Description: ***If you are on a travel budget skip this review, unfortunately Cafe George V is not friendly on the wallet. Similarly if you are a go - go - go traveler, this is not the review for you ***
My husband and I had walked from the Eiffel Tower to the Arc de Triomphe and as we reach the Arc the rain started again so we searched out a place to get something to eat while the rain passed through. Something We quickly learned while walking along the Ave Champs Elysees is that the waiters and restaurant staff will practically pull you into their cafes if you pause for even a moment in front of their door. As the rain was picking up we submitted to the pull and were seated under a large canopy with a view of the avenue over my shoulder and heater next two our table.
For two hours while buckets of rain feel we sat and relaxed with some simple but tasty bar food and $10 beers. The beers were excellent, and given that this was France the waiter was very attentive without pushing us out the door either (if we keep drinking $10 beers why should he have us leave). He was friendly, laughed a little, impressed that I was able to keep pace with my husbands drinking and brought us snacks. It was clear by a few of the other tables around us that this both a tourist stop and a local hang out so we felt completely at ease.
As with much of our trip, when we could either be disappointed that it rained all the time or say "c'est la vie" and make the best of it, we made the best of it and Cafe George V was perfect for that. In fact it was kind of sad when the rain finally let up and we had no excuse to remain sitting and watching the world go by.
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