I finally made it here after weeks of pining and was disappointed.
My experience did not get off to a great start as the hostess wanted nothing to do with our party of 8 and kept insisting we sit upstairs despite us telling her numerous times we made a reservation for the lower patio (which I should note you must speak to a manager to get a reservation for more than 7 which sounds a lot easier than it actually is - boo urns). After much back and forth we were finally seated on the nearly empty patio and left there for what felt like eternity before we were asked for our drink order. Needless to say service was so so, and despite the lack of other patrons we had to constantly flag down a server to put in our orders. I will say that halfway through our meal we did get a new waiter (thank you shift change!) who was very attentive and charming, which is why I have rated La Societe at three stars and not two. Food was decent but by no means mind blowing, the steak frites and terrine were underwhelming but the Croque Monsieur and pate were de-lish. Another quick side note, if you plan on sitting on the large patio downstairs be warned that the menu is different and quite significantly smaller and no, you cannot order off the larger more appealing upstairs menu no matter how much you try and bribe your server. As for the upstairs, the restaurant itself if beautiful and very Parisian in feel, but also very dark and not really the best place to be on a gorgeous Summer day. And the seafood set up near the restrooms?!?! Maybe it's just me, but I was slightly put off. Would I go again? Maybe for brunch w/ the girls or a lunch w/ clients (if they insisted) but I did cancel my upcoming dinner this week in favour of somewhere with more personality and flexibility if that tells you anything.