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Howard H
1 reviews on 1 places
Restaurant Eels was one of the most anticipated restaurants during this trip yet the meal was disappointing.
I went for the tasting menu with 2 appetizers, 2 mains and 1 dessert. My wife ordered an appetizer and a main. Of the three appetizers that we had, the smoked eels, marinated mackerel and the rabbit confit, they were above average and perhaps the highlights of the evening.
Going into the mains, the pork loin was perhaps the better of the three, with different flavours, sweetness and tang on the plate. The stingray was supposed to be grilled, yet there was no grilled flavor. The plating was random which would not be expected at this type of restaurant. The yellow poultry which we ordered a la carte also did not work for us. The sous vide chicken had no texture or taste. This main had little collaboration among the ingredients... it was sous vide chicken + meat jus + cuttlefish tagliatelle + patches of sauces.
The service from the staff was good in the beginning. Yet after getting your drinks order and when the place is getting busy, the service was not as organized. Most of the servers speak good english.
For us, there will be many other interesting restaurants in Paris to try on our trip.
I went for the tasting menu with 2 appetizers, 2 mains and 1 dessert. My wife ordered an appetizer and a main. Of the three appetizers that we had, the smoked eels, marinated mackerel and the rabbit confit, they were above average and perhaps the highlights of the evening.
Going into the mains, the pork loin was perhaps the better of the three, with different flavours, sweetness and tang on the plate. The stingray was supposed to be grilled, yet there was no grilled flavor. The plating was random which would not be expected at this type of restaurant. The yellow poultry which we ordered a la carte also did not work for us. The sous vide chicken had no texture or taste. This main had little collaboration among the ingredients... it was sous vide chicken + meat jus + cuttlefish tagliatelle + patches of sauces.
The service from the staff was good in the beginning. Yet after getting your drinks order and when the place is getting busy, the service was not as organized. Most of the servers speak good english.
For us, there will be many other interesting restaurants in Paris to try on our trip.