Restaurante Claude Troisgros, Rio de Janeiro

This restaurant has mediocre French food, waiters who insist on figuring ways to pad the bill, an over-active air conditioner and prices that make little sense in relation either to the food the decor or the experience unless you are enthralled by the reflected glory of a fast fading set of Michelin stars (for their French brother's restaurant). This place charges a cover charge, an inflated charge for water, and a compulsory tip on top of food charges vs. portion sizes that compare somewhat unfavourably with the value of gold. My advice is save the price of your and your companions meal and use it to pay for the ticket for one of you to France and have a bit of change left over. The experience (and the food) will be infinitely better.