Reviews of Monsieur Paul France – Dinner
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Reviewed by Brygida Review Date: 07/03/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here twice in June 2013, it was that good!
The meal started with a small treat from the chef, a cheese puff that was delicious. I had hot decaf tea with my meal and we had the bottled Evian water - both top shelf. Once we ordered, the waiter called over the bread service waitress. There were several breads we could try - a baguette, a multigrain roll, mushroom rolls, and many other selections. Every one we tried was delicious. I ordered the salad with pears and pecans that was absolutely phenomenal. I had asked for it without cheese and the French mustard dressing was soooooooo good. The pears were crisp and sweet - very much like a dessert. For entree, I had the tenderloin with mushroom top - it is so hard to get a great well done steak, but this was perfect! The entree came with a cappuccino mashed potatoes - which was a layer of mashed potatoes, topped with a truffle foam - um! yum! For dessert, I had to have the meringue with various creams and raspberry sorbet - OMG - so good! Arguably, the BEST dessert on WDW property. My son had the kids sirloin and fries. I can't even remember what my husband had, but I know he thought it was delicious and spot-on-French, having lived in France for a few years. He also thought the wine pairing was phenomenal! Thank God for Tables In Wonderland taking 20% off this meal! In response to prior posts, this restaurant was completely quiet, all guests talking in table whispers - even though there were several young kids - impeccably behaved.
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Could use more menu item choicesReviewed by alfy Review Date: 03/20/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were greeted at the downstairs door and quickly shown to our table by a hostess. There seemed to be a small army of helpful waitstaff on hand. Very professional, France-like service. The waitress explained a couple of menu items for us, discussed the wine list and even tolerated my fractured French. Items were served quickly and were very attractively prepared. An amuse-bouche was served alongside excellent French bread before the meal. The duck was an unusual presentation, and very good, cooked exactly right. There is a deluxe prix fixe menu for $89 pp which we did not try.
Dress code mentioned during the reservation process was "business casual." Apparently T-shirts and flip-flops qualify here as business casual, but I suppose it's WDW policy to not turn away any diner. Also, the use of paper place mats instead of cloths seems a little incongruous given the atmosphere. There were a few well-behaved children during our visit, and the noise level, while not quiet, was better than at most WDW restaurants.
Cost for two people -- two appetizers, two entrees, dessert and a bottle of wine, about $225. Thanks, WDW, for Tables in Wonderland!
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Confused ambianceReviewed by slamborne Review Date: 01/17/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
I made my reservation for Bistro de Paris, and it was automatically changed to Monsieur Paul. We were seated quickly (by the window, which was nice) and the service was great. The prices are high, but the food was delicious. We had the scallops and my parents had the beef. i thought the best part of dinner was the orange souffle. It took some time to come out, which gave us time to chat and relax,and was excellent.
The only downfall was that if one of your party members needs an elevator, it only seats one person and takes what seems like an eternity to go up and down.
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the elevatorReviewed by tcg Review Date: 07/18/2015
Rating: (7) Recommended
The service was lovely and overall, the food tasted very good. I do not feel the restaurant lived up to my expectations, but I usually dine at the Yachtsman Steakhouse or Flying Fish. I enjoyed the Tuna Tartare, but the mustard flavor was very powerful. The Chicken Cordon Bleu was very good and nicely presented. My son said his Duck Breast was just okay and my husband's filet was very good, but not worth the cost. Desserts were very attractive, I can't recall what they were...and that's disappointing as we ate there last week.
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Garish decorReviewed by MarLieb Review Date: 09/27/2018
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
We've been to Monsieur Paul several times and I always think of it as a hidden gem. We've always loved the quiet atmosphere, excellent service and great food. I don't know what happened! It's still lovely and quiet and our server was wonderful, but the food was not of signature quality. I ordered a seafood dish and it literally tasted like the scallops had been pre-cooked - they were cold and chewy. One bright spot, we had a table very close to a window and could see some of the Illuminations fireworks which were lovely. I don't think we will be spending hundreds of dollars to eat here again any time soon.
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The food tasted pre-cooked.Reviewed by eeh25 Review Date: 03/18/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
My wife and I dined at Monsieur Paul, at Epcot, the new French restaurant. It was certainly an interesting (and disappointing) dining experience as much has changed from the previous "format". The tables were rearranged so that tables for 4, 6 or 8 were positioned along the windows. Tables for two were positioned along a row of tables at the rear wall of the restaurant. We were seated at one of these very tight tables literally sitting elbow to elbow with adjacent diners. Also, unfortunately, there were approximately 8 families with very young children (ages infant to about 3 yrs old) seated across from us. The children (I counted about 14 of them) were extremely noisy all evening. They were crying, yelling, banging on the table and more crying throughout. I complained to the maitre d and all he offered were his apologies. I requested to be seated elsewhere, which fell on "deaf ears",
We noticed a more casual ambience when we entered the restaurant. There are no more tablecloths, only paper place mats, no flowers or decorations. The menu does not reflect a casual ambience as all entrees "hovered" around $42. The menu offerings were brief as compared to previous. My wife and I selected the red snapper. The "snapper" was quite delicious, however, when you order snapper, that is all that is on the plate (a 4" x 4" square filet). The sauce that accompanied the snapper was quite good. The cost for two dinners, two small dinner salads, one glass of wine, one Perrier was $145.00 (no coffee, no dessert). The service was ok and not great. We could not hear our server, as the adjacent noise from the small children and overall noise in the restaurant made it impossible to carry on any kind of conversation.
Needless to say, we will not be returning to this restaurant.
Monsieur Paul needs to change their name to Monsieur NO NO!!!
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Very NoisyReviewed by tiffynicole1984 Review Date: 12/29/2018
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Monsieur Paul was a huge disappointment. My boyfriend and I ate here Tuesday night for dinner December 4th. They didn’t even bring up my nut allergy, and for a restaurant not to care about allergies can be dangerous for some. Our waiter’s name on our receipt says “Killian M” and he needs more training when it comes to the deluxe dining plan. He greeted us and told us we couldn’t order off of the menu because everything would cost more. That made no sense. What’s the sense of eating at this restaurant if you can’t use your dining plan? After asking and re-asking about the menu several times we were finally told we could order off the regular menu. But while eating I kept worrying about getting a huge bill so it was hard to enjoy my meal. I won’t return. We ate at Chefs de France the following day for lunch on December 5th and that was excellent and that’s not a “signature” two credit restaurant like Monsieur Paul.
