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Thoumieux Review
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Thoumieux 
- Address: 79 rue St-Dominique, Invalides, Paris | Map It
- Phone: 01-47-05-49-75
- www.thoumieux.com
Fodor's Review:
You can find all the ingredients of a quintessential Parisian bistro here: red-velour banquettes, yellow walls, bustling waiters, and locals with their poodles. Little has changed since 1923 -- except the prices. Thoumieux has been owned by the same family for four generations, and their roots in the Corrèze region of southwest France show in the number of hearty duck-based dishes, including rib-sticking rillettes, duck confit, and one of the city's best cassoulets. Thoumieux has also resurrected such neglected dishes as tripes à la mode de Caen (slow-cooked with leeks, and calvados) and fricassee de crêtes et de couilles de coq (two extremes of the rooster).
- Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
- Metro: Invalides
Member Reviews & Ratings:
3rd time's charm
Posted by shelbydan from North Carolina on 6/5/07
This restaurant was only a stone's throw from our hotel. It was handy so we ate there our first night in Paris. OOO-la-la (or whatever) I ordered an artichoke for an appetizer and it was enough for four of us (including my 9 yr. old grandson who had never had one before). Another night we went back because we wanted something close and had later plans. Marvelous again. After the kids left, my wife and I returned for a third time and I had one of the best meals I have ever had! After I communicated (kind of) with them about our joy with this place, they gave me a small wine glass with their name on it. We are returning to Paris in September and you can bet your sweet bippee that this is our first choice for dinner! Wait a minute...if any of you are planning to go there the last week in September...the food is lousy, the service stinks, their attitude is terrible. Don't go there while we are in town.
KellySusan
Posted by kellysusan from Atlanta on 5/17/07
A good but not great "old Paris" restaurant. A bit worn around the edges (not like some "grand dame"- just worn). The food was certainly good, but just uninspired. My salad order- the frisee with chevre chaud- turned out to be pate. Which I really enjoyed, but it was just incorrect. The kitchen seems to be going through the motions with its seasonings and flavorings. The breads were only so-so and a bit dried out. A LARGE group of tourists was upstairs and may have stressed the kitchen staff somewhat. The wait staff was proficient, but needed to warm-up a bit. In an area known for good food, you could probably do better, cheaper.
Best meal of my life
Posted by TTB from Detroit on 3/31/07
Not much more to say. We picked this for our 20th anniversary and I cannot image a better choice. Everything was 5 stars.
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