Dinner Cruises in Paris on the Seine

Dine surprisingly well as you enjoy the sights of Paris

Cruising down the Seine with the floodlit monuments and bridges of Paris as a backdrop, while you dine on surprisingly good food and drink surprisingly palatable wine, has to be one of the most memorable Paris experiences, all the more so if you and your partner are romantically inclined...

You may have initial doubts about food quality, but it's interesting to note that although foreign tourists do take these trips, the companies market them mainly to the French, and on the two we've been on, locals were in a decided majority. Look at the french websites and you'll note that there is a great emphasis on food quality; certainly our experience is of good quality French cuisine and very respectable wines.

Bateau Mouches | Bateaux Parisiens | Vedettes de Paris | Yachts de Paris | Marina de Paris | Capitaine Fracasse

Bateaux Mouches
(for full address and contact details see our Bateaux Mouches page)

The Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches has several "restaurant cruisers" but if you want the best menu it's only offered on their 200 seat "Jean-Sébastien-Mouche", which has a pleasant open upper deck where you can take some air after the meal and enjoy the passing scene.

Dinner is available throughout the year, with the boat leaving at 8:30 pm and returning at 10:45 pm. You can embark from 7:30 - 8:15 pm, and the dress code is jacket and tie.

Lunch is served on Saturday and Sunday, and on holidays. Leaves at 1 pm, returns at 2.45 pm. You can embark from 12.15 pm onwards. And as an extra bonus, a child's meal is offered free with every two adult bookings.

• Menu "La Nef des fous": €125 per person (dinner)
• Menu "Gigot du dimanche": €50 per person (lunch)
• Menu "Au Fil de l'eau": €50 per person (lunch)
• Menu "Les p'tits Bateaux": €25 children less than 12 years old

Menu "La Nef des fous"

This is the premium menu on Bateaux Mouches' "Jean-Sébastien-Mouche", but it will give you an indication of the kind of thing you can expect for the price. Check out the websites of the other companies (links on our corresponding pages) for details of their menus.

SERVICE DE DINER

APERITIF et MISES en BOUCHES


ENTREES (au choix)

Foie gras de Canard maison
Mesclun de salade et sa brioche

Salade de saison
Variations autour de la salade

Demi Langouste grillée
Légumes étuvés anisés

Cassolette d’écrevisses
Sauce au vin rouge

Croustade d"Escargots
A la forestière

Brochette de Grenouilles à la Provençale
Cuisses de grenouilles sautées au beurre, aillées,
coulis de tomates


PLAT PRINCIPAL (au choix)

Filet de Bœuf en croûte
Sauce Périgourdine, tomates,
gratin de pommes de terre, Poêlée Gourmande

Souris d’agneau
Légumes mijotés dans son jus

Cailles rôties aux Raisins
Deux cailles rôties, sauce aux raisins, champignons des bois

Filets de Sole et de Lotte
Façon bourride, beurre blanc

Bar rôti au Fenouil
Sauce au beurre safrané (à part), légumes verts de saison

Demi Homard frais rôti (selon arrivage)
Pâtes fraîches au basilic


FROMAGE ET SALADE


DESSERTS (au choix)

Soufflé au Grand Marnier

Gourmandises autour du Marron

Glace meringuée flambée
Glace Grand-Marnier,
support pâtissier, meringuée, flambée

Gâteau au chocolat
Gâteau de tradition française

VINS

Castel Mouche,
Amiral de Beychevelle
ou Sancerre Blanc

Eau minérale, jus de fruits, Sans alcool : Pétillant de raisins (3%)

CAFE, VIEILLE PRUNE DE SOUILLAC
OU COGNAC ET TRUFFES AU CHOCOLAT

Menu au prix de 125€ ttc par personne

Bateaux Parisiens
(for full address/contact details see our Bateaux Parisiens page)

Bateaux Parisiens offer both lunch and dinner cruises, with a choice of services. Their lunch cruises have musical themes on certain dates, so you get your meal followed by an hour-long concert (in 2005 it was the 'La Bohème Musical Cruise'). As far as I know, they run all year.

Dinner Cruise

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A singer and three musicians entertain you on this cruise with a variety of French and international music for listening to or dancing. There is a menu with a choice of five starters (including a vegetarian dish), six main dishes (including one for vegetarians) and five desserts.

• Etoile Service: €92
  You will be served a Kir blanc de blancs white wine aperitif with savoury petits fours, followed by selected Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc* and Médoc* wines.
• Select Service: €115
  A choice of aperitif accompanied by savoury petits fours is followed by selected Chablis* and Canon-Fronsac* wines. Your table will be by a window.
• Premier Service: €135
  You will be seated at a round table in the front of the boat with a hostess available throughout the cruise. A choice of aperitif accompanied by savoury petits fours is followed by selected Chablis* and Canon-Fronsac* wines. A choice of after-dinner drinks.

These prices include the cruise, the meal, drinks and entertainment.
*One bottle of each wine for three people.
Smart casual dress code, no sportswear

Timetable

Boarding from 7.45 p.m.
Departure of the cruise: 8.30 p.m.
Return to quay: 11 p.m.

Cruise Route

Boats:

The boats used are the same as for the lunch cruise, and similarly, the decision on which boat is used is made on the evening of the cruise.

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Lunch Cruise

The menu includes a choice of five starters (including a vegetarian dish), five main dishes (including one for vegetarians) and four desserts.

• Etoile Service : € 50
  Kir white wine aperitif and selected Muscadet* and Bordeaux* wines to accompany your meal.
• Select Service : € 60
  A Kir blanc de blancs white wine aperitif and selected Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc* and Médoc* wines to accompany your meal. Your table will be by a window.
• Premier Service : € 70
  You will be seated at a round table in the front of the boat.
  Choice of aperitif followed by selected Mâcon-Fuissé* and Canon-Fronsac* wines.
• Children (less than 12 years old): € 31
  
  These prices include the cruise, the meal, drinks and entertainment.
  *One bottle of wine for three people.
  ** Consume with moderation. The abuse of alcohol is dangerous for health.
  
  
  End of boarding: 12.30 p.m.
  Departure of the cruise: 12.45 p.m.
  Return to quay: 2.30 p.m.
  

Vedettes de Paris
(for full address and contact details see our Vedettes de Paris page)

Dinner Cruise - Evening on the Seine

These are organised only on certain dates (usually Saturdays) during the year, so you'll have to check their website for the latest schedule. Basically a more intimate style of evening than the bigger boats, dinner accompanied by a pianist aboard the Ile de France. The 2 dining areas offer 80 places alongside panoramic windows.

Prices:
€89.00 per adult
€45.00 per child (under 12)
Wine not included

Every Saturday:
Embarkation at 8 pm, departure at 8:30 pm.
Return to the quay at 11 pm.

Reservation necessary
by phone on +33 1 44 18 19 50
by fax on + 33 1 47 05 74 53

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