Fine Dining at Restaurant Les Bouquinistes à Paris de Guy Savoy

If you visit Paris, at least you must experience a real fine dining. In my life I only experienced real fine dining few times only and always end up it didn't make me full at all. But the food was good.

The title looks so cool right? Yes we ate there. It's a restaurant owned by Guy Savoy, but not the michelin star one. The price will be doubled if we went to Guy Savoy Restaurant. My boss tell me better go to this one, the food might me more or less the same, but only the place and the service won't really be super 'atas'. And if you want to save money also, better dine during lunch time because the Set Lunch is cheaper compared to the Set Dinner. It comes with a glass of wine too.

No need too talk too much, here're the verdicts..

This is the interior. Not so packed during lunch hour

hungry face #1

hungry face #2

The service was good, we made a reservation like 2 weeks before (super kiasu) because I don't want to ruin my schedule and end up not having a fine dining or have one but the price and the food is not comparable. So better make a reservation, it's free and you still can cancel it anyway.

They had 2 options for the Set Lunch, fish or beef. It consists 3 courses meal: appetizer, main and dessert. And also a glass of wine. We ordered both, so we can taste everything. If you have more budget, you should order the Tasting Menu, it's like they will served you whatever best ingredients they had that day. 

Here comes the food. . . .

Appetizer #1, it's a pan fried prawn in something. I can't remember anymore... sorry.. But it tasted so good, and only 3 pieces.. I wish I had more

Appetizer #2 is Tomato Soup, I forgot what is the green thing. This is also so good...

Main #1, the beef. From the photo you can tell it's a perfectly cook beef, when you chew you can't tell the different whether you eating the beef or your own tongue. The potatoes also so good.

Main #2 The Fish, haiyah, forgot what kind of fish it is. The fish cooked perfectly also, it's a bit crispy on the outside but very juicy and tender inside, but still cannot beat the fish that I had in Barcelona.

Dessert #1, mixed berries sorbet. Not really a fan of berries, tasted nice but nothing really special.
I like the bowl, where can i get one?

Dessert #2, also some sorbets, It should be in different flavors, but all tasted almost the same. I only can tell the white one is coconut, the green one is pistachio, maybe. Taste like normal sorbet also. Why there is no chocolate dessert, I hate set lunch.

We were the only asian on that restaurant, until a Japanese couple came in at seated on the table next to us. Something funny happened. They also ordered both set lunch like us, and when they wanted to switch place, the waiter take the plate, and there is a few second panic moment that they thought the waiter is going to bring away the plate, thought that they're done. But luckily the waiter just want to help them switching plates.

When we saw that situation we can't help to not giggles, and I told him that can be happening to us. I will be very panicked of the waiter take away my half eaten expensive food.

the japanese couple

Oh yeah, the Set Lunch price is 35 Eur (around S$60) before tax and tips. Is it worth the price? Hmmm.. I can say that it's worth the experience. The food is fine, even it doesn't really make you full, but definitely it gives me an experience how's fine dining in Paris feels like. The Parisian do it everyday. I also can't do it everyday if money allows. Lol


Restaurant Les Bouquinistes à Paris de Guy Savoy
53 Quai des Grands Augustins, 75006 Paris, France
www.lesbouquinistes.com 

Nearest place : Notre Dame Cathedral
You can walk, it's just across the Seine River.