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Parisian brasserie offering traditional French gastronomy, a menu of meats and fish.
It's been over 80 years now that this Halles typical Parisian brasserie (zinc, Art Deco lamps, wallpaper with beautiful bunches of grapes...) have been welcoming gourmets and epicureans all night. The aptly named Poule au Pot made this specialty (that Henry IV wanted to put on the tables of his subjects on Sunday noon) its symbolic dish. The reputation of this legendary establishment has gone around the world, and as the guestbook opened in 1980 by Bernard Lavilliers reports it, the greatest artists have feasted here (Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, Prince, or Coluche). But Poule au Pot is also a pure dive into the traditional French gastronomy as we like, generous and greedy, showcasing our terroir. The classics are on the menu: eggs casserole with foie gras, soup gratin with white wine, Burgundy terrine, fried camembert, chicken and rice in suprême sauce, veal kidneys with mustard cream, salmon fillet with white butter and champagne, prime rib with Béarnaise sauce for 2, profiteroles with the vanilla ice-cream topped with the chocolates or tart of the creamy demoiselles Tatin flambéed with Calvados. People come here with a single slogan: "In these places where very diverse testimonies meet, let us share the same appetite".
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Members' reviews on LA POULE AU POT
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My husband booked this as a 15th wedding anniversary dinner. We chose the set menu which started with a selection of appetisers which were tasty. The main was the House special ‘Poule au Pot’ which arrived in a silver bowl with ladle and cutlery to match. The soup bowls provided had a meatball in a small amount of broth which was delicious but the chicken was tough and struggled to leave the bone. This main course was tasteless and bland. Desert was a crème brûlée which was great.
Our waiter asked if we enjoyed our meal and my husband explained that the chicken was dry and tough. He apologised for this but when the bill came he asked us if we had enjoyed the dining experience, to which we answered no and he started trying to explain that as the chicken was ‘sauvage’ it was a different cooking process blah blah blah… Nonsense! It was simply overcooked.
Not a good experience and a very expensive one at that. Not recommended.
Un service déplorable (le serveur ne sait même pas si il nous sert du lièvre ou du lapin ou je ne sais quoi selon ses dires), des prix exorbitants (un civet de lièvre à 68e servi avec des macaronis au four tièdes, sans parler de l'expresso à 8e, il faudra m expliquer).
En résumé, il y a beaucoup mieux dans le quartier et pour bien moins cher.
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They insisted on charging a €360 cancellation fee, which is not only exorbitant but also feels particularly unjust given the emergency nature of the situation. The staff’s approach was inflexible and lacked basic human empathy. While I understand the necessity of cancellation policies, there should be room for compassion and understanding, especially in cases of health emergencies.
This experience has significantly tarnished my view of La Poule au Pot. The inflexible policies, combined with a disregard for customer circumstances, have left a lasting negative impression. I had hoped for a more reasonable and empathetic response to an uncontrollable situation. Regrettably, I must advise others to be wary of this establishment’s approach to customer service and emergencies.