Where to eat near the Trocadero? Not at the Mandarin de Ming. This little restaurant seemed like a nice place, but the service was dreadful. We try to speak French and follow the protocol of saying "Bon jour" whenever we enter a shop or restaurant; however, we are obviously American. After we sat down, the waiter handed an ala carte menu. When we ordered soup and one starter, the waiter was clearly not happy. He asked, "That's all?" While we ate, another couple came in, and they were given the "formula" or "prix fixe" menu- which we would have used if he had given it to us. As another reviewer pointed out, we asked for tap water and the waiter opened a bottle of 3.9 euro Evian before we could object. When we finished eating, the waiter dropped dessert menus on the table. We explained that we didn't want dessert or coffee, just "l'addition." He turned and walked away. Nothing came. We asked again, and literally he turned his back. The third time, he turn away again. We have been in Paris for a month and hadn't encountered this kind of rudeness once! There are too many places to eat in Paris to waste your euros or patience at Mandarin de Ming.