Le Café Zéphyr

The cafe looked promising... but the Hard Rock Cafe sign next door loomed hard and should have been a signifier of a tourist trap. I took a seat outside ready to watch the world go by. I got plenty of watching before a waiter finally approached. (Like a good half an hour of waiting... but in Paris you don't rush and there is always great people watching) Famished but not wanting to eat a big meal before my friend arrived, I ordered a glass of wine and an onion soup. A steaming bowl of soup came out... anticipating the deliciousness... I took a sip and it was the saltiest blandest onion soup I have ever had... bad food in Paris? Really??? Starved as I was I tried to take a few bites when I noticed a brown sesame seed shaped thing floating in my soup... maybe a piece of thyme or such... nope... it squished...
I could only think of rodent poop??? I don't know... but.... Eek!
Never again.

This restaurant is one I almost skipped because of mixed Yelp reviews, but I'm so glad we tried it. We are dedicated foodies, true francophiles, and LOVE French food. I've spent months in the city and dated so many places, and this is a great! A very solid offering of brasserie-type favorites. We had the fish and chips, which my young adult daughter declared "legit," croque monsieur and madame sandwiches, enjoyed by everyone 15 to 70 something, and duck confit - which I have to tell you, was better than the duck confit I had tried just the night before at the specialty duck restaurant just across the street in the Passage.

I would DEFINITELY eat here again and you should too!

What a wonderful spot. We selected this location based on the listing in Frommers, and because it was enroute to our B&B for check-in the day of our arrival to Paris.

The street it's on has lots of activity, bustling with shops and restaurants and cafes. There were also several "passages" within sight of the café, and we toured them after eating.

The staff were very friendly and quick to accommodate us when we entered. The fact that our French is extremely poor didn't deter them - they were super welcoming.

We had a wonderful, rich and tasty paté with outstanding thick, crusty bread. The salad was also fresh and very lightly dressed. We felt that the light touch of spices gave the ingredients a chance to shine on their own. The coffees were rich and flavorful.

We enjoyed sitting facing the street at our tiny table, enjoying people watching while enjoying our food. The prices were reasonable, too.

Hubby and I came here for dinner one night while we were in Paris. We were walking around trying to find a place that was in Fodor's but the place we found in Fodor's was closed.

We drank white wine and beer and enjoyed a good meal. The waitress was very nice, she agreed to serve me the potato & cheese dish after I explained I was a vegetarian and would not get this dish as a side dish with some meat.

After our meal we drank some champagne.

The atmosphere while we were there was very casual and relaxed with a few people around us enjoying the evening.

People around me just seemed to be boozin and smokin.

Burned the crap outta my dessert.

I dunno.

Check it out.

Ended up finding this place by accident and I am happy that we did, the food was great and reasonably priced, for two plates and drinks we spent €46.

I had the Duck Confit here which was wonderfully prepared and had great flavor. It's served with French fries and seemed like a generous portion.

Be sure to explore the neighborhood there is lots to see including the Grévin Museum and there is also quite a few metro stations to take you to nearby monuments.

I'm shocked to see that this place has gotten 3.5 stars. It is a tourist trap. In my experience it deserves 0-1.
It is pricey and very low quality. A very poor rendition of french cuisine in a very limited menu. Excellent location to take tourists' $ in exchange for a poor service and food.
My family and I ended up going there as we were tired and hungry from a long day at the Louvre. It was close to our hotel.
We paid around 75€ for 3 adults and a 5 yo kid.
You can find way better options at a better price any where else around this area in the secondary roads, just avoid this main street and particularly this place unless you enjoy overpaying for meh food and arrogant service.

I had an awful experience at Le Café Zephyr on the last day of a beautiful week I spent in Paris with my husband. After a long walk we stopped there for a quick coffee on Sunday. First we asked for a cappuccino in a cup, not a glass, but were refused. So we ordered the cappuccino (in a glass) and an espresso. After a long wait the waiter returned to ask what we had ordered. After another long wait a woman asked what we wanted to order. After waiting about 30 minutes and not being served we decided to leave. My husband told a server to cancel our order and we left. Halfway across the street the woman ran after us screaming that we owed money to them, although we had never been served our drinks. She was acting like a crazy person, grabbing at my husband and making a scene in the middle of the street. Then she grabbed my nylon shopping bag, which led to a tug of war with my bag until my husband intervened and got it out of her fist. This commotion attracted bystanders who seemed to assume that we were thieves. They were physically holding us for the police. We managed to leave after awhile.

This was an embarrassing, upsetting and totally unnecessary experience. There are so many wonderful cafes in Paris, and so many welcoming servers - stay away from this café!

We went here only for dessert. The food was good and the service was quick. Typical french cafe like most of the others you see. We enjoyed it and what was nice is they had two large screens showing the Euro Cup matches.

Great service and we were given menus in english. Dessert parisienne is worth the try. I tried duck here for the first time which was ok but my friend's steak was a descent size along with fries. Good red wine I had here and noticed various selections of alcohol drinks. Not bad!