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Plénitude Paris Reviews
Remarkable!
We left nearly speechless. My 17th 3 Michelin Star restaurant in the last 5 years and this is easily one of the best. The service and Symphony menu made our evening unique, and unforgettable. Thank you to the staff, both FOH and FOH.
Pinnacle of fine dining
I tried to book Plénitude in early January 2024 (i.e. more than 2 months before my scheduled arrival date in Paris) but was told that the restaurant was fully booked until September 2024. Though I’d my name put on the wait list, I didn’t expect to have any luck due to the popularity of and the limited number of seats (around 30) in the restaurant. I therefore was thrilled when I was informed that there’s a table for me. Considering all the good reviews on the restaurant (awarded 3 Michelin stars since 2022) which I’d read and the difficulty to score a table, my expectations were high. Fortunately, I wasn’t disappointed at all. My dinner at Plénitude was by far the best meal of my 1-week trip to the French capital. Everything was excellent. The modern and elegant decor, the stunning view of the Seine, the impeccable service, the beautiful crockery, ceramic and cutlery and most importantly the refined food. I took Menu Symphony (6 courses) and wine pairing. The quality of the ingredients was exceptional. Every dish was exquisite and very delicious. Chef Arnaud Donckele, as modest as he’s gifted, is passionate about sauces. At Plénitude, the meat and fish complement the sauces, not the other way around. Every sauce concocted by him was sublime. The sweet courses were equally impressive. I loved the creations of Maxime Frédéric who’s 1 of the best pastry chefs in France today. As far as I’d see, I was the only solo diner of the evening. The very competent staff took very good care of me and made sure I’d a good time. Their attention to details was matchless. Special thanks to Monsieur Alexandre Larvoir for going the extra mile in showing me some other venues in Cheval Blanc Hôtel. The bill was certainly pricey. However, I got what I paid for. If you only plan to have 1 fine dining experience in Paris, choose Plénitude.
“A taste of things” in the flesh!
I had noticed earlier in the year that Plenitude was listed within the top 50 restaurants of the world and I can see why. It would be wrong I think to refer to Chef Donckele and his team as magicians, as this would not do justice to the level of work and attention that goes into the preparation of each sauce accompanying the plates. But what they produce is indeed magical. The level of service is also exceptional and the team work very efficiently to coordinate delivery. Impressively they also have time to enquire where diners have arrived from or who favourite chefs/restaurants may be. I won’t put spoilers on all the story that is told in this epicurean journey, save today that eat the sauces, don’t be afraid to dip the serving spoons, or try some on the delicious bread choices served throughout the meal. We are returning to Paris later in the year. I would love to come back but will need to be quick on the phone when dates are released!
Exquisite
Absolutely superb. The service administered by angels: extremely kind, coordinated, perfect execution. The interior is gorgeous. And the sauces are just heavenly. Like a return to forms of cooking from centuries past, when the sauce represented in its complexity and rarity of ingredients the genius and wealth of the host. Plenitude honors this tradition in a way that is modern and yet also exquisitely refined. This is the best meal I have had in Paris, including other 3-star restaurants, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Pure magic !
Mr Donckele is a magician and he has assembled an extraordinary team around him. Guy Savoy, Pierre Gagnaire, Alain Ducasse, Christian Le Squer have reigned over french gastronomy for many many years and I have often wondered who will lead the next generation; now, I have the answer, it is Mr Doncekele. It took me 3 dinners to come that conclusion, but I have absolutely no doubt, he is the one to watch. At Pleinitude, Mr Donckele has reverted the classic balance between sauce and the dish. Usually, sauce are designed to enhance the dish; here, it is the opposite, the sauce is the dish, whatever is left in the plate (vegetable, fish, meat) is a condiment. And what sauces ! Cold or hot, classic or innovative, they are pure magic : complex, subtle, full of perfumes and tastes. As you would excpect in such a place; the team is perfect : caring, friendly, sharing... You can trust the sommelier to guide you into new discoveries. Of course, it may take months of planning to secure a reservation, it is not cheap either... but it is worth every penny. And do not wait; it will get harder and harder to get a reservation as its reputation as one of the most talented chef on planet earth consolidates.
le magicien des sauces
Arnaud Donckèle was awarded 3*** a few months after opening "Plénitude' in the Cheval Blanc Hotel. As his reputation preceded him from his 3star restaurant in St. Tropez, this was perhaps not a complete surprise. That he has managed to put up a culinary experience which is very different from his Str. Tropez restaurant is nonetheless remarkable. Plénitude is hard to book and I made several attempts 5 months in advance, juggling a number of dates, before it worked. But after our visit it was all more than worth it. It's hard to follow up on a meal at Gagnaire the night before but our dinner at Plénitude was right up there, too, even though the concepts are entirely different. M. Donckèle offers a four course menu entitled "Fuguons ensemble" where you choose from among 3 or four options for a starter, a fish main, a meat main and a dessert. From the amuse bouche to the dessert, the star of each dish is the sauce, whose extremely complex composition is set out in a little paper leaflet handed to you. The sauce for the red mullet was particularly memorable and outright outworldish (10+/10), everything else was of impeccable quality and balanced - M. Donckèle est le magicien des sauces. We drank a Dauvissat Chablis les Vaillons 2015 - excellent. Service was most attentive without being overly formal; the waitresses must have spent time learning the ingredients of all those dishes and their sauces...! A lovely experience. The choice of restaurant for the next Paris trip will not be easy...
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