Paris 1er Arrondissement
La Dame de Pic

La Dame de Pic

20 r. du Louvre, 75001 Paris, Paris 1er Arrondissement, France

Pizza • Européen • Français • Végétarien


"we were happy to have found a restaurant open in August to betting, especially with the reputation of the valence chief. It was missed:- missed the location in a sinister street- missed the room without a window behind the kitchen that gives the impression of a failed cellar the decoration of the walls, the pseudo worn carpet or pseudo-stained carpet and the flowers on the tables ridiculously too high- missed the table stuck between stairs and pillar. The waiters broke behind my wife all night.- missed the service that hesitates between sophistication and relaxation - especially missed the kitchen. choice between two menus, no card. dishes that accumulate flavors and multiply spices but without consistency. the gilardeau oysters (cuites?) have lost all sea flavor and covet a cucumber jelly the barely saved by a tea sorbet and coffee unrelated to the rest, the signature berlingots are green but the matcha tea is absent under the too powerful cheese that crushes everything, the mackerel with tea lapsang souchong is actually a few fish lamelles without much I said it and to compensate we had a pre dessert (one-third of the new dessert of the week: a bowl of chocolate-coated ice cream and a chocolate sauce with some bunny flowers that bring a minimum of freshness and originality to this dessert without interest and especially spoiled by an intense pepper finish. I love rhubarb and so I chose the rhubarb dessert: disaster: a diagonal line in the plate with 4 mini sections of rhubarb without taste and an accumulation of small elements without rhubarb sometimes good but without any consistency of the dish that has a lot of flavors but no rhubarb. The only moment of emotion was the amusing mouth: a beet spuma at the coffee with below the little beet dice at the mint: extraordinary. much better than the peanut marshmallows that make think of a Chinese restaurant gift.To be honest I have to say that my wife was more satisfied with her choices: tomatoes, chicken egg, handcuff and raspberry. I tasted and was struck by the intensity of spices that mask the main product. The wine list is impressive and very tempting (poilly smoked from dagueneau) for which has the means but the choice of wines with glass is very dull. the sommelier runs in any way without providing advice or passion. Well sad. I had trouble for all Japanese people who thought they could enjoy the good French cuisine. I can't figure out how a chef can be satisfied with these dishes. I was wondering, but what is the guiding idea? mystery! Really missed."

Udon Bistro Kunitoraya

Udon Bistro Kunitoraya

1 Rue Villedo, 75001 Paris, France, Paris 1er Arrondissement

Soupe • Viande • Japonais • Asiatique


"in one word: had a kirin, the tempura moriawase and a katsudon. kirin was cold, the tempura was excellent, the katsudon was salted (which was sad because he had everything else for him). wonderful to see clean kitchen, efficient and nice service. I'd go back to taste the udon. outside the shell: I went to dinner on Monday. near the beginning of the dinner service (19:00.) was sitting immediately, there was a short queue when I left the restaurant. There was a kirin, a moriawase tempura and a katsudon. edamame (free!) served quickly and a cold and nicely poured kirin. The tempura was wonderful. the presentation, taste, assortment of vegetables, the quantity corresponded to what was expected (taking into account the neighborhood and the price) and were delicious. judicious presentation of accompaniments of dip sauce with ground daikon, garnished with some ginger and tender green onions. No taste of oil, no oil bottle left on the top. so tasty and crispy that I swallowed the tails of shrimp with delight (I usually don't do it if I feel I'm going to chew them forever.) the only reproach I have to do about the tempura is that the dip was a little too concentrated and so salted. I'm the kind to soak when it comes to tempura. I love the tempura bite slightly debridled with a tasty but always crispy sauce dipped a second in the tempura sauce. I just immersed a little less with enthusiasm and the problem was solved here. katsudon, however, was a bit disappointing. everything in its parts was excellent and thoughtful: the rice was well cooked and the pickles that accompanied it placed next to the dish were well made and a tasty contrast. The egg was perfectly cooked and cooked in the heat of the dish and the onions were finely sliced but still had biting. But overall, it was too salty. I like salt. I think salt repairs almost everything that tastes not good. But the katsudon was really very salty. the katsu dressing was pre-seasoned, the pig himself was pre-seasoned (too good, I think. too seasoned meat could be the main culprit here.) all stages are nice and careful. but the combination of well-seasoned meat and a well-seasoned panure gave a katsu too salty for this sapple-phile! the strong point here is that the soy sauce that was in the katsudon was also salted (a little reminiscent of this concentrated tempura sauce!) but unfortunately, they are famous for their udon (but it was a sort of katsudon day, you know?), so maybe I got wrong. I should come back to taste their udon. four stars because everything is already there: quality, careful and efficient kitchen (but not pressed) and friendly service. and a clean kitchen. Yes. They just need to relax a little with the salt."