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Bofinger

Address: 5-7 rue de la Bastille, Bastille/Nation, Paris
Phone: 01-42-72-87-82

Price range: $$$
Cuisine: Brasserie
Location: 4e Arrondissement

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.8/5

Fodor's Review:

One of the oldest, loveliest, and most popular brasseries in Paris has generally improved in recent years, so stake out one of the tables dressed in crisp white linen under the glowing Art Nouveau glass cupola and enjoy classic brasserie fare (stick to trademark dishes such as the seafood choucroute, lamb fillet, or smoked haddock with spinach, as the seasonal specials can be hit-or-miss). The prix fixe for EUR 31.50 includes a decent half bottle of red or white wine, and there's a generous children's menu.

Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
Metro: Bastille

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by davegold from Boston on 5/12/09
After having read reviews of Bofinger, we were excited to go, made a reservation well in advance, and were on time for our reservation. Unfortunatly, our waiter wasn't so excited when we told him (in our broken French) that we ate vegetarian and fish only. I'm pretty sure, actually, that he said "you should go to an italian restaurant", in addition to scoffing at us after taking our order.

The food was good, traditional French food. What ruined the meal was the poor waiter. Other staff were good, but he didn't check up on us (at all), left us sitting for extended periods after we finished our course, and made us feel that were in his way. (And we did our best to be unfailingly polite).

For a meal priced at a premium (our meal was around 125 Euros), we expected premium service. We simply didn't get it.

(Our waiter looked like the bald guy from Benny Hill, in case you go there and get him)