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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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