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| - This is my first time writing a review, and i'm doing so to tell you to stay away from this restaurant. My wife and I frequently dine at upscale steak houses, and were staying in Paris, so we thought why not try the steak house in the hotel. We saw many of the reviews on Yelp, most of which were favorable. But having just experienced it, I must say I wouldn't go back even if the meal was free.
The room itself is very attractive..... nice and artsy, not like many of the traditional, classic rooms. But it was very pleasant. We had a relatively early reservation....7:30, and walked into a mostly empty restaurant. So where do they seat us? Right next to bussing station. Not a great start, but we didn't say anything. The server was good as were the first items we tried. The bread basket, escargots and Caesar salad were all good. But the steak is another story. My wife ordered the angus NY Steak and I ordered the bone-in NY. Hers was slightly overcooked and just terrible. It wasn't just that it had no flavor; it actually tasted bad. My bone-in NY that was ordered medium rare, arrived somewhere between medium and medium-well. Jon, our server agreed wholeheartedly and about 10 minutes later returned with another. This time it was close to raw......far from rare, which I would have accepted and eaten. So, back to the kitchen for a little more cooking. The steak finally came out at the correct temperature the third time, but by this time I had no appetitite and all the sides that had been on our table for close to half an hour, were cold and unappetizing. I did try the steak, and while it was cooked properly, it had hardly any flavor. I cut a few pieces right off of the bone, where there should have been more flavor, but it just wasn't there.
During the meal, the manager came by three different times, with apologies and a free creme brulee, and they didn't charge for my wife's steak, but even with good service, the disappointment with the steaks was far too big of a letdown to ever consider returning or endorsing this place. To put it more succinctly, and speaking both literally and figuratively, Les Artistes needs to go back to the drawing board!
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