Astrance

Had a great dinner here. After having a 7 course dinner yesterday we knew it was the wrong way to go and expressed it to our waiter. He suggested we go with the 4 course, the Saison for $175 per person. Started out with some cracker and mini bread. Both very tasty. Then it was off to the oyster, clam, snail dish. The oyster had some chopped celery on the bottom that made the oyster that much better. The snail was great. The clam was cleaned and chopped up and served in a half shell with juice. Very good. Then on the side there was raw fish on some thyme seasoning. Delicious! Then they served a piece of mini toast with shrimp integrated into it. Love the taste! Reminds me of dried shrimp. I didn’t take a picture of the bread they served with butter on the side. But the outside crunch was amazing and the aroma when it is in your mouth, fantastic! Next was Japanese rice in lobster soup. Could have been a little bit more flavorful, but good. It was sourced with some cucumber in a roll. Very flavorful. Next was lobster. It was a little under cooked. But if you eat it with the garnish, it is an amazing combination. Different flavors with each combination. Very good. It was served with a bowl of fresh coco beans in broth. They were good. The broth was heavenly. Next was a fish dish. The chef served this to us because of what we told him before about not being able to finish the 7 courses yesterday. So he made the decision to serve us something lighter, fish. The fish was very tasty especially with the sauce with a soy sauce base. They also served some picked vegetables on the side. The petal had a lot of orange peel taste. Time for the dessert, first the apricot was ok. The next one was fantastic! The pear on some kind of cookie. The combination was amazing! There is also a side of pear sorbet. So good! We were approaching our limit. Couldn’t finish. When we asked for the check they gave us another three desserts! Mini grapes! Super sweet! The red flesh peach, my first time seeing and tasting. It was bland after we had the grapes. The drink in the egg was really really good. Had jasmine flavor! Lastly a chocolate leaf. So good! What an experience. We go to meat the chef. He came out to talk with the customers to see how they are doing and how we like the food. I love it when the chef takes some time out to interact with their clients. Bravo. Highly recommend this restaurant. This was the best of all the 4 Michelin restaurants we went to in Paris.

What an incredible experience in this restaurant. The restaurant itself was beautiful, the staff were so welcoming and made everything that much better, Chef Barbot is amazing and his kitchen staff are very talented. We enjoyed every single second of this Michelin restaurant and he definitely deserves 2 if not 3 Michelin stars.

#130 in my Michelin Challenge of trying every Michelin in Paris (done but some reviews to be published). Follow me for all the reviews and updates on every Michelin Stars in Paris and every 3 Stars in France. The return of the prodigal son What’s interesting here? The trivia is that this restaurant in its previous location had up to 3 stars (it had 2 right before he closed before COVID). Hence the pricing and the crowd. I never went to the previous version and for a first time I took the lunch menu. I know, I’m cheap… 125€ lunch menu cheap. But the good news is that the wine list is full of good surprises. I didn’t take advantage of the it that day but I noticed some interesting bottles. The other nice touches is that the chef goes and greets every tables. For the rest, I think I was still thinking of a two stars I was a few days before and I may not have been focused enough. The service was nice, I saw some familiar faces from a palace. The crowd matches the district. Deserves its star

Our third time here, and first in the new location. The restaurant is beautifully decorated, and the food is excellent, despite dropping to one Michelin star after reopening. We had the lunch menu, with wine pairings. The dishes were plentiful and great, and the wine went perfectly with them. As a bonus, we got to meet Pascal Barbot in the kitchen.

Had lunch at the Astrance today and it was absolutely amazing. I’ll start by saying the service was incredible . The staff were very helpful at explaining everything to us as we speak no French and they were incredibly attentive. Aside from how absolutely amazing the service was the food was on a new level. It felt like if you closed your eyes and thought of nothing but the taste of your food you could see fireworks. Absolutely cannot praise the Chef and kitchen staff enough. Everything tasted just as incredible as it looked and the presentations were absolutely beautifully done. With our lunch we did the wine pairing and everything complimented the foods per course absolutely wonderfully. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. It is not just a meal, it is an experience all in its own.

I would like to begin by saying we were incredibly excited to visit Astrance to celebrate our anniversary. It came highly recommended. While I was not as impressed with the food, that is all personal preferences which I understand. My rating is solely based on the experience and service. The service itself started fantastic, very attentive, what you’d typically expect of a Michelin experience; however two things were major flags in my book: 1. We were seated at 8:30, meaning our dinner finished around 10:30, right around the time of another table (I’m guessing VIPs based on the attentiveness of the staff). It seems the entire wait staff took them for a tour of the kitchen, leaving us alone in the dining area for 25 minutes waiting for our check. 2. The check was startling. We ordered the Astrance menu (7-8 courses) with the wine pairing. We’ve been to quite a few Michelin restaurants and I’ve never been charged for my first glass of champagne or tea at the end of my meal. It felt very cheap. These things should be included in a $1000+ meal. To nickel and dime your guests in this way did not feel up to the Michelin standard. All in all, I’m giving this review as feedback. Like I said, we wanted to love it as we chose Astrance to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I am sad we’re disappointed.

We had an amazing meal at Astrance. Service, food and ambience were excellent and spot on. Highly recommended.

An excellent lunch at l'Astrance by chef @pascal_barbot in his new location, 32 Rue de Longchamp, the former restaurant Jamin, of late Chef Joel Robuchon. Beautifully presented dishes with nice hints of Asian cuisine (Korean salad wraps, rice, pickled radish). I left this lunch feeling healthier and ... Happy!

Had a great dinner here. After having a 7 course dinner yesterday we knew it was the wrong way to go and expressed it to our waiter. He suggested we go with the 4 course, the Saison for $175 per person. Started out with some cracker and mini bread. Both very tasty. Then it was off to the oyster, clam, snail dish. The oyster had some chopped celery on the bottom that made the oyster that much better. The snail was great. The clam was cleaned and chopped up and served in a half shell with juice. Very good. Then on the side there was raw fish on some thyme seasoning. Delicious! Then they served a piece of mini toast with shrimp integrated into it. Love the taste! Reminds me of dried shrimp. I didn’t take a picture of the bread they served with butter on the side. But the outside crunch was amazing and the aroma when it is in your mouth, fantastic! Next was Japanese rice in lobster soup. Could have been a little bit more flavorful, but good. It was sourced with some cucumber in a roll. Very flavorful. Next was lobster. It was a little under cooked. But if you eat it with the garnish, it is an amazing combination. Different flavors with each combination. Very good. It was served with a bowl of fresh coco beans in broth. They were good. The broth was heavenly. Next was a fish dish. The chef served this to us because of what we told him before about not being able to finish the 7 courses yesterday. So he made the decision to serve us something lighter, fish. The fish was very tasty especially with the sauce with a soy sauce base. They also served some picked vegetables on the side. The petal had a lot of orange peel taste. Time for the dessert, first the apricot was ok. The next one was fantastic! The pear on some kind of cookie. The combination was amazing! There is also a side of pear sorbet. So good! We were approaching our limit. Couldn’t finish. When we asked for the check they gave us another three desserts! Mini grapes! Super sweet! The red flesh peach, my first time seeing and tasting. It was bland after we had the grapes. The drink in the egg was really really good. Had jasmine flavor! Lastly a chocolate leaf. So good! What an experience. We go to meat the chef. He came out to talk with the customers to see how they are doing and how we like the food. I love it when the chef takes some time out to interact with their clients. Bravo. Highly recommend this restaurant. This was the best of all the 4 Michelin restaurants we went to in Paris.

What an incredible experience in this restaurant. The restaurant itself was beautiful, the staff were so welcoming and made everything that much better, Chef Barbot is amazing and his kitchen staff are very talented. We enjoyed every single second of this Michelin restaurant and he definitely deserves 2 if not 3 Michelin stars.

#130 in my Michelin Challenge of trying every Michelin in Paris (done but some reviews to be published). Follow me for all the reviews and updates on every Michelin Stars in Paris and every 3 Stars in France. The return of the prodigal son What’s interesting here? The trivia is that this restaurant in its previous location had up to 3 stars (it had 2 right before he closed before COVID). Hence the pricing and the crowd. I never went to the previous version and for a first time I took the lunch menu. I know, I’m cheap… 125€ lunch menu cheap. But the good news is that the wine list is full of good surprises. I didn’t take advantage of the it that day but I noticed some interesting bottles. The other nice touches is that the chef goes and greets every tables. For the rest, I think I was still thinking of a two stars I was a few days before and I may not have been focused enough. The service was nice, I saw some familiar faces from a palace. The crowd matches the district. Deserves its star

Our third time here, and first in the new location. The restaurant is beautifully decorated, and the food is excellent, despite dropping to one Michelin star after reopening. We had the lunch menu, with wine pairings. The dishes were plentiful and great, and the wine went perfectly with them. As a bonus, we got to meet Pascal Barbot in the kitchen.

Had lunch at the Astrance today and it was absolutely amazing. I’ll start by saying the service was incredible . The staff were very helpful at explaining everything to us as we speak no French and they were incredibly attentive. Aside from how absolutely amazing the service was the food was on a new level. It felt like if you closed your eyes and thought of nothing but the taste of your food you could see fireworks. Absolutely cannot praise the Chef and kitchen staff enough. Everything tasted just as incredible as it looked and the presentations were absolutely beautifully done. With our lunch we did the wine pairing and everything complimented the foods per course absolutely wonderfully. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. It is not just a meal, it is an experience all in its own.

I would like to begin by saying we were incredibly excited to visit Astrance to celebrate our anniversary. It came highly recommended. While I was not as impressed with the food, that is all personal preferences which I understand. My rating is solely based on the experience and service. The service itself started fantastic, very attentive, what you’d typically expect of a Michelin experience; however two things were major flags in my book: 1. We were seated at 8:30, meaning our dinner finished around 10:30, right around the time of another table (I’m guessing VIPs based on the attentiveness of the staff). It seems the entire wait staff took them for a tour of the kitchen, leaving us alone in the dining area for 25 minutes waiting for our check. 2. The check was startling. We ordered the Astrance menu (7-8 courses) with the wine pairing. We’ve been to quite a few Michelin restaurants and I’ve never been charged for my first glass of champagne or tea at the end of my meal. It felt very cheap. These things should be included in a $1000+ meal. To nickel and dime your guests in this way did not feel up to the Michelin standard. All in all, I’m giving this review as feedback. Like I said, we wanted to love it as we chose Astrance to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I am sad we’re disappointed.

We had an amazing meal at Astrance. Service, food and ambience were excellent and spot on. Highly recommended.

An excellent lunch at l'Astrance by chef @pascal_barbot in his new location, 32 Rue de Longchamp, the former restaurant Jamin, of late Chef Joel Robuchon. Beautifully presented dishes with nice hints of Asian cuisine (Korean salad wraps, rice, pickled radish). I left this lunch feeling healthier and ... Happy!