EATING OUT IN PARIS

LE JULES VERNE

On the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, we can have some good time in a French restaurant. The name was chosen to pay tribute to a great French writer : Jules Verne.

Jules Verne was born in Nantes, in 1828. He wrote some novels all along his life , mainly science-fiction or adventure novels. He died in 1905, in Amiens. He was 77.

The chef-owner of this restaurant is Alain Ducasse. He has got 3 Michelin stars for his two restaurants in France, the "Louis XV" and the "Alain Ducasse" and for the "Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester" in London.

Its cooking is very modern, just like today's Paris. We can find the greatest traditional French dishes, and Alain Ducasse's modern recipes. The food is tasty and sophisticated and it's a mixture of traditional local products and modernity.

For example, here is a sample of a menu :

Roasted Dublin Bay prawns, cepe mushrooms and artichoke.

Marinated scallops, cream of cauliflower soup, and gold caviar.

Pan-seared turbot, lightly creamed leeks,black fig sauce.

Truffled saddle of hare, shoulder stuffed with foie gras.

Tower bolt, dark chocolate praliné, hazenult ice cream.

Delicate iced mousse of raspherry and coconut, lime/vanilla sorbet.

Opening hours :

Monday to Sunday

Lunch : 12.15pm to 1.30pm

Dinner : 7pm to 9.30pm

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EATING ON A BATEAU MOUCHE...

A unique experience

After the Second World War, Jean Bruel wanted to found a new form of restaurant.

In 1949, he created a group of boat-restaurants, and suggested to eat on water .

These boats were called bateaux mouches

He based his business in Paris, on its famous river Seine.

The boats

Jean Bruel owns 14 boats and all of them have modern equipment and two decks.  The first deck is an indoor deck. There you can eat and admire an incomparable view of Paris.  

The company offers different prices and activities :
- You can pay for a boat ride only, it's cheaper and free for young children. The visit takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. For an adult, it costs 10€ and for a child it's only 5€.

- You can choose to have dinner. The menu is between 50€ and 135€
- It is also possible to ask for other services such as a birthday or a dinner show or a romantic dinner...  

I have an exellent memory of a visit of Paris on a boat with my class and my teachers. There you can enjoy a great view of Paris . I really hope to eat on a boat-restaurant one day, because many friends told me that the dinner was delicious and they had a lot of fun.

Dylan, Théodore & Nicolas