5 rue du Nil, 2eme
Tel. 01-40-39-96-19
Metro: Sentier
Rating Standards: 4-Stars = Extraordinary; 3-Stars = Excellent; 2-Stars = Good; 1-Star = Fair; NO stars = Poor
€ = Inexpensive: 30€ and under; €€ = Moderate: 31€-49€; €€€ = Expensive: €50 -75; €€€€ = Very Expensive: more than €76 (prices based on minimum 2-courses)
1-Bell = Pleasantly quiet (less than 65 decibels); 2-Bells = Can talk easily (65-70); 3-Bells = Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); 4-Bells = Can talk only in raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
3-Stars.........................€€....................2-Bells
Update: I encourage you to read the comments. There's no denying Chef Marchand has talent, but with popularity/fame comes customer service complacency. I wished he cared about his customers as much as he cares about the food.
When Frenchie opened more than a year ago, it got rave reviews. As a matter of fact, every one and their mother wrote about it. Unfortunately, by the time I had heard about it, it was too late to get a reservation. It had gotten so popular that it took an average of 6-months to get in. And, in an earlier blog (Food for thought), I was not pleased that they didn't even answer their phone. So, last night our good friend Ms. W. called and said she had 4-seats available as a result of a cancellation and would I be interested, I jumped on it immediately. I called all my friends in Paris and figured whoever I got in contact first would join us, so Jose and Pablo were able to join us. More out of curiosity I wanted to see if Frenchie's still had the "it" factor after more than a year of all the hype.
