Machon d’Henri Le

Amazing food and friendly service at a great price point. We had the Duck Pâté, the rotated chicken and the duck confit. Nothing left on our plates. Will definitely go back.

Great friendly service, good portions and genuine bistro food.

Quaint bistro
Friendly service
Excellent French food
Great formule price for lunch
I’m so glad that I stopped by Machon d’Henri for lunch! It was empty, so I was able to enjoy a very relaxing hiatus out of the rain. I had the magret de canard, and it was EXCELLENT. I ordered it rose, and it was perfectly pink and tender inside. Loved the layer of fat (mmm!), and the accompanying mashed potatoes and sauce were perfectly buttery, savory, and delicious. For dessert, I had the mousse au chocolat, and it was much more rich and dense than other mousses I have had… but no complaints there. ;) All this for 17 euros. Not a bad deal for an excellent quality meal! (rhyme!)

This restaurant really is a winner. We ordered the boeuf bourguignon and the confit de canard. Both were excellent. We also ordered the crème caramel which was good, but not my favorite part of the meal. The woman at he next table ordered the magret de canard which also looked really amazing-​I almost stole some off her plate!
We would definitely go back here and will recommend this place to anyone going to Paris!

We tried to get into Le Bistro d’Henri, but they were full. The maitre d’ told us they have a sister restaurant called Le Machon if we’d like a table. They called, got us in right away and a waiter walked us the 1 block to the front door! The female hostess sat us in the corner window. My mother in law and I ordered the boeuf Bourgogne and it was the best! My mother ordered a steak cooked medium (au point) but it was very much undercooked and wasn’t let to rest before cutting. A disappointment. We enjoyed prosecco and red burgundy wine with our dinners. The staff went above and beyond and packed up my leftovers to take home which isn’t a common thing outside of the US. Highly recommended!

Ate here at the recommendation of a good friend who used to live in the neighborhood. Didier, the owner/​waiter speaks mostly French but was excited to hear our friend had sent us. The goat cheese appetizer with pesto and olive tapenade was delicious. For our main course, we had the roasted chicken with citrus sauce and filet mignon medallions. The mashed potatoes were yummy. Dessert was apple tarte and crème caramel, both very good. With wine, only 70 €. Definitely worth a return visit.

Restaurant typiquement français. Gastronomie du terroir. À né pas manquer, un vrai régal.

We found this on Unilocal,and I agree with most Unilocalers. The warm goat cheese salad was delish! The owner is kind (doesn’t speak english, but they now have a blackboard with english translations). The place is small, but charming.
Entrees:
— Meat is very, very rare!
— Salmon: tasty
— Lamb: my hubby expected a cassoulet/​stew but it was more like lamb shank. Tasty, but not what he expected
The only bomb was the goat cheese and olive tapenade, which was uninteresting and tasty fishy (guessing it contained anchovies)

Once again in Paris and this time brought our friends with us. After suggesting this restaurant and singing it praises from our past experience, it didn’t disappoint. Machon specializes in dishes from the Lyon area, which many think of as the center of France for food. This evening my meal started with the shrimp and avocado salad. Nothing fancy but well prepared and tasty. Coq au vin was off the menu so I order the canard special. The duck was moist, tender and in a delicious sauce, however the potatoes stole the show, a gratin style which all of us raved about. Although full we forced ourselves to have the tarte fraise. Good decision, absolutely fab, from the looks of the people around us a very popular choice.

Thanks Unilocal for this find! There are lots of cute restaurants and cafes in the St. Germaine area and looked to Unilocal to help us find a place for lunch and looked around for it. We accidentally went into Le Bistro d’Henri as the Unilocal app map was a bit wonky. they rubbed us a bit the wrong way as we stepped out, they locked the door behind us… and it wasn’t even that late into lunch time.
We were about to go to this other restaurant and this place caught our eye and only later realised we ended up at the place we originally wanted to go to in the first place. It’s a small cozy place where they have the menus listed on a black chalk board. Luckily my friends knew a little bit of French but with things like Google Translate, we easily picked out courses.
I had the terrine of courgette to start. It was egg with courgette and a side of cold tomato sauce. It tasted fresh and delicious. Needed a tad bit of salt but I prefer it this way as opposed to things being too salty. For my main I had the onglet of veal and this was amazing. At first glance, the sauce looked a bit too creamy but it was perfect in the end. It came with a side of creamy potatoes which topped it off really well. The place isn’t too great for vegetarians as the only main option was to pull together a plate of veggies (tomato, green beans, cabbage).
One thing I love about France is ordering the table wine. It was only about 9 euros for a bottle and it was great. Quite a young wine but easy drinking. Alternatively, they had a good selection of wine if you fancy something else.
Service was great and would definitely come back for some more.

We really enjoyed our dinner here. We were in the neighborhood to eat at another Unilocal recommended restaurant but that one was no longer there. We happened upon this one and really enjoyed it. The waiter/​owner does not seem to speak English and was very cordial. We each had the chèvre chaud salad and it was amazing. I had the lamb chops and my husband the veal — good portion size, nicely seasoned. Served with amazing potato dish. Had the cheese plate for dessert and «accidentally» had to try the pear dessert cake thing. We shared a carafe of white wine. All of that for 66 €. Amazing!
On a side note: We went to another very popular restaurant (Les Deux Magots) the next night and spent almost twice this for not nearly as much or as nice of a meal.

Good service and solid food.
I ordered the avocado and shrimp salad with cocktail sauce (which is more of a creamy tomato sauce than what americans would think of as cocktail sauce and the shrimp are bay shrimp). While the salad was tasty, I thought it was a tad over dressed.
Next I ordered the roasted chicken. It was also slightly over sauced, and could have used two more minutes of cooking time. All the components were tasty.
They don’t have tea, just coffee (which with my cold made me very sad). But the server was friendly and nice and patient with me when I asked for a few more minutes to decipher one of the words on the menu before placing my order.
Since I was sick, I thought it best to limit my sugar intake and declined dessert but the desserts the other diners had looked like tasty representions of classic french desserts.

Dropped in here our first night and learned that English won’t get us too far in Paris… no english menu… Great food, no frills service. We could’ve come back here every night to explore the menu.
Next time: i’ll tune-​up the french beforehand

not super fancy, but good home food from Lyon, very nice owner/​waiter, and very decent prices.

Ce restaurant m’a été recommandé par des clients brésiliens, portés sur la bonne chère. Les yeux fermés je m’y suis donc rendu (non sans avoir réservé au préalable).
Houla oui c’est bondé! En hiver il vaut mieux éviter les tables proches de l’entrée (surtout celle sous l’ardoise en fait), afin d’éviter de prendre l’air froid de l’extérieur dans la face, étant donné que nombreux sont les clients (chanceux ou non, tout dépendant s’ils ont pu réserver ou non).
La carte: entrées fort appétissantes à 6 – 7 euros, plats entre 13 et 19 euros, bien servis, tout aussi appétissants. Le plat incontournable est l’agneau de 7heures (19eur mais ca les vaut). Desserts excellents également. Pour ma part, je fus servi d’une part monstrueuse de tarte tatin. :-)
Choix raisonnable dans les vins.
Au final dans ce quartier fréquenté par les touristes et la bourgeoisie intello du coin, et où certains restaurateurs abusent sans vergogne, ce lieu est authentique, généreux, d’un excellent rapport qualité prix, et peu onéreux. Enfin l’accueil et le service y sont excellents: que demander de plus ?
Moi je vais remercier mes clients brésiliens! :-)

Valeur sûre !
Dans la famille, c’est devenu un classique incontournable. Nous n’attendons pas d’y être surpris, mais nous y retrouvons les bons classiques de la cuisine française dans un cadre agréable et avec un accueil chaleureux. Les produits utilisés sont frais et souvent préparés à la dernière minute. Les clients n’hésitent pas à s’interpeller et à se transmettre des conseils de table en table et tout cela donne un cadre très convivial et une atmosphère de bon petit bistrot français. Quand aux prix, très franchement rapportés à la qualité des mets, ils sont très corrects.

Sympa
Le quartier est très agréable et très joli, le resto pareil. C’est assez petit (donc mieux vaut réserver) et nous étions assez nombreux alors on nous a demandé de faire un peu moins de bruit, donc je le conseille plutôt pour les soirées tranquilles ! C’était très bon, et les prix un peu chers mais ça reste correct.

Super !
Petit bouchon super sympa, petite cuisine simple, bonne, de qualité, pas chère, avec un patron super sympa ! Allez y !

Du bonheur !
Pour tous ceux qui né connaissent pas l’atmosphère des vrais bouchons lyonnais, le mâchon d’Henri est là pour nous faire partager au coeur de Paris, une cuisine traditionnelle et goûteuse, servie par un personnel sympa et non guindé. Ici on vient pour partager du plaisir, non pour dîner en amoureux, mais le réconfort peut parfois épanouir et faciliter les sentiments !

Vrai cuisine française accessible !
Un super rapport qualité prix… Un des derniers restaurants de gastronomie française à des tarifs accessibles dans Paris ! Une ambiance super chaleureuse et simple. Les serveurs et les patrons sont sympas et né se prennent pas la tête. Par contre, effectivement, c’est petit donc, mieux vaut réserver. A faire absolument !

Un bon lyonnais a saint-​germain
Petit mais sympathique, ambiance cosy, bon rapport qualité prix, idéal pur un soir de bonne gastronomie. Au régime: abstenez-​vous !

La cantine gastronomique
Notre cantine pour retrouver son entrain. Le Mâchon d’Henry c’est pas grand mais le patron est sympa, les serveurs pas chiants ni guindés, les plats sont un régal. Vive la gastronomie française !

Déjeuner du 28.01.2007
Restaurant situé dans une petite ruelle de St Germain des Prés: cadre très agréable et très convivial (un peu étroit mais ce n’est pas important); repas excellent et peu onéreux; personnel très sympathique; un client fort sympathique nous a conseillé de venir le soir, nous le ferons.

Un bon resto
Cuisine très bonne, service très aimable, vin du mois à bon rapport qualité prix dans un décor de pierre apparante…