La Bonne Excuse

très bon accueil
Les plats sont un vrai délice
Le lieu est cosi
Une adresse que je recommande vivement !

Amazing food and amazing service.
Small husband and wife owned restaurant, but not only do they own it they run it too! Husband is the chef and the wife runs the restaurant. They have no one else in there, it is incredible to see a chef come out and serve his gourmet food and ask customer if they would like anything else.
You can really tell with the food and service how much love goes into this place and the food. And it makes me love it even more

This restaurant is cozy, intimate and romantic… and located a few blocks from Musée d’Orsay! I ordered the special of the day which came with an appetizer and entrée for 20 euro! For the appetizer, I had a tuna salad which was the best tuna salad I’ve ever had. The tuna was very fresh… and the meat just melted in my mouth. The flavoring was light yet very tasty… with a dash of olive oil and some other seasonings. I HIGHLY recommend this tuna salad. It was simply amazing!
The entrée was a white fish with green beans and peas. Although this was also tasty, it was average but probably typical of French cuisine.
Overall, the meal was a good deal and so tasty, especially the tuna salad! I would highly recommend coming here!

You don’t have to be a French language expert to figure out the name of this place means «the good excuse». I know zero French and even I could figure it out.
This is a very nice restaurant. I was looking for a good French meal on Rue de Verneuil and another nearby restaurant, Le Cinq Mars, was booked solid for the night. So I opted to try La Bonne Excuse. Boy did I luck out.
Everything was terrific, from the service to the food. The server girl working the floor was super friendly and her pleasant demeanor was my main reason for selecting this restaurant. She informed me to come back after 7:00 PM when they open, and so I did. She later was great in recommending my wine, translating some menu items, and making sure my water was filled all the time.
So how was the food? It was to die for… plump quail wrapped in a flaky breaded crust… perfectly cooked rack of lamb… and a very fine selection of cheeses. The esquisite attention to detail for some of the items was impressive. For example, my tiny vegetables sitting next to my lamb were all orientated a particular way to form a straight line on my plate. All 25 of them were likely positioned by a fork and knife one by one.
The interior atmosphere was slightly upscale, but not so much that it was stuffy. It was rather comfy and it was particularly nice that the interior wasn’t too crowded. Oh, and the restroom downstairs was very clean.
Overall I really don’t have a good excuse to return to this restaurant for my next visit to Paris. I have about seventy five good excuses!

The best apple tart I have ever had in the WORLD!!! The lamb was fantastic too. The best part of the restaurant is actually the couple running it. The husband is the chef and the wife runs front of house. They are so warm and caring. Despite our very poor French (thank goodness the wife speaks fluent English), they made us feel very welcomed. I will definitely come back when I’m back in Paris!