The Great Parisian Plate Debate

While the selection was small, the Italian wine we ordered was only 15€ and extremely tasty, and the meat was exceptionally generous for the price. They only charged 4€, and it was twice the size and quality of others I’ve been served costing more than 10€. So, even though it doesn’t technically count as a bar for the GPD, I highly recommend this fine establishment. I was actually kind of disappointed that I had to leave for my dinner reservation, as I wanted to check out their menu. The inside was promising, and I would certainly go back for groceries as well.

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The first time I came to Batofar was for a concert. I didn’t know anything about the venue, and in a rush I scanned through their website just long enough to find the address. I googled it, saw it was across from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and think about it. As I biked over, I realized that the BnF faces the water. It turns out that Batofar is a boat (bateau…duh) that hosts concerts and DJs.

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In order for you to fully appreciate my feelings for Pub St Germain, I feel compelled to preface this review by saying the establishment prompted Christian and I to spend 10 minutes discussing the relative strengths of words such as “hate” and “loathe.”

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There’s no such thing as a good cheap steak. I should have incanted this truism before I ordered an entrecote off a 22€ three course prix-fixe menu.

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I don’t know how we managed it, but we did. We found what may very well be the only bar in Paris that does not serve wine by the bottle. Not that we didn’t try. And by “we,” I mean Christian.

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We were quickly served a large carafe of cold water. For those of you that don’t appreciate this fact, it’s a minor miracle. There were only two people working, and I pegged the waitress to be the daughter of the chef. They were both incredibly nice.

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