Kim Yeoman Review of Procope Studio
Le Procope restaurant may be famous for its histor...
Le Procope restaurant may be famous for its history and interior, but the quality of the food was extremely underwhelming. I ordered the entree + plat lunch special for 21.9 euro, and while it may seem like a bargain for Paris, I definitely feel like I overpaid given the quality of the food and service.
The entree (app starter) was a green bean starter, and the dish came out on an extremely dirty dish with grease and fingerprints on the entire plate. It didn t look like the plat had been washed from its previous use. I informed the server about the plate issue and they brought out a new serving. But the actual green bean lacked flavor.
The plat (main course) was a pollock fish with seasonal vegetables of peas, beans, carrots, and pearl onions. The Plate again was dirty, but it wasn t as bad as the starter so I ignored it. And the white sauce the fish was served with had a crusty film layer on the surface (not attractive or pleasant). This means that the dish was plated and must have been sitting out a bit before it was served. It makes me wonder if the fish was made and plated a while ago waiting for customers to order it rather than made fresh or served at the right time. And the fish when I cut into it was very undercooked! Argh!
Service: the hostess was a bit rude to the customers in front of me and seemed to be inconvenienced by customers. She kept saying she would get back to them and they needed to wait a bit. This is 2:30pm on a Monday and while there were customers already dining in the restaurant, it wasn t packed full. Service needs work.
Overall, it is safe to say that I am extremely disappointed in the food. And the service was a bit lackluster also. So many huge areas for improvement. Though I won t be checking to see what happens since I don t plan to return unfortunately :(
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