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Ober - Sale.
17 rue oberkampf 11e.

Loved it. We wanted to go to la Chemise rue de Malte 11e which was full. So I took their card because it looked very nice and asked 'et que recommendez-vous dans Le coin ?' A question I like to ask. So they is to Ober Sale.
Small. Less cosy. Very nice waiter. I ordered a Bourgogne Pinot Noif and told him the joke of the black who runs away during the 'vendanges' when they have to cut the grapes of the Pinot noir.
Well ... Passons....
So having secured a good wine we went for a risotto de pleurottes (mushrooms) : superb.
My daughter (veg) went for the bar (fish not alcohol) I asked une queue de boeuf (oxtail). Delicious. I complimented him : votre queue est superbe. Passons encore.
A digeo (une prune - ben oui après une queue).
In short : superb.
Price : less than 40 per person without alcohol.
I spent an excellent evening and left my daughter with friends at the 'fluctuat nec mergitur' on republique. 10 min max from the restaurant.

How much did you tip?

I only tip if I eat foie gras.
;-)

So the tip or not question depends on animal torture?

Was the waiter rude?

Sounds great! On my list for a next visit to Paris. :-)

I thought posting on this thread might be a good way to say how much I enjoyed a certain Churchill-like and extremely apt summary you posted elsewhere today -- I don't particularly want to beat that horse any more, at least until she whinnies again! And BTW, in case you remember one of our early exchanges, you've proven to me that you can, indeed, be both constructive and ironic -- kudos!

Eau du robinet or eau minerale? For 40 euros?

Water ?
What's that ?

You know, the stuff you wash with!

Wash ?

desert- included?

Is it a better value than FLUNCH? My favorite Paris/French restaurant if you can call it that!

Did you leave feeling hungry as often the case in hottie-tottie French restaurants?

PalenQ ... When I am in Paris in October, I want to try Flunch, but have yet to see one. Are there any in the 5th, Notre-Dame / Place Saint Michel, Cluny areas or even Saint Germaine.

The only Flunch I know of in Paris now is the one on rue Rambuteau next to the Pompidou center.

Oh, there's a second one at 1 rue Caulaincourt at Place de Clichy. Generally, these hideous cafeterias are located in suburban shopping malls.

There is one at the millenaire in Aubervilliers. Or maybe was, as the millenaire is not a striking success. Food was actually correct.

I've enjoyed my meals at FLUNCH - introduced to them by my French in-laws - ordinary French folk seem to like them a lot - all you can eat salad bar and one main dish - plus unlimited drinks and cheap wine or beer.

No not your gourmet dining experience -self-serve last I knew which is fine with me - and a nice salad/entree bar - I love that hideous type food once in a while - you won't leave hungry. Kids may like it a lot more than a formal restaurant.

Yes most of them are in suburban shopping malls where ordinary French go - but a few in Paris including the one by Les Halles.

The one at Les Halles closed when they tore down the buildings to replace them with the Canopée.

I think FLUNCH type restos are perhaps falling out of popularity in France as they are in the U.S. for some reason. I used to go for years to the local Carrefour cafeteria where I often stay in Saran, France and see that that now has been converted to a more posh traditional restaurant. and the dwindling number in Paris may testify to that.