The Recommended dishes at Le Grand Vefour

"There's an outstanding cheese trolley, and for dessert try the house specialty, palet aux noisettes (meringue cake with chocolate mousse, hazelnuts, and salted caramel ice cream)"

"More than "200 years of history" are on display in this Haute Cuisine "jewel box" tucked away in the Palais-Royal: the neoclassical murals, gilt-framed mirrors and Directoire chairs are "evocative" of the legendary "literary figures" who have dined here – although the likes of Balzac, Colette and Hugo never tasted chef Guy Martin's "complex", "breakthrough" dishes; service is "formal" but the staff is "congenial" and "adaptable", making every diner "feel like a visiting duke" or duchess, so just "close your eyes and pay the check" (or try the "bargain lunch")"