Reviews - Le Ballon des Ternes
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Doug R. • 8 reviews
April 8, 2025
6.5/10The place is beautiful. The service is geared to foreign tourists and the classic bistro food is “iffy”. The oyster bar is good but on the side of expensive. The wine list is limited and again, no bargain. I would avoid if the purpose is to have a real Parisien experience .
Raluca G. • 1 review
March 22, 2025
10/10
Grate food, lovely original French style restaurant!
Sheila L. • 1 review
March 26, 2025
5.5/10Could have improved on customer service. Felt like we were rushed & waiter was abrupt…we didn’t understand the concept of lunch & dinner menus. We would have ordered more if we did
Thomas L. • 1 review
February 10, 2025
10/10Every time I am in Paris, I try to have one dinner in this very nice restaurant with such a cool staff.
Roudy E. • 2 reviews
December 5, 2024
10/10It was a great dinner, we were a group of 8, they gave us a small private place so we had a great time and shared talks
Raymond G. • 1 review
December 2, 2024
9/10Unfortunately, we were able to make a reservation for 6:15 pm, while the restaurant didn't open until 7.
Kittima T. • 1 review
November 15, 2024
10/10
Seafood especially oysters are fresh and large size with reasonable price. Main course is perfect taste especially scallop with white wine sauce and French Onion soup. Desserts, we choose Mille - feuille which is very delicious and crispy. Next time must come again. This trip I went two times.
Stephen W. • 1 review
November 5, 2024
10/10Attentive service and quality food, highly recommended.
Françoise R. • 3 reviews
October 17, 2024
10/10Excellents mets
Zoe W. • 7 reviews
September 13, 2024
10/10The food is very good, seasonal selection of dishes. The team are efficient and friendly.
Neil A. • 3 reviews
August 10, 2024
6/10Good was delicious but service was dreadful. Twice had to get up ask for service. Waited 20 minutes to ask for a drink….
le W. • 15 reviews
May 28, 2024
9.5/10Very traditional French food , impressive
Ruth M. • 1 review
May 26, 2024
10/10
Ben the Maitre D was friendly funny and welcoming to us even though we were n’t French. I’m commenting because of some the previous negative reviews from tourists. The service was excellent and we were not rushed at all . They honored my request for a table by the window which was perfect . The starters and dessert portions were very large and easily shared. Highly recommend the Burrata . The duck confit was especially good and Mille Feuills We had a wonderful evening the only disadvantage was that there was no prix fix menu so the bill was pretty high
David F. • 1 review
April 26, 2024
10/10What else can I say, the food was fantastic, the service very friendly. Loved the experience thoroughly...
Bernadette J. • 1 review
April 26, 2024
9/10We had a waitress and atmosphere. My husband had the beef filet with peppercorn sauce which was excellent!
Jonathan Z. • 3 reviews
January 2, 2024
6.5/10I should have known better than to go to a restaurant across the street from a massive (American brand) hotel. The food was fine, but not great. Definitely not worth the high ratings I found on Trip Advisor. Service was excellent, though the place was pretty empty at the time I dined.
Alan A. • 6 reviews
December 22, 2023
10/10Wonderful service from Mellisandre, superb shellfish and finfish dishes, lovely ambiance. This is a real jewel.
Larry N. • 1 review
November 18, 2023
10/10Excellent experience and very delicious food. Menu and prices were slightly different than what was shown online. Plan on stopping by again this trip for more of the tasty oysters.
Ivar T. • 2 reviews
November 10, 2023
10/10As always when visiting Paris, we need the oysters at Ballon des Ternes. As usual great service, and excellent atmosphere
Thijmen K. • 2 reviews
September 30, 2023
4.5/10Pretty poor service as we came in a little earlier. We were seated at a poor table while nobody else was there.
Rachael H. • 1 review
September 29, 2023
6/10Great location for the Marriott hotel where we stayed and service was good . However the food was very average - nothing special and pricey for what it was. There are much nicer bistros in the area. Having said that the couple next to us had the seafood platter which looked really nice and they said it was Excellant.
Kim G. • 2 reviews
September 29, 2023
10/10
What a beautiful French restaurant. We were greeted and seated promptly in a quiet part of the restaurant. Our waiter was a delight. Never intrusive, but always there for assistance. We are never ones to rush an excellent meal, and the waiter conveyed this to the kitchen, so perfectly paced. Our food was cooked to perfection. My lamb shoulder was so tender. My husband had the rum baba for dessert......the first time a bottle of rum is left for you to add your own rum!!!! Fantastic. We would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are in the area????????
Clarissa V. • 1 review
September 1, 2023
10/10It was a delicious dinner, with an amazing wine
David N. • 1 review
September 4, 2023
9.5/10
Great food and price very reasonable! Highly recommended
Nicholas F. • 1 review
July 29, 2023
7/10attractive white tablecloth place. decent cuisine at above average prices. close to a large international hotel so perhaps good for weary travelers, not worth going out of the way. service was just okay. check your billing as we were charged for a second bottle of wine it was clear we had not ordered. it was swiftly corrected
Louise R. • 1 review
June 17, 2023
10/10Our Concierge recommended the restaurant as it was near our hotel. We loved being able to sit outside. The food was fresh and excellent and the staff very pleasant. We recommended it to other members of our tour group.
Bean L. • 2 reviews
May 27, 2023
10/10Had a wonderful dinner. Restaurant was so pretty inside and the waiters were delightful.
Eli A. • 1 review
April 11, 2023
10/10Not the first time for me at the Bllon des Ternes.... Every visit is a pleasure. Great food,real paris spirit,kind and proffecional service. Thank you again....
Ivar T. • 2 reviews
March 3, 2023
6/10We have visited this cosy restaurant many times over the past 12 years and this visit was the frist since 2021. We was not impressed, sorry. Service ok, food so so. The restaurant lack of enthusiasm and energy
Marina G. • 1 review
January 22, 2023
2/10If I can give -5 , but unfortunately it doesn't exist
Giovanna r. • 19 reviews
January 4, 2023
10/10An elegant time old brasserie with wonderful food and exceptional service. The highlights were the plentiful play de fruits de mer and the delightfully crisp Sancerre.
Natacha P. • 1 review
December 31, 2022
6.5/10We arrived on time! The welcoming was ok. The staff looked stress. The maître D was not nice at all. Actually the 2 maître D’hôtel we’re not nice. Rushed us! That was our 2nd time at the restaurant and very very bad experience this time. But at least the 2 ladies who served us were nice . Let say that the 2MD if i go back i will tell them how pretentious they were
Cheli R. • 1 review
September 29, 2022
10/10The food was excellent. The staff was attentive and fun. I highly recommend
Frank S. • 5 reviews
June 22, 2022
8.5/10We ate at La Ballon des Ternes as it was around the corner from our hotel. Very lovely French cafe. Not everyone spoke English but that was just fine. We figured it out . Our server was great, the maitre’d was welcoming. We had a great meal and an even better bottle of wine,finished off with a cognac and dessert. I would go back
Guy I. • 174 reviews
June 8, 2022
8.5/10????
Boris C. • 2 reviews
May 16, 2022
10/10Very kind service very professional
Christopher M. • 1 review
April 29, 2022
10/10We stayed at the Hyatt and this restaurant is directly across the street. Easy to get to, easy to reserve and the food was very good. I would eat there again, if we get the opportunity.
Beverly C. • 1 review
April 28, 2022
10/10This restaurant was a gem! The waitstaff were amazing and acted as a symphony. We were amazed by the fresh seafood and tried things we would have never tried! Wondersul!
Colin P. • 1 review
November 8, 2021
5.5/10We have been to Le Ballon des Ternes many times over the years and this visit was very disappointing from a food point of view. The saute potatoes were undercooked. The confit de canard was flabby. The cabillaud was just not appertising. We know that they get a lot of tourists and business clientelle but they seem to have really gone down hill.
Elodie M. • 1 review
February 7, 2020
10/10I really recommend this restaurant, the service is awesome and and food amazing. Good address to keep!
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