La Grande Cascade or Le Cinq?
Trying to decide between La Grande Cascade and Le Cinq for a Sunday lunch. Spending a couple days in Paris, also doing lunch at Guy Savoy, and dinner at Chez Dumonet and Rostang. Will be doing a low key dinner Sunday night. I'm kind of leaning towards La Grande Cascade, since it seems they'll pair wines by the glass with the different courses and it's nice to not have to worry about that every once in a while. But in reading these pages, I kind of get the impression that Le Cinq is a can't-miss. Advice?
By sleepercar
on Apr 10, 2011 10:48 AM
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Le Cinq us a can't miss indeed. But La Grande Cascade is in the woods and has some of the best done food. However, since you're already doing Savoy and Rostang, you already have exceptional service, and you really need to experience precise cooking.
You can see pics of all four of them in my Picasa gallery. La Grande Cascade for instance is at https://picasaweb.google.com/ZeJulot/...
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Hi, Souphie,
This thread is a little old, but I had a similar question and didn't totally understand your reply. What do you mean by precise, and which of the two are you saying is more 'precise'? Unlike the original poster, casual isn't a priority for me, but I am looking for some great food on a Sunday. My husband and I will be in town just Sat and Sun night (we're spending the week in Beaune). I was planning on going back to L'Ami Jean, which I enjoyed immensely, thanks to CHers such as yourself and am researching what the best option is for our Sunday dinner.
Thanks!
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La Grande Cascade is more precise. If great food is the priority, then La Grande Cascade is, I believe, a safer choice. Not that Le Cinq on a good day cannot be top food, but it not always is (it is always good, not always great), and the focus is less on ingredients. Also, the price is not the same, esp. for dinner.
If you want a sat night table at CAJ, better start reserving early.
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A belated thanks for your reply. Actually, based on some of your other posts, I think I might go a different direction and try Gagnaire! (Unless you have a revised opinion....)
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