Café de l’Olympia

We came here, because this was one of the places that served food between lunch and dinner. Wait staff was very nice. We had the seafood pasta and the fish and chips. Food was great. Service was good and fast.

Bad breakfast! Had eggs, potatoes, bacon and sausage. My brother had a cheese omelette. Everything served cold and toast was burnt. Eggs were overdone and the advertised sausage was two hot dogs. To top off this wonderful meal the service was slow and there was terrible 70’s disco music playing.

Food was just so-​so. The foie gras was too salty, the salmon steak that I randomly ordered was actually pretty good, and whatever my wife got — oh yeah the foie gras — she didn’t really like. It was a little later on a Wednesday night when we ate here and we just decided to roll in and get it done. I knew that when they had like five different language menus it wasn’t going to be that great.
On a positive note, I saw our server walk out to a nearby trash can and place a well-​packed bag on top of it. I asked him what that was about. He told me that each night they put out the sandwiches they couldn’t sell so that the homeless people can eat them.
That’s awesome. For homeless people, that is. I don’t eat trash can sandwiches anymore so I didn’t reap any benefit.

Tourist trap. Menus is too many languages should give you a hint. Food is terrible. Had the tagliatelle carbonara which tasted watered down and needed some sort of flavor. Maybe it was a bad a choice, but they need to work on their bechamel.

Just arrived in Rue de Rivoli area from Montparnasse and were checking out places for dinner and breakfast when we dropped in here for dinner.
Were shown to a tiny table downstairs and thought that it was a bit of a dive (tourist trap). Prices were higher than expected but serving size matched to provide reasonable vslue for money. I had a Tagliatelle Carbonara and my partner had a Parisienne Salad, both were about ⁷⁄₁₀. We also enjoyed a Rose wine with dinner. Cost just over 40 € and we left pretty satisfied.

Nothing wrong with the service. unfortunately not the case with the meal.
It has indoor seating and a covered patio. The tables are small and cramped.
The food was expensive relative to the quality.

Foods are very good, servers are very friendly and kind. Foods are large enough ro fill my American stomach! This restaurant has balcony to sit outside and location is too good for the price. If you were looking for American style coffee, this is the place. They are American style restaurant of Paris with American music. They call this American coffee, and comes with hot water to add make American large sized coffee.

What a pleasure it was to find this restaurant. When we arrived at the front and tried to understand the French menu, a waiter standing outside immediately asked us (in very good English) if we were English, and quickly ran inside to collect English menus for us. Travelling with a fussy teenager, the menu looked acceptable, so we went inside to eat.
The same waiter served us, and again, it was clear he was there to help make it a pleasurable experience for us. We ordered some food with his assistance, and it was actually served to us quite quickly (less than 10 minutes). The food was fresh, hot, and extremely tasty. My fussy teenager actually commented afterwards that this is one of his favorite restaurants. Coming from a kid that normally survives on pizza and chicken fingers, that is saying plenty!
Now, clearly this was a memorable experience for us, and we certainly plan to go back before our vacation is over. But I also wanted to make note of the effort our waiter made with every person he was serving. Observing him during the time we were in the restaurant, there were many English patrons in the restaurant, and he made extraordinary efforts to help them and make sure they were happy with their choice to eat there. What a pleasure to watch someone work who truly takes pride in their job, and pride in helping ensure satisfactory experiences for the customers.
It was worth going here simply for the great food, but the unparalleled service was simply the ‘icing on the cake’!!

Kind of cool spot. Food was ok… Satisfying but $ 38 for a mediocre milkshake and sandwich.

This place was a nice 10 minute stroll from our hotel. Service was friendly and attentive. We ordered escargots and steak frites and a nice stein of Kronenberg. Snails were tasty pesto butter morsels of goodness. Steak frites was a nice cut of beef done exactly as ordered with crispy fries. Very satisfying meal after a long day sightseeing and walking around Paris. C’est tres bonne!

This is a terrible restaurant. Run, don’t walk, the opposite direction from Café Olympia.
Worst food to date since starting Unilocal.
I was wondering if my palate was just becoming very lazy or if really all the food here in Paris that I’ve been having was truly excellent. That question was answered when I came into Café Olympia. The food was the worst I’ve had in years.
My plat du jour, Osso Bucco, was a cold lump they poured lukewarm sauce on-​and didn’t even bother heating up the noodles. The whole Meal was cold and fatty — a terrible combination and absolutely disgusting. I get sick to my stomach thinking about this meal we had last night.
We enjoyed a couple drinks and the two wines I tasted with my friends were terribly sour and just like a bottle of been open for a decade. I had a rum drink that was interesting but it left me with a splitting headache– that is not normal.
Then let’s just add how rude they were. We were meeting friends and they would not seat at a table big enough for all of the group that was coming. Everyone arrived and it caused all sorts of trouble shuffling and coats and people squishing over trying to make room. The maître d’ was absolutely hostile to our party.
This is just a bad restaurant –maybe if your French it’s okay for a drink only-​but would not come here as a visitor or an American in Paris.

Stopped in here to grab something to eat while shopping. It was crowded, tiny tables. We sat in the tented awning area in the front.
I had a Croque Madame and my husband had a Croque Poulet. It was quite good, and so was the wine (though I neglected to note what it was, sorry). I have no reason to complain. I attached pics, that’s the best way to know what to expect. Our total with drinks was 38 euro.
Our server Teddy was engaging, spoke English well and did not bat an eye at my poor Google Translate French. He told us he was going to Boston. Bonne chance Teddy!

Delicious omelettes! Portions were very generous given the pricing. I went here every day when I was in Paris!

The. Croq is super

We ate here on accident, and it turned out to be one of the best breakfasts I had while in Paris!
After several days of pastry + coffee breakfasts, this girl was getting a little tired of the same ol’ same ol’. I like a little protein in the AM, because I need a hefty breakfast so I’m not hungry all day. And as much as I hate to admit it, you can only eat so many croissant before you get sick of the buttery pastry!
I ordered the «American breakfast», which consisted of a pastry, coffee, two eggs with ham, bread, and orange juice. I selected a regular croissant which was pretty good but not the best. The eggs and ham came with a small salad which was interesting, considering I don’t usually eat greens at 9AM, but the flavors went so well together. The highlight of this meal however was the orange juice! When it arrived at our table I thought our waitress had made a mistake because it looked like pink grapefruit juice. I drank it anyways and after the first sip it was definitely orange juice but 10000x better than any orange juice you’ll ever have in the states. It was light, sweet, almost fragrant, but still citrusy. I wonder what oranges they used because it was out of this world! (Wouldn’t it be funny if it ended up being some artificial Tang-​like crap? But somehow I doubt it. Or at least I hope it’s not true!)
I’d definitely come back for breakfast! It’s easily accessibly by the Madeline metro station.

The place was open late so we tried it. They forgot a part of our order, but whatever. We ended being glad for it since we weren’t that happy with the quality of the food.
Based on the other people at the café, I think this place might be better for drinks. We didn’t know and had food instead. The ham and cheese sandwich was not very good, and the ham and cheese crêpe was pretty bad. The crepes were all pre-​made and tough. How sad.
It’s actually quite expensive too for what you get (there’s a surcharge for late-​night eating).

Best Croques ever!!! Will DEFINITELY stop by again next time in Paris. Servicd wise, not the best, but not bad.

Proper parisienne streetside diner. All the french golden greats complete with pavement terrace pour les fumeurs.

Two of us randomly walked in while strolling along the boulevard. An ideal place to relax and people watch, it’s clean and attractive enough, at a busy intersection with decent sidewalk seating.
Enjoyed some good Pschitt[1]. I ordered lemonade, and got a bottle of Pschitt, a glass with ice, and a lemon while my friend sipped on her coffee.
Quick and friendly service. Friendly patrons[2], too — a woman even offered to take our photo!
[1] Like that pun?
[2] Luck of the draw, of course.