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L'Ambassade d'Auvergne Review
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L'Ambassade d'Auvergne
$-$$, Bistro, Le Marais
Fodor's Review:
Bistro
L'Ambassade d'Auvergne. A rare Parisian bistro that refuses to change, the Ambassade claims one of the city's great restaurant characters: the maître d' Francis Panek, with his handlebar mustache and gravelly voice. Settle into the cast-in-amber dining room in this ancient Marais house to try rich dishes from the Auvergne, a sparsely populated region in central France. Lighter dishes are available, such as turbot with fennel, but it would be missing the point not to indulge in a heaping serving of lentils in goose fat with bacon or the Salers beef in red wine sauce with aligot (mashed potatoes with cheese). Then loosen your belt for the astonishingly dense chocolate mousse. The Auvergnat wines come with appetizing descriptions, but don't expect anything remarkable from this (justifiably) obscure wine region.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Very Bad Restaurant
Posted by sebask from Holland on 8/4/08
The service is very bad, if you don't drink wine they are not polite (because they earn a lot on wine) Also they dont speak good english and the food is not very fresh....a 1 if its my opinion i wont come back!!KellySusan
Posted by kellysusan from Atlanta on 5/17/07
A serious restaurant with outstanding food, charming decor, and friendly proficient service. Not cheap, but we've spent more for less. The aligot was a fun and delicious experience!. The magret de canard was one of the best. The "trois glacees" (more like three different custards) are creatively flavored and "share-able".Ok But Not Outstanding
Posted by drbb from Baton Rouge on 10/31/06
Ate here in September on our last night in Paris. The restaurant is quaint but not charming. I start with the warm lentil salad which is flavored with a vinaigrette containing mustard and bits of onion. It is the best part of the entire meal. I then have the duck (well-seasoned but no sauce at all, thus a little dry) and the aligot. With every serving, there is a small show of whipping the aligot in a copper pot. We see it being done at every table. My husband's terrine of duck is followed by a "casserole" of pork and cabbage which is OK, but not remarkable. We have a good gamay from the Auvergne with our meal. This is not an expensive restaurant and it shouldn't be, given the food. If you're looking for something in this price range but regional, try Rotesserie de Beaujolais on the Left Bank. If you're looking for Auvergne cusine, I recommend Bath's which is more expensive but with a higher quality. I would not come back.
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- Address: 22 rue du Grenier St-Lazare, Marais, Paris
- Phone: 01-42-72-31-22
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- Metro: Rambuteau
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