L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Apr 7th, 2004, 05:34 PM
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There were about 25 seats at the 2 counters and a few very small tables with chairs along the walls where, I think, you could taste wine. I'd call it upscale casual at lunch. There were about 5 Japanese women near us, most of them in black. The walls are black as is the counter. Large colorful jars of fruit are lit to stand out.
Apr 8th, 2004, 08:04 AM
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Maybe you should contact the hotel. Here's the email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Sep 2nd, 2004, 08:32 AM
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Had dinner there in July, here is what I wrote in my trip report:
<<This was my 6th trip to Paris and my husbands 3rd. The first night we all went to dinner at L'Atilier Joel Robouchon. We were very excited as the press has been so good. We showed up early, around 7pm but the counter was full with a 1 1/2 hour wait so we took the small counter facing the window/backs to the counter.
The restaurant is gorgeous but from the get go the service sucked! We all had champagne then wine and 2-3 small plates each. All of us thought the food was VERY good. Some of the things we had that really stood out were the gazpacho, sorel broth with asparagus, monkfish and the famous potatoes which came with the pork chops. Even though we raved about the ingrediants and presentation all thought the small plates were REALLY small. This was tapas size not tasting menu size. It was very overpriced for the servings and the bad service. Glad I got to go to see for myself but I won't be back.>>
<<This was my 6th trip to Paris and my husbands 3rd. The first night we all went to dinner at L'Atilier Joel Robouchon. We were very excited as the press has been so good. We showed up early, around 7pm but the counter was full with a 1 1/2 hour wait so we took the small counter facing the window/backs to the counter.
The restaurant is gorgeous but from the get go the service sucked! We all had champagne then wine and 2-3 small plates each. All of us thought the food was VERY good. Some of the things we had that really stood out were the gazpacho, sorel broth with asparagus, monkfish and the famous potatoes which came with the pork chops. Even though we raved about the ingrediants and presentation all thought the small plates were REALLY small. This was tapas size not tasting menu size. It was very overpriced for the servings and the bad service. Glad I got to go to see for myself but I won't be back.>>
Sep 2nd, 2004, 10:08 AM
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I'm not remembering exactly but I think for the 4 of us it was around $280 before tip.
Also you should know that if you go during the early times when there's more likliness of getting a seat you will be surrounded by 90% tourists. Maybe that is also why our service was so bad.
Also you should know that if you go during the early times when there's more likliness of getting a seat you will be surrounded by 90% tourists. Maybe that is also why our service was so bad.
I guess I'll see how I feel this weekend.
Sep 2nd, 2004, 11:14 AM
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I went to that not shortly after it opened, a little over a year ago. I reported about it on here somewhere.
My experience was completely different than SG's. I thought the service was superb, they went out of their way for me, and I didn't pay nearly that amount of money. Of course, that depends how much you eat and what you order, obviously. I think they have small dishes (sort of tapas concept, I guess, but not exactly) and each was around 8-10 euro. I only spent around 45-50 euro myself, including wine. I think I had some appetizer, lamb chops and the pureed potatoes (which are very good), and then some chocolate foam thingie for dessert (which was the one thing I didn't care for), plus my share of a bottle of wine.
I guess the wait or crowds may have changed. When I was there, I was on the cutting edge of hip (ha ha and it was in 2003, not even last century) and didn't even know it. Actually, I did know that, which was part of my previous story, they let me in specially when the door was closed to everyone else and all the folks lined up didn't like that. Now, it has become more well known and written up in articles, etc., so there probably are more tourists. There weren't many when I was there.
My experience was completely different than SG's. I thought the service was superb, they went out of their way for me, and I didn't pay nearly that amount of money. Of course, that depends how much you eat and what you order, obviously. I think they have small dishes (sort of tapas concept, I guess, but not exactly) and each was around 8-10 euro. I only spent around 45-50 euro myself, including wine. I think I had some appetizer, lamb chops and the pureed potatoes (which are very good), and then some chocolate foam thingie for dessert (which was the one thing I didn't care for), plus my share of a bottle of wine.
I guess the wait or crowds may have changed. When I was there, I was on the cutting edge of hip (ha ha and it was in 2003, not even last century) and didn't even know it. Actually, I did know that, which was part of my previous story, they let me in specially when the door was closed to everyone else and all the folks lined up didn't like that. Now, it has become more well known and written up in articles, etc., so there probably are more tourists. There weren't many when I was there.
Sep 2nd, 2004, 11:35 AM
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It's cauliflower:
See http://www.salon.com/weekly/robuchon960708.html
My gelée de caviar a la crème de choux fleur (cauliflower). I first created this in 1985. I love caviar and I started with an idea to create a dish using egg and cauliflower cream. I wanted to create something that had multiple layers, each with a different texture. When you eat it, you experience three different, complementary tastes.
See http://www.salon.com/weekly/robuchon960708.html
My gelée de caviar a la crème de choux fleur (cauliflower). I first created this in 1985. I love caviar and I started with an idea to create a dish using egg and cauliflower cream. I wanted to create something that had multiple layers, each with a different texture. When you eat it, you experience three different, complementary tastes.
