Au Père Lapin

If you want to eat at a delicious restaurant, with a friendly and professional staff and a view of the Eiffel Tower, you must go here! I've had to chance to eat there multiple times: I've had the duck during the winter and the gambas during the summer and it was exquisite! Our waiters were always really nice and efficient. The restaurant itself has a great ambiance. I've recommended it to all my friends staying in Paris and they've all loved it!

About a year ago, when i looked for restaurants in Suresnes, Au Pere Lapin would show up as the highest rated restaurant in the region. Today, when I came to write the review, there are only two reviews both rating the restaurant to be 3-stars, which is more accurate in my opinion. The 4-star and 5-star reviews both got filtered.

At any rate, located on a hill with a great view of the Eiffel Tower from afar, this restaurant is beautifully decorated with large dining areas and superb service. However, the food leaves you wanting.

We came as a large group of 15 and we were given the daily price fixed menu. Based on what others have ordered at other tables and the website, I can see that they offer more than just the prix-fixed menu, but we were not offered such luxuries. For entree/appetizer, we had a choice between the rabbit terrine and the asparagus veloute. For plat/main, we had a choice between a fish and a farmed chicken risotto. For dessert, it was cheese assortment or sorbet, or tiramisu.

The rabbit terrine was fantastic and I was excited to see what would come after, but after tasting my veloute, i was pretty disappointed.

The veloute was bitter and the salmon eggs in there were so disgustingly fishy that no one at the table who ordered it ate it.

The farmed chicken risotto was passable. The chicken was really dry and the risotto was really buttery. The shitake mushroom was overpowering for the risotto.

The fish was really fishy with its skin on (i wouldnt order anything with fish at this restaurant). Although the vegetables that accompanied it was great - it tasted like a chinese stir-fry, which was kinda weird.

The tiramisu was not a real tiramisu. It was essentially whipped cream with berry jam in between, and some berries.

If you want great price-fixed french menu, I would suggest that you head down the hill to L'Oasis, where the food is great and the prices are more reasonable. However, if you're looking for ambiance and a nice outdoor patio, this place is probably the only place in the area that will provide you with that. It's unfortunate the food is so unpalatable.

Also, for dinner, they don't open until 8pm...