Café de la Paix

I didn’t expect it would be that good, but everything was just as nice as the interior, the food was surprisingly tasty. You would’ve thought it’s such a tourist scheme base on the look of it, the price, and location, however it’s really beyond my expectation. I went there without a reservation during dinner time, the place was packed, the waiter kindly gave me a seat outside and tell us the waiting time before arranging a seat for me inside for dinner. If you are here to have a quick bite, a shot of espresso and a croissant, you will be seated outside, it’s just like other cafe, you will enjoy your time watching people passing by while having a coffee break. If you wanna have a fancy dinner at this extravagant restaurant, this is the place! The service was excellent, I have to say they are extremely kind, each of them are all very polite and professional unlike a lot of places in paris being rude and inpatient to tourist even if you don’t speak French. We ordered steak which was recommended. Normally I have very low expectation and always get disappointed with steak, but it was jaw dropping delicious and perfectly prepared, I asked for rare, it came rare as requested, perfect tender meat, and so flavorful. Escargots was fresh and seasoned in garlic olive oil. Lobster pasta was so good as well, the lobster meat was so fresh and perfectly cooked, sometimes you go to some place and you know the lobster has been frozen for a long time and meat is tough, it’s place is not! The portion is good for one person, it’s not too much, I think that’s how the right portion should be, so you can enjoy it after appetizer, bread and still order dessert after you main course. Such a wonderful French cuisine experience, this is true fine dinning but with warm personal touch from our waiter. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone.

17/9/2023 Post: Poor service and food quality. 18/9/2023 Post: Sure, I can briefly describe. I had came here 4 times since 2013, 2015 and 2016! The Mille Feuille level dropped significantly！ See the pics as follow. Tuna was over cooked, also the presentation is bad (if you have try other fine dining , their food presentation were fantastic). Also the service, the lady who served our area (3 tables). She won’t clean up the table after we finished the breads, starts (Oysters, Cold Dublin Bay prawns) and main courses. Bread crumbs, oyster’s water wastes on the table, we need to use our OWN tissue to clean up, what da? Everything is downgraded, I will not come here again!

Perfect place, really chic with lots of outdoor and indoor sitting. The stuff is AMAZING and very helpful. Prices are truly high (and the desert wasn't the best so it can justify the price). There are only two vegan options (fruit salad at 16€ and sorbet ice cream) Inside the place is GORGEOUS, with velvet sitting and carpet everywhere.

Staff were friendly and seating is spacious. Suckling lamb was good, so soft and full of flavour. French onion soup also didn’t disappoint. The escargot was delicious and big in size. The seafood pasta was alright, nothing too memorable.

Amazing food and service, Lucas is the best! The escargot was best here compared to everywhere else we tried. Huge snails! The 72euro fish was amazing as well, and they debone it right at the table