Ok, WHICH restaurant is the best for lunch?????

I have read so much here about so many fabulous dining establishements, and my friend and I are willing to drop a hefty bit of moola on a special lunch (because it is cheaper than dinner!)...and we want to know what is the best bet for us for atmoshpere, presentation, and good quality, for about 125 Euro per person?????????????????????

La coupe Chou? Tour D%26#39;argent? Jules Verne?

In my mind, presentation and atmosphere is worth more to me than the quality of food, but I think for her, (she is a foodie!) she will appreciate more the quality of the cooking, etc.....can we find a middle ground???

All help is really appreciated!

lasscass

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I%26#39;ve read criticisms about all three places. There%26#39;s no restaurant that will be 100% perfect anyway. If it were my choice, Id%26#39; choose Jules Verne more for the food and also for the food. La Tour d%26#39; Argent has a great view of Notre Dame but didn%26#39;t really get the feeling that the food was that special to warrant the high prices. Le Coupe Chou is really on the far end of the scale being the cheapest of the three. I%26#39;d eliminate it as the food is not of haute cuisine standards.

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I%26#39;m sorry. I meant to say that I%26#39;d choose Jules Verne for not only the food but for the view.

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There is no more well known foodie than Patricia Wells. Here is a link to some of her favorite Paris restaurants. I%26#39;ve heard of them all, Au Gourmand most recently where a food blogger raved about his meal there.

http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:OSXlVlt-BlMJ:www.patriciawells.com/paris/ptables04-bistros.htm+au+gourmand+paris%26amp;hl=en%26amp;ie=UTF-8

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TA and JV have Michelin stars, which means the food, service and ambience are all stellar.

LCC does not even make it in to the local guide books and is much more affordable than your 125E budget.

As for views, the TA has a spectacular view over ND and the flying butresses. It was my first choice for a fantastic dining experience when I was her as a starving student (skipped dinners for a month to pay for that lunch!) but you really can%26#39;t go wrong with either JV or TA. Bon App%26#39;

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Les Ambassadeurs, the Crillon%26#39;s restarant, offers hyper classy settings and imaginative, highly rated food. At € 70 for the lunch %26quot;menu%26quot; (Tu to Fr), it%26#39;s a steal.

10, place de la Concorde 75001

Tel 01 44 71 16 16

The nearby Le Senderens on 9 place de la Madeleine, is the chef Alain Senderens%26#39; s latest venture. Dinners are said to go for € 100, so it should be much less at lunch.

01 42 65 22 90

Another famous chef%26#39;s (Alain Ducasse)toy is Spoon in the Champs Elysées area. Fusion food à la française, modern decor. %26quot;Formules midi%26quot; €38 to 85.

14 rue de Marignan 75008

01 40 76 34 44

These prices typically don%26#39;t include wine.

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Thank you everyone for your suggestions! I like the Hotel Crillion suggestion, and I had sort of felt JV would be too touristy, but as long as it is presented professionaly I might reconsider it!

Thank you all again!

lasscass

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Ok, WHICH restaurant is the best for lunch?????....La coupe Chou? Tour D%26#39;argent? Jules Verne?%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Of the three choices probably JULES VERNE atop the Eiffel Tower for the view. One might quibble that the food there really isn%26#39;t quite up to 1-star standards and JV only has that star because of the location and view...but the food id still pretty dam good.

For a combination of great view (Notre Dame, Ile Saint Louis and the Seine...beats Bayonne, NJ %26amp; the Pulaski Skyway to hell %26#39;n gone) and food to match, then La TOUR d%26#39;ARGENT. In terms of comparative costs, the luncheon prix fixe at JULES VERNE will run approx 55 €uroThe luncheon prix fixe at La TOUR d%26#39;ARGENT will run (begin) approx. 75 €uro. It%26#39;s also worth noting that the luncheon prix fixes at places like the multi-star, TAILLEVENT, L%26#39;AMBROISE, Le GRAND VEFOURS, etc. will also run 75 €uro (None of these prices include wines, 15%, etc which inflates the total cost).

Le COUPE CHOU is a lovely little spot for a quiet dinner (and I%26#39;m among those who recommend it) but it simply cannot compare (apples %26amp; grapefruits) in terms of food, view or price.

SAMPLE MENUS (w/approx. pricing)--

JULES VERNE--

www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/resto.php…

La TOUR d%26#39;ARGENT--

www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/resto.php…

Le COUPE-CHOU--

www.lecoupechou.com/index.php…

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Hello Cassandra,

I would recommend Le Grand Vefour (chef is Guy Martin) and Pierre Gagnaire. They are, in my opinion, the most creative chefs in Paris (especially Pierre Gagnaire).

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And also I second Bob about le Spoon. I have been there and wrote a post about it called %26quot;interesting dinner experience at Spoon by Alain Ducasse%26quot;

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I have to tell you, I enjoy good food as much as the next guy and about 6 years ago I dropped $700 for LUNCH for two at Alain Ducasse%26#39;s place BEFORE he moved to the Plaza Athenee.

But you don%26#39;t need to spend that much for a nice lunch. Check out Le Pre Verre on Rue Thenard. They have an excellent lunch special for about 12.50 euro. See this link: frommers.com/destinations/paris/D54504.html

Other places I HIGHLY recommend is Christian Constant%26#39;s Cafe Constant and Le Violin d%26#39;Ingres. Check this link: http://www.leviolondingres.com/eng_home.htm

And last, but not least is what I consider the BEST VALUE in all of Paris that should cost you about 100 euro is Alain Ducasse%26#39;s Aux Lyonnais. See alain-ducasse.com/public_us/cest_aussi/fr_au…

The online edition of the NY Times (www.nytimes.com) has some excellent restaurant articles (check out the ones by Marc Bittman) and reviews that are free of charge.