Restaurant Etiquettes a la Paris
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Visitors to France or Paris would be surprised to learn that restaurant etiquette is surprisingly different from what they are use to back home. An American visitor housed in one of the luxury Paris apartments may suddenly have a craving for pancakes, eggs and sausage, unfortunately this will be a tall order locating this American staple in Paris.
Breakfasts are usually limited to a croissant and coffee. Brunches are becoming increasingly popular in Parisian restaurants, and they are served between 11am and 3pm. Lunch is served between 12pm and 2pm, while dinner is usually between 8pm and 10pm. Some restaurants serve until 11pm or even later.
Speaking a bit of French always helps, when one visits a restaurant and the effort is usually returned with a smile or an effort to speak in English for one having made the effort to speak in French. With that being said, one should not place an order for the entire meal all at once. The waiter would come back to you each time you ask for an appetizer, the main course, and the desert. One could order a coffee after dessert, and it is never served with dessert. In most countries, tipping is considered a mandatory and healthy habit. However, in France, it is not necessary that the patrons tip the waiters. 5% of the meal price is what most patrons would usually tip.
A significant difference between North American restaurants and Parisian restaurants is that one cannot ask for additions, or make changes to carefully designed a la carte items. Requesting for such changes would be an unnecessary and frustrating process for both the chefs and the waiters. This attitude is mostly because chefs tend to put in a lot of hard work into what they prepare, and genuinely believe they know better about the dish they have cooked. Changes made to an item, or requests for customizations may be seen with disapproving glances.
Many patrons wonder if it is OK to ask for the doggy Bags, but while in France, even uttering the word is almost a taboo. Asking for doggy Bags is considered rather uncultured, and may meet with scorn. Apart from the usual table manners of keeping your hands always visible on the table and using a napkin on your lap the common courtesies for table manners do remain the same.
Fortunately, waiters usually do not rush their patrons to leave, and that is also because they do not expect to be tipped. All said and done, one must know that there is nothing more delicious or elegant than a French meal served at an authentic French restaurant.
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