MOELLEUSES ET PERSILLEES

Excellente viande.

I feel bad leaving a poor score for this place…..but then again, maybe not. First of all you come here for the meat. It’s a steak only kind of place with french fries and a (tiny) green salad thrown in. It’s not fancy, there are no tablecloths, the tables are cheek to cheek, and it’s all a squeeze. All things fine and fun but the prices: wow!

The way it works is a waiter brings a tray of raw steaks and you choose which type you want, Wagyu, Australian etc. Then you order the meat. I think our French “Wagyu” was 35 € per 100 gm. So, a 500 gram cote de boeuf for 2 (really the only way you can order a steak here) set us back about £200.00 for the meat alone. At that price the meat better be very, very good. Unfortunately it was definitely not. Wagyu is supposed to be rich and tender. The Japanese always trim the outside fat of the meat because the meat itself is so rich and marbled extra fat detracts from the experience. The meat was not trimmed here. Wagyu is also supposed to be exceptionally tender. This was not. It was chewy and not particularly flavourful. So the meat, the reason to come here, simply is not very good. Very glad others had outstanding steaks but this was not our experience.

All that being said, our waitress was an absolute character and was great. The place is rowdy, loud and fun, and enjoyable. The wine was ok; nothing special. I think what left a negative impression, putting aside the steak, was the bringing of the raw steaks to the table. After listening to a few waiters recite the virtues of different cuts it struck me that the whole concept was a carnival shtick. The wait staff all had a pitch and sounded a bit like fairground barkers. Honestly, what can you tell about a steak by looking at it? Pretty much nothing at all. So why do it? Well, obviously it’s the theatre of it. That made me feel a bit stupid for going along with the tourist bait.

Dinner for two with wine and no cocktails or dessert was €385.00, which is about €200.00 too much.

Très bonne viande. Rien n'a dire. Mais les prix oulala.....

Très bonne adresse pour les amoureux de viande, explication des produits, service et conseil de qualité !

Trop bon!