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Great recommendation, fantastic food and service. I would like to suggest that the young staff which offered great service, request loud American customers to lower their voices, I had to request to be moved to another table and was seated next to another group of young Americans, and they spoke in lower voices. Once again many thanks

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It's really hard to tell people to lower their voices. (I led tours for 15 years and it's a tricky subject.) At Taillevent, the owner, who was known for his tact, would gently stand behind someone who was talking loudly and (I think) gently put his hands on their shoulders. Unfortunately it's not just Americans being loud anymore and we've been seated next to very loud tables for locals, too. Fortunately in France restaurants don't play music, which heightens the noise level, although a few are starting to....

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