Ralphs Restaurant Paris
May 5th, 2011, 03:13 AM
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May 5th, 2011, 10:12 PM
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I walked by it recently as it's a short walk from the apartment that I rent. I was craving a tuna burger and fries, but was not about to pay 33 euros for a tuna burger and 8 euros for fries. I decided to wait until I got back home to L.A. and back to the Habit Burger for my delicious grilled, albacore burger and fries...total....around $7.50. LOL! Happy Travels!
May 6th, 2011, 09:51 AM
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I have been to Ralphs with a friend. We both didn't like it. We called about an hour ahead to book a table and they said they were fully booked. We turned up anyway, got a table. Go figure.
The crab cakes were mayonaise, very very little crab meat, tinned stuff, just soft mayonniaise patties.
The bisque soup was watery and very salty. The deep fried chicken with potatoe puree was delicious. Wine was OK.
They advertise grass fed, hormorne free beef from Ralph Lauren's farm which is an oxymoron. How can it be organic if it has flown several 1000 miles when quality beef can be bought from Bordeaux.
Not impressed at all with the place. First and last time I shal go.
Weird pretentious crowd, boring after a while. Didn't have dessert, just left and went over to a bar in Rue du Buci which was more fun!
The crab cakes were mayonaise, very very little crab meat, tinned stuff, just soft mayonniaise patties.
The bisque soup was watery and very salty. The deep fried chicken with potatoe puree was delicious. Wine was OK.
They advertise grass fed, hormorne free beef from Ralph Lauren's farm which is an oxymoron. How can it be organic if it has flown several 1000 miles when quality beef can be bought from Bordeaux.
Not impressed at all with the place. First and last time I shal go.
Weird pretentious crowd, boring after a while. Didn't have dessert, just left and went over to a bar in Rue du Buci which was more fun!
Sep 2nd, 2011, 09:00 AM
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I treat myself to lunch at Ralph's today (9/2/11). The first thing I didn't like were the young women at the sign-in desk -- they frowned a lot to each other and were not professional. I had a great spot facing the entrance. I waited about 10 minutes to be noticed and given a menu. I decided right away on Ralph's "Cobb" Salad (24 Euros) and a glass of white wine (10 Euros). It took about 15 minutes to have this salad delivered. But they did the right thing giving me sourdough (sliced) bread, butter, fried battered olives and small dish of seasoned mixed nuts. I had to ask for the dessert menu; ordered sorbet and a "noisette" (espresso). After 10 minutes, I asked about my sorbet and my noisette. They didn't have the flavors I ordered. Another waiter told me what they had so I ordered lemon, strawberry and raspberry sorbet and reminded him of my noisette. Then minutes later I was served. No noisette! The "third time" was the charm to received my noisette. I was at Ralph's around 1 hour and 45 minutes. The service was very spotty and the salad dressing was not good (perhaps 2 Tablespoons for a huge Cobb salad). The beef tomatoes were mealy, the chicken was very tender. All in all in a good lunch. I give them 3 stars and I'm going to write a letter to the manager.
