Old restaurant in Paris offering a well thought traditional cuisine with an excellent quality-price ratio.
It is nothing more than the oldest restaurant in Montmartre: opened in 1879, this Bon Bock is a true institution. Already because the place, with its very close front, is much larger inside: several meters under the ceiling, two rooms, paintings, decorative objects from the time, you feel at home. But Bon Bock is also a traditional cuisine that is quite well thought out: snails from Burgundy, gratinated with onion (melting to perfection), duck confit or crispy black pudding, it's fresh, it's good and generous. At lunchtime, a dedicated formula provides a perfect price-quality ratio. We support this beautiful institution!
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We did not wait "just a bit", but spent at least 20 minutes standing at the desk in the tight restaurant. Service would zip past us, another customer who wanted to pay tried to hide her frustration with a smile, another foreign couple had joined us in the queue and when we were finally seated, we had to wait for ages to even get the menu. The couple sitting next to us started mimicking the gesture of "two more minutes". We had such a good conversation that we forgot we were at this place for over an hour before we started to get really hungry and frustrated, something the owner had to notice before she offered us the menu. Then, we had to wait even more to place our order and get drinks. The owner only came up to us because we got really impatient and waved rather furiously.
The food was all right, we both really enjoyed our starters, but I doubt it was because of the quality rather than how hungry we had gotten at the time they arrived (by now it was past 11pm).
The duck tasted like chicken, was very bland and chewy, the entrecôte was great but also chewy, our garnishes were either cold (mushroom, beans) or burnt (potato). To conclude, we only got one crème brûlée while we ordered one each, which came out of a fridge and had black instead of caramelized sugar on top. Meanwhile it was past closing time and the only people left seated were us and the couple that came in after us, while everyone else was paying and getting out.
This is by far the worst restaurant experience I have had in my entire life and the worst place to have introduced my girlfriend to French gastronomy. It seems like the restaurant is understaffed, doesn't know how to manage orders nor tables, and is in dire need of better chefs that can handle the pressure. The smallest gesture to show respect for our patience would have been appreciated, but rather it seems like tourists are being laughed at by fellow French customers and the staff only cares about getting your money instead of providing quality service.
The original price tag was outrageous and I would have refused to pay for dishes that I can cook in a better and more elegant manner at home if we weren't provided with a huge discount through our app. This place is in dire need of a make-over if it wants to survive.