Café Varenne

Cafe Varenne is the dream classic Parsian bistro you hope to stumble upon for lunch except this one is so welcoming even to tourists. So kind and friendly with generous classics. Best fries ever. Highly recommend

Very friendly staff and kind service. We had fish soup, salmon lasagna and ravioli dauphinois - all was very good.

Visited here for lunch today and tried the famous roasted chicken which was excellent. Tight but comfortable seating outside. We did not have a reservation on a Saturday lunch and had a 5-10 minute wait for a table. Service excellent, clean restrooms on lower level. Realized after we were seated Barefoot Contessa likes to frequent. Would recommend.

If I could give 3.5 stars, I would. We had the French onion soup, escargot, foie gras, hanger steak with shallot sauce, and duck confit. Service was friendly. Not the greatest representation of each dish here but not the worst either. French onion soup (2/5) : was watery, beef stock not very rich, onions not very caramelized, overall flavour was lacking for a French onion soup but it was tasty enough (like a light onion-y broth) to drink. Escargot (4/5) : garlic parsley butter escargot, emphasis on the parsley with a hint of garlic - pretty good Foie gras (5/5) - on bread, delicious, flavour was great. fatty like butter, personally would not eat it off bread. Hanger steak (3/5) : not bad, not great. medium rare is more a medium between rare and bleu - order medium if you’re squeamish about rare. Salad was fresh, fries good not great. Duck confit (3.5/5) : some tender parts, edges of the duck tended to be tougher. Skin was crispy.

Cafe Varenne was a great stop after the Rodin museum.Matthieu was our server and he was attentive and courteous. Duck confit, chicken, fish and steak tartare, plus a few starters and dessert were well received.