Originally Posted by
thucanhho
Chateaubriand
The chef is known to be erratic. The dishes ranged from inedible (ceviche with a tiny piece of fish in a heavily acidic broth, slimy raw squid with a cheese sauce) to sublime (a glazed runny yolk sat on top of the dessert and was genius). This is not a meal that I would subject myself to again.
L'Avant Comptoir
This is a wine bar but has become my new favorite eats in Paris. Standing room only with picture menu hanging from the ceiling. Each tapas style dishes for 1-10 euro. Great taste, staff, vibe.
Went to Chateaubriand more than 5 times, each time it was great. Then exactly last Dec, I invited friends to dinner, we had reservations at another resto, by haphazard I called Chateau and asked if they had a cancelation, yes they could accommodate the 6 of us. We were all excited, cancelled the other place (friends of mine so no problem) and we had the worst meal ever. We couldn't eat a single thing. My friends are true french people that would eat anything, and they couldn't. The staff never once asked why we didn't eat or at times touch our plates, they never offered to replace the food for other dishes. Worst meal. Never went back. Too risky. Now I have gone to many set blind menu, and they always ask if there is something we don't eat or are allergic to. Here they asked if we had allergies (from previous times) but they never replaced the dishes.
As for L'Avant comptoir it is Meh…. lots of better places around.