Les Seasons is seasonal.

Les Saisons in the 9th continue to dish up wonderfully appropriate season dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our two wonderful children, having spent all day yesterday and all morning packing, supervising packers and lending sage judgment to what should be jettisoned and what save, both had the parcooked quartered artichoke hearts with salad and piggy fat; I had what I thought could not possibly work - warm clementines with a loveof foie gras on a puree - PS it worked beautifully; and since Colette had ordered nothing, indicating she was still recovering from the "London bug," but was brought a soup of chestnuts and it said parsnip but i thought was mushrooms - perfect for a queasy stomach on a rapidly frosting day.

 

 

Then two of the crowd had a superbly cooked piece of bar with an incredibly tasty sauce; tall daughter had the Caesar salad with grilleg ganbas - pretty damn good; but I think I scored a bit more with a huge perfectly cooked (that is blue-rose) filet of beef with a sauce that for me was too sweet but had two accompaniments (a salad and Thai-wok'd veggies) seen above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this point (having not finished my beef "No, Johnnie, no dessert" rang in my ears) and I let them order an apple tarte with caramel, a lemon meringue tart, and an apple crumble - all of which I enjoyed partaking, but then BINGO - appeared their dessert of a day - a clafoutis of dates - dates? - and pour moi? - Boy it was good, and appreciated.

With 2 bottles of St Chinian (which I used to hate but like Valpolicella, Languedoc and Swiss wines, has been re-engineered), no bottled water, great bread (which they gave us four slices of in my Doggy Bag with the rest of the beef), our bill was 183,50 E.  In this case, I'll just declare the comp'ing and leave it at that.

Comments

[Janet]

Hi John,
Just had to comment on this review of Les Saisons, and tell you about our attempt to eat here using The Fork. Of course, I am jealous you are eating there and I am not. My husband and I were in Paris over the holidays this year, and as I do follow your wonderful reviews, I booked this place for dinner on December 25, via their website. I was delighted they were open, as many bistros close on Christmas. Their online booking site is The Fork, and I received a reservation confirmation number for a table for two at 7:30 pm on the 25th, along with the advice not to call the restaurant as our table was confirmed. As this was the first time using The Fork, I followed their advice. On Christmas morning I was about to call and reconfirm, as I always do for reservations made ahead, when an email came through from The Fork, reminding me of the reservation again, and not to be late, and please do not call. When we arrived at Les Saisons, the place was dark, with a notice on the door that they were closed for holidays. After a 20 euro return taxi back to our hotel, we then had to scramble to find an alternative. I called The Fork to complain, and they blamed the restaurant for not closing off days with them. The next day I received another email from The Fork asking how our dinner was at Les Saisons, and if I would like to review it! Suffice to say that I will not be using The Fork to reserve tables, but I will continue to use the telephone to make reservations, and then follow up the morning of, as usual.

Love your reviews, and hope you enjoy your new digs.

Cheers,
Janet

[John Talbott]

I feel awful you had such misfortune.
I must admit that I do not trust any of the reservation services in France nor restos own services and always reserve and confirm by telephone especially on holidays. After all that tho' I've shown up to be greeted by a "closed for the holiday" sign as well.

[Kelly]

Hi John,
I'm hesitating between Les Saisons and Bouclier de Bacchus for dinner with a friend next week. It sounds from your reviews as if Les Saisons has the edge food-wise, but wine is 75% of the thrill for her. Not having been to either yet, I'm wondering if Bouclier might have a more interesting/affordable/extensive wine selection. Any advice?

(We're also going to L'Office for lunch on the same day provided they have a table - if not, it will be Richer!)

[John Talbott]

How about dropping by Bacchus for an apero then go to Les Saisons for food (the food is indeed better there).