Relais Madeleine

Amazing staff! Really enjoyed the duck and the wine options were perfect. Will most certainly come back next time i’m in Paris. Highly recommended for more of a chill atmosphere but with high quality food.

We had the Best time and best dinner! The team was the best! Food was excellent! Drinks were excellent!! Excellent service!!

French Onion Soup (Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée) by The Famous Chef Thomas (Paris) If Paris had a lie detector for kitchens, it would be the French onion soup — and at Le Relais Madeleine, the needle doesn’t even twitch. The bowl arrives without theatrics, which Famous Chef Thomas notes is exactly the point. This is a broth that understands its lineage. Deep, aromatic, and built patiently rather than bullied into flavor, it reflects discipline. The onions are taken well past polite caramelization into that darker, honest territory — mahogany, bordering on indulgent — where sweetness matures into structure. Onions treated this way are not rushed; they are respected. Time is evident in every spoonful. The cheese is where many brasseries reveal insecurity. Famous Chef Thomas observes none here. The gruyère is applied with restraint and confidence — fully melted, gently blistered, properly browned. No greasy collapse, no excess disguised as generosity. Beneath it, the crouton retains its backbone: soaked through, but not surrendered. That distinction is intentional. This is not a soup calibrated for tourists or distraction. It is seasoned with judgment, not panic. Balanced, composed, and unmistakably French — the kind of dish that explains why brasseries endure. When simplicity is handled with integrity, it stops being simple and becomes luxury. Le Relais Madeleine did not reinvent French onion soup. They simply told the truth The Famous Chef Thomas approves this French restaurant in Paris.

I would 100% recommend this spot! Our server was lovely. My mom and I wanted a classic French dinner experience and we definitely got it. We started with escargot which were phenomenal, I got the duck and my mom the sea bass and both were cooked perfectly. Our server paired us with two different white wines which were delightful. To finish, we shared an apple pie - made the Normandy way - best I’ve ever had, and I despise baked fruit. 10/10 - Simple food, made with love! Our server was fantastic and made the dinner visit perfect. My only complaint - which is not the restaurants fault at all - would be the ignorant Americans that were in the restaurant loudly talking about very vulgar topics. Save that for the bar - not a nice restaurant and maybe just don’t speak so obnoxiously loud? However that’s asking a lot of an American.

Service was friendly and helpful. The food was mediocre or maybe I was expecting more! The stake was lacking flavour. Not sure what went wrong, but I don't think it was a good choice. Even the fries were below average.