You may have wondered at some point what it would be like to dine at the Eiffel Tower. For some, it may be a dream come true, and for me, too.
So we started this day in Paris getting ready for the evening at Madame Brasserie.
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Arrival and dinner time at the Eiffel Tower
Madame Brasserie is located on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. We booked online.
Dinner time is at 9pm. I am going to refer exclusively to dinner because that is what we had, but you can also have lunch, the times are at 12pm or 1.30pm.
Arrival at the Eiffel Tower is 30 minutes before dinner time. The entry point is the south entrance of the tower, entrance number 1. The nearest metro station is Bir Hakeim on line 6 or, on line 9, Trocadero station, on RER C, Champ de Mars station. By bus 30 or 82, stop at Eiffel Tower.
Once you have passed through security, you will find the restaurant’s welcome counter where you will present your voucher and you will be given access to the elevator to the first floor.
Clarification: you will have access to the first floor, you will not be able to access the second or the top.
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Once you leave the counter, you will access the elevator. In just a few minutes, you will be on the first floor.
And… already inside the Eiffel Tower to dine in this beautiful iron construction
Dining tables at the Eiffel Tower
When choosing a table you will find that depending on the menu you will have options of place.
With the Gustave menu, the location will be in the heart of the restaurant, so it is the middle part, the center of it.
And with the Grand Dame menu you have two options, one is the center of the restaurant like the previous one and the other is the area with views of Paris.
We took the latter. Now let’s turn a little and look, it gives us the option to choose the area with the views, NOT the window, as you can see there are several tables in the area and if you are thinking of being seated in the window overlooking Trocadero this is not the case. You have to be clear about this so as not to be disappointed. But nobody can take away the feeling of dining in one of the most famous monuments in the world.
Madame Brasserie’s Menu
With the Gustave menu you will have a starter, main course and dessert. A glass of Champagne, wine, water and coffee.
With the Grand Dame menu, you will have a starter, two main courses, desserts, and a few pastries for coffee. A glass of champagne, wine during the evening, water, and coffee.
When you arrive, you will scan the menu and you will be able to choose between the options presented to you for each dish.
The food is very good, perhaps on the downside I could say that they rush you a bit between courses, but well, maybe for others it’s fine and it’s just that I’m a very slow eater.
The rain stopped while we were having dinner, so on the way out we walked a bit around the first floor but the rain prevented us from getting some nice shots so you could see the night in the tower.
AND…. a dinner on board a bus in Paris??
Prices for dinner at the Eiffel Tower
Prices vary by menu and location. The Gustave menu and the Grande Dame menu are the options. If you choose to have lunch, the prices are lower. Here is the link so you can check out the options and prices.
Our opinion
Was it worth it for us to dine at the Eiffel Tower? If we were only thinking about the views we would say no, you can get better ones from other sides, but as an experience of being inside such an emblematic monument, yes.
I would probably choose the centre of the tower so as not to pay more. I also think it would be a good option to choose to have lunch.
We really liked the food and also the fact that drinks were included.
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NOTE: The information in this article is based on our own experience, being totally objective. This article contains affiliate links
