Kong

The service was very good. Sadly it couldn't make up for what was a very bland & very expensive meal.

The cocktail I started with was no better sadly.

I would never recommend it, & I'd never go back. Nice view though.
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C Kempeneer
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Food 2 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Sunday, October 05, 2008

Food is WAY too expensive for what you get. Our orders were incorrect - twice - and the service was scrappy at best. The dtark interior is the highlight of this restaurant, but unfortunately you can't eat his chairs. Very average food, and very overpriced.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

During our stay in Paris, we really enjoyed all the restaurants and bistro's all over the town. Nice service, nice quality of food, no problem at all! For our last night we decided to visit Kong, after a friend's recommendation. We were there on time, and the young ladies in the bar told us to wait for a couple of minutes before we continue upstairs to the restaurant. Eventually we had to wait 50 minutes - drinking but when we asked what is going on with our table - they replied laughing with a poor sense of humour that in a few minutes the table would be ready. (Of course the young lady was joking) we felt really bad about it - because after waiting again for a couple of minutes there was no table for us!

We decided to leave the place. Thanks Kong for ruining our nice impression regarding restaurants in Paris. Fake stuff, so un-organized ,and it is obvious that they do double bookings on the restaurant and for those that they are not so lucky they just push them to the bar in order to get drinks! That is so lame!
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Apostolopoulos Paris
Sunday, May 25, 2008

We went to this restaurant expecting a nice atmosphere but were apprehensive about the food. However, not only was the food excellent, the service was some of the most attentive i have ever recieved, without being intrusive.

I had the fillet steak, excellent value at €29, with a choice of sides. It was cooked and presented perfectly, and was a very nicely sized portion. My friend had the roasted lamb with thyme, which was also delicious.

Wine list was relatively good, wine around €30/40

We went on a sunday night, and booked a few hours in advance (luckily, as the restaurant was full when we left). The atmosphere was excellent, and the patrons were mosly french (i think locals). For such an excellent restaurant in paris the value is exceptional. Definitely a must.
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Tom Lowes
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The restaurant is nice, the service is nice but the food is horrible.
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Maram Stern
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

On a Saturday afternoon I have visited Kong with two friends of mine to admire the designing of and by Philippe Starck. What a deception it was. The view and the glass roof are okay. For the rest the bar is not too inspiring. A common lounge bar these days will impress you more.

The biggest deception was the service. Three boys were dealing with 5 tables at the most. The good-looking boys were too busy with themselves instead of the clients. After half an hour, stuck with an arm stiffened due to drawing attention, we could place our order. After another age of waiting our drinks got finally served. We were questioned to pay directly. Quite weird as the other tables were allowed to pay when they leaved. But who could care, we were enjoying our trip to Paris. What happened after we finished our drink was astonishing and rude. I have never experienced such thing in other bars around the globe and even not in Amsterdam, where I come from and where rudeness is not uncommon as well. Another waiter visited our table and requested us to pay in an un-polite manner. We explained that we already had paid. After our unpleasant experience and still a stiff arm to bear we decided not to have another drink in this bar and left. When we were walking on the street another waiter from Kong came running towards us. “If we had paid the bill?” We were stunned. Stunned by the rude way he questioned us and stunned by the fact that we were asked three times the same. After we made this gentleman clear that we had no outstanding debts a very unpleasant memory was all that was left from our visit to Kong in Paris.

Be warned. There are many other places to visit in Paris where the designing, ambiance and service will meet you expectations and which will provide you with even a better view. For instance the bar at the roof of Centre Pompidou, which has a wide collection of Philippe Starck designing as well.
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Sunday, October 16, 2005