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Exceptional service! From the superb amuse bouche down to the mignardises and petits fours, and most especially those small details were carefully curated for the tasting menu. Talking about details, it was most definitely a nice touch to pick up on handing me a basket of cookbooks and other reading materials to distract my attention. But the overall ambience of the restaurant already stole my attention - the artwork, the giant halo chandelier, the view from my table looking into the patio. Exceptional service because by the time I was ready to take some photos, I get cut off because the next course is already waiting. That surprise full kitchen tour with a little snack to enjoy made me giggle especially when you thought you'd just want a photo with the chef but they actually printed it off as a framed memento at the end of the service. The staff were just amazing and very engaging but not to the point of becoming unnecessarily annoying. And if you want to extend your night, Le Bar Americain adjacent to the restaurant is banging with live music with a glass of negroni to cap it off.

We had high hopes going to Alain Ducasse for dinner as we had a wonderful experience at Le Cinq in Paris which renewed our hope in 3 star restaurants. The service was the best part of the meal—all of the staff were incredibly friendly and professional. However I felt that the food was disappointing. The balance was just off for a lot of the dishes. For example, in the oyster amusement bouche, the amount of sauce on the oyster was incredibly heavy and overwhelming. The morel appetizer that I had was incredibly heavy and salty. Again for our fish entree—I got the John Dory, the sauce was very heavy and again a large amount that overpowered the delicate fish and asparagus. The best thing that came with dessert was their homemade pannetone.

Exceptional 3 Michelin ⭐ restaurant. We loved every single dish and interpretation. The space and beauty around is adding up to excellent service from personnel. The most memorable for us was the tea ceremony and the little fresh garden to choose from the brew. Would come back at any given moment. Best for special and memorable celebrations ❤️

Le Louis XV is Alain Ducasse flagship restaurant. The service was top notch. Staffs were very attentive to details. My glass was never empty and bread/butter were always topped up. They always knew when to come by but not making us think we were always watched during the meal. As for the foods, I tried the agape menu and my favorite dish was the soufflé. The other dishes were okay. Presentation was good but the taste was not my style. The food taste is very subjective and other people might like it. For me, it could be better if they can list down all the dishes in the agape menu so that I can decide beforehand. If I knew which menu is on the agape, I would go with the a la carte option instead. But all in all, the overall experience was good and I did have a good time there.

⭐⭐⭐ Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse, Monaco The Best Three-Star Lunch Value for Money in the World How good can one restaurant actually be? Legendary. Stellar. And when it comes to value for money, almost galactic. This was my first visit to Le Louis XV and my first experience with Alain Ducasse. A global culinary icon and one of the defining figures at the very top of haute cuisine. If you want to experience Ducasse, this is the place: his flagship in Monaco. There is no bigger stage. Le Louis XV is considered the first hotel restaurant ever to receive three Michelin stars. Ducasse was just 33 years old when this milestone was reached — and it took only 33 months from opening to earn the third star. Since 1990, with very few interruptions, the restaurant has consistently held three Michelin stars. That level of continuity is extraordinary. The setting is perfect: the legendary Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo. From arrival onward, everything is seamless. Luggage is handled discreetly, the transition from hotel to restaurant flawless. Service that doesn’t draw attention to itself — because it simply works. 🏛 Room & Atmosphere The restaurant feels intentionally intimate: roughly 20-40 seats inside, with a terrace in warmer months. The interior is aristocratic, opulent, Art Nouveau. A spectacular ceiling fresco, generous spacing between tables, total discretion. You are not alone — but completely with yourself. With Ducasse and Pilon. In Monaco. 🥇 Lunch: The Benchmark for Three-Star Value At lunch, guests can choose between à la carte, the grand tasting menu, or the lunch menu. My clear recommendation: take the lunch menu for a start. For €230, you receive a complete three-star Michelin experience, including all amuse-bouches. With wine, Champagne and extras, the bill comes to just over €400. Yes, that is serious money — but at this level, it is almost a steal. Crucially, it is the same culinary program as the full tasting menu, just with two fewer grand courses. Qua

Otherworldly journey. You enter the majestic Louis XV-Alain Ducasse room like you enter the foyer of Palais Garnier opera on a gala night. It is a passage to another world, where you join a circle of happy few, ready for a journey on the « less traveled road, that will make all the difference ». Every dish is is like a Vermeer painting. No grandiloquent effect. No tortuous story to contextualize the work. No need to show off and gamble. The best possible, locally sourced raw materials, and the mastery of the Chef (Emmanuel Pilon) to create an exceptional and ephemeral sensation. Everything is assembled with extreme meticulousness, like the gears of a mechanical watch with grand complication. You can imagine, feel, the many trials and errors it has been through to achieve such level of perfection. The same impression as when looking at Vermeer’s delicate and precise blends of shades, and you wonder how long it has taken him, how many brush strokes and layers of paints to render with such vivid details the daily environment and mood of his characters. And yet, the picture looks seamless, you don’t see how it was fabricated, it is whole and does not require any particular efforts to appreciate its beauty. Another particularly of Emmanuel Pilon’s work is that the presentation of the plates is always plain and simple and you have to dig into the food to discover the treasures within. Like the entrance of Japanese houses, always hidden from the outside, and you have to walk around a corner, to get a full view of the building. It has the elegance of understatements and leaves intact the pleasure of discovery. It starts with a walk on the beach at low tide, with a layer of gold caviar, covering deliciously fresh San Remo gamberones on a rock fish gelée. Then, a miraculous artichoke, crispy at the top, soft and melting at the bottom, stuffed with sea anemones. Lightly smoked blue lobster hiding underneath a leaf of Treviso salad. Slow cooked lamb from Quercy grazing Swi

A legend in haute cuisine. Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse in the Monaco Hôtel de Paris is arguably the epitome of fine dining. The ambiance, service, and food each try to but cannot outdo each other as they blend in elegance. That sounds good but you do get over the wow of the room and the service is so perfect that you hardly notice it. By the time your first course arrives you settle down and the real star becomes the food. It’s not that the dishes are fancy and covered in complex chefy details, it’s how good they taste. Quality basic ingredients are handled in ways unknown to us mortals. I’ve never eaten a bite here that was not simply “better.” The wine list is amazing but too long to read. Zero in on what you’re looking for or ask the sommelier for a recommendation. My two most memorable bottles were here. There is a difference between fancy and elegant. Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse in the Monaco Hôtel de Paris is elegant. If life affords you the opportunity don’t hesitate to make this one of your highlights.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Le Louis XV, and I can confidently say it was the best experience I've had in any Michelin starred restaurant. From the moment we arrived, the ambiance was stunning and set the stage for what was a truly memorable evening. The food was absolutely delicious. Each dish showcased incredible flavors and attention to detail. Our waiter, Luca, was phenomenal, you could tell he genuinely cared about making sure we had a wonderful experience. I can't recommend Le Louis XV enough. If you're looking for an exceptional dining experience, this is definitely the place to go!