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Alcoori

Points +13

Vegetarian
27 Jul 2009

Very disappointing

I went there on saturday night, expecting nice food given the reviews I've read. I even brought french friends who aren't vegetarian in the slightest but were willing to give it a try (rare trait in french people).

In short, I felt ashamed bringing them here as the food fulfilled every cliché people might have about vegeterian food.
First of all, the menu was average in terms of originality. Very safe, boring and worst of all, they all had some sort of meat/fish imitation that I personally loathe. If you're going to go vegetarian it's not to emulate what you don't want to eat anymore. Furthermore, as someone who recently became fully vegetarian, I can tell you the taste is nowhere close to the real thing. Thus I just don't get the point.
Also, the decoration and ambiance was so cheap I couldn't believe my eyes. It felt like eating in a supermarket near the fish counter (minus the smell).

Anyway, foodwise I got the humus/tapenade duo which wasn't good at all. The humus was worse than the one I can get at my local supermarket here in London: it tasted old and was somehow solidified. The tapenade was ok though but not great.
I then got a Chili sin carne that basically was beans and tomato sauce with a hint of pepper flakes. Of course the mandatory fake meat on the top didn't bring anything to the table and was tasteless.
I passed on the dessert given what I ate but my friends took the apple crumble and the vegan chocolate cream. From what I heard the apple crumble was good. However, the vegan chocolate cream wasn't very good. When the waiter came over, he asked us if we didn't like the cream and then gave us attitude when we said not really.

Seriously, I wouldn't advice anyone to go there and I certainly won't ever go back.

Pros: price

Cons: decor, food, service

danjammin

Points +13

Vegetarian
12 Aug 2009

I would not go back

I visited this restaurant recently after searching it out due to reviews from this site. My experience there was not good at all - the 'very disappointing' review below sums it up perfectly.

I went there with my wife and small children expecting a warm reception, as is typical in Paris when with out with your family. When we walked in the door the place was deathly silent, several diners huddled over their food, either alone or whispering quietly to each other. There were a few sparse pings of Oriental garden music (for the 'ambiance' I suppose) and a solitary bamboo shoot and four very plain walls to greet us. We should have walked out then.

We thought we should stay and give it a go to support vege restaurants in general, so we ended up ordering the number 1 and 2 plates and some starters of hummous and other bits and pieces. Like previously commented, the hummous was not in any way good but was unfortunately as good as it was going to get. I asked if this came with pita or something to dip (I don't like eating it by the spoonful in public) and was told 'of course' only for them to deliver a small basket of 4 or 5 thin slices of hard stale baguette. One little slice each then...

When the main courses arrived, one was basically a sampler plate with about 10 different dips, pastes, marinades, etc., most of which were pretty horrible. Hummous made an appearance on this platter and was the most palatable option, so we asked for more bread. Some slimy aubergine/eggplant dish got left behind as did various other concoctions that someone obviously thought would be pleasant to actually eat.

The other main course was a single ramekin of rice, a single ramekin of lentils (who eats lentils by the ramekin, I'll take a large bowl please!) and the rest of the plate scattered with large chunks of cold, pre-steamed root vegetables with nothing else added whatsoever. So the girls had a few spoonfuls of rice each, a spoonful or two of lentils, and whatever they could salvage off of the first plate.

By this time we'd had enough, paid the ridiculously expensive bill (how much for a few vegetables?) to the rather unpleasant waiter and were very relieved that none of my non-vege friends were with us for this experience as I'd never hear the end of it.

The best thing about this place? There's a lovely little pizza shop just to the right when you go out. They're Portuguese/Italian, are very friendly, seem to love children and make a great pizza for dinner :-)

Pros: Not sure

Cons: Food, Ambiance, Staff

nasserd

Points +6

Non Veg
28 Dec 2010

NOT Gluten Free

The menu advertises "gluten free" (sans gluten) on designated dishes, but they are NOT! There was a celiac in our party and we made it known. The problematic meal (for the celiac) was marked and confirmed as gluten-free -- only to be served with bread, very likely cross-contaminated or simply not gluten-free, AND caused the unpleasant reactions before we even left the restaurant! If you NEED a gluten-free diet then do NOT eat here!!!

Pros: Open late, Vegetarian

Cons: NOT gluten free, NOT celiac friendly, NOT recommended

nicolaim

Points +13

Vegetarian
28 Oct 2011

Bland, tasteless, really disappointing

With four stars here I had high hopes, but my leek soup, pumpkin pie, wheat rice, and beans were all almost completely tasteless and bland. The rhubarb crumble desert was alright.

Pros: reasonable prices

Cons: bland, tasteless

Beri

Points +13

Vegetarian
27 Mar 2014

Horrible

Un restaurant qui semble plaire à la clientèle étrangère.
Pourtant la cuisine est vraiment sans saveur, essentiellement à base de substituts de viande, crudités et legumes bien ternes. Ce n'est pas avec ce genre de cuisine que vous allez convaincre vos amis de passer au régime vege. Gastronomes passez votre chemin !