L’Oiseau Blanc

One would argue that coming here for the view is something not to be missed. Well, if you are keen to see the rooftop of some old buildings then this is worth coming because that is what you will have. To be fair you would have a good view of Eiffel Tower as well.
The food is another story. It is a very limited menu which few choices. 3 starters, 3 main course and 3 desserts. So if it is a group of 4 or 5 then some dishes need to be repeated. They say it is set menu so you have to choose one dish of each but that it what you would do any way! Set menus are normally 6 or 8 course at minimum. Taste is average and food is mediocre. I orders a cheese course and was shocked with the presentation and selection. After all this is France; the country of cheese. So overall it is an overrated restaurant.

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Let’s start with the good stuff: the hotel is exquisite and very posh. Super high end. Chandeliers everywhere and staff in pressed suits walking you to each corridor, elevator, and entrance. The restaurant has a great theme and continues with being high end. The view of the Eiffel Tower from the restaurant is beautiful.
The not good stuff: We opted to go at lunch because it was less expensive. As a result, we ended up scorching in the afternoon sun. There is no air conditioning and we were sweating through our clothes on the top floor of the building with an all– glass restaurant. Not romantic! The staff pulled the blinds shut so were weren’t in direct sun, but then we lost view of the Eiffel Tower. Screwed ourselves a bit there.
The food is a prefixed menu with three choices for each part of the meal, which we didn’t mind. It was the flavors of the food that were truly terrible (I mean, truly bad) and the quality of preparation was poor. We are definitely foodies but are not trying to be arrogant at all. We wanted to like this place! But honestly we would have taken street food over the food here.
We started with the king prawns and ravioli, both of which lacked flavor and were nothing impressive outside of their impeccable presentation. The portions are also small as traditional in fine dining but they looked lovely. For mains: My fish was undercooked and soggy… And I’m not a picky fish eater. I’m not even afraid of raw fish because I love sushi. This was straight up not cooked thoroughly and had no flavor. The relish it came with was okay but not great. Husband got the special of the day, scallops with mushrooms. He could barely finish them because he had a hard time swallowing the odd blend of seasonings.
We decided not to have dessert or coffee/​espresso to end our meal, which surprised our waiters. We just wanted to get out of the hot box of unsavory food and get into some cooler environments.
For 178 euro, this was absolutely not worth it. :(
The hostess said they only reopened a year ago (new management?) and were still experimenting with the food. We told her how bad the food was and she thanked us. Nothing was taken from our bill or comped.

Bön restaurant. Service de qualité et vue tout bonnement époustouflante. Gastronomie oblige, né vous attendez pas à être repu.

Nous avons eu le malheur de tenter les «tapas»: lomo de thon et boules de chèvre aux herbes. Mieux vaut le prendre soi même au supermarché ce sera de meilleure qualité… Les épices du lomo sont grossières et né permettent pas d’apprécier le thon (elles permettent peut être d’en masquer le goût.,). Le chèvre est présenté en cônes trempés dans une sorte de pesto sans goût et hyper salé. Un mojito royal fade, sans bulles, amer et un jus de pamplemousse en bouteille accompagnés d’olives et cacahouète probablement en boîte, deux mini gougères au fromage sans fromage peut entre bien décongelées depuis peu. Et pour la modique somme de 80 €. Du vol ! Par contre le service est très bien, très agréable, a l’écoute. On est presque gêné pour les serveurs de la mauvaise qualité des mets. Je déconseille

Cela faisait très longtemps que je voulais tester le bar en terrasse de l’oiseau bleu.
J’ai payé pour voir j’ai vu et je n’y retournerai plus.
La vue du rooftop n’a rien d’exceptionnel. on a connu mieux.
Nous avons pris 2 cocktails à 26 € chacun !
Je suis d’accord de payer le cadre néanmoins nous aurions aimé avoir des cocktails dignes de ce prix. Les cocktails n’ont pas été à la hauteur. Ils n’ont pas été mauvais en soi mais ils sont fades, trop consensuels. Amateur de cocktail passez donc votre chemin!
Néanmoins Le service est bien.

We came the last night of our vacation in Paris. This is the BEST place to close the vacation; the service, the food, the ambience, the view, pretty much EVERYTHING is amazing! I’m DEFINATELY coming back next time I’m in town.