Tour d'Argent?

Has anyone tried this restaurant? I%26#39;m looking for a nice restaurant for a night away from kids!

Thanks!

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With three michelin stars you are pretty much guaranteed that it will be nice.

The view over looking the back of Notre Dame is pretty spectacular, too.

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Not yet! But we have reservations for a tableside seat for the evening of June 8! I am beyond excited. Do know that this meal will be a break-the-bank kind of thing. (My mother is helping to bankroll our dinner! It%26#39;s for our 20th anniversary...and she ate there in 1958 and loved it then and has raved about it ever since!!) You will definitely have a great time away from the kids.

P.S. I hate to correct Phread, one of our wonderful local experts who has helped me so much through my many months of planning, but La Tour d%26#39;Argent lost its 3rd star somewhere along the way. From everything I%26#39;ve read, it was because they hadn%26#39;t %26quot;progressed with the times.%26quot; My reaction to that is %26quot;so what?%26quot; They still are an institution in Paris, and worthy of a once-in-a lifetime visit. Enjoy!!!!!

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The atmosphere , views and ambiance are splendid and fantastic... but IMO for the same money there are better meals to be had in Paris.......not that Tour d%26#39;Argent is not good.....Some people would say that I%26#39;m picky, but for less or the same price, 200-300 dollars a head with wine, I%26#39;d splurg at a restaurant like Michel Rostangs or a few others.....

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I do agree with wrb. It is an institution, renowned all around the globe, but is not at the level of excellence that anynone could expect from such a place anymore.

The view over Notre-Dame? You have exactly the same from the Institut du Monde Arabe, one block away, a very nice restaurant with oriental specialities being on top of it.

The service and the building? There is the same in let%26#39;s say 50 other places such as this one. Just go to Ducasse or Le Doyen, it%26#39;s even more comfortable and sophisticated IMNSHO.

The food? Let%26#39;s be serious, it%26#39;s ok for a biz talk where you have to impress the partners from a country that is not hot for gastronomy, but it%26#39;s way out of what the haute cuisine is today. The menu hasn%26#39;t change for 50 years, they keep focusing on the canard au sang, that was set up in 1880.

Tour d%26#39;Argent, just like Maxim%26#39;s, are icons from the past.

If you have dreamt of it as an icon of french haute cuisine, then go there you will not be disappointed. It is like wishing to be in the postcard, like having high tea in the Savoy in London or staying at hotel Pierre of New York.

If you are into architecture, puffy/comfy seats, sophistication of the service, go to Lasserre, Le Doyen, Espadon-Ritz too, or Taillevent.

If you go for food, my personnal top three in Paris is these days Pierre Gagnaire (rue Balzac), Alain Ducasse (avenue Poincare) and the REstaurant des Ambasadeurs at the Crillon hotel. A special mention to L%26#39;atelier de Joel Robuchon, who for me is the real genius of gastronomy still alive.

But that%26#39;s my opinion only of course!

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Thank you!

We are renting an apartment in the same building, so we will already have the view. We were told this is one of the best rest. in Paris. I was wondering if it waas really worth it and if there are others that are better. Your suggestions sound better. I prefer good food to stuffy.

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I know this sounds annoying, but I cringe when I hear someone saying %26quot;high tea%26quot; at the savoy. Its called LOW TEA, the more sophisticated of the two. high tea is used by working class families and includes breads and stews rather than pastries and scones with lemon curd.

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La Tour d%26#39;Argent is a Paris institution...and with two(2) Michelin stars (they don%26#39;t exactly pass these distinctions out like free samples on street corners) the food is pretty good. That it lost its third star several years ago because it%26#39;s menu wasn%26#39;t %26#39;..fresh..%26#39; enough doesn%26#39;t mean that it%26#39;s cuisine is any less good. They simply prefers to adhere to the %26#39;classic%26#39; preparations and presentations. Every grreat restaurant has it%26#39;s %26#39;..signature dish..%26#39; and La Tour d%26#39;Argent%26#39;s is its famous pressed duck preparation. But the rest of the menu is wonderful too. For those who still know and enjoy the classic dishes and preparations, it is still a grand dining experience (to say nothing about the views, which are simply spectacular)--if not quite as %26#39;..hip..%26#39; as others.

La TOUR d%26#39;ARGENT--

http://www.latourdargent.com/

Sample menu selections--

www.reservethebest.com/_en_/restaurant.php…