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Grand Appetit 
 based on 19 member reviews
9 Rue la Cerisaie, Paris
75004
0140270495
Type: Vegan, Macrobiotic, Organic, Beer/Wine
Info: Paris vegan restaurant serving soups, veggie sushi, vegetable platters, lemon tart, and other vegan foods. Open Mon-Thur 12-9pm, Fri 12-2.30pm. Price: Inexpensive.
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| "Simple, but good"
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My Rating |
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7 |
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Posted on: Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
Review: Grand Appetit serves simple, macrobiotic food in a cafeteria-style decor. A word of warning: the staff only speaks French, so don't go if you don't speak it.
The food is quite simple, but good and very healthy. This is definately a strict macrobiotic place with very little salt and sugar. The menu did not offer an overly wide selection, but it was ok.
The ambiance and service was a little lacking to be honest. The place is very simple, and service is minimal: you get your own cutlery and order at the counter. The single restroom is Turkish style (pretty much a hole in the floor), which honestly should be a thing of the past.
The price is decent: not expensive, and you get good value for your money.
All in all, a nice place if you want a cheap, simple meal, but don't go here if you want a real restaurant experience. You can do better in Paris.
Pros: good, healthy food * *
Cons: staf only speaks French * not much to look at * lousy toilet facilities |
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| "simple but 100% organic & vegan"
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My Rating |
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30 |
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Posted on: Sunday, August 23, 2009 |
Review: the restaurant miss decor and originality. We must not go there to enjoy but rather use it as a canteen, if you pass in the corner or if you do not want to cook.
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Cons: * * |
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| "good!"
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My Rating |
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50 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
Review: i liked this place a lot!
it was self-service and the menu was only in french, but everything was freshly made.
we had the lunch plate and were unfortunately too full to have deserts later.
my boyfriend had a cider, that tasted more like really bad beer, so don't get one of those :)
if you go here, definitely visit the toilet, it's like a tourist attraction! i don't know if toilets like that are more common in france, but i've definitely never seen anything like that before.
right down the street, there is a lovely "girlie shop" where you can spend all your money afterwards, buying dresses with "cake frosting", cute photo albums and retro cameras.
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| "Healthy food"
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22 |
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Posted on: Saturday, May 09, 2009 |
Review: This is a nice little spot. You need to have cash! My husband had to walk to a cash machine (we felt bad but the lady who was working there didn't seem to mind at all). Good, healthy food. We shared a large bottle of fresh apple juice which was very nice. The food is more healthy than 'gourmet' but if that's what your after, it will hit the spot.
Pros: Healthy food * Apple juice - yum *
Cons: Cash only-not really a con if prepared * * |
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| "A macrobiotic atmosphere"
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My Rating |
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4 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 |
Review: Located near the Metro Bastille (exit Henri IV) this lovely restaurant with a bio shop next to it, is situated at a 2 minutes walk.
When we arrived and took our seats nobody came to us. We had to really walk in the kitched to get some attention. Unfortunately the cook spoke only french. The menu is also in french.
We ended up not ordering here, but we bought a little "gateaux" or fruit cake. The cake was nice, but without sugar!.
This is a really macrobiotic place with macrobiotic people in french.
Pros: Bio organic * Quiet & peaceful *
Cons: Only french * * |
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| "Little gem"
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2 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
Review: My husband and I are vegetarian, not vegan, and at home would not go out of our way to eat macrobiotic or 'health' foods. However, when abroad we seek out vegan food as we have discovered that some places have a strange view of what vegetarian means. Having read other reviews on the site we were prepared for eating there to be more complicated than it actually was.
The waitress was very friendly and spoke some English which was good as I speak none. She made a good attempt at explaining what was on the menu. I chose to go with the "what is that she is eating?" option as I had spotted a very full, colourful and interesting looking plate of food. The waitress explained that it was a set menu where you choose the tart which comes with set side orders. I chose my tart by looking at the options in the cabinet and pointing at the one I wanted. I did not know exactly what the side orders would be, but looked foward to the suprise, happy in the knowledge that it would all be vegan. It is great to try something new sometimes. The very large piece of carrot, spinach and leek tart came with wholegrain rice, seaweed (something that I had never had before), and 4 different types of salads, with dressings - a bargain at 10 euros. Other dressings/sauces were also available. My husband had the soup + bread, we both had drinks, and the bill was 20 euros: excellent value.
The ingredients used in the food were obviously fresh and of a high quality, definitely home cooking. The fruit juices we had were freshly squeezed - no concentrate or cartons used. To be totally honest I did find the tart a little bland but that is because I am used to more spicy foods. That is a personal taste thing and should not detract from the fact that the food was of a high standard.
This is not a romantic dinner type of resteraunt, but if you want fresh food at a good price it is ideal. For us it was a gold star find compared with food that we have sometimes had to put up with while on holiday. You do set your own table; the place mats, cutlery, glasses and water being centrally located. This we did not consider to be any hassle, though we were glad we knew before hand that we should do it.
Pros: good quality * good value * freshly prepared
Cons: unromantic * * |
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| "like a university diner"
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6 |
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Posted on: Saturday, March 07, 2009 |
Review: This place was very peculiar - the staff, the customers (mostly older people), the way it functions... The fact that you have to dress your own table and then clean it up, or that they give you a ticket with your order - it all reminded me a lot of my university diner, therefor I found it a bit too pricy for what it was. Concerning the food, there were a lot of things piled up on my plate. Mostly slightly over-cooked vegetables and a TVP sauce that tasted a bit too much like real meat. Overall the food was ok and the ambiance kind of amusing, but I was very shocked to find Turkish style toilets in the middle of Paris.
I might go back there someday to see if the food will taste better the second time, but I'll definately keep myself from visiting the facilities.
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| "Yum Yum!"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Sunday, February 15, 2009 |
Review: We had the midday short menu, so ordered miso soup, nori roll and some veggie tart thing. Thought the food was natural and delicious. Loved that nothing was heavily salted so the yummy natural flavors could be enjoyed. The service was extremely friendly. And loved the tea! Would love to go back any time!
The natural food market next door was awesome and totally bailed us out for some hotel room snacks!
Pros: Great natural foods * Friendly service * Awesome market attached
Cons: Wish was there for dinner * * |
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| "Wholefoody and tasty"
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10 |
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Posted on: Monday, September 29, 2008 |
Review: A typical wholefood style cafe that serves tasty food. All vegan - hurrah. Had desserts. Apart from ordering at the counter, everything was self-service. There's a shop next door which could be handy. Average Parisian prices.
Pros: good food * good selection * all vegan
Cons: self-service * * |
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| "Good Wholefood Cafe"
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My Rating |
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26 |
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Posted on: Saturday, September 06, 2008 |
Review: The health food shop next door is excellent, good range of stuff and will help vegans survive Paris!
We went to the cafe one evening. As some of the other reviews say, they have a bit of a peculiar system that regular users obviously know but is hard for a first-time person to work out. There's a mixture of ordering at a counter and helping yourself to things. The lady who served us didn't speak very much English but coped patiently with our lack of French and we got there in the end.
Everything is Vegan - yey!
There's a limited range of options such as miso soup, onion tart or a grain loaf with veg and salad, desserts. Basically you pick small or large plate and which dish you want with your wholegrain rice and salad.
All seemed a bit too worthy and healthy to be enjoyable at first but actually our food was really good. The onion tart in particular was wonderful. Everything was fresh and well made. We had sugar-free apricot tart for pudding which was really delicious.
There is an urn of herbal tea and drinking water free with the meal or you can order organic drinks / wine / beer.
The place was perfectly friendly but had the ambiance of
somewhere that fed people who were mainly health freaks needing a quick meal on the way home from Yoga. As another review here says it's like eating in a monastery!
The decor, ambiance and limited options mean this isn't exactly a venue we'd recommend for a romantic dinner but you get a hearty meal at a good price.
Pros: Vegan * Healthy * Price
Cons: Ambience * Decor * Limited choice |
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| "cute place, good food...but not warm/friendly"
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14 |
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Posted on: Friday, August 29, 2008 |
Review: i would go back for the food, but i felt i was visiting a monastery. no smiles or hellos. as someone mentioned in another review, it's as if everyone who eats there is expected to already know the system. nice little health food store next door with a few takeaway items from the restaurant.
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| "Home cooking"
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3 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
Review: Grand Appetit is one of those places that look as if you walked into someone´s house. It has that home-made feel to it. I went there once with my son and it was ok. The food was ok, the price was ok, the staff was ok. it is just that you get the feeling that you are expected to know your way around and not to bother people with such questions as " where are the napkins" or "can I get another fork". It is clearly a place for locals to get their everyday vegan meal, not so much a fussy tourist destination. I guess if I came a couple of times and got used to the peculiar workings of the place, I might find a pleasant refuge there.
Worth giving it a try.
Pros: Good food * good value *
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| "cute"
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My Rating |
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17 |
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Posted on: Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
Review: This place was lovely. When we went in there was only 2 other people eating. The lady spoke English. I didnt find the food tasteless. We had a vegetable cake with tasty salad.
Pros: good value * tasty food *
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| "OK"
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My Rating |
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7 |
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Posted on: Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
Review: We went to this place on our last night in Paris. The food was ok, nothing special. The waitress was very nice and helpful though and she explained what everything was on the menu.
Pros: Friendly staff * *
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| "Best food we had in Paris"
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Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2008 |
Review: We tried a few other veggie restaurants but this was by far the best! It was much food for the spent money, it was all vegan, super healthy with no artificial ingredients or sugar etc. It was tasteless if you're used to eating spicy. But we're not and this food was exactly what we make at home which is not very easy to find when traveling.
The nice japanese waitress told us that a french couple started this restaurant some 20 years ago. And that they're very much into healthy food themselves.
Do check out the nice organic health food store next door with the same name as the restaurant. Be aware if you're vegan that they do sell some fish products.
Pros: all vegan * healthy * home cooked
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| "good food, bit expensive"
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Posted on: Sunday, March 02, 2008 |
Review: I was there 2 days ago,staff was friendly and spoke english. It was nice sitting in a whole vegan restaurant! Food was good, little bit tasteless and super healthy. We eaten really much but price was to high for this food.Desserts were good but 3,90 euros for a cakes is defenitly to much.Ambient was nice,really alternativ. Water and tee was for free.
Pros: all vegan * super healthy * friendly
Cons: unprofessional * cold * expensiv |
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| "Ok"
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Posted on: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
Review: Marcobio food, very healthy, but everything a bit flavour-less, even if all vegan stuff. ]
Wasn't very satisfied of the attendants, in my opinion a bit expensive for what it offers. Just for lovers of super healthy stuff.
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| "Super Healthy"
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Posted on: Monday, February 19, 2007 |
Review: A cozy little place with really healthy Macro Vegan food. A welcome cuisine in the heavy food capitol of the world! Not a lot of english spoken, but the staff was happy to try! There's a health food store next door too,
Pros: Light Healthy food * *
Cons: Somewhat limited menu * * |
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| "Great for Macros!!!!!!!!!11"
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4 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
Review: I really love this restaurant (service is typically French) but when you are munching on delicious food it does not matter! I had a great pilau with lentils good just right! The desserts are also fantastic and sugar free! I had a cherry pie which was divine. It does get busy but there are loads of tables so that is not really a problem
Pros: location * delicious food * MAcro!!!
Cons: Service * * |
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