L'Echelle de Jacob - Paris

We went to this bar with my girlfriend last year (Jan 13) to grab a drink before dinner. They had really nice cocktails.We wanted to try it again during our visit this October on a Saturday night which was a total disaster.First, the bar was so crowded that AC couldn't handle it. You sweat with a t-shirt easily.We hit the bar to order cocktails however the girl at the bar doesn't speak English (which is okay - you use to it in Paris). We asked for the menu and showed what we wanted. After 25mins there were no sign for our drinks. I asked the girl kindly if she got our orders. All of a sudden, she learnt English and shouted at me yelling she is preparing it. The attitude and tone of her voice was extremely rude. We waited another 20mins and left the bar.If you want to ruin your Saturday night with a bad service, give it a try. Otherwise, there are lots of bars in the area with less of an attitude.

We are stranded here because the City Bike Station is just ahead and we were thirsty. The beer was stale. The wine was lousy. The staff was really unfriendly and unable to cope with low demand. The place is also not the cleanest... Don't go here. There are many better bars right next door and across the street.

We went to this bar last year with my girlfriend (Jan 13) to take a drink before dinner. You had really nice cocktails. We wanted to try it during our visit this October on a Saturday night that was a total disaster. First, the bar was so crowded that AC couldn't handle it. They sweat easily with a t-shirt. We meet the bar to order cocktails, but the girl at the bar does not speak English (what is okay that you use it in Paris). We asked about the menu and showed what we wanted. After 25 minutes there was no sign for our drinks. I kindly asked the girl if she had our orders. At once she learned English and called me and screamed that she prepared it. The attitude and sound of her voice was extremely rude. We waited 20 minutes and left the bar. If you want to ruin your Saturday evening with a bad service, try it. Otherwise there are many bars in the area with less a setting.