Whew, we are now in Paris and wishing to make a booking for a fun dinner for Wednesdaynight. So many have enjoyed Le Florimond, and I wish to know if that still is a fine choice for an anniversary dinner minus the fancy stuff. Please offer your ideas for a lovely and special evenings repas. Smiles and thank you

We love the restaurant. From Paris 2006 trip reprt:

"Finally, it was time to go to Le Florimond, which has been mentioned on this and other travel boards frequently. It is quite small, and since we got there a little early (I call it American early dinner-interruptus), we had to wait for a few minutes in a little space between the door and a curtain, which had been put up to keep the cold wind out when the door opens. I asked Tracy if there would be applause when the curtain opened, and she pretended to be French.

We walked in moments later and were seated next to the small bar (coincidence, I think not). Florimond is the type of place that screams “charming little French bistro.” Tracy started with some champagne while I had their special drink (now dubbed a Florimond in their honor), which has fresh squeezed orange juice, vodka and Grand Marnier.

When we ordered, I thought our server looked familiar, and sure enough, it was Ray Romano. I was glad to see he had a job after “Everyone Loves Raymond.” Of course, it wasn’t really him, but he looked like him and our waiter was actually a little bit funnier than Ray.

Dinner was very good…especially mine. We started with Lobster ravioli and I followed with the face-a-face, which was a delicious steak and a beef stew with scalloped potatoes (beef, it’s what’s for dinner). Tracy said her cabbage dish (grandma’s recipe, I believe), wasn’t the greatest, but she still loved the restaurant thanks to the ravioli dish and her new favorite ice cream for dessert.

The whole dinner was topped off with a chocolate pastry-type thing (sorry, I’m not a food critic) with dark chocolate ice cream and a mandarin sauce. Tracy had the three glacés of vanilla, dark chocolate and her new favorite, caramel. This is a place we will definitely return to on our next visit, and I would recommend it wholeheartedly."

Ray (I mean our waiter) also recommended a great bottle of wine that was only 20 euros.
We certainly look forward to returning on our next visit.

I first had dinner at Florimond the week it opened for business - years ago - and have never missed a chance to dine there in all the years since, and that's a few dozen trips. It's not the fanciest or most elegant place, but the food is delicious and the atmosphere is downright homey. It reminds me of some of the little places we eat in the Périgord, where everything is cuisine de grandemère.

I dine at Le Florimond every trip. I often run into Laurent on the street..always big hugs...it continues a great local following and definitely need reservations...

Joan

DH and I dined there for the first time earlier this month. Very cute spot, extremely friendly staff. DH had the stuffed cabbage, and it was extraordinary. We will definitely put this on our list of restos to revisit....and next time I'll order the stuffed cabbage too. EJ

In all my dining there, I have not had the stuffed cabbage....guess I better give it a try!

Joan

Question: What does the stuffing consist of? That may be why I have not eaten it.

Joan

The stuffing is rabbit, foie gras, and truffles. It's served in a truffled sauce.

Thank you....not exactly heart healthy, but with my LDL at 75, I can do these things occasionally!

Joan

Actually, gracejoan, I never in a million years would have guessed that those were the ingredients (and I'm a pretty savvy cook). It doesn't taste quite like typical pork-and-rice-stuffed chou farci, but not too far off, and considering the actual ingredients, that was a surprise.

StCirq,
The rabbit, foie gras and truffles is the way that Le Florimond prepares it?

In googling chou farci, it can be pork, beef etc...I guess you have to know how it is prepared in the place you are eating it. Some could be far less healthy than others!

Joan

Hey Hi StCirq..and all,
My husband and I stopped by Tuesday as we walked back from the Eiffle Tower and Rodin, it was closed; between lunch and dinner. Voila, the door opens and there we were met and chatted with the lovely chef Pascal. He shared his preparation for their signature foie gras and pates, and smiles. We have a reservation for Wednesday night. I shall report back the menu and events of the evening. Laura

OOPS..spelling error..Eiffel..

Pascal is a dear, and so are all the waiters. It's their conviviality that really make the place special.

I think you can stuff cabbage with just about anything you've got on hand, though I never would have come up with rabbit and foie gras and truffles. It sure tastes amazing, though, as do the lobster ravioli!

>>>>I shall report back the menu and events of the evening. Laura<<<

Well !!!!!!

Where's the "report back" (the dinner - not the "events" of your anniversary evening)?

We'll be in Paris in the 7th arr. for 10 days, just before Christmas.

Stu Dudley

I am sorry for the menu delay. The full and yummy report will be sent tonight when both Stephen and I can combine our memories and comments. We just returned and I do need several days to collect my self... the trip is truly deserving of a complete REPORT. It was super to have gotten together in France. Smiles and later..Laura

Yea--Laura!! Where is that report? We went to Le Florimond for lunch on June 30! --What a delite! I had wanted to try it for several years and finally, this year, we were able to--I think it is a wonderful resto and WILL return the next time I am in Paris!

wren - how was la Recreation ????

Stu Dudley

I love Paris dining reports "live". Encore!

Okay..as our memory holds, the menu we had at Le Florimond was as follows: We started with a rhubarb and champagne mousse, light and ephemeral..a perfect start to our dinner. Stephen had the over stuffed lobster ravioli in cream truffle sauce. I had the shrimp with pea mousse..sounds rather odd yet quite a taste treat. For the main course Stephen had the "face-a-face"..a true filet of beef with truffle in a red wine reduction sauce, a tureen of filet of beef stew with fig jam, and ultra creamy lyonnaise potatoes. Stephen loves filet and seems not to mss an opportunity to savour it everywhere..smiles cross his lips. I had Duck two ways, margret (breast) and sausage with cherry sauce and a sweet pepper stuffed with sweet potatoes, and two other vegetables my tired mind cannot bring the other ingredients up. The duck was outstanding in texture and succulent taste. Our desserts were howling with deep deep chocolate not to be found here in the United States. Stephen had three glaces, vanilla, chocolate, and caramel and I had a creamy chocolate "mousse" with raspberry sauce which ought not to be compared to any mousse here. they sound so ordinary yet oh so not!! Our wines were very compatible and wonderful. I wish to share pictures..I do not know how to do that yet. Please someone tell me how to do that. The dinner menu seems to sound mundane yet was a quite a taste sensation. We shall dine there again.