Le Clarence
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What diners said about this restaurant:
Emad M. • 1 review
September 27, 2024
10/10The place was gorgeous. The service was above excellent by very warm, attentive and professional people. The food was very delicious and the most creative combination of various ingredients. We loved it
Yael R. • 2 reviews
September 19, 2024
10/10A 2-star restaurant that fully delivers on this rating - impeccable service, elegant presentation, delightfully creative dishes with surprisingly innovative combinations of flavors. A great place to indulge in a memorable meal or to celebrate a special occasion.
Ankur S. • 39 reviews
July 19, 2024
10/10Food, service and the ambience were all perfect! One of the best in Paris!
Keith E. • 5 reviews
July 4, 2024
10/10Absolutely amazing experience. Not to be missed.
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Tony R. • 12 reviews
June 29, 2024
9/10The service and atmosphere.
Cosmin V. • 3 reviews
June 7, 2024
10/10Services were incredible 👌
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Robert T. • 1 review
May 15, 2024
10/10The food and service was spectacular. I cannot imagine what a 3 star Michelin restaurant is like if Le Clarence is 2 stars.
Moe Y. • 1 review
March 20, 2024
10/10Very great. In particular, the dishes specially arranged by the chef are the best in the world. Various breads are also good. This restaurant is worth going to from Japan. All the staff were kind and their explanations in English were helpful.
Alex R. • 6 reviews
February 14, 2024
2/10They tried to give us a fake invoice +10000 euro
Martha H. • 3 reviews
January 18, 2024
10/10The restaurant is gorgeous—seems like walking into someone’s elegant home. Service is impeccable.
sijie X. • 5 reviews
November 30, 2023
10/10My favorite restaurant in Paris! Recommend for everyone! Surprise in everywhere.
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Gary Z. • 1 review
October 28, 2023
10/10Has a excellent time, staffs are nice with humor, polite. Good wine suggestions.
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Kimberley T. • 1 review
October 7, 2023
10/10Best meal of our lives! Every detail perfect. The ambience, the service and most of all the food could not be improved upon. We will remember and cherish our experience forever.
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Allan G. • 1 review
September 14, 2023
7.5/10We enjoyed our experience at Le Clarence. The service level was excellent and the number of courses exceeded our expectations as they deliver about 3 items per course. The two downsides for us were the long gaps between courses on a couple of occasions and the choice of pigeon for the "meat course". Pigeon is not a food we like much, but it was delivered three different ways, including a raw pigeon breast. This was not what we expected in a meat course with all the other wonderful options available.
Andrew M. • 1 review
September 2, 2023
10/10Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. The staff was extremely welcoming and the 5-course tasting was immaculate. I would dine here again in a heartbeat.
Sarah k. • 4 reviews
July 29, 2023
10/10We loved our experience at Le Clarence!! The staff was wonderful and so friendly and the food was incredible!! We splurged with the 7 course tasting menu with wine pairings and it did not disappoint. Very fresh and small enough bites that you didn’t feel like you were going to explode at the end of the evening. Everything we tasted was so unique and delicious. We can’t wait to come back!!
Haixiao C. • 6 reviews
June 21, 2023
10/10Five-course menu is great. Each course often has multiple satellite dishes. The lamb is the best we have ever had (the dish also comes in three parts).
Marc W. • 8 reviews
June 3, 2023
10/10Absolutely one of the best restaurants in the world. They made a vegetarian menu for us on short notice too!
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Philip Y. • 18 reviews
May 31, 2023
9.5/10Everything food wise was very good, using our experience at other Michelin 2 and 3 stars restaurants as benchmark. Love the appetizers especially the sea snail. The pigeon was perfectly cooked. The flavors of all the dishes were quite balanced. The staff was not stuffy as in some other Michelin 2-3 star establishments. However there are a few misses that the restaurant could work on: our water was switched from sparkling to flat half way through the meal and it took 4 or 5 reminders for our server to place the utensils on the correct side for my left handed wife.
Terry D. • 2 reviews
April 19, 2023
6/10Le Clarence was billed as the 27th best restaurant in the world. I just returned from the dinner this evening and have to say that it was mediocre at best. Food: The meal as an experience is challenging to anticipate as a diner. We opted for the meager 3-course dinner, but received an abundance of extra dishes. While some may view these as pleasant "surprises", the dishes were in no way connected to each other and made it challenging to understand the progression of the meal. Were we in the amuse bouche, or the starter, or the meat? As far as the food, its sparse delicious highs were balanced by lackluster lows. The amuse bouches were boring. And while the fish/prawn-related dishes increased in technique and flavor (which was welcome), there were still several mis-steps (e.g. puffed mochi that was a textural nightmare). The meat featured an array of three quail-related dishes, linked only by the fact that they were all quail (each of which was "good"), but ultimately followed by a toast containing a cheese of some sort and mortadella, a disappointing follow-up to the quail that we thought was supposed to be the pinnacle of our meal. Our dessert consisted of four separate dishes (all lackluster), followed by a chocolate dessert (chocolate crust and ginger on the bottom, buckwheat on top) that was an unpleasant mish-mash of textures and pockets of fighting flavors (we didn't eat more than a bite). Service: The service was bizarre. Perhaps it was the translation from French to English, but their sense of humor was awkward (e.g. they asked my wife to eat the remaining bread bite multiple times despite her refusal). Additionally, they frequently would drop dishes without instructing us on how to eat them (e.g. combine them), or strand us with a bread and wine but no entree. In other instances, while we were eating one course (e.g. quail and peas), they interrupted us by dropping the next course (quail and risotto) and the third course (fried quail) before we even had a chance to appreciate the first. The same with dessert (two drops of two dishes each, followed by the chocolate course while we hadn't even finished with the first four). And at the end of the meal, they left us stranded in the corner for a full hour (2240-2340) without checking on us once (we wanted the check so we could leave!). And at the end of the meal, our server did not come and ask us how it was - they stopped asking us about the food at the meat entree. Ambience: it's stuffy. Don't be fooled by "business casual" - all the men are wearing coats, and the women are wearing dresses. Interestingly, they did not offer my wife a black napkin despite her black dress, and despite the white table cloth, they did make us re-use silverware between courses, allowing them to touch/soil the tablecloth. Communication: This is really the hardest part we had with the meal. Due to a miscommunication, I was served the "Terroir" wine pairing instead of their top-end 500E pairing. When I was served a glass of Anjou to start, I figured maybe they were just slow to build. However, I should have recognized that the Rhone white, grand cru Riesling, '18 "Burgundy", and '09 Pinot Gris were definitely not top-end material - but by the third wine I realized it was too late to draw attention to it. While this was my fault at using the wrong wording (I specifically ordered the "premier" tasting instead of whatever they were calling their top tasting; I definitely did NOT say "terroir"), I did ask if any of the wines were coming from the proprietor's estate (hoping to see some aged Bordeaux), to which the server smirked and said no - now I know why: he was laughing at the audacity to suggest such a wine would be in the lowly terroir tasting. As I write this, I feel his contempt for us as his patrons. In the end, the food was forgettable (which is why I wrote this review tonight), the service was "average" for a restaurant of this caliber (with some clear issues as stated above), and the ambience was disproportionately stuffy for the caliber of food and service. If a member of their staff were to reach out to me, I'd be happy to discuss further.
KANGYOUNG L. • 1 review
March 18, 2023
10/10perfect. food, service, wine so nice restaurant in france. keep going to get 3 star.....
howard g. • 2 reviews
March 4, 2023
5.5/10The food was disappointing. There was not even one memorable dish. The fish dishes were too fishy and the lamb dish too gamey. The breads, however, were above average. I was seated in the ante room to the main dining room. The general atmosphere is quite austere. Service is brisk and proper but not especially friendly. A restaurant at this price level and with such high ratings should have many notable dishes. This restaurant had none.
Angela B. • 1 review
February 16, 2023
10/10I can not think of a better experience in food, ambience, service! A true gem in Paris! Like a new breath to a traditional cuisine! Excellent! Thank you and I can not wait to visit you again!
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Liwei H. • 24 reviews
November 11, 2022
6/10Was expecting better but left disappointed. Sommelier should try to explain the wine pairing better instead of just saying the name of the wine, something like what is the tasting note and how does it pair with the wine would be minimum for Michelin starred restaurant. Furthermore, I waited 40mins between two courses pondering why so…never did experience such in other restaurants. The wait staff could do better, when I came back from the toilet, can’t find the white napkin, somehow they took away mine without replacing. For the price of almost 700 eur for 1 person food and wine, I could get better experience in other finer establishments in Paris.
Ellen O. • 3 reviews
October 29, 2022
10/10Le Clarence is a wonderful restaurant! Cuisine, hospitality, service and ambiance are extraordinary! My sister and I were treated like royalty! I look forward to a return visit.
Marin J. • 2 reviews
July 30, 2022
10/10It was the most amazing dining experience! From the moment you step in the restaurant you are in heaven. The flavours that kept on suprising, the wine that was perfectly matched and the beautiful interior.
Yuchen F. • 4 reviews
July 28, 2022
10/10Service is impeccable! We chose five courses, each courses include several dishes which shows the different understanding of the food from the chef. Definitely worth the price and 100% recommend
Tao S. • 6 reviews
July 15, 2022
10/10One of the best Michelin two star restaurant! We love the creation from chef and surprises of every dish. It is relaxable, enjoyable to have meal there. We will definitely go back again.
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Yunjin L. • 1 review
June 22, 2022
10/10very kind and delicious
Sadaharu H. • 1 review
June 9, 2022
10/10One day in the life, amazing experience and happiness there.
Mario K. • 16 reviews
April 16, 2022
7.5/10Good
Chuan H. • 7 reviews
April 16, 2022
10/10Surpassed our expectations.
Sascha E. • 1 review
April 13, 2022
10/10We went to Le Clarence for my wife's birthday lunch and it was an outstanding experience. Each course consists of multiple smaller dishes, which allows you to taste a wide range of flavours. Not every dish was on a consitently outstanding level, but those that were more than made up for it. We especially loved the seafood and dessert courses, which were better than some 3 star restaurants we tried. The service was flawless. My wife enjoyed taking pictures in the grand salon. We highly recommend Le Clarence to anyone.
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David R. • 1 review
March 29, 2022
10/10This is a three star experience—from the beautiful mansion, the attentive and friendly staff, the expertly paired wine selections, to the most amazing 7 course culinary masterpiece, Le Clarence is a destination unto itself. An intimate and memorable evening that will be a highlight of our Paris visit!
BERTRAND D. • 34 reviews
February 25, 2022
10/10Just perfect and what I was looking for! Interesting food in a very unique French ambiance.
Aa F. • 1 review
February 11, 2022
10/10Really good meal and really good service
Glenn H. • 30 reviews
October 27, 2021
10/10One of the top fine dining experiences in Paris. Brilliant creative food served by professional but charming staff in an elegant club atmosphere. Particular praise to comprehensive wine list overseen by expert sommeliers.
Merlin G. • 3 reviews
October 13, 2021
10/10Grand Palace, great food, excellent service. Well worth a visit and desering of its rating. Generous in all aspects of the experience. Delightful
Joachim v. • 4 reviews
September 30, 2021
10/10An oiutstanding experience at all levels. Great and exciting food with fantastic mastered variations around a main theme, stunning wine list, superbe service. For us, a highlight to go and to live.
Miryan O. • 2 reviews
September 3, 2021
7.5/10The food was creative and the service was excellent but the food was not so goof.
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