Firmin le Barbier

Great place to grab dinner, they have excellent service. And they speak English which was a big plus for me. I highly recommend this place the menu is written in French & English and is a short walk from the Eiffel Tower.

Read the reviews about this place and had to try it since we were near the Eiffel Tower.
We got here around 7pm and had no reservations, but were seated right away. The waitress was very friendly and nice to explain the menu to use.
We started with the escargot with some kind of cream sauce. The wife had the pork chop, which came with some onions and potato au groton. I had the crispy veal, with corn and mushroom. We had some red wine that waitress recommended.
Everything was good. They had a open window where you could see the chief cook your food. I do recommend is place and maybe have a reservation cause it did get busy around 730pm.

Very much enjoyed our visit here. Service was friendly. English was spoken by the entire small staff. Food was terrific. A little pricey, but with the food quality and great service, we got what we paid for.

We’ve been in Paris for a week and hands down this is the best place. The food is amazing and the ambiance and the service is the best that I’ve experienced anywhere. It’s located right outside the Eiffel Tower and the interiors is rusty, it’s great for a romantic dinner or just lunch with friends. We spent a week in Paris and we came here twice!

We loved our food and experience at Firmin le Barbier. Truly some of the best food, among four diners, that we had while in Paris. It was simple and rustic, yet elegant in taste and presentation.
I wish I could remember everything we had, but the pork chop and prime rib stand out. The best, most succulent chop I have tasted in years. It was cooked to perfection and served with a magenta sauce, possibly beet and horseradish or mustard? It came with a side of onions gratin that left one at our table spectacularly speechless. The prime rib, two person minimum, was cooked perfectly and served with roasted, creamy fingerling potatoes. Just serve a bowl of those please. Dessert included rum baba (holy cow that rum was strong!) with a passion fruit mousse and a chocolate tart that defied explanation. The tart shell was paper thin and crisp, while the filling was rich, dark chocolate that was silky smooth and light but not airy. Served with a passion fruit ice cream, it was blissful. We fought over it, not pretty or sophisticated.
Our perfectly paced dinner ended at around 10, at which point we walked out to see the Eiffel Tower glittering. It was a great evening, superb food, and a great host, M. Firmin. We highly recommend. And lest you doubt this, we overheard another diner exclaim over the pork chop. Must have if it’s on the menu!

This place is absolutely fabulous! The service was prompt and polite. The view was spectacular. We sat outside so we could see the Eiffel tower from our seat. We had two appetizers one was marinated tuna with horse radish coleslaw underneath with onions pickled and the other was snell veloute. Very, very, very delicious. For entrée my fiancée had fish of the day with clams with a side of onion cooked gently with small shrimps. Absolutely mind blowing and I had veal with onions and veggies. Delightful! Great meal for a magical night! Worth every penny. The wine was smooth and tasteful.
All round excellent.

Excellent little bistro. Food is very inventive, yet not heavy. Steak was amazing. foie gras is silky smooth and melts in your mouth. The whole sole was cooked just right and easily came off the skeleton in one piece. Owner was polishing the wine glasses — he takes pride in bistro. Everything is home made. We even chatted with the chef. A great find in Paris!

This is a creative, local spot near the Eiffel Tower run by a retired surgeon. Yeah. All of those things. There are even medical-​inspired
I lived in Paris for several years and can say this place is legit. There are a lot of not-​great places near the Eiffel Tower, so instead, you should come here.
I started with the most creative green soup. Everyone at my table ended up stealing bites of it. Foamy and fresh and green.
The steak was fantastic and totally hit the spot.
Gluten free notes: Most of the dishes here are naturally gluten free.

what a fabulous find — a recommendation from our hotel concierge. this is the kind of wonderful quaint place you’d expect in Paris, complete with cute little (albeit tall) old man owner. He came to our table and explained each dish to us, so wonderful!!! The food is spectacular here, it was nice to go to a place and eat something classic French with a modern twist. I’d been tired of steak frittes, tartare and duck. We had the scallops, really really tasty, lots of cream and saffron, very rich dish, I couldn’t finish the cream, although a few tables over we saw people licking the plate. I know… gross right? This is a nice place… don’t let that fool you, we were dressed up, but some people were quite casual, Which seemed fine for this spot. Prices were average, not inexpensive, but you get what you pay for! The owner gave us a lovely glass of cognac after dinner, and was very attentive and friendly the entire evening. More about the food, we also ordered the filet, really tasty, large chunk of meat! The turbot fish also excellent, served with fresh peas! We had cheeses for dessert… cannot even start to explain how or why they were so good, just try them. I also saw quite a few people eating desserts that looked wonderful as well, but I didn’t have any space left in my dress to order one. Go go go, you won’t be disappointed!

BOY did I get lucky. I had booked a surprise trip to Paris for my lovely boyfriend Bruce’s birthday, and left it rather late to book a memorable meal for his actual birthday — not knowing whether he would like to choose somewhere when there or if I should steer what we did. I eventually realised on the Wednesday (we left Friday morning, his birthday was Saturday!) that perhaps I should book somewhere just in case! Having been suggested a few places by friends and finding them all booked up for weeks, I started to panic and looked on here, at Trip Advisor and Time Out, and found Firmin le Barbier through Trip Advisor, rated in the top 30 restaurants and 2 mins walk from the Eiffel Tower — and with a direct view of the tower if you got lucky enough to be seated outside! However, it only seats 24 inside, so I half heartedly checked to see if there was any availability… SCORE! Booked for 8pm on the 22^nd June :)
Of course the path to true food love never runs smoothly… especially when I have a habit of running late and forgetting the exact time I have to be somewhere. So, leaving our gorgeous apartment in the Latin Quarter at 7.50pm and realising it was for 8pm, not 8.30pm as I had convinced myself, resulted in a panicked call to the wrong restaurant (where we had eaten the night before!) then calling Firmin and saying (post ‘Parlez-​vous anglais?!?’) ‘we’ll be there for 8.30pm — will our table be held?!’ Expecting a somewhat snooty response (after visiting Paris for 22 years, and realising most restaurants in touristy areas get off on being arrogant, I had my guard up) I was pleasantly surprised by a ‘sure Miss Clayton, see you soon!’ Phew :-)
After a hurried stroll past the gorgeous Eiffel tower, we found the petite restaurant very easily. We went inside and the waiter remembered us from my frenzied call of course. We noticed the first table (of 3) outside was free, and asked if we could sit there. He did a big breath and was like ohhhh I don’t know… but clearly joking and led us outside :) We were soon brought the menu by the adorable older owner, who could not have been nicer, funnier or more passionate about his food. He talked us through each item on the menu, explaining the ingredients and making recommendations where appropriate. I ordered the duck foie gras and the scallop soufflé, and Bruce ordered the pata negra, which was slides of pork neck with rice, chilli and salad, as well as the scallop soufflé for the main.
We were just getting settled when we were brought some lovely prosecco on the house for Bruce’s birthday, which I had mentioned in the comments when booking online. A lovely touch! We also chose a sancerre from the swish iPad wine menu (which told us where the grape was from, as well as the fact it paired well with scallops) — however the waiter told us it was out, but he had a very similar wine in stock (cue wondering if they would give us a more expensive bottle! In fact they gave us a lovely bottle which was 11 euros cheaper than the wine we had ordered, really impressed).
The foie gras was out of this bloody world — I am still thinking about it daily, and trying to justify another trip across the channel for it. Seriously gorgeous, it came with a delicious nutty, fruity toasted bread, as well as maple syrup and artichoke. NOMMMMMMMMMMMM. Bruce’s pata negra was also divine, lovely flavours that all worked together. The scallop dish had us disagreeing — the was one flavour in the saffron sauce that simply did not agree with me, while Bruce adored his. I would order it if you are going for the first time as you will either love it or hate it — but either way you will never have anything else like it. For dessert I cannot remember exactly what we had, but I think I had a tart and Bruce had a deconstructed cheesecake — both were fabulous and rounded off a simply wonderful meal in the shadow of the Eiffel. Plus, a surprise birthday sparkler at the end of the meal was another surprise that rounded off the whole evening splendidly. An absolute must-​visit, wonderful service and delightful food, surroundings and ambiance. In my top 3 restaurants!

Strongly recommend avoiding this place. Fermin le Barbier was picked up by several major travel publications and now it has all the feelings of a tourist trap. We literally sat next to a couple from the same state and were brought the exact same «recommended» bottle of wine for our meal (totally different orders). The food was average at best and didn’t present anything of notable quality or unique composition.
There are better ways to spend 100 euro in Paris.

Warm but classy vibe, and most importantly, serves memorable food.
The owner is so sweet and you can tell he really loves his restaurant and his guests. I was surprised to see that he remembered me when I went back after a month for a second visit. It was staffed by 3 people both times I went– the owner, a waitress, and the chef. The owner and waitress constantly make sure the meal is to your liking and the owner even stops by each table for a little chat. The food selection is pretty limited but carefully selected. I ordered the scallops, sea bass, and crème brûlée– all of which tasted as amazingly as they were presented.
On rainless days, you can sit outside and have one of the best direct views of the Eiffel Tower. The menu is a bit pricier than the two touristy bistros right next to it but for a fancier and more intimate dinner, it’s definitely worth it!

We visited this restaurant twice during our recent Paris stay and we considered it to be a real find.
The room is pretty and fresh with lots of white and blue while still being very French.
The cost was a reasonable fix price
The food was delicious. Highlights were the goat cheese entrée, the salmon, the cod, the steak — perfectly cooked according to my husband, and especially the perfect fried potatoes — my granddaughter wolfed them down and she was not alone!
The welcome and the service were warm and efficient. We felt like valued clients and since we arrived with a 14 month infant in tow that is really saying something.
Make a reservation as the room is quite small

Il y a un peu plus d’un an j’étais passé par hasard devant ce petit restaurant discret du 7ème arrondissement.
A l’époque, je lui aurais mis 5 étoiles direct!
Accueil charmant du propriétaire, ancien chirurgien, service adorable, petits plats délicieusement exécutés pour un rapport qualité — prix vraiment intéressant. Le tout dans un cadre charmant.
Depuis que le chef est parti, même si le service reste sympathique et que le propriétaire est toujours aussi souriant, la sauce a tourné!
Les plats sont devenus plus basiques. Mousse de canard et steak — purée. Mouais. Vraiment réalisés sans enthousiasme!
Bön, c’était il y a 2 mois et j’étais tellement dépité, que je l’avais complètement oublié. En plus, je né connaissais pas encore Unilocal.
Si jamais vous y allez, votre avis m’intéresse.
Peut-​être Firmin aura-​t-​il déniché un chef plus expérimenté?

Le barbier sait aussi faire la cuisine
Excellent diner dans un cadre agréable. Plats recherchés mais authentiques. Excellents vins. Souhaitons longue vie à Firmin le Barbier !

Très décevant
Pas une bonne adresse, le poisson pas assez cuit, le service pas très sympa… Jambon du pays juste sur assiette sortie de son emballage. La salade de légume passé.

Un restaurant qui vient d’ouvrir dans une petite rue très sympa à deux pas de la tour eiffelLe service est bon, la nourriture pas trop mal.

Venez découvrir
Voilà, un restaurant différent des autres dans tous les sens ! Déjà que le propriétaire qui, fait l’acceuil, le service, le tout, est un ancien chirurgien !! Très classe ce petit restaurant avec un chef décoré d’une étoile d’ailleurs. Ce qui se traduit dans les plats. Quel bonheur !! Allez voir cet établissement avant-​gardiste et faites plaisir à vos sens…