I've never had any problems getting served in a restaurant in France. And, I have a very heavy American accent. :)

Perhaps it would be best to not wear shorts and sandals when you want to eat at a fancy place in France? @:-)

And not to order Frites de Liberte :p

Yeah, me too. Heavily American accented English! :D

I simply don't believe the poster (or his friend) unless there were some extraordinary circumstances.

I need to check it out, time for a Parisian food run!

I'm oh for fifty.

I think I'll live. :)

I'm wondering why In-n-Out isn't on the list.

Bueller?

I had dinner at the French Laundry last night, and the service was extraordinarily good. I'm still not convinced it was worth 3x the price of Gary Danko or one of the other top SF restaurants, but it was very, very, very good and the service was certainly excellent.


Bob

I love the scene in A Good Year where Fanny says ""OK. But remember, if you get any complaints, the customer is ALWAYS wrong!" ". That's France to a tea.

I remember thinking that it was nothing like the France that I have experienced - it really made me cringe. I felt like I was watching a cartoon.

No restaurant in Japan makes the top 50 .... hmmm.

No restaurant in Japan makes the top 50 .... hmmm.[/QUOTE]

I was thinking the same thing and what about Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, and the rest of Asia?

I am 14 of 50 for this list.... but I am surprised more by the omissions, like Gary Danko in San Francisco, Gramercy Park Tavern or Gotham Bar & Grill (among MANY others) in NYC, or even Fat Duck and Waterside Inn in Bray......

or Susur in Toronto; Bishops in Vancouver (or Tojo's or Lumiere)

Nobu in London?? I still think Nobu in NYC is still better......

Paul Bocuse over Guy Savoy? no German candidates??

Still, an interesting compilation......

Bocuse is definitey overrated.

Well - Singapore gets three in the next fifty. And Hong Kong one. India gets one in the top 50 and some more in the next 50.

But nothing in Japan.

The Financial Times had an article on this where they write most Asian recipients of the questionnaire did not participate in the vote. Might be because of language issues or maybe the magazine is simply unknown in Asia.

AH... naruhodo.
Now that would really explain the "english speaking" bias that I was sensing in this list. (Yes, I know France, Italy and Spain aren't English speaking - but I felt that there were a disporportionate number of restaurants in English speaking countries in this list).