5/5 Alexander Y. 8 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
Couldn't
come
to
Paris
and
go
to
at
least
one
of
the
ten
three
Michelin
star
restaurants
in
the
city.
After
doing
plenty
of
research,
I
opted
for
Epicure
as
it
looked
like
the
best
option.
All
I
can
say
after
coming
here
is
that
this
is
haute
cuisine
at
its
absolute
finest.
Michelin
dining
has
peaked
for
me!
First
things
first,
it
wasn't
terribly
difficult
to
book
a
reservation
here,
probably
because
of
the
fact
there
are
so
many
three
stars
in
Paris.
Obviously
I
was
keeping
an
eye
on
when
dinner
reservations
became
available,
but
it
was
nothing
like
some
of
the
impossible
reservations
back
home
in
the
U.S.
for
three
stars.
Anyways,
the
food
completely
blew
me
away.
The
execution
and
creativity
of
every
dish
was
on
full
display.
On
this
particular
trip,
we
had
Tomate
Ancienne,
Large
Langoustines,
Candele
Macaroni,
Salmon
from
Scotland,
and
Lamb
from
Alpilles
as
our
main
courses.
It's
hard
to
really
pinpoint
what
my
favorite
was
because
all
of
the
dishes
were
outstanding.
If
I
had
to
pick,
the
Large
Langoustines
was
my
favorite
because
of
how
perfectly
cooked
it
was.
The
Candele
Macaroni
was
amazing
because
of
the
black
truffle
mixed
with
mature
Parmesan
cheese.
Salmon
from
Scotland
was
so
soft
that
we
didn't
even
need
a
knife
to
cut
it.
They
even
used
the
lamb
in
two
different
ways,
to
create
a
carpaccio
initially
and
then
cook
up
a
roasted
saddle
of
lamb.
Oh,
and
the
Tomate
Ancienne
was
somehow
frozen
inside
despite
obviously
being
fresh.
The
best
thing
about
Epicure
is
that
all
these
dishes
are
on
their
a
la
carte
menu,
so
if
you
opted
to
skip
the
tasting
menu
you
could
still
have
a
lot
of
these
dishes.
Oh,
and
for
that
cheese
and
dessert
course
at
the
end?
They
have
so
many
cheeses
on
hand,
and
they
offer
three...but
I'm
sure
if
you
requested
more
you
could
totally
have
more.
After
the
main
dessert,
they
offer
chocolate
and
macarons.
And
if
you
REALLY
wanted
it,
you
could
have
every
single
chocolate
and
macaron
they
offer.
If
it
wasn't
for
the
fact
that
we
were
completely
stuffed
by
the
end
of
the
meal,
I
may
have
taken
them
up
on
that.
Service...well,
I
have
no
words.
I
mean,
this
is
truly
the
pinnacle
of
service
right?
A
place
like
this
could
make
you
feel
like
they
are
too
good
for
you,
but
they
don't
do
that
here
at
all
as
everyone
is
super
welcoming.
Epicure
has
an
army
of
waiters
here
and
they
are
on
it
like
a
machine.
Every
little
detail
was
attended
to.
Every
request
we
had
was
fulfilled,
including
getting
our
menus
signed
and
taking
a
kitchen
tour.
Even
got
to
talk
to
the
head
chef
for
10
minutes,
which
is
how
I
found
how
they
made
a
jelly
out
of
red
peppers
and
that
the
salmon
was
actually
cooked
in
a
sous
vide.
Hell,
you
couldn't
even
go
to
the
bathroom
without
someone
walking
you
there.
I
have
been
spoiled
for
service
at
fine
dining
establishments,
but
Epicure
is
on
a
level
on
its
own.
Ambience
is
pretty
amazing.
Even
though
the
inside
dining
room
looked
amazing,
we
decided
on
sitting
outside
considering
it
was
a
nice
summer
night
with
a
very
late
sunset.
The
garden
area
is
a
great
place
to
have
a
nice
dinner!
Bathed
in
evening
light.
Even
when
it
got
darker,
the
lighting
was
perfect
to
keep
the
right
atmosphere.
There's
three
stars,
and
then
there's
three
stars
in
Paris.
A
truly
wondrous
experience
and
unquestionably
the
best
dinner
I
have
ever
had.
Best
part
is
that
they
do
have
an
a
la
carte
menu,
so
I
can
still
come
back
and
opt
for
something
cheaper.
Absolutely
love
Epicure!