I know from reading this forum that it%26#39;s popular and was the setting for a scene in %26quot;Something%26#39;s got to give%26quot;... but is it too touristy now or worth a stop?
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Le Grand Colbert has been a %26#39;..destination..%26#39; restaurant in Paris for decades---for both tourists and locals. It has somehow managed to muddle through, in spite of its popularity...so I%26#39;m sure it can cope with the occasional Jack %26amp; Diana %26#39;wanna-bes%26#39;. The food is good, service is correct, the interior wonderfully %26#39;Belle Epoque%26#39;, the atmosphere convivial and the %26#39;experience%26#39; always worthwhile.
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There are dozens of restaurants/brasseries throughout Paris with equally nice turn of the century setting, standard brasserie food and professional service, but where you are not %26quot;greeted%26quot; by clippings of restaurant reviews in English and Japanese... and matching customers. Instead, I would try Marty (avenue des Gobelins), Le Zéphyr (rue du Jourdain), Le Bouillon Racine (rue Racine), etc.
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We just visited Le Grand Colbert in September. My husband and I both thought it was average food, though the brasserie is very nice. The crowd was mixed with American tourists and the French. If you%26#39;re in the area, stop. But, I wouldn%26#39;t recommend making a special trip. We found our favorite restaurants just asking the locals where they eat.
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WHY NOT? Unless you%26#39;re really pressed for time and can only pick one or two special places to eat, go! At least you can say %26quot;been there, done that%26quot;. That%26#39;s why my friends and I went and we weren%26#39;t disappointed at all. I could have done without the movie posters on the wall, but my friends and I all had a wonderful time. The food was good at a reasonable price and the staff friendly.
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I do go there from time to time just because I like this area (the place des victoires and the gallery Vivienne are near the restaurant and are worth a stop). This is quite typical of the old style brasseries... but the food is really average (and sometimes worse than that)... prices ar quite high (considering the food).
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My husband and I went a couple weeks ago. Sure, it may be touristy, but there were a number of locals as well. It was FUN...the service was great...food was good...and that%26#39;s all that matters, right?
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Le Grand Colbert is touristy but also frequented by a lot of French people.
It is a beautiful brasserie. Service and wait can be good or bad. Menu is more elaborate than needed. Stick to simple fares and of course their fresh (raw) seafood is always good.
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