$150 to spend on dinner in Paris

Old Apr 1st, 2007, 06:11 PM
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Not a $150.00 meal, but we had a great time at Au Sergent Recruteur at 41 Rue Saint Louis en I'lle.

This place has all you can drink beer or wine, plus a 5 or 6 course meal of all you can eat goodies except your main entree. You start off with bread and a big platter of meats & cheeses, followed by soup, followed by salad, followed by assorted cooked vegetables that come with your entree...then desert.

Good food, reasonably priced and a fun and friendly place.
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Old Apr 1st, 2007, 06:31 PM
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I should add that the food is not gourmet here by any means...and the place is a bit touristy...but good enough and fun to visit.
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Old Apr 1st, 2007, 08:04 PM
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I have to say we had a really horrible meal experience at Au Sergent Recruteur at 41 Rue Saint Louis en I'lle. Bad food, horrid service, my order was wrong and I never did get the right food or the sauce that was suppposed to be on the beef I was mistakenly served. Plus, the place was loud, with a layer of grease on all the surfaces. Really bad. The atmosphere is really hokey, IMHO. Definitely not a way to splurge with your Dad's $150.
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First of all I am jealous that Monica still has her father to treat her to things - mine's been gone 18 months and he used to always give me a little bit of cash for "something special" for each trip - and he wasn't a jerk for doing it!

Secondly, I am jealous about Les Ombres! Bon appetit!
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Old Apr 1st, 2007, 08:21 PM
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Maureen, I've heard that sort of story often, which is why we've always walked right past it. I still remember someone made the comment (I think here) "if you like Chucky Cheese, you'll love Au Sargent Recruteur." I've never been to a Chucky Cheese and not even sure exactly what that's like, but that comment has stayed with me.
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Old Apr 1st, 2007, 09:11 PM
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<was in Italy several years ago at Cane e Gato. We had a fabulous dinner with wine with each course. Service was excellent. The place was comfortable>

Monica, where in Italy? (sounds great and I'm headed to Italy in the fall. Venice/Florence/Siena/Rome) Hope it is in one of THOSE places! Please let me know. Thanks! Good luck. (I'll be in Paris in the fall, too, but I can't pay 150 for dinner! Though I did promise my daughter we'd shoot for one night, one great meal. 150 euros for two of us!)
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 05:46 AM
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Cane e Gato is located in Siena. This is from my web site (http://www.luvtotravel.homestead.com/home.html - click on restaurants, then Italy and scroll down):

Cane e Gato
Via Pagliaresi, 6
Siena
Phone: 39-577-287545
Fax: 39-577-270227
135.000L/$63 Per person
Paid with Visa

Our 6 course meal:
- Champagne to start
- A wonderful antipasta platter of buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes, proscuitto, spicy hard salami, quiche, and crostini.
- Tomato, cream, onion soup, topped with basil
- Papparedelle with marscapone cheese
- White wine
- Risotto with artichokes
- Red wine (2 different ones throughout the meal)
- Veal with mushrooms, potatoes, and rare cooked beef with a truffle sauce (to die for!)
- Vin Santo, which is a sweet dessert wine
- A dessert plate of tiramisu, fresh fruit, an ice cream/cake topped with fresh strawberries

Fabulous meal! (See journal for evening details) All of the women were presented by Papa with a lovely yellow orchid. As each dish was served, we were told what the ingredients were. Each plate was beautifully presentd and again always with a smile.

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I don't know what they charge these days, but I believe the price has gone up.

I do have a question (but maybe I should post it on a new thread) about Les Ombres. The tasting menu: When I hear "Tasting Menu" I think of very small portions of each dish and not filling. Is that the case for Les Ombres? I don't want to walk away feeling stuffed but don't want to walk out either feeling like I didn't get enough to eat for dinner.

Monica
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 06:07 AM
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Thank you editors for getting rid of the nastiness here.
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 06:13 AM
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NeoPatrick, I noticed that too.

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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 06:25 AM
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Les Ombres is on my definate hit list ... the next time.

Have a wonderful time Monica!
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 06:59 AM
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Glad you found a solution. I was going to suggest that you could combine a meal with an evening out, so that the gift would be a memory of a meal and....a performance at Opera Garnier/Opera de Paris/Lapin Agile/Classical Concert..etc. Now, memories of a great meal and twinkling Eiffel Tower..not bad at all.

Enjoy and looking forward to your trip report.

Mike

PS. Nice dad!
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 07:14 AM
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Maybe not a performance, but what about an evening Siene cruise to get back to the apartment in the Marais?

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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 07:14 AM
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PS: I should have added "...if there are one-way Siene boat rides..."
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 07:18 AM
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Batobus? aka "water taxi"

http://www.batobus.com/english/index.htm
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Old Apr 2nd, 2007, 08:13 AM
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Patrick, you're right. We only stopped there to eat because we were famished and hadn't found a place yet. We should have gone back to Le Caveau for a second night, but we instead chose the disastrous Sargent R. In fact, here's a snipped from my trip report:

"Not so good dining experience, also on Ille St. Louis, at a place called Sergent Recruteur. It is more a family place, but we were too exhausted and hungry to search further-- poor planning on our part. The waiter was very funny and friendly, the food very basic, but plentiful. However, my beef was dried out and overcooked and served without its sauce. I was so hungry, I gave up trying to flag down the server to fix it. I think I finally got the sauce for it, about half-way through the plate. It was one of the worst meals I've ever had, anywhere.

And the atmosphere was horrendous, because shortly after we were seated and had started our salads, a table of SEVEN middle school girls was put next to us, at a table for four. Seating was very tight, obviously, and four of the girls shared the banquette seating with two of us. They proceeded to get out of control right away, singing loudly, jumping up and down on the banquette seat, running around, spitting food out and laughing, generally cutting up inappropriately in a restaurant.

They were part of a large party of about 35 people, with the adults all sitting together in an area a level above ours. We thought it was rude of the adults not to mind the kids, or care they were disturbing the rest of the restaurant. And a mistake on the restaurant’s part to seat them there, also, instead of hiding them in the back, behind their parents’ tables. After asking twice to move, we were finally given another table on the other side of the room from them. We also noticed a couple was seated next to the girls, but soon asked to be moved as well.

I definitely would NOT recommend this restaurant."
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Well, my experience with Au Sargent Recruteur was completely different from yours, Maureen. It could be that I liked Sargents because it didn't feel like I was eating in a Library or a Church.

It always seems that the small, unknown restaurant we all stumple upon while traveling serves up the best meal and experience.

Food is such a subjective thing that most recommendations are hit & miss.
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I too, went to LeCaveau de L'lisle based on recs from this board and while it was a sweet little place, I was not impressed at all with the food. It was, in my opinion, fairly mediocre and I tasted all three courses of 3 people's food. It was a decent deal for 3 courses for around 30 euro, but the food at Le Hanger was much higher quality for similar price, though not prixe fix, which actually allowed for many more choices.
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If you are staying in the Marais, then I have to recommend this small restaurant on rue de bearn, right behind the place de vosges. I think it is Le Petite Marche, It is well under your price range but the food is sublime, the mashed potatoes are to die for. It fills up, so get there early (around eightish and you won't need a reservation). Friendly very hip staff. I would go here in addition to wherever else you find.
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Old Apr 3rd, 2007, 04:31 AM
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I'm set for Les Ombres but will check out Le Petite Marche for another evening.

Thanks!

Monica (F))
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I think you'll be very happy with your choice, Monica, particularly as you'll get to see the sparkles go off around the Eiffel Tower as you dine. Afterwards, I would suggest a short walk through that amazing garden around the restaurant-made up of green, white and purple lights in between what looks like seagrass and bamboo-most interesting.

And then, head over to the Buddha Bar to check out the scene there-at Rue Boissy d'Anglas, right behind the Hotel Crillon at Place de la Concorde-for a nightcap. It's a very friendly place, and the drinks are not that expensive. Wonderful music-all the CDs that are mixed in-house are best-sellers.
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