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Sandro Micheli | Le Louis XV

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LE LOUIS XV 

"Three Michelin stars. Also this car has Michelin tyres."

By Zaharia Silviu

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Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse à L'Hôtel De Paris, Monaco, 10/21/17

Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse à L’Hôtel De Paris, Monaco, 10/21/17

hotel Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse in à L’Hôtel De Paris is a 3 star Michelin restaurant.  While the hotel is undergoing renovation the restaurant is in a temporary location, but if you didn’t know that you’d never guess, as the room is decorated in an elegant modern decor.  This spot will eventually become a breakfast and lunch restaurant which seems perfect as the doors from it lead onto the…

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Why Alain Ducasse Is a Good Deal

Adour Alain Ducasse in Midtown Manhattan sells a tasting menu for $115, an excellent value for excellent food served in a restaurant run by one of the world's most decorated chefs. Now here's what's interesting. As New York restaurateurs are justifiably hiking prices to cope with global food inflation, Ducasse has maintained this price point at Adour since April 2010. That's a long time. And the prices at many of Ducasse's European venues have remained stable for even longer. 

Price stability is a GOOD DEAL. So that's why we at The Price Hike & The Bad Deal are using Ducasse to kick off our series on EVEN STEVEN prices. We believe that stable prices are good for the consumer as they make budgeting for expensive meals a little more predictable and just a tiny bit easier. As such, here's a short list of Ducasse's non-U.S. tasting menus and how long they've remained at their current price points:  

Le Louis XV (Monaco): Menu at €280 ($395) since March 2009:

The Dorchester (London): Menu at £180 ($293) since the venue opened in Nov. 2007.  

Le Jules Verne (Paris): Menu at €200 ($282) since 2008.

Plaza Athenee (Paris): Menu at €360 ($508) since at least Oct. 2010. 

Stable prices are easier to understand than daily deals from Groupon or Gilt City, with their no-Saturday clauses and non-refundable caveats, and where diners are sometimes mandated to tip on the original pre-discounted price. Stable prices reaffirm the purchasing power of your hard-earned disposable income. Stable prices help attract a loyal clientele.

The prices above generally represent the REAL COST of dining because prices in Paris and Monaco reflect both tax and tip. That's a good thing. You don't have to do any mental math at the Plaza Athenee. The menu is $508 and your bill will be $508. That's opposed to Masa in New York where the $450 menu ends up being $571 after tax and tip. In London, prices include tax but not a 12.5 service charge usually added to the bill, as it is in the Dorchester. 

Of course, stable, easy-to-understand prices don't mean cheap prices. Are Ducasse's European tasting menus a good value? Please do tell us know about your experiences in the comments section, while keeping in mind that we've typically listed the most expensive options in our list above. And show the French brother some respect for keeping things EVEN STEVEN (Source: The Price Hike/The Bad Deal).