Quai Est - Le Perreux-sur-Marne

We were five. The location is very elegant, in black and gray; a wonderful view of the Marne River; decent price performance. As appetizers we shared Nems (spring rolls) and Tempura shrimps, We had all fish dishes as a duck, and the...fish was excellent and fresh. The service was not only with a smile, but also with joy.

The fairly recent Quai Est has replaced an Italian restaurant, itself being a replacement of a Lebanese restaurant. The location enjoys a privileged site with views on the Marne river. This is very relaxing in the spring temperatures. The food is good, but it has...a major advantage. It is not boring. We have initiated guests to ceviche (a Peruvian recipe), very well prepared. We have been there several times. As a couple, service is naturally efficient. It is less so when you come as a larger group. In any case, a good place to try out.

I was invited there for a B-Day dinner and i was nicely surprised, a very cool table with view over the Marne River was waiting for us. The restaurant pretty well for those who like modern an zen style. WIth a big wide screen for...those who are inside. The service was pretty well, as they where kind of overbooked...in the end we had the coffees for free. Everybody was pleased with what they had for dinner. We were 7. I had: Oeuf mollet (delicious) Tartare de boeuf (it was good but not specially remarkable) and Café Gourmand (excellent). Oh! as apéritif i had Mojito (a true one if you know what i mean)...that was well prepared. It is a restaurant that it is outside Paris, and outside turistic circuits... but if you happen to be around its really worth it.... The good point about that, the menu has a high quality standart, and the place is quite calme. If you 're looking also for a place to have a party; i guess its prepared for that! PS. I noted it as the same kind of restaurant in Paris Intramuros its or depending on the neighborhood.

We went as a group of five. The setting is very elegant, in black and gray; a wonderful view of the Marne River; decently priced food. As appetizers we shared nems (spring rolls) and tempura shrimp, We all had fish dishes as entrees, and the...fish was excellent and fresh. Service was not only with a smile, but pleasantries as well.

Really Bad... Went there this Sunday for a family lunch. First we booked online and arrived to find that they had no records of our confirmed reservation (proof by text and email of reservation). After a bit we received a nice table by the water...which made up for that. However, the waitress was less than useless. Took three reminders to bring water to the table (arrived 1h30 into our being there), forgot to place our order with the kitchen so it took 1h15 for our starter course to come. These came with 4 tiny pieces of bread (very stingy service) and 0 apologies, only that she had told the kitchen staff off . The starters tasted ok but nothing special. After we had finished our starters it took another 30 minutes of more waiting to get our main course, and another 3 reminders for that too. I ended up being rather unpleasant with her at which point she went to the kitchen and miraculously came right out with our mains.... cold and overcooked! She insists again that it is a mistake from the kitchen and says they can re-heat the meat. No apologies whatsoever still on any count, just excuses one after the other and blame on other colleagues. As this was 2 hours after arriving and ordering we decided we had had enough and told her we wanted to pay for our starters and drinks and to go. The manager comes to see us and starts with the same attitude of blaming others and making excuses but once again not a single acknowledgement of the poor quality of service today. We tell him this is unacceptable and he agrees to lets us pay and go. Another waitress starts printing our bill.... with the mains included! I *snap* (it doesn 't happen often) and tell her she is being very cheeky and to remove the mains as agreed. Again she blames the manager not telling her although she was right there when we had talked. She reprints it, we pay and we leave. Still only excuses, and no apology. A very very disappointing lunch, poor food, extremely bad service, not one iota of commercial acumen and understanding of customer service. Would not recommend. Too late for further excuses or an apology at this stage as I would not return.