Robert et Louise

01What to order

• Côte de bœuf for two (bone-in rib), about 1 kg / 2.2 lb€70 on the house's 2026 card, with sautéed potatoes, salad or the vegetable of the day. In 2014 Time Out listed côtes for two or three at €44 and €66.
• Entrecôte (rib-eye), about 300 g / 11 oz€26; The Infatuation (October 2026) notes it comes off the wood fire without sauce.
• T-bone steak d'Angus, about 400 g / 14 oz€36, the only beef on the card with a breed named.
• Côtes d'agneau or gigot d'agneauLamb chops €26, leg of lamb €27, for the guest who prefers lamb.
• Escargots and boudin noir to startSnails €11 for six; black pudding €10.
• Gâteau au chocolatHomemade, €10; crème brûlée with Madagascar vanilla, €8.

02The beef

The house's card gives weights rather than origins: a côte de bœuf of about a kilo for two, an entrecôte of about 300 g / 11 oz and a T-bone of about 400 g / 14 oz, the last named as Angus. No source read by Steakpedia states where the beef is raised, its breed beyond that T-bone, or whether it is aged. Paris Update, in 2006, described the côtes served on small round wooden boards instead of plates. The card also puts Southwest duck magret, veal kidney and an AAAAA andouillette on the grill.

03The fire

The fire is the house's oldest fixture. The website describes 'viande grillée au feu de bois' and smoked wood-fire grills; Time Out, in 2014, described the cook setting large pieces of meat over the flames of the dining-room hearth, and Paris Update, in 2006, placed the open fire at the back of the small room. The Infatuation's October 2026 entry says the same of the entrecôte: live wood fire, no sauce.

04The story

The house's website gives 1958 and says it has just turned 67; Bonjour Paris, in 2015, gave 1962 and told how Robert had met Louise on the Paris–Nice train shortly before. Steakpedia uses 1958, the house's date. By 2006, per Paris Update, Robert had died and Louise had retired; their daughter Pascale, her husband and a nephew had changed almost nothing, except to open the red-checked curtains, and paintings left by students who paid in kind still hung on the walls. The website now says Robert and Louise have been gone for some twenty years, and that Pascale and François run the house with a team of cooks and waiters. Gault&Millau 2026 lists it as Selected, for traditional, rustic cooking in generous portions.

05The practical

64 rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003 (Gault&Millau prints No. 66); metro Saint-Sébastien–Froissart or Hôtel de Ville. Per the house: Monday, Thursday and Friday 17:30 to 22:00; Saturday 12:00 to 15:00 and 17:30 to 22:00; Sunday 12:00 to 22:00; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Gault&Millau gives different hours, so confirm when booking. Phone 01 42 78 55 89; bookings and gift vouchers through Zenchef. Bonjour Paris described long shared wooden tables. The card is à la carte, with mains from €10 to €70. The wood fire is the one detail every source, from 2006 to 2026, agrees on.

Address

64 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris

Phone

+33 1 42 78 55 89

Website

robertetlouise.com

Directions

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06In Paris’s selections