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In-N-Out Burgers beats The Paris... save your $$!.
My family and I have frequented this restaurant on many occasions and I used to also recommend this restaurant to my colleagues at the University of Utah as an elegant place to bring conference
guests. Although we had begun to notice that the quality of the place was dipping, the ambiance always compensated.
Our recent experience began with a rude, condescending, haughty waiter, Taylor, that actually turned out to be the manager. We asked a simple question and received a convoluted answer and when we asked for clarification, Taylor proceeded to treat us as if we were kindergarten students that had messed up his sand box. We were on the verge of leaving after our appetizers were churning in our stomachs, when we decided to try to change to another waitperson. As a punishment for not listening to instructor Taylor, we were left without any service for half an hour. Finally, Lindsay was gracious enough to accommodate our needs, despite the fact that she had practically the entire restaurant to serve with the exception of two tables.
The Coq au Vin was dry, bony and had no sauce. It wasn't even worth taking leftovers home.
We don't mind spending over $100 for a relaxing atmosphere and good food, but this experience was exactly the opposite.
I live abroad and my parents live in the Avenues in Salt Lake and we will never recommend this establishment to anyone. We were severely disappointed.
Une mauvaise exp…
Used to be a total favorite.
I've been going to this restaurant (albeit infrequently) since it opened. I loved it because the food was so reliably haute bourgois/bistro/brasserie cuisine. No longer as of tonight....ordered an
amazing appetizer; a wild mushroom tartine with black truffle. I was sooo anticipating my special. The Coq au Vin. I've eaten this in loads of French restaurants, including in France and it was awful. I can say I am 50 and I have never returned a meal....lol..it was over salted, very dry and served on lasagna noodles!!!!
Then I had a word with the owner and the chef after they refused to take it off the bill...well, they did. The are not gentlemen nor are the proper restaurateurs. I've had a better exchange of ideas with Raymond Blanc and he has way more credentials than these guys do. Stay well clear for the money.…
Romantic. I eat here often. The steak is amazing, as is the tuna. The risotto dishes are creamy and perfect--especially good with large butterflied shrimp which are always tender and juicy. Even the chicken dish (served with seasonal vegetables) is mouthwatering. But don't get me started, you don't have to spend a fortune here, after a film or gallery stroll, a simple dinner with good wine on the patio: their burger or wood fired pizzas (believe it or not) are the best secrets in town. Order coffee after your meal and they bring out a french press full of aromatic java (enough for two). The atmosphere is warm, the whole place glows with an amber light.…
Simply amazing.
This place is simply amazing!!! The most stunning steak au poivre I have ever had in the united states, and quite frankly comes second to none of those I tasted in France!!!!
The only steak tartare this side of the country....
The best frites, ever!!!
.... And for the Love of God, indulge in a dessert!!!!…
Better than Paris and so much closer!.
I have lived in the Harvard/Yale area for a number of years now and have always driven or jogged by The Paris Bistro. Since a lot of my friends rave about this place, I have always wanted to come in
and try it out with my wife, and unfortunately have not had a chance to do so until a couple of days ago....
I came.
I ate.
I was conquered!
What a jewel of a restaurant!!! It felt like being in the French capital without having to deal with the occasional pompous parisian attitude of some French waiters! The decor, the banquettes, the antique bar and art deco ballerina statuette made us feel like we had magically and instantaneously traveled to the city of light without having to deal with airports and crowded airplanes...
Everything about our experience turned out to be fantastic: the service was prompt and almost invisible, our water glasses were always filled to the rim, the food was to die for... so in tune with the season! I had a stuffed round zucchini filled with quinoa and local vegetable wich I was told were all grown right here in Utah. I am not a vegetarian, but could just as well become one if only all vegetarian foods tasted like the meal I had that night. I enjoyed a glass of rosé which paired perfectly well with my zucchini.
The irony of my visiting the Paris bistro is that my wife and I had just returned from a business trip to Brussels and Paris during which we spent oodles of money on hotels and Michelin starred restaurants. Despite the small fortunes we spent abroad on food and lodging, we have not experienced anything as great as the experience we had that night at the Paris Bistro....
And to think that is was right here in my back yard for all these years!!!!
I now have a new favorite restaurant as well as a new "destination". I shall return often!…
