A Brasserie Fit for a President (my experience at la Rotonde in Paris Montparnasse)

Today I am taking you on a tour of the cafe brasserie la Rotonde in Paris Montparnasse. This famous establishment serves only classic french food prepared the traditional way as well as beautiful seafood platters. the produce used are the best in their categories.
Unlike many establishments in Montparnasse, La Rotonde has retained much of its bohemian charm and continues in operation to this day as a popular spot for the Parisian crowds.
On the evening of the first round of the French presidential election, 2017, Emmanuel Macron and his entourage celebrated the result at La Rotonde - Brasserie .
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[@vincentengland7927]

I am so proud of myself, I lived in Brussels for four years in the late sixties, and I could still read that French Menu. See! not all old people are senile :X

[@losttribe3001]

I moved to Utah years ago and took a woman out on a date to one of Salt Lake City’s finest French restaurant (it is gone now 😔). She wanted to try escargot because she never had before. Keep in mind, Utah was sort of a “meat and potatoes” only type of place awhile back and I didn’t find many women interested in trying different foods. We’ve now been married 18 years and I still love her!!! I’m enjoying seeing your videos in France!!

[@MiguelDunham]

I love seeing this and seeing you enjoy your meal.

[@vickidash-slesinski746]

We were in Paris September 2019 and so miss these type of meals and experiences. I love these episodes!

[@miranda_rk]

So beautiful! Thank you so much for showing us around this wonderful place.

[@andysbg77]

C'est magnifique!! Bonne Journée!!!!

[@iahorvath]

Wonderful place...thank you for sharing 🌺

[@birdsdaword]

Wow! Delightful video! Looking forward to your travels and recipes. Thanks Stephane!

[@louisepetrilli6130]

Wish I was there looks fantastic Thank you 👏👍🇨🇦

[@c.bennett8248]

The dessert...oh my. So, so lovely.

[@patriciabascom8159]

Thank you for sharing something that elevates the soul in our modern world. Will be visiting France for the first time this year and these videos really help!

[@deejay1068]

Bonjour Stéphane, I love watching this journey you are on, . On my first trip to Paris, my husband and I ate at La Rotonde, we spent hours walking through the beautiful Latin Quarters and somehow ended up at this brasserie. Merci beaucoup!

[@jbadal1]

Thank you Stephane. This was perfect and it shows me that my wife and I would survive ordering in a french restaurant.

[@Justme77400]

I'm living vicariously through you in Paris, Stephan!! Enjoy!! That dessert looks like a work of art. OMG!!

[@anhibitor1023]

Wow, love these types of videos, please keep making them!

[@onemercilessming1342]

Dear Stephane, I awoke this morning debating where I was going to go for breakfast. I decided to check the Internet before launching myself out the door. What a pleasant surprise and culinary treat today's offering from you was! Now, it doesn't matter where I choose to go for breakfast. I'll have visions of superb French cuisine in my mind upon which to feast. Thank you! Glad you got to Paris safely.

[@ZSWBM]

Merci!

[@judithmaryhill4862]

I love this. Thanks for showing me the inside of a real cool restaurant. Love the decor and the FOOD 😊

[@TheSomsom3]

This is one of my favourite restaurant. The menu has changed since you have made this video. The offer is now centered around fish. Aioli de cabillaud, Haddock, Pavé de saumon... The food is heavenly and the service is great. It is a must for every one visiting Paris.

[@vedvladify]

Years ago, when I was in Paris first time, Cafe LaRotonde was my destination point. Picasso, Modigliani ... Amazing. Enjoy

[@ar6985]

Fantastic!

[@vp4744]

That was something special. Look forward to more like this, even a visit to a local grocery store, cheese shop, pastry shop, etc., would be good.

[@wmbrice]

OMG that was awesome!

[@amarilisortiz2293]

Buenos días DTB tu vida y familia, gracias por llevarme de tours, hermosa ciudad y cuantas exquisiste!! 🙏👏🙌❤️🇩🇴

[@see5840]

Thanks for sharing! It's like I lived there for couple of minutes by watching your videos😊

[@Lumerie]

Wonderful, in love with Paris, thank you Stephane for sharing your adventure.

[@FrenchCookingAcademy]

🙂

[@foodiewatch8949]

Hello chef this fantastic video makes me feel like I was in Paris. Thankyou very much and waiting for more videos.

[@Felix-ld3hn]

check out this channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/g16QZoCHbquGq6c short videos about French food.

[@411pete]

Fantastic, can't wait for more culinary insights from yours, really loved it as I like to blog about restaurants a lot and your competent comments made this video very special.

[@stevegram9000]

Love Montparnasse, great cafes and brasseries there!

[@austindike1]

What a gorgeous space with equally stunning food! That crayfish sauce sounds sublime.

[@misty1tl]

Lovely meal! My mouth was watering.

[@TK-qu1ht]

Lovely!

[@thesecretgardengal]

Wonderful!!!

[@smooth1boy]

Awesome, more please...

[@user-yk4gg1gi5n]

I was for Christmas there for five days. Amazing street and excellent food!!!

[@helaabdu8986]

Nice ambiance so classy 😍🙂food is similar to your cooking recipes👍

[@allyrt5981]

Ohh wow! I should have try more traditional french food when I was in Paris.

[@jg3094]

Thank you for taking me out for such a lovely dinner. The crawfish and the dessert were outstanding. Merci!

[@rachelm7525]

Mmm! So, the first time we went to Paris we found a Bistro on a corner called Cafe Paoli, I think, which had a grand piano being played. We had to guess what to eat (!), because at the time my French was very limited, but the whole experience was unforgettable! We never found it when we went back 3 years ago; maybe it's long-gone, but your outing brought it all back! Thanks, Stefan! 🙂

[@LifesparkleSEM]

and a very nice beginning it was!

[@13soap13]

This was FUN!

[@bobkengott2586]

It's a great spot...very classic French.

[@alanvonau278]

Bonjour Stéphane, it's good to see you in France. The dishes that you ordered at La Rotonde look good, especially the Blanquette de Veau Riz Pilaf. Please show us more typical French dishes served in brasseries and bistros. I miss Paris.

[@aandrewsgb]

Along with some history. Like what you do with the recipes.

[@nealgrey6485]

Arthur Andrews Yes, definitely. And I would appreciate Stephan making a trip to the country to a small, unpretentious farmhouse that serves meals to the public,. Rustic, simple, good cooking. I would love to see a bit of the French countryside.

[@alanvonau278]

@@nealgrey6485, I agree. French country-style cooking (la cuisine champêtre) is unpretentious and the best.

[@alanvonau278]

@Tiger Ham Pathetic troll, your own words "Disgusting Cheap Garbage Stinking Trash" describe YOU very well 😁.

[@Felix-ld3hn]

check out this channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/g16QZoCHbquGq6c short videos about French food. Pretty cool!

[@indianfyre]

That was awesome! Keep it up my dude

[@francoismiville-deschenes9524]

My wife and I were there 5 years ago. Canard confit et terrine. Excellent.

[@OviD11111]

wow the new camera works *great*! I had my doubts about POV France but this is nice. Also, damn I remember these snails ... long time ago ...

[@oceanbaby4521]

Beautiful video Paris is a gorgeous place😊

[@robertblue3795]

1. Ambiance 2. Service 3. Food All essential elements of fine dining clearly shown in the video. Well done!

[@stefaniamc3560]

Is very beautiful in Paris 😍on the first occasion I visit this wonderful city...I wish you a good day! ☉

[@GSWeb8]

This is a wonderful video...

[@winkipinki007]

I miss Paris!!

[@julianfierro7034]

I LOVED that brasserie. I stayed nearby at the Hotel Lenox on Rue Delambre

[@whispersignal1]

Fantastic! Would love to dine there someday!

[@IANinALTONA]

Bin to this place (La Rotonde) a couple of times when i lived in Paris and really enjoyed it. Stopped going though, when i moved to the 17th. After a while though, i stopped eating anything but quick lunches in the typical Brasseries. I mostly only used Brasseries for a quick lunch or a beer / glass of wine / a get27 after work. For 'real' dining i switched more to classic restaurants. Small local mom and pop places for me and my girlfriend on the weekend, French-Italian classics such as 'Noto' (my favorite in the 17th - though technically located in the 8th) for entertaining guests and family.

[@geisteswissenschaft]

Such a deliziös lunch...

[@JonniePolyester]

What a great video! Probably unique in cookery shows - a whole meal experience start to finish 👍👌

[@AQ-uc4bb]

Delicious.. bon appetite

[@trojanette8345]

This was really nice Stephan. No one ever thinks to do a walking tour of Paris streets. Please continue to do more while you are there. I feel that all too often for America for example we get our fill of England and 'Englishness' pushed on us. Sometimes we would like to see other place beyond the UK. Thank you so much for this.

[@fullmoonsociety7463]

I love this type of videos Stephane, hopefully one day you can show us what's it really like in a classic french bistro, because I have a hard time finding videos of that

[@ccc369]

Wonderful. "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" also Wonderful ;)

[@webstergilessmith6947]

Merci beaucoup for these videos! I will probably never get to go to France, so it is nice to visit there vicariously, compliments of you! Plus, I am a huge fan! Best to you always!

[@FrenchCookingAcademy]

thanks a lot 🙂👍

[@louiscy]

Oh, How I miss Paris

[@nigel8499]

Great start. Really looking forward to being a part of the journey.

[@KimberlyGreen]

Oh this year in France is going to be soooo good to watch. I hope you'll let us also hear conversations in French. (I'm learning the language, so real-world exposure is priceless.)

[@Felix-ld3hn]

check out this channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/g16QZoCHbquGq6c short videos about French food in French. Pretty cool!

[@KimberlyGreen]

@@Felix-ld3hn Thank you. I like that subtitles are provided in French as well.

[@Edgetravelguy]

Looked like a wonderful meal- bet it's nice to be back in France.

[@julianjorge5731]

Excellent vidéo

[@MLeonardReel]

Very nice! Just the kind of place you could spend an afternoon with a lazy glass of wine... or two.

[@justjacqueline2004]

Beautiful food found it quite intimidating as I have no French .

[@1524Tom]

You have excellent camera presence! I am surprised you have not gotten a network offer. You would be a great food travel guide. Keep doing what you are doing!

[@DVu-ki7nn]

I and my wife had dinner on the first day in Montparnasse, Paris at this restaurant "La Rotonde" in 2018. I don't know it is famous, and Paris is a lovely city, we like it.

[@manuelporro-vizcarra184]

I will be there in May

[@eugeneaspeling7872]

Loving it Stephane. Am already super excited about the new direction that your channel is taking. I am trusting that you are going to show us the real France and its ingredients. I'll take village market over Moulin Rouge any day. Oh and the wine, I hope you are going to give us recommendations for affordable good regional labels. All the best mate. As I said am loving it already.

[@hefniehawkins1564]

hi.. more please, food looked delicious, i am sure it tasted delicious...awesome images of the architecture, will you be going to any bistros..??

[@MivusComedy]

Please take me to Paris with you! I would literally eat all day everyday on my trips to Paris, then walk off in the Gardens of Versailles, as I wear my new silk scarf from Hermes as I spray myself down with Bleu de Chanel Parfum! As you can see I die for French culture. btw I love the camera angle as it shows what ur seeing versus you speaking directly into the camera it makes me feel like I'm there.

[@Justme77400]

I'd be eating croissants religiously every single day, maybe multiple times a day plus chocolate mousse too. I'd probably come back weighing an additional 100 pounds.

[@MivusComedy]

omg I know but who knows less just walk it off near the Seine. Then we go to Laduree for some macaroons lol @@Justme77400

[@teresajenkins9056]

I loved this video...I wish you would have shown how you fixed your plate with the rice and soup...

[@nealgrey6485]

Amazing! No rioting in the streets! The food looked great. I can see you as “our” correspondent in France. I trust what you say, and seeing France through your eyes would be a great cultural experience. Food, of course, but current events such as the political forces tearing the nation. (I see another Hemingway in the making!) Good luck.

[@isabellelaval7294]

Lovely meal and beautifully filmed, thank you. You had so looked forward to being in France again and I'm happy that this meal lives up to your expectations. I would have appreciated knowing the French name of your first course and I would have liked to know what wine you choose. 1 wine for all the meal? Also, I'm surprised that the slice of bread you were served to eat with your oysters was toasted. Enjoy every minute and every morsel!

[@MarionMakarewicz]

That quenelles dish with that Nantua sauce would make a good video for me. Lots of good technique there. I have found that there are quite a few variations floating around between the classic preparations and bouchon style in Lyons. I live in the midwest in the US and I have a couple northern pike filets in my freezer. Just waiting to get some good crayfish.

[@karanpun2381]

Nice restaurant we want to see more French resyaurant

[@henrifischer1119]

I've become a vegetarian but have to say, that food made my mouth water.

[@Justme77400]

Those snails and oysters would go nice with a good Pouilly-fuisse!!

[@AtheistRising]

Looks like a great time. And great food. With all this brexit fiasco I might have to move to 🗼 🇫🇷 Paris

[@MrSunlander]

I hope you gave them your KZbin info so they can watch this droolingly delicious moment. Be safe!

[@gaamatsu4dewin]

Not to be confused with a brassiere. This place looks good!

[@danieldumas7361]

Question ! How can you tell the difference between une Brasserie Maison & ceux qui serve du Sou-Vide industrielle?

[@Nunsoffthetable]

I’ve had this dream of opening a brasserie in South Africa 😅

[@catfish4782]

Excellent👍👍👍can you tell us if the sauces were tasty and as you expected? 😺🐠

[@waltermorim1615]

My friend thank you so much. I felt transported to Paris. Amazing. Let me ask you two things: when you show or taste the dishes Vou lá foi give the names also in French? For instance during the dessert you called the Paris Brest sauce custard. Is it Crème anglaise? Also can yoi give us price ranges so se can undestand the actual cost of all types of dining. If vou think this is ok with your vídeos I would very much appreciate. Merci beaucoup

[@BGTuyau]

Peut-être mon coin préferé dans Paris.

[@SuperBoricua4]

Good Afternoon, Chef! I enjoyed your visit to La Rotonde. You taught a lot from how to read the menu to how to use those special utensils. Were the sea snails raw or do they steam them? Also I have a question , it seems that there are different categories of eating establishments in France. Can you explain the difference between a cafe, a bistro, a brasserie and a restaurant and what they may serve? Here in the USA is a restaurant: fast food, casual food and fine food. Thanks!

[@richrotonde9063]

Holy shit I got a restaurant named after me.

[@ToPlantASeed1]

You must have French origins. Be careful! Gilet Jaune burned down this restaurant last year!

[@TheArteditors]

beautiful, so now we won't get to see recipes? seeing Paris all the time makes me sad and nostalgic...

[@Wkkbooks]

Merci, tres beau! L'addition, s'il vous plait?

[@IanMaitner]

Moře vids like this one, please.

[@Ndriana]

Next take us to Le Train Bleu pleeeease

[@chookchack]

We ate there at le relais de l’entrecote, do you have a recipe like their green sauce?

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

You ever thought about doing a collab with Alex French Guy Cooking?

[@alanvonau278]

It would be a bad idea! Stéphane focuses on traditional French cuisine, and that's why he has made a lot of effort to learn the culinary techniques of Escoffier ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Escoffier ). On the other hand, Alex ( kzbin.info ) is free-spirited and, sometimes, "all over the place". Their cooking philosophies do not seem to match.

[@MivusComedy]

Its weird the after eating so much French food in my 23 years on this earth I very accurately produce flavor of the food that I'm seeing....Strange...

[@richarddebow2129]

Enjoyed it. No wine?

[@ivanssamoilenko1517]

Is this the same La Rotonde, Hemingway used to write at in the mornings?

[@FrenchCookingAcademy]

That is the place indeed 🙂