Practical information
Address: 69 Rue Saint-Louis en l’Ile, 75004
Nearest transport: Pont Marie (7)
Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday
Reservations: Book a few days in advance
Telephone: 01 40 46 01 35
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Average price for lunch: 20-34€
Average price for dinner: 35-49€
Style of cuisine: modern French
Special attributes: vegetarian options, market-based cooking, renowned chef, prestige ingredients
Type of crowd: foodies, tourists
Interior: polished & modern
Atmosphere: casual
Reviews of interest
- Gilles Pudlowski (2012) “C’est là du bonheur pur au coeur de l’île. Que délivre un menu-carte à 43€. Pas seulement de la restauration comme on en rêve partout, mais de la philanthropie. Et c’est ouvert le dimanche!”
- Patricia Wells (2011) “..the menu was loaded with fresh, seasonal produce: meaty girolles mushrooms, new carrots and heirloom tomatoes, new potatoes and last-of-season asparagus. Avocados, first-of-season ratatouille, fresh white cocos blancs, zucchini and fennel all starred. I ended up feasting on a stunning and satisfying all-vegetarian meal…”
- Alexander Lobrano (2010) “I’ve had such a deluge of negative remarks about the reservations process and the service at Mon Vieil Ami that I’ve decided it’s not a restaurant I feel comfortable sending people anymore, which is a shame, because the food is often delicious…”
- Figaroscope (2010) “Les légumes continuent d’occuper une place prépondérante à la carte, version chic et fraîche avec une crème glacée de chou-fleur ou tendre et chaleureuse avec la cocotte de légumes de saison. On aime les jeux de textures, entre cru et cuit, du chef Frédéric Crochet, qui donne à ses légumes de l’exubérance…”
- François Simon (2009) “Le service. C’est sans doute l’esprit alsacien de Westermann que l’on retrouve ici… L’assiette. J’avais commandé un canard rôti avec une choucroute caramélisée. C’était bon, copieux (servi dans une petite cocotte) mais on n’est pas forcé d’aimer le canard lorsqu’il est livré en gros morceaux…
- John Talbott (2009) “Let’s dispense with the petty complaints – first: their shoving us, despite my reservation assurance, into that dreadful American-zone on the banquette…But to the food. I had the 41 Euro menu, starting with a bone-dry home-made terrine with two garnishes (that I’ve had before and was moist and tasty). OK…”
- David Lebovitz (2008) ” The house specialty is vegetables, but the rest of the food is terrific…”
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I dined there with a group of colleagues last month, and I thought the ambiance was very warm, and food was good but it didn’t knock my socks off.
I’ve avoided this place for years after two bad meals. But a friend visiting from New York insisted on taking me there. Dreadful! The paté en croute was dry and hard and cold; the fish must have been two days old and was served with fennel — half cooked, half raw. Cute idea, but white food on a white plate was totally unappetizing. We left quickly, and went home for dessert and coffee.
Why are people still going there? Rude service and cramped tables….and awful food to boot.