A la Table de Babeth - La Châtre

Very bad experience with a very arrogant waiter.

If you are used to American Chinese hold upYou won't find the same concepts as the Chinese food found in the U.S.

I visited this restaurant in the 17th arrondissement of Paris; after a week of enjoying mostly French cuisine I was craving something different.

Babeth is the owner and cook. The menu is small but well constructed. We loved the fact that you feel Babeth is cooking just for you and you can see her working in the kitchen, playing good music while she cooks. She is helped by Tiffany who served us with friendliness and efficiency. The wine list was good but not extensive. All the food is locally sourced and Babeth lists her suppliers. We really enjoyed our meal at this small, intimate restaurant. It is best to make a reservation as it is small. After she had finished cooking, Babeth made a point of coming to say hello to each table. Very personal. So different from the usual impersonal experience at many restaurants.If you haven't left room for pudding, she makes all her deserts in small sizes so you can finish on a sweet note but without the full calories. Highly recommend a visit.

I took my parents here after reading reviews on Tripadvisor. They live in France but had not heard from anyone they knew who had been here.On taking our orders, I could see that the waitress had become distracted whilst taking my order. Even as she left the table, I wasn't entirely sure she had taken my order at all. However, I foolishly hoped for the best!Unfortunately, when the meals did arrive, I received the wrong main course.After pointing this out to her, she did apologise, but did not offer any sort of reduction in the bill. It was only until I requested some sort of discount that I received something off the bill... a huge €2 to cover the difference between what I had received and what I had actually ordered!Having said that, the food was good, very tasteful, but the portion sizes were small. I had sort of expected this, as I believe it is referred to as 'nouvelle cuisine', but wherever I eat I do expect a certain amount of value (which I don't believe is too much to ask).We left feeling that this was certainly not the case at Babeth's.It's a great shame, because we wouldn't return here, and wouldn't recommend anyone we know to come here (despite the good reviews previous to this one). However, if better value had been offered, so that we hadn't left still feeling somewhat hungry, our 'word of mouth' recommendations would certainly have provided more business for the restaurant.