Chez Savy

This was, undoubtedly, our best meal in France.
The interior is fashioned out of an old school, Art Deco era, train passenger car. One set of patrons had actually placed their bags on the gleaming luggage racks overhead. This architecture forecasts the equally traditional cuisine and pre-​modern atmosphere.
We started with the pâté, which was divine. It comes in two generous slabs. It is rich, creamy, and spreads smoothly on to the toasted bread that the server provides.
The beer was a refreshing, summer white, like you often encounter in France. (They only had one, on tap.)
The highlight of the evening however was the duck confit, we each ordered a serving. This was the best preparation of the dish that I had ever experienced: crispy skin, moist tender flesh, and the fat rendered away. Reputedly the owner likes to hunt, and that passion for game comes across in this dish. The fried potatoes are also excellent.

We really enjoyed ourselves. Amazing what a waiter (or two) with personality and good suggestions can do to improve a restaurant. We chose Savy based on Unilocal reviews when our «first choice» was closed. There aren’t too many brasseries in easy walking distance from the Marriott on Champs Elysees that offer both good food and good value. Chez Savy does both and then some. My wife had a special — smoked haddock poached in milk served with steamed potatoes. I had the lamp chops with sauteed vegetables. Both were quite good. We shared an apple tart with mango sorbet for dessert — vanilla ice cream would have been preferred but… Our wait staff was very helpful and their English better than the translation program on my cell phone! We remarked that the vast majority of diners when we were there were English speakers but you couldn’t tell from the décor or the mood of the place. We consider Savy a real find and are very comfortable recommending it wholeheartedly.

Très bonne adresse dans le quartier, bistrot typique. On s’intègre rapidement à l’ambiance d’habitués. Très bon pour un prix raisonnable (34 € le menu). Accueil sympathique et service agréable.

Well, we travel quite a bit. I have never eaten a tougher beef filet in my 50 years of traveling, anywhere in the world. We arrived at about 2:15pm and the staff was ready to go home. Regardless, the maitre d seated us at a tiny table next to dome people even though the entire restaurant had less than 10 people in it. We asked to sit in a booth but he said no. It is only for 4 people. Well we ordered quickly since there are no English menus and no one really spoke English or so they said. The steak was tasty and the fries were great but if I have ever tried a tougher piece of meat, I cannot remember. We had a custard dessert that was excellent. I have visited Paris more than 30 times and this was simply the worst value, ever.

Delicious «confiture de canard» and a real rear stake !
Lovely charm and minimal tourists despite location.

Went to this little restaurant in the height of Paris tourist season. We ate early for Paris (8pm) so the place was fairly empty to start but filled up quickly with a mix of what appeared to be native French and foreign diners. The night was beautiful so the few outside seats were completely full of Parisians drinking and having their pre-​dinner cheese plates. The menu is a lot of classic French dishes and it is entirely in French but our very helpful waiter did translate and explain what we were unable to figure out on our own. What they listed (in English) on their website is close but not exactly what was on the menu in the restaurant. Wait staff was friendly and attentive by Paris standards. Bread and hard boiled quail eggs were provided to the table which was unique and tasty. Starters were escargot that was some what en croute (although there were multiple pastry pouches) with a salad and vinaigrette dressed lentils with crispy bacon. Both were tasty but the lentils were a really great example of a dish being greater than the sum of its parts. We shared a for two cote de beouf that was really delicious and simple. Well seared and seasoned outside and warm reddish pink inside for the requested medium rare. This medium rare was closer to the rare end of the spectrum by most US standards so order accordingly. The dish was served with a split bone of roasted marrow and a plate of skinny, crispy, delicious frites. Dessert was a not too sweet but well flavored pot de crème. A lovely place for a more casual but not tourist junk, Paris dining experience. Another group of US visitors with two younger kids were there and the wait staff seemed to be taking it in stride and helping the family enjoy their meal. Our waiter was friendly and attentive and didn’t give us that «great, another american tourist» reaction that I’ve experienced not infrequently.

J’adore
Génial ! Je né pensais pas qu’il rester encore des bistrots, esprit petite brasserie, dans ce genre, surtout dans le quartier des Champs Elysées, bref super ambiance, il y avait même Alain Delon qui déjeuner après avoir été à la radio RTL ! Cuisine simple et de qualité, super viande, j’ai pris un morgon de Lapierre top ! A conseiller tout de même pour ceux qui aiment l’esprit vieille brasserie dan son jus.

Si vous voulez manger une superbe côte de boeuf /​frites dans une salle de brasserie à l’ancienne avec de belles banquettes et (peut-​être) à côté de people de RTL … Allez chez Savy.

My wife and I received a recommendation for Chez Savy from the concierge and he set up reservations for us. We had heard the waiters were a bit pretentious but we decided to go anyway. The service was OUTSTANDING! Not only was our server helpful but everyone there was friendly and willing to help my ménage of French and English. We ordered a bottle of Bordeaux which was good. For an app we had the foie gras which is served cold and with toasted bread. We had a house salad and the steak for 2 with fries. The steak came out on a huge plate and on the bone which the maitre d sliced off and then served us. Bone marrow was served as well (which we arent big fans of). The meat was good and the fresh cut fries were not bad. To top it off, we had a caramel custard which was very good. Definitely a locals favorite but with as many restaurants as are in Paris, I would want to try a new place.

Super bistrot
Un super bistrot parisien — dans le jus — ambiance annees ³⁰⁄₅₀. Une carte hyper traditionnelle à base d’excellents produits (surtout les viandes). On y mange bien et beaucoup. Pot au feu, gibiers, confit de canard sont des classiques — service très «parisien» dans le bon sens du terme. Prévoir une bonne séance de sport avant ou après pour éliminer ! J’adore !

Situé rue Bayard face à la station de radio RTL, «Chez Savy «est une brasserie-​restaurant où l’on mange particulièrement bien. Les journalistes et animateurs des radios alentours s’y retrouvent quotidiennement, et il en sort une atmosphère très agréable. Les serveurs sont aux petits soins pour vous, et quand l’assiette arrive, c’est un autre ravissement.
Si les tarifs sont un peu élevés, la qualité de la cuisine est indéniable. Copieux et raffiné, le menu est à base de cuisine traditionnelle française. Cela dit, «Chez Savy «, on a une autre spécialité: la viande. Savoureuse et onctueuse, la côte de bœuf est un régal. Et pour l’accompagner, la carte des vins est très complète également. Et puis, avec un peu de chance, vous y croiserez vos stars préférées.

You would have thought that given the current picture representing the restaurant is of my friend and colleague, Phil, I might have thought twice.
But the reviews are all correct. Perfect French brasserie, classic décor, classic old style dishes and the most amusing, helpful and friendly waiting staff you could want.
One steak frites (a point) and a bottle of Givry later — very happy and satisfied after a long hard day.
The 8eme near the champs elysees isnt endowed with good value places like this. A real find.

Tres bonne adresse
Tres bonne ambiance d’habitués
Tout est irreprochable

Chez Savy doesn’t look like much from outside, but this long, corridor-​like establishment is actually quite the hotspot.
We had a bunch of interesting dishes (see Phil’s review), I had a starter dish of baked egg in cream and Roquefort cheese. skipped the main course, as I wasn’t particularly hungry, but sampling off my friends’ dishes, it’s obvious I need to try a main course the next time around.
Come hungry and in an experimental mood!

I was getting a touch worried that at 2200 on a Monday night walking round the 8eme we weren’t going to get anything to eat. What a little gem we found here! It was completely packed out, but they seemed to find a nice table for the 5 of us, and I had a fantastic meal and tried a whole load of new things, including:
— Bone marrow on bread with salt (Os à moelle)
— Intestines stuffed with other offal (Andouillette)
The bone marrow was particularly delicious!
The service was great, the wine very passable plus Le Baron is just round the corner for some post-​marrow entertainment

Un vrai régal !
C’est un de ces rares endroits idéal pour les grosses faims en fin de soirée, cuisine simple et savoureuse, service adorable, détendu et souriant, ambiance authentique et sans aucune prétention, on a envie de leur dire surtout né changez rien !

On a faim !
Voici un endroit idéal pour assouvir les grosses faims, le cadre est resté figé quelques 80 années en arrière et on y mange bien, même très bien à condition d’aimer la bonne nourriture française du terroir aveyronnais, bien roborative et savoureuse. On n’en sort repus et content. Une bonne adresse, plus pour le déjeuner, peut-​être !