Is non-view table at Jules Verne worth it?
Sep 13th, 2001, 07:32 AM
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Is non-view table at Jules Verne worth it?
I don't mean to sound shallow during this time of sorrow but without our upcoming trip to focus on...it all seems too much. <BR> <BR>We have a table booked (for lunch) at Jules Verne. We were told that all window tables are booked through late November. Is it worth the $$ to dine there if you're not sitting next to the window? Can you still see anything from the other tables? Is the fgood good enough to justify a visit without a view? <BR> <BR>Thanks and God bless all.
Sep 13th, 2001, 10:02 AM
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Garth, <BR> Every table has some view at the Jules Verne. We were there for lunch and had a table second in from the window on a row of banquettes. Luck for us the people on the window started earlier than we did and cleared out so we had a view. <BR> Go, have a great time and show them that you can't keep Americans down!
Nov 29th, 2001, 12:07 PM
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I have lunched at Jules Verne and would suggest black slacks and a blouse or really nice thin sweater (like casmere weight). There will be some business lunches but you'll mainly encounter tourists from all over.<BR>Have a wonderful time! I will be landing in Paris on the 28th! Can't wait!!
Nov 29th, 2001, 05:08 PM
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We ate at the Jules Verne last week. Called them a day before and we were sat at a very nice table next to the window. The place was about 70% full. The food is good but overpriced as you are paying a premium for location. I think you will have a nice view even if you are not next to the window. Eat early and you may have a better chance at a window table if that is important. My guess is that with the decreased number of Americans and Japanese and the off season has cut down the number of patrons. Our lunch with two adults and two children ran about $250.
Nov 29th, 2001, 06:05 PM
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I went to JV for my first time on Nov 16th - PSSShhhhht! Talk about overhyped. I just don't get it. The view was just OK. The service very good. The food - not memorable. I would not go for lunch - heck I wouldn't go at all. There are many many many more wonderful restaurants and I have been to many many of the top restaurants in Paris. Save your money and go to a different restaurant. Take what you have left and go to the opera or the ballet. Really.<BR><BR>Instead I would go to Taillevant, Le Grand Vefour, or L'ambrosie - not the Fermette Marbeauf-blech! I would say I was very very disappointed with JV.
Nov 30th, 2001, 04:23 AM
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I just was not impressed. LEt's put it this way, I do not remember what I ate there. It's just not wonderful. IT is supercrowded - slow service. Nice interior-in at least one room but the others are nothing special. I say take your hardearned dollars and go somewhere stellar. <BR><BR>NOw I will only go somewhere in Patricia Well's book - Fool Lovers Guide to Paris.<BR><BR>Granted, she has JV in her book - but I just cannot see why - maybe I ordereed the wrong thing.
Nov 30th, 2001, 06:35 AM
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Over rated and over priced. What's your objective? To eat a great meal or to impress your friends? <BR><BR>I'd opt to go with Wendy's suggestion and eat at the Pompidou Center and get a great view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower......At least your memories will be of a great meal and not the exhorbitant bill you were left with.<BR>
Nov 30th, 2001, 06:45 AM
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I definitely second the "Georges" on the top floor of the Georges Pompidou Center. If you want to go for lunch, go upstairs and book for the hour you want to have lunch. Insist on a table at the window. But even the tables in the middle, have a view. Visit the different exhibitions in the CP and go back to the "Georges" not later than the time you made reservation for. Very trendy and nice food. Also nice for tea. Have a "moelleux" (chocolate cake). It is to die for. It's also open in the evenings, of course, but then, access is by an elevator on the left side of the center's main entrance.<BR>I think CP and "Georges" are closed on Tuesday.
Nov 30th, 2001, 07:41 AM
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ok ok don't get huffy, just that I was wondering about old threads being revived,someone else had a question regarding that...I thought maybe that times were slow and old posts were all that there were to reply to.And as to going to Paris all year round,that I realize, just thought that more up to date posts would suffice if one were going ,say,this month rather than in Sept.
Nov 30th, 2001, 07:53 AM
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Sorry, ?, I didn't mean to get huffy. I noted in the last week, also, tons of old threads being pulled up, but think this one did get back to us for legitimate reasons. (Can't necessarily say that about all of them, though, so I think you & I may be in agreement on that.) Again, please accept my apology.
Dec 1st, 2001, 08:59 PM
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Our family (2 adults, 2 kids) had a fabulous, memorable time at JV. The food was among the best we had in Europe, the service was spectacular, and with long lines for the elevators, it provided a very nice way to spend a couple of hours enjoying the view, instead of waiting in line. One of our most treasured memories from a 6-week trip is the impromptu French lesson my husband received from a very polite JV waiter: he had been saying "Je suis termine" (I am dead) instead of "J'ai termine" (I am finished). We still laugh over that one. They kindly provided a shawl for our over-air-conditioned daughter, and even though our table wasn't right next to the window, our view was wonderful. I'd go again in a heartbeat.<BR>
