. Steak with pepper sauce were ok but ratatouille was good. The cheeses for dessert were passable. Wine ok. Service was fine, they were accommodating to our small children and kept the bread coming. We got 20% off the fixed menu because we booked through the Fork-app. So pretty affordable. If you have never had French food before or are on a budget than you probably will like this restaurant. If you have had excellent cuisine and tasted flavorful French food before - skip this place.

They use the freshest ingredients and it comes through in their dishes. The scallop appetizer was…read moreterrific. We also had the fish of day prepared with lemon and white wine steamed. I had the salmon and sun dried tomato risotto. Everything tasted so good we had no room for dessert. Great atmosphere with mostly locals; not touristy at all. Cute corner location in the 13th arrr.

Delicious meals and cheap restaurant with very friendly staff ,Try Duck breast medium cooked and…read morebring your CASH with you "No Credit Card Machine"

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.