L'AMI LOUIS
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Address in Paris serving rustic cuisine and a traditional menu of delicious products.
The decoration is sober, the tablecloths have small red and white checks, the old pottery on the floor has been preserved. The cuisine is rustic, the menu is traditional, but we must recognise that the products are delicious. And behind these clichés, a detail which is not one of them: L'Ami Louis is relatively expensive. Why? Because it is the improbable meeting point of many politicians (Jacques Chirac who invited Bill Clinton to these places, for example), actors (Johnny Depp, Robin Wright, Roman Polanski, Charlotte Gainsbourg...) and other people. This exclusivity clearly does not have any price, and there is no doubt about the diffuse charm of this over-aged place.
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Ça roucoule de “gorgeous” et de “awesome” en regardant passer escargots, confits de canard et côtes de boeuf. Un bon point néanmoins adressé à la petite montagne de frites qui accompagne la super star locale: le poulet. Rien n’est bon à part peut être les frites justement et rien non plus n’est vraiment mauvais à part la salade verte et c’est un exploit quand ladite salade t’est facturée 35 boules. Bref c’est magistralement moyen et spectaculairement cher! Question cuisine vu le tarif (699 euros à trois) on est dans le plus parfaitement réussi des foutages de tronches mais c’est précisément ce qu’on vient chercher ici. Ça m'a rappelé cette pub des années 90 “pas assez cher mon fils”. Au final L’Ami Louis c’est une super adresse pour faire des additions de rappeurs qu’on mettra sur tiktok.
Lets get the basics out of the way first. We knew very well that this was a pricey place. We had the "famous" roast chicken with the fries - this was our only food. I figured a whole chicken for 2 was enough at lunch. Canadians have a roast chicken culture, coast to coast chains specialize in just that, so maybe I'm jaded or biased. The chicken was very good, but not the best meal you'll eat in Pairs by far. The fries i might sell a child for. Bread and butter was also good.
Ambiance.. meh, i'm pretty sure the tablecloths were the same material as an 80's junior bridesmaids outfit I had: peach overload. The fruit set up was very nice though. You will smell of roast chicken when you leave and for hours after.
HOWEVER and here's where my caution begins, if the price is not listed ASK.
You are brought a tome of a wine list. Maybe 40-50 pages. It was lunch so we simply asked for a glass of white. I have never had a GLASS (yes one) of white wine cost €26!! Thats $39 Canadian. For one glass. (Keep reading it gets better)
I have had espresso in Michelin starred restaurants - and L'Ami Louis is not one. You expect to pay a premium in those kinds of places... but €9? Thats highway robbery.
I left feeling rather used, like i was paying a tourist tax because they didn't want us there. Considering there were only two tables, including us, occupied- they could do worse than some bougie foodies.
In short, I would strongly suggest you could have TWO better meals in Paris for what this one lunch cost.