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The noise level at Bofinger is rated 6/10 by TheFork users.

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The atmosphere at Bofinger is rated 8.6/10 by TheFork users.

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The waiting time at Bofinger is rated 7.5/10 by TheFork users.

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The quality of the food at Bofinger is rated 8.8/10 by TheFork users.

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The service at Bofinger is rated 8.6/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - Bofinger

Name: Bofinger
Address: 5-7, rue de la Bastille, Paris, 75004, France
Price range: €69 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.7

5-7, rue de la Bastille, 75004, Paris

AlsatianAverage price €69

8.7

(2,625 reviews)

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8.7
of 10

Fabulous

2625 reviews

Ambience

8.6

Food

8.8

Service

8.6

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Karla S. • 3 reviews
November 7, 2024
10/10
It is everything you want a classic French brasserie to be - shiny brass trim, elegant lighting, a decorative glass ceiling. The menu is different from other bistros reflecting its Alsatian roots. We had a fish cooked in a creamy sauce that was delicious. The station for making flaming crêpe Suzette was near our table, so we ordered that just to watch the show! All in all, a great dining experience.
Jerry N. • 10 reviews
October 26, 2024
7/10
We made a reservation several weeks in advance looking to enjoy the beautiful interior. Instead, we had a table by the entry doorway with no good view of the interior. We felt poorly treated and it is unlikely we will return.
Dean I. • 2 reviews
October 30, 2024
9/10
Our waiter was highly professional and appeared to enjoy his work, with enough English to compensate for my beginner’s English. The choucroute is justifiably famous, and the rich butter sauce for the sea bass marinere was a revelation. The crepes flambee was the only letdown—tasty but nothing special.
Scott G. • 4 reviews
September 14, 2024
4/10
First, they tried to seat us upstairs in Siberia, even though it was early and empty on the main floor and we had a reservation. We were offered glasses of rose champagne which we assumed was complimentary but it was 16 euro each. No water was offered or provided. The Bofinger platter of shellfish was sparse and a total ripoff at 84 euros. At the end, the waiter who we had rarely seen had the nerve to ask us if we would like to add a tip. Having been here before, we felt that the entire experience had really deteriorated.
Holly W. • 1 review
July 17, 2024
10/10
The food was delicious, but honestly, what made the meal truly memorable was the exceptional service. The servers were kind, professional, and had such amazing attention to detail. They made our tasty meal such an elevated experience.
ABDEL A. • 39 reviews
July 6, 2024
9/10
Excellent
Christopher S. • 2 reviews
June 26, 2024
10/10
The atmosphere service and food were absolutely superb. we had a great experience
Karen y. • 4 reviews
March 31, 2024
10/10
Perfect place to go after the opera. Our meals were delicious and the staff were very pleasant. Highly recommend!
Alice t. • 10 reviews
February 18, 2024
5.5/10
almost cold choucroute with meats cooked hours before, tiny pot of mustard… no joy in the presentation. Dessert was a scoop of non descript white sorbet in mango juice from a bottle. Standard six escargots were ok, just like anywhere else.
Darragh H. • 5 reviews
December 21, 2023
9.5/10
Hi. Great meal in a wonderful restaurant only marred by service which a bit too intrusive and fast.
Oded S. • 1 review
December 14, 2023
2/10
They say i had no reservation. After waiting they had a table for me. No one approached me for 20 minutes, so I got up and left
Emmanuel T. • 1 review
September 3, 2023
10/10
Food is the most delicious in all Paris. Service is slow when you request the check to pay
Deena B. • 1 review
August 27, 2023
6.5/10
The behavior of our waiter was absolutely appalling. The treatment he serviced us with was extremely upsetting and our children were even able to witness it. He’s tall, thin & with dark hair (no beard). I’ll be happy to come in and point him out. He should be fired for his actions. We believe that because we are Americans he behaved this way. We’ve been in France over a week (Paris & Burrgundy) and thankfully this is the first time we had to explain to our 8 year old & 6 year old that some people don’t like us simply because of where we come from. We cannot pronounce French words well but we still deserve to be treated with respect. He didn’t come to take our drinks for over 20 minutes +. He came to ask my husband to move his chair but refused to get our drinks for way too long. He rudely told us we couldn’t order oysters unless we ordered our entire meal. Maybe this is true but he was very rude about it. He was upset my young children were splitting 1 Orangina. We can’t be sure what specifically set him off to treat us so poorly. My husband and I ordered champagne & a bottle of wine. He chastised us for ordering still tap water and he didn’t bring it until he saw us ask a much nicer server we saw nearby. His response after 40 mins of no water was “Tap, I’ll try”. My 8 year old asked why he was smirking at us in a mean way throughout dinner. At the end of our dinner….after dessert and as we were about to leave he angrily placed 2 bottles of water on our table. You can be sure I’ll be writing on every review platform I can find to say “Americans Beware”. We paid over $250 euros and he ruined our dining experience with a smirk. Im utterly disheartened and also disgusted my family with 2 young girls had to endure this treatment. The food was delicious, the oysters particularly were fabulous and the restaurant itself is beautiful. Every other employee we encountered in the restaurant was as kind and courteous but as we say in America….”One bad apple can ruin the bunch” We will never return and you can be certain we will go out of our way tell everyone we know to avoid this establishment.
Diane S. • 5 reviews
August 26, 2023
7.5/10
Ok
Bob G. • 2 reviews
July 8, 2023
10/10
The experience and the food and ambience were all fantastic. We enjoyed this restaurant experience immensely. Was a little nervous the food/service would be lacking because it’s been around so long and tourists come here often but if was excellent in every way. The tower of shellfish was top rate and the grilled lobster was the best lobster I’ve had. And I know my lobster! The cook and seasoning were perfection. Great experience and no way as expensive as most decent restaurants in New York City.
Luís A. • 54 reviews
July 10, 2023
8/10
The typical French ambiance was a pleasant surprise. The food (lunch menu) was okay for the price, similar to Eiffel tower menu (excluding the pig feet). Overall, a good experience, especially if you like a vintage decor.
Francesco O. • 2 reviews
June 17, 2023
9/10
Always a great place to get the neat seafood or Alsatian. Setting is marvelously Parisian, combining some exquisite rudeness from our maitre to having wonderful small talk with people sitting at the nearby table. Anytime again.
Jeffrey R. • 1 review
May 12, 2023
9.5/10
Food excellent. Sole Meuniere not to be missed. French all shouting at one another as they do. Service rapid efficient impersonal
Paul R. • 1 review
February 26, 2023
8.5/10
If possible, book a table downstairs under the cupola, it is a stupendous dining room. Don’t hesitate to order a single portion for two people and share it. The staff are definitely happy about this. We did it with our fois gras starter, and we should have done the same with the choucroute house special. In fact we couldn’t finish this Alsace dish of boiled cabbage, potato and ham hock. The Alsace beers were also excellent
Daniel S. • 3 reviews
February 13, 2023
10/10
Best meal of our Paris trip. The food, service and ambience were amazing. Beautiful building, full of Parisian character. We can definitely recommend.
Janet T. • 2 reviews
December 16, 2022
4/10
Beautiful venue. Really sub standard food. Massive fail from a taste perspective
ANA VALERIA ASSUMPÇAO D. • 5 reviews
September 15, 2022
7.5/10
The service was not polite . The food was not so good as used to be .
Joseph N. • 2 reviews
June 23, 2022
10/10
Fantastic experience
Bob K. • 3 reviews
May 19, 2022
10/10
Our favorite restaurant in Paris. Great food and great service.
Freddie S. • 10 reviews
May 14, 2022
6/10
Average quality food, looks like a restaurant that mostly plays on ambience but lacks quality in food and service. The mussels were ok, nothing special for the price. My partner ordered something vegetarian off the menu, the waiter said that they could make a plate with different vegetables, what she got was a plate with unseasoned beans and boiled potatoes, what a joke (they also charged 17 euros for that). Also their tables are pretty much all attached so in case you imagine a romantic dinner reconsider, as you’ll be eating right next to the strangers at the next table.
Donna C. • 1 review
May 7, 2022
9/10
We went back after 30 +years and it was just as good as we remembered. It didn’t disappoint us!
Kokia h. • 85 reviews
April 9, 2022
8/10
Great deco. Really nice place to be. Foods are very correct! I recommend!
Alexandre A. • 159 reviews
April 6, 2022
9/10
Great traditional brasserie setting. Professional service. Good sea food. Wines list appropriate for the menu. Good value for money. Will come back.
Sofia B. • 5 reviews
February 15, 2022
10/10
The waiter was the sweetest person ever !
Mary Ann C. • 6 reviews
November 10, 2021
9/10
This is a beautiful restaurant. The food is different and quite delicious. The service is. Dry slow but the waiters are friendly. You do need reservations.
Michael D. • 12 reviews
October 17, 2021
8/10
Excellent food, large portions (especially the deserts). But the french waiters…… they just don’t like there job it seems. They forget ordered items, and are unfriendly when something is asked. But the ambiance is so nice, we keep returning.
Robert O. • 11 reviews
October 3, 2021
6.5/10
Industrial food in a gorgeous setting. The quenelle de brochet were likely frozen before reheating, had a terrible consistency and were over cooked and slightly burned as was the spinach. There was barely a cap-ful of the all important sauce nantua. The waiter when asked did bring a sauce-boat of the sauce which was clearly something that had been made somewhere other than at the restaurant itself and resembled lobster bisque rather than a nantua. The fresh shellfish platter was perfectly fine although the important salted butter with rye bread was missing (the butter not the rye bread). Before Group Flo, none of this would have happened
Karen y. • 4 reviews
October 7, 2021
10/10
Our meal was delicious and the service and atmosphere were excellent! Perfect place to dine after the opera.
Eva-Maria S. • 9 reviews
October 2, 2021
6/10
Didn t Know about glutenfree food. Cheated with the Drinks.
Sybiel S. • 11 reviews
September 10, 2021
6.5/10
Basic food tastes and huge portions were disappointing but the authentic atmosphere and the good service, despite the very crowded restaurant, jumped out positive.
Younes N. • 8 reviews
September 5, 2020
10/10
Service impeccable
Kees V. • 5 reviews
February 18, 2020
10/10
Every time I am in Paris I'll visit Bofinger and they never disappointed me. It's a unique restaurant, with a superb ambiance, great food at an affordable price and with excellent service.
Colleen H. • 10 reviews
February 10, 2020
10/10
Excellent food in beautiful Belle Epoque surroundings. Service was friendly and no long waiting. We enjoyed a pleasant evening in this restaurant!
- -. • 1 review
December 14, 2019
9/10
Each time visiting Paris will hit this restaurant. Old French flare. Good service and the dessert is very tasty if you have the stomach left for dessert.
Yu H. • 15 reviews
December 7, 2019
10/10
This is 2nd time I am here,1 time was on the ground floor, this time is the 2nd floor. We had Oysters to start with, then both took the Onion soup, then the Bofinger Signature Choucroute and Duck confit, then finishes with Cafe Liégeois. The service and the dishes are impeccable like last time, if there must be a remark, the table we had on the ground floor was bigger and more comfortable then what we have this time on the 2nd floor.