Affable (L’)
10, rue de Saint Simon (7)
Tel: 01-42-22-01-60
AMBIANCE/DÉCOR
No ambiance. Dated décor. On Rue St. Simon in the 7th, two doors from Hotel Duc de St. Simon. An abandoned restaurant? No, part-time, lunch-only with an intriguing blackboard menu posted outside. Eccentric, but appealing.
Sadly, now closed. In its place a new “bistro”, so far untested. A real loss.
I was disappointed, but not surprised to see L’Oeillade close. I don’t know how long it was there, but it was surely both idiosyncratic and uneconomic, with erratic opening hours and not much evidence of clients, notwithstanding what I found to be large portions of very good home-style food.
In its place, following a total physical redo, is L’Affable, a more conventional, but surprisingly pleasant successor. Based on a Tuesday, lunch with a nearly full house, it is a worthy addition to the neighborhood.
FOOD
More like home cooking than any Paris restaurant we know. One chef, one waitress, no helpers. Lunch only, Tuesday – Friday.
At lunch, a short a la carte menu plus a two plat (entrée and plat, or plat and dessert) formula for 26€. Chicken liver pate (fair) and lamb shoulder pastilla (quite good).
SERVICE
A charming, helpful, proud waitress/owner.
Without great charm, but more than competent and professional.
PRICE
A la carte. Immense portions. Moderate prices.
(2x) (2010-2012)
Very reasonable, with good bread, nice linens and good local crowd.
(1x) (2012)