Curse you Anthony Bourdain! Not that he ever could have known but when he featured Robert et Louise on his very first episode of No Reservations, he made it a mecca for every ugly American visiting Paris.
The episode, click and jump to 31:40.
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations - S01E01 - In Paris
The interior was updated a little, no surprise since it aired 14 years ago, but the staff all had special t-shirts on and English was the norm. But it was the table next to me that just killed the night. Loud, fat, obnoxious, picture taking and taking and taking and have pics of them taken and loud and loud and condescending and demanding and just plain ugly. I can only imagine their suitcases stuffed full after visiting the Latin Quarter. I'm mad again just typing it in. They ruined the entire night for me. I absolutely should have gone downstairs as the other two gentlemen at my table did. My mistake.
On the positive side of things, the blood sausage was great. Fois gras terrine the best I had in Paris. Quick note, over the trip I am sure that ate well over 1 pound of fois gras in all it's forms. The cote de bouef was fine, nothing special cooked over a wood fire, but it was a good piece of meet. The bottle of Chateau La Garde 2011 was a nice wine but not enough given my neighbors.