L'Esplanade

The place was nearly empty on a Saturday night. The service was abysmal, forgetting wine, food, the bill, etc. My steak ordered Medium arrived cold and raw inside. We had to flag them down to even pay.

So annoying to spend an evening in Paris here when there are so many great restaurants.

Do NOT. Worse experience in Paris and I been here 5 times.
This place is extremely overpriced and on top of that the food is terrible.
Had the risotto $24 and the rice was hard.
Asked for still water and they brought me a bottle of Evian. $7

Classy, tasty, beautiful. I loved my lobster salad and the burrata was perfect. Will go back again soon!

We walked past 30 places before settling on this place. The food was superb and memorable; I had a truffle risotto that was better than anything I have had , and I have been working on risotto for years. The broiled scallops were perfect, as was the miso salmon. While expensive, the food, location and people were great, and this was a truly memorable meal.

We come here by accident with three boys... everyone want to second plate afterwards. Good food, excellent services and wonderful location.

Ok place - service was slow. I wouldn't take it off your list but there are better spots.

Located just off the corner of Les Invalides, Café de l'Esplanade sits in all of its Paris Café splendor.

Facing the street from the café, Invalides is to your right and the Esplanade des Invalides is to your left. Les Invalides is a large and famous war memorial, war museum and resting place of Napoleon. Napoleon's tomb, like much of Paris is over the top. The Esplanade des Invalides is a large open field of grass - imaging two football fields end to end - with picnicking, footballers and bocce ball, etc.

How do you know its real: 1. not all tourists, 2. lots of dogs - small terriers, poodles, Frenchies (my personal favorite). If weather and an open table permits, sit outdoors. Speak some French if you can, but don't be intimidated if you cannot - the staff is accommodating. At least learn to ask for a carafe of water and the check. Tap water in Paris is great - really. It makes no sense to purchase bottled water unless you prefer sparkling to still.

The food is very good, but what is the deal with salmon? Like the club sandwich had a salmon option. So too does the eggs Benedict??? I don't get the French slavish obsession with salmon - even in the quiches - I just don't get it??? But I digress...the salad, as is the custom, is simple and outstanding (without salmon). The service left nothing to be desired. There is a high ratio of wait staff to customers so there is always a lot of attention being paid to the table and to the customer.

It's not inexpensive. Club sandwich 22 Euro. Prosciutto y melon, 12 Euro. Remember, you're paying for the location, the service, the quality, everything!

People enjoying a nice meal on a beautiful day in a beautiful place with an incredible view - doesn't get much better, does it?

Little cafe place we ate outside

Food was okay
Husband got the croque monseuir- which is a ham and cheese with lots of cheese on top of bread. Sandwich was tasty French fries were boring just okay

I got the club poulet which is a chicken club sandwich. Came on white bread which wasn't that fresh or anything special for Paris standards it came with a salad. The dressing was lovely light vinaigrette total came to 37 euro hubby for 2 glasses of wine and I got a tap water

Atmosphere was nice got to sit outside and people watch

The atmosphere is nice; however, the service is very mediocre. We didn't have food, just a quick drink outside. The drinks are quite expensive which may be the costs of cushioned chairs and marbled tables. The restaurant is next to a busy road which makes the outside experience noisy and smell of car exhaust.

A Costes, as you expect them: expensive, not bad but a bit bland for many dishes (e.g. the €36 chicken with mango chutney and rice, very un-impressive), quite good for some (e.g. the €14 pavlova).

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place if you have to pay for it (duh, so many better options for this price) but it is a safe bet for a business lunch.