3* Paris restaurants serving lunch?
Feb 6, 2017, 12:19 am
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Julies Verne at the Eiffel Tower: Outstanding three course lunch (with great view) for two, 300 Euro, which included the wonderful ride up the private elevator!
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Truly a VIP experience I will remember for a long time and the ability afterword to step outside and take it all in!! All I can say, is WOW!!
http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/en
Feb 6, 2017, 7:17 pm
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Julies Verne at the Eiffel Tower: Outstanding three course lunch (with great view) for two, 300 Euro, which included the wonderful ride up the private elevator!
Truly a VIP experience I will remember for a long time and the ability afterword to step outside and take it all in!! All I can say, is WOW!!
http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/en
Truly a VIP experience I will remember for a long time and the ability afterword to step outside and take it all in!! All I can say, is WOW!!
http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/en
Feb 6, 2017, 7:28 pm
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I believe most of those restaurants do not serve lunch on weekends.
Except for l'Astrance and le Pre Catalan, I've had lunch at all of them at some point. Gagnaire was my favorite (unlike one of the posters above, I much prefer the Paris venue to Sketch), but I don't think it is open for lunch on weekends in any case. The room at the Meurice is very beautiful, but I preferred my meal at the Bristol (which I'm not sure will be open). The setting of Pre Catalan (which might be open?) should be great if the day is sunny, though I believe you would need to take a taxi.
Except for l'Astrance and le Pre Catalan, I've had lunch at all of them at some point. Gagnaire was my favorite (unlike one of the posters above, I much prefer the Paris venue to Sketch), but I don't think it is open for lunch on weekends in any case. The room at the Meurice is very beautiful, but I preferred my meal at the Bristol (which I'm not sure will be open). The setting of Pre Catalan (which might be open?) should be great if the day is sunny, though I believe you would need to take a taxi.
Not sure I'd do it at night and even in the day, you'd see one or two of those "wouldn't touch 'em with yours" streetwalkers - but that's Bois de Boulogne for you.
Feb 16, 2017, 2:10 am
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Pierre Gagnaire was 105 euros for lunch 3 or 4 years ago. I prefer Gagnaire's Sketch restaurant in London to the flagship in Paris. We were treated beautifully, but the food was very edgy and sometimes puzzling.
Astrance was 70 euros 2 years ago. Astrance's food was very accessible. They call it a 3 course lunch, but actually there are 12 or so dishes that comprise the 3 courses. Astrance staff cheerfully substituted a dish or two for me when there was something that I truly would not eat. There is a casual comfort when having lunch here.
I've also eaten at Le Meurice where the service is almost a ballet. It was fascinating to watch the waiters surround the diners and present dishes or whisk domes off simultaneously. There was a great grace to it. The food was good but not as amazing as the other two I've just named. The dining room is grand, and great for people watching.
Astrance was 70 euros 2 years ago. Astrance's food was very accessible. They call it a 3 course lunch, but actually there are 12 or so dishes that comprise the 3 courses. Astrance staff cheerfully substituted a dish or two for me when there was something that I truly would not eat. There is a casual comfort when having lunch here.
I've also eaten at Le Meurice where the service is almost a ballet. It was fascinating to watch the waiters surround the diners and present dishes or whisk domes off simultaneously. There was a great grace to it. The food was good but not as amazing as the other two I've just named. The dining room is grand, and great for people watching.