266782 Fri Sep 16 00:50:20 -0700 2005 17 49 France 0 1406955 What do Chowhounds think of Le Grand Colbert in Paris? Thanks. Fri Sep 16 00:50:20 -0700 2005 0 Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet 1 1406959 Not for the cognoscenti, but, based on the lists you've provided in your posts, it will do. Fri Sep 16 10:50:46 -0700 2005 1406955 0 idele 2 5031485 There are seven of us going to dinner at Le Grand Colbert. What I'm unable to find from their website are prices - and we'd like to know what we can expect. We love good wine, but given that we're in France and with the strength of the Euro against the dollar, we're not likely to go overboard (maybe cocktails in our apartment before). Thoughts on prices? Maybe pp? Thanks. erankin Tue Sep 15 09:50:46 -0700 2009 1406959 255893 Liz in Seattle 3 5031783 Liz, is there a particular reason you want to go there? I had the only bad meal I have ever had in Paris there. Even so, it was not my choice, as I had heard AWFUL things about it, but my friends were insistent, because it looked so "cute" in the movie. The decor is the only good thing about that place! Tue Sep 15 11:21:05 -0700 2009 5031485 52499 ChefJune 3 5033889 It's not so much the decor, but, rather, I have heard mixed reviews - some spectacular, some lousy like yours. I'm willing to take a chance - as I have heard that the seafood platter is wonderful. Being from Seattle, we get great fish, and have also enjoyed various selections in Brittany, Maine, and on St. Barth's, where Aquamarine flies mussels in from Brittany every Thursday - and you can buy freshly caught grouper and lobster from the fishermen roadside. That said, I'm trying to find out what to expect price-wise, as our adult kids (and there will be seven of us) want to take us there for our wedding anniversary dinner. Given that there are law school loans being paid off, other considerations, I just hope that they aren't going to be blind-sided by the prices. If they know what they're in for, they can plan for it. Wed Sep 16 08:25:50 -0700 2009 5031485 255893 Liz in Seattle 4 5034010 being from Seattle, I'm SURE you'll be disappointed. There are SO many better places for fish in Paris. I would suggest La Cagouille. But if you are bound and determined to have a lousy meal, go ahead. I have never heard of anyone who had a great meal there, either on this board, or anywhere else. "Merely okay," is the best I've ever heard. Wed Sep 16 09:05:00 -0700 2009 5033889 52499 ChefJune 5 5069695 Tell me more about La Cagouille. We will be the guests of our family, most of whom are younger. Do they have a specialty or signature dish? And, what can we expect price-wise? Wed Sep 30 10:17:38 -0700 2009 5034010 255893 Liz in Seattle 6 5070069 La Cagouille is a fish and seafood restaurant. Here is a link to their web site: http://www.la-cagouille.fr/ There is a translator on the home page. They have a 42 euro three course menu that includes coffee and wine, and a 26 euro menu of two courses. Pretty reasonable for the extremely high quality of the product. Chef Allemandou is a connoisseur of Cognac, and has an extensive selection he offers to his guests. Wed Sep 30 11:58:39 -0700 2009 5069695 52499 ChefJune 2 5069886 Not sure if this got posted, but I was wondering about approximate cost pp and/orpreis fixe at Le Grand Colbert. Wed Sep 30 11:04:46 -0700 2009 1406959 255893 Liz in Seattle 1 1406960 Isn't that the restaurant featured in the movie 'Somthing's Got to Give" with Diane Keaton and Jack Nickelson? I wondered about that place, too. Fri Sep 16 10:51:45 -0700 2005 1406955 0 micki 2 1406961 Nicholson! For a movie set it's fine Fri Sep 16 11:38:19 -0700 2005 1406960 0 idele 3 1406964 When did you last eat there and what did you have? Fri Sep 16 12:28:31 -0700 2005 1406961 0 micki 2 1407120 Dear Micki, Yes, it was featured in the movie 'Something's gotta give' I'm going to Paris and I am wondering whether it is worth to trying food there. There are mixed reviews with some saying it is awful and others saying it is not bad. In Paris, I love le Cinq and Brasserie l'Ancien Trocodero. Jules Verne is terrible. Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet Fri Sep 23 02:37:44 -0700 2005 1406960 0 Dr. Michael Lim the Travelling Gourmet 3 5031835 Why do you say Jules Verne is terrible??? I had a very good lunch there recently with friends, we all enjoyed it and I was thinking of returning. Could you expand on your comment, please. Tue Sep 15 11:43:15 -0700 2009 1407120 179252 monchique 4 5031944 Look at the date of the post, it is very old. Jules Verne changed hands approx 2 years ago and was taken over by Ducasse who improved it no end. Tue Sep 15 12:22:08 -0700 2009 5031835 64584 PhilD 5 5033313 Not to mention, he changed the view. Oh wait, he didn't. Tue Sep 15 23:11:08 -0700 2009 5031944 96547 souphie 6 5033656 Sorry, did not realise we were back in 2005 on this post! Actually I also went to the Jules Verne inJanuary 2004 (took a family party there for my mother's 80's), and we had a very pleasant lunch whilst watching the Trocadero. OK it as not 3 Michelin Stars, but it was not that bad either even then! Wed Sep 16 07:04:42 -0700 2009 5033313 179252 monchique 1 1407038 I had dinner there last year. (I just moved back to the US after living in Paris for 3 years) It was terrible. Really. Even the simple dishes were disasters. It is a complete tourist trap. Mon Sep 19 17:21:16 -0700 2005 1406955 0 MlleX