Le Royal Turenne in the 3rd: The Worst Meal of the Week, Decade, Century?

-1.0 Le Royal Turenne, 24, rue de Turenne in the 3rd, 01.42.72.04.53 (Metro Chemin Vert) is open 7/7 and I confess I went there because it's a Saturday, I was hankering for some traditional food in a traditional place and it was recommended in the Figaro blog by one "Le pote âge."  I entered after my invitee - took one look around and said "Tourist Trap."  And it was, but for French tourists and locals who filled it up and loved it, absolutely loved it.  Go figure!

OK, let's get this over with expediously:

- Her onion soup was cold and filled with bread; she had one sip.

-My herring with potatoes were standard out of the can.

-Her 5AAAAA Andouilette, which the waiter wanted to be sure she knew what she was getting into, was pure Metro (despite his saying "Oh Madame, it's the very best - 5 AAAAA") and she who is in the food trade, took one look at the frites and said "frozen."

-My turbotin had a nicely crisp skin but was tasteless and sat in a bed of pink sludge with (REDEEMING FEATURE) spinach.

-The Cote d'Auvergne was OK once it opened up, the bread was, how do you say - worse than pathetic? -and the coffee OK.  The bill = 79.90 E.

Go?  Well the French certainly do.  Jeez Louise.