L'aQuarium sur Paris

12/11/2025: For a chef-run restaurant in a 5-star hotel this was simply below expectations. We decided to eat at Cafe M because of the slick promo video on our in-room television system, in which the chef is creating impressive innovative dishes. I made a reservation on The Fork, but that clearly wasn’t necessary on a Tuesday night, because upon arrival there were only a handful of other guests. I opted for one of the more expensive dishes (monkfish), hoping it would be more upscale than the hamburgers and fish & chips that were also on the menu. The food was OK, but not top level. What annoyed us more was the cluelessness of the staff. The preview menu in our room promised a complimentary glass of house wine, but the waitress didn’t know they had a house wine, let alone that we would be getting a complimentary glass. When we ordered the cheese plate as a dessert, it was clumsily put on the table, without explanation of the cheese types, or in what order they should be eaten (a common practice at any good restaurant). My reservation at The Fork also included a 20% discount at the restaurant, but regarding the cluelessness of the staff, we were pretty sure they didn’t know about that either. It all feels a bit like cutting corners. Hiding behind a chefs name, but in reality it’s just hotel food. It was a big contrast with the breakfast buffet the next morning, where the staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable, and we really felt we were in a 5-star hotel. But I’d recommend to skip lunch and dinner at this place. Plus, the cheeses at breakfast are exactly the same as the ones on the dinner cheese plate.

11/11/2025: Amazing location for a business or family gathering