04/25/2012
06:19 AM
Beautiful restaurant, traditional French food
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Went there after the opera, trying to find a more traditional French restaurant. The ambiance was lively and the staff was very attentive and helpful (our waiter spoke English as well). Beautiful...
04/10/2012
12:16 PM
Great traditional french food
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
We really liked the food, though the steak tartar was a bit on the spicy side which kind of took away from the meat flavour. We had a lobster starter which was lovely and the veal with mashed potatoes...
03/21/2012
11:06 AM
Lovely restaurant with good food
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
I liked this restaurant very much: beautiful and calm atmosphere, very lovely decor, fast service, nice music. We had a Sea plate with delicious oysters, sea snails and shrimps; fish for the main dish...
03/02/2012
04:17 AM
Excellent oysters, great service
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Au Petit Riche is a great classic french cuisine restaurant with lovely belle epoque type decor. The food is excellent and the service fast and courteuos. It's expensive, although in my opinion worth...
02/10/2012
07:49 AM
An unpretentious trip back to old Paris
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Many restaurants try to recreate the atmosphere of "Old Paris", but Au Petit Riche actually is from old Paris, dating from the 1880's when it was rebuilt from a large fire. I had a 3 hour dinner there...
01/05/2012
07:04 AM
Genuine Paris!
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
We went here for our New Year's Eve dinner, ringing in 2012 in Paris, where we'd never been. We actually went here on another TripAdvisor review's suggestion, and we're so glad we did. The experience...
01/02/2012
11:54 PM
Let Down
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 2 of 5 stars
Went to this recommended restaurant for the New Year's Eve celebration dinner. It has a nice interior but the atmosphere was dull and the food very disappointing. I chose the set menu (not cheap at...
12/11/2011
01:29 AM
Original but a bit expensive for what it offers
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 3 of 5 stars
This restaurant is a travel through time. The service was pretty efficient even if it was working at full capacity. The food was decent but the menu was rather small, though the wine list was more...
12/02/2011
03:50 AM
Worth seeking out for a classic French experience
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a restaurant specialising in classic French food - such as oysters, shell fish platters, snails, foie gras, rabbit terrine, lobster salad as starters and for mains, things like steak tartare,...
11/25/2011
11:06 AM
A Classic from a bygone age, but unlucky with the food.
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 3 of 5 stars
A well known throwback to the classic days of Frech bistro dining. From the mahogny clad walls to the almost cave like interior, full of nooks and crannies. My second time here, the first was in a...