For most of the last part of our Paris stay, we had family with us, French speakers from Toronto.
First night we took them to Pierre Sang Oberkampf. It was fish themed that night (all but one of our prior visits had at least one meat course, sometimes 2) and as good as usual. Ordered a bottle of bubbles (Domaine Sérol Tur) instead of the wine pairings I’ve learned to avoid here. I know that some folks on this board don’t like Pierre Sang, but even beyond the bargain price, we find it fun and on any visits other than a short stay this is always a must return. Usually on a Sunday night, when fewer restaurants are open.
Lunch the next day was Coretta and was delightful; we will return. Although her ris de veau - which my uncle declared the best he’s ever had - I thought were very good, but not quite as good as the ones I had at Parcelles; perhaps I prefer them more croustillant. You have to order the cinnamon brioche in advance, and they are totally worth it. Warning: even if you have an American-sized appetite, the portion is so large that at minimum you’ll want to split it between two people.
The next day was lunch at Alliance. As I noted the other day, the food was fine, but not as good as it had been on other visits. The tuna course had a major faux pax where some of the plastic wrapping for the tuna was still attached when served to some of us. [A few minutes later the chef came out and apologized profusely to my uncle.]
One of the waiters was somewhat aggressively flirting with / hitting on our 25 year old daughter. I actually thought it was fine enough during the meal, but as we were leaving he came outside to talk to her again, which was perhaps a bit much (though I suppose had she been interested it would not have…).
Not that the meal was bad, please don’t misunderstand. But for me it wasn’t up to previous visits. If this had been our only time there, and absent the continued fabulous reviews from this board, it’s possible we would not go back. I’m delighted to hear that my experience was likely a one-off, and we plan to return this year.
Took our daughter to Maison Sota for lunch the next day. I’d been twice before. This time, it was much more like a “typical” French-by-a-Japanese-chef than the prior times, both in terms of the service (upgraded, though nowhere near Alliance or even Akabeko level) and the food (much less adventurous). I preferred the relatively bold/daring food that was reminiscent of a more upscale Clown Bar from previous visits. I did enjoy the wine pairings. There was nothing wrong with the quite tasty food. But I’m now no longer particularly inclined to return, absent hearing some other econouraging reviews.
Dinner with the family at Eunoé was a treat. Fun, low prices, very good to great food. The monkfish was excellent; some of the best fish we ate the entire trip (and I’m not usually a big monkfish fan). The signature beef tartare was very good but not a wow. The signature roasted lamb is a wow, and should not be missed. The Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage went very well with the lamb. Eunoé is near the top of our must-return list.
Lunch the next day at Les Parisiens reinforced what I already knew about the place: the lunch menu is a bargain, the fish is great, but everything that is not fish (or dessert)… is just not as good as the fish (or dessert).
The Relais de L’Entrecote is very touristy, and continues to have a great sauce and excellent frites. We still enjoy going there most years. And did I mention that it’s very touristy? 
a.lea for Sunday lunch a la carte was very nice, and the price pretty reasonable, but while it was very good, the “wow” factor from when we first went a few years ago was missing. We will likely return, but it’s no longer a must for us.
At Pouliche for dinner the next night, a place where we’d been twice before and enjoyed, our large group was seated at the back behind a curtain, given a waiter for whom this was their first day, got extremely slow service (and couldn’t get the check at the end even when we came out and asked), and while most of the food was good one of the fish dishes was dry and borderline inedible. We will not be returning to Pouliche.
We returned to Jacques Faussat - for dinner this time, where the prices are only a little higher than at lunch. The food was all very good, and some excellent, not just the specialities, even if the soufflé wasn’t quite as good as the prior time. But the potato/foie gras starter and the soufflé are not to be missed. We will certainly return, though if I were a Paris resident it’d probably still be a once/year place rather than in a more regular rotation.
