La Petite Table

We so wanted to love this restaurant. Beautiful butter cream walls, with antique smoked mirrors. The desserts looked lovely. While the restaurant is intimate, the staff did not seem too interested in attending to the customers. Strange service dynamic. Several couples were turned away, while one girl was taking up a whole table for 4 with her laptop. This is a simple set-up, much like a sandwich bar, with one person plating from plastic containers. Burrata with a spoon of pre-braised eggplant on top and some olive oil. Sliced Parma ham with some ricotta on top, and some walnuts. The gnocchi came from a separate room, and was beet red, with no flavour other than flour. Fair prices, nice simple wine list, but not worth returning to. A note to the owners: you have a beautiful spot in the Marais, but the service and food are falling a bit short of your potential.

The beautiful cakes in the window will undoubtedly catch your attention but they are not the only draw for this restaurant. The menu is not especially long, but there is enough to choose from in the French Italian fusion list. The plates are quite small and a selection can be easily shared, beware however, the dishes are very filling so there is no need to over order. 4 plates for 2 is more than enough. The desserts are huge, so leave room or share! The flavours are slightly unusual but it all worked well, some people may feel the need to season more liberally. The bread is lovely, the cumin black bread in particular, which is especially nice with the very creamy burrata. The cheesecake was very good, if a bit sweet. Service was a bit slow, especially as the restaurant filled up. The big downside is the noise, nothing absorbs the sound and as we were seated next to a very loud group of people, it was very difficult to talk.

I have been living in Paris for the past year and I've never been ripped off like this before. We were with a group of friends and ordered several drinks and some dessert. Originally I ordered an orange juice €5,00) but as that wasn't possible anymore we ordered a white wine instead. The waiter asked me if I wanted a French or Italian one, I choose a french one. When I got the bill I was very surprised to see he charged me €11,00 for one glass. When I checked the card the average price for a glass was about €7,00 the €11,00 wine was the most expensive one on the card..! When I commented on it he was clearly embarrassed but didn't say anything.. Very very disappointing and completely incorrect.

Beautifully prepared food with good variety but the serves are quite small and may leave you wanting more. Busy, trendy and in a small side street in Marais. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not too expensive for Paris.

Excellent brunch! The portions are very large, however, so you must have room. It's a fixed price. I wish I had a smaller plate and paid for what I really wanted to eat. I'd like to know what they're doing with all the unmanaged bread! They serve a basket of bread (great at all tables, touches a lot on one piece. Everything was delicious, it's like brunch, but make sure you're hungry! :