Home Destinations Europe France Paris Restaurants Lapérouse

Laperouse Review

Read our Paris restaurant reviews. Or post your own.

Lapérouse

$$$-$$$$, Bistro, Quartier Latin

User Rating: **** 4.0

Fodor's Review:

Bistro

Lapérouse. Emile Zola, George Sand, and Victor Hugo were regulars, and the restaurant's mirrors still bear diamond scratches from the days when mistresses didn't take jewels at face value. It's hard not to fall in love with this 17th-century Seine-side town house whose warren of intimate, boiserie-graced salons breathes history. The latest chef, Alain Hacquard, has found the right track with a daring (for Paris) spice-infused menu: his lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, and crayfish bisque is flavored with Szechuan pepper and lemon. Game is prominent in the fall, with a selection of southwestern wines to accompany dishes like Scottish grouse. For a truly intimate meal, reserve one of the legendary private salons where anything can happen (and probably has). You can also sample the restaurant's magic at lunch, when a prix-fixe menu is served for EUR 35 and the dining room is often quiet.

User Reviews & Ratings:

Romantic restaurant

Posted by csickles from Washington, DC on 2/18/07

Reserved one of the private rooms for dinner and it was very romantic atmosphere. The waiter closes the door inbetween courses and you ring a buzzer when you need his service. Food was excellent - I had the monkfish cassoulet for main course and the mint souffle for dessert was like eating heavenly clouds. It definitely felt like old-school "Paris" like something out of the movie Gigi.

FOOD: 4.0

ATMOSPHERE: 5.0

SERVICE: 4.0

VALUE: 3.0

RATING: 4.0