La Ravigote sur Paris

05/04/2024: It’s a nice, cozy, antique restaurant. Always crowded. Very loud atmosphere, but in a good way. Small tables, almost communal. Service is good, professional some of the waiters do speak English. The master chef is fun and always yelling and screaming, probably to make an ambience. I was surprised that all the customers were English speaking, it must be featured in a travel book, I know that it was recommended that the New York Times four years ago. Food is great and generous for French restaurant. We were really full. We have several items and they’re all great, including the asparagus with octopus, the amazing cod (bacalao or morue) and braised beef and duck breast. The smells are impressive. The food is full of flavor. They use a lot of herbs mainly oregano. The wine list is limited, but most likely reflective of the origins of the restaurant. We had a dessert and it was great; the basque almond tarte. David, next to us had the rice dessert and it also looked huge and tasty. The restaurant is expensive, all appetizers are around the €20 and all main courses are around 40 and above. We saw some people order the menu degustation and it was very generous.

04/04/2024: Food was good (but not exceptional) and the service was inconsistent with some front of house staff seeming either distracted or frankly disinterested