Comments on: Cafe Constant - Paris http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kathy Montgomery http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-22609 Kathy Montgomery Sat, 03 May 2008 16:20:57 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-22609 We ate at Cafe Constant twice during a two week stay. The food was good to very good, but I thought the prices unreasonably high. My scallops were great but cost $18 euros for 5, with a few twigs of greenery on the side. That is it, 5 scallops, a twig or two, nothing else. not a meal. The wait staff definitely treat you differently if you order multiple courses. One waiter had English without accent, but others had little English and some attitude. If you are in this neighborhood, you might try Chez Pierrot under the red awning that says Pariesen Bistro on rue Amelie just a couple blocks away. The food was better, cheaper, and our waitress spoke lovely English, had us test the wine even though we only ordered a single glass. She was very warm, welcoming, interested in what we thought of the food, made wine and meal suggestions - in all, I preferred Chez Pierrot to Constant We ate at Cafe Constant twice during a two week stay. The food was good to very good, but I thought the prices unreasonably high. My scallops were great but cost $18 euros for 5, with a few twigs of greenery on the side. That is it, 5 scallops, a twig or two, nothing else. not a meal.

The wait staff definitely treat you differently if you order multiple courses. One waiter had English without accent, but others had little English and some attitude.

If you are in this neighborhood, you might try Chez Pierrot under the red awning that says Pariesen Bistro on rue Amelie just a couple blocks away. The food was better, cheaper, and our waitress spoke lovely English, had us test the wine even though we only ordered a single glass. She was very warm, welcoming, interested in what we thought of the food, made wine and meal suggestions - in all, I preferred Chez Pierrot to Constant

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-21268 Nina Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:24:35 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-21268 Hi Carrie, I'm sorry but I don't know if Cafe Constant is open on Monday. I also liked Cafe du Marche a lot (http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-du-marche-paris.html), but I'm also not sure if they're open on Mondays either. Sorry I couldn't be of more help! Hi Carrie, I’m sorry but I don’t know if Cafe Constant is open on Monday. I also liked Cafe du Marche a lot (http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-du-marche-paris.html), but I’m also not sure if they’re open on Mondays either. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help!

]]> By: Carrie Kutchins http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-21267 Carrie Kutchins Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:55:53 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-21267 We have enjoyed the Cafe Constant. At the dinner hour(8-10) it can be crowded and loud. But the food is very good. The decor may be lacking but it is a friendly neighborhood place. We have some friends who will have a one night layover in Paris from Italy, on a Monday night and I am not sure if the Cafe Constant is open on Monday. It would be great if you had this information. Could you please let me know soon, as they leave the US in a week or so. They want to have a great bistro meal that won't break the bank. If the Cafe Constant is closed on Monday do you have any reccomendations for another cafe? Best Regards, Carrie We have enjoyed the Cafe Constant. At the dinner hour(8-10) it can be crowded and loud. But the food is very good. The decor may be lacking but it is a friendly neighborhood place.
We have some friends who will have a one night layover in Paris from Italy, on a Monday night and I am not sure if the Cafe Constant is open on Monday. It would be great if you had this information. Could you please let me know soon, as they leave the US in a week or so. They want to have a great bistro meal that won’t break the bank. If the Cafe Constant is closed on Monday do you have any reccomendations for another cafe?
Best Regards, Carrie

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20593 Nina Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:33:43 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20593 Hello Maria, It really is quite small -- 24 people would probably just about fill up the 2nd floor room, I'm guessing. The best thing to do is probably to call them and ask if they can accommodate your family on a certaind ate. It's still a bit in advance, and maybe you could reserve something early in the evening when there are less people there. Hope you get to enjoy it! Nina Hello Maria, It really is quite small — 24 people would probably just about fill up the 2nd floor room, I’m guessing. The best thing to do is probably to call them and ask if they can accommodate your family on a certaind ate. It’s still a bit in advance, and maybe you could reserve something early in the evening when there are less people there.
Hope you get to enjoy it!
Nina

]]> By: Maria http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20592 Maria Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:29:44 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20592 Hi, the name of this restaurant has shown up in several of my searches for restaurants in Paris. We will be visiting Paris during the last week of December. The thing is we are a family of 24 (including kids 9 years through 18), and we are a bit hesitant of going due to the large group. Still reading the food reviews this is just what we want for our first night in Paris (Thursday DEC 27). I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks Hi, the name of this restaurant has shown up in several of my searches for restaurants in Paris. We will be visiting Paris during the last week of December. The thing is we are a family of 24 (including kids 9 years through 18), and we are a bit hesitant of going due to the large group. Still reading the food reviews this is just what we want for our first night in Paris (Thursday DEC 27). I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20189 Nina Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:52:15 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20189 Thanks for reporting back, Lee. I'm so happy that you liked. I'd do anything to have this sort of neighborhood cafe in my neighborhood... Thanks for reporting back, Lee. I’m so happy that you liked. I’d do anything to have this sort of neighborhood cafe in my neighborhood…

]]> By: Lee http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20140 Lee Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:05:14 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-20140 Thanks for the recommendation. After reading your site I took my wife to Cafe Constant last week during a 4 day trip to Paris. If I hadn't read the reviews, I'm not sure we would have ventured inside and that would have been an opportunity missed! The service was relaxed and friendly, 'like the chalk board menu'. As soon as the waiter realised our French was sketchy at best, he switched to English, nothing appeared to be any trouble. The food was excellent and the profiteroles were to die for. I have already recommended the Cafe to a friend and will continue to do so. I just want to point out that if (like us) you do not smoke, ask to be seated in the non-smoking section upstairs. We didn't realise it was there until half way through our meal. Thanks for the recommendation. After reading your site I took my wife to Cafe Constant last week during a 4 day trip to Paris. If I hadn’t read the reviews, I’m not sure we would have ventured inside and that would have been an opportunity missed!
The service was relaxed and friendly, ‘like the chalk board menu’. As soon as the waiter realised our French was sketchy at best, he switched to English, nothing appeared to be any trouble. The food was excellent and the profiteroles were to die for. I have already recommended the Cafe to a friend and will continue to do so.

I just want to point out that if (like us) you do not smoke, ask to be seated in the non-smoking section upstairs. We didn’t realise it was there until half way through our meal.

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-17331 Nina Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:23:14 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-17331 Dash -- haha, I'm glad that the food redeemed it all -- and hope that your second meal was as good as the first! Dash — haha, I’m glad that the food redeemed it all — and hope that your second meal was as good as the first!

]]> By: Dash http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-16148 Dash Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:45:09 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-16148 We are spending 12 days in Paris, and have been having a lot of very good, not always great food, but we made it to Cafe Constant 2 days ago. We arrived a little before noon opening, and they asked us to wait-- we stood at the door, and a few minutes later another couple arrived, and they were seated! We had to laugh-- the hostess was almost comically rude and rambunctious, broke 2 glasses behind the bar within the first 20 minutes of our meal. The service, I must say, was particularly sloppy. We must have seen five plates put down on tables only to be removed after recognizing a mistake. And we were not steered away from ordering, due to our pathetic French I'll admit, 2 desserts that were virtually identical other than chantilly in place of ice cream. Sigh. ALL THAT SAID-- the food was fantastic, by far the best we've had here (we have a baby, so fancy meals, Gagnaire, etc. are out), every dish was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious and we are GOING BACK TODAY. We are spending 12 days in Paris, and have been having a lot of very good, not always great food, but we made it to Cafe Constant 2 days ago. We arrived a little before noon opening, and they asked us to wait– we stood at the door, and a few minutes later another couple arrived, and they were seated! We had to laugh– the hostess was almost comically rude and rambunctious, broke 2 glasses behind the bar within the first 20 minutes of our meal. The service, I must say, was particularly sloppy. We must have seen five plates put down on tables only to be removed after recognizing a mistake. And we were not steered away from ordering, due to our pathetic French I’ll admit, 2 desserts that were virtually identical other than chantilly in place of ice cream. Sigh. ALL THAT SAID– the food was fantastic, by far the best we’ve had here (we have a baby, so fancy meals, Gagnaire, etc. are out), every dish was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious and we are GOING BACK TODAY.

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-12962 Nina Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:05:11 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/08/28/cafe-constant-paris.html#comment-12962 Gail - Glad that you enjoyed the meal, and thanks for letting us know! I really do think that it's a special place, and is well worth going along with their style. Gail - Glad that you enjoyed the meal, and thanks for letting us know! I really do think that it’s a special place, and is well worth going along with their style.

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