LEGO Creator Expert 10243 Parisian Restaurant (2469 Pieces)

Fabulously well made with outstanding detail! This was so much fun to build and it turned out even better than expected. Details are over the top fabulous from the checkerboard flooring to the flowers to the menu (printed on the brick, not just a sticker menu), to the murphy bed on the 2nd floor. When complete, all three floor come apart easily and reassemble just as easily. This completed project sits in our living room and every visitor has commented on how great it is. The detail is truly French and the design on the outside of the building is very unique -- bricks, fireplace and feather & croissant details at the top of the building. The back top floor opens up to have access to the artist's studio, complete with easel and paintbrush and canvases. It comes with a bicycle, trash cans filled with cheese bits and trash, and even a city rat! The drawers in the kitchen open and pots and pans fit inside. Even the fridge door opens. Dishes are stacked up in the kitchen with rolling pin, knives and glasses. Cafe tables on the outside of the building along with the canopy at the glass front door make this feel as if your could actually walk inside, sit down, and order a meal. Plus, it's a very cool homage to Paris. Truly a well designed Lego piece. One of the best ever!

This is an amazing LEGO set and is deserving of a place in your LEGO collection. This set is most likely the next modular set to be retired, so be sure to snag one before prices go through the roof and the set becomes only available on secondary markets. Wonderful set. The piece count for this set makes it very attractive when considering price. Whenever you can find a LEGO set with the average cost of a piece less than 10 cents per piece, you're doing good. This set actually has one of the more attractive price to piece ratios out there when it comes to LEGO sets. Lastly, this set is massive. You'll spend several hours building this set and most likely won't be able to complete the set in one sitting. I had to break this build up into several days whenever time allowed. The bags are all numbered, however, the numbering system is based on sections of the build. Each section of the build took me a couple hours due to my time being broken up and fragmented. If you were able to work on this set and aimed to complete the build in one sitting, you may be able to finish this set in 4-5 hours. The modular line is known for the attention to details, and this set definitely doesn't disappoint. The LEGO creator expert modular sets rarely go on sale, so if you are able to find this set (or any others for that matter) for less than the retail price, then I would jump on it. Even at retail price, this set is a great buy and I would highly recommend. Happy bricking.

If you can find a better Lego set than this, I'd like to see it. The level of detail and charm, both inside and outside the restaurant, is unsurpassed. A challenging and fun build plus lots of unusual techniques and parts means that the Creator Parisian Restaurant will keep you occupied for hours. Once you finish, you'll never want to take it apart, because it's beautiful. This set includes three floors - titular restaurant, apartment and artist's studio - and each are wonderfully detailed, with everything from a gorgeous cabinet for wine glasses (excuse me, grape juice) to a fully furnished kitchen. It's simply a joy to look at and explore, for kids and adults alike. For the price, it's also a great deal. As with all of the modular Creator buildings, you're getting a ton of pieces for a reasonable price by Lego standards. Not to mention, tons of rare olive green bricks and other interesting pieces are included. The bottom line: if you can afford it, buy this set. You won't be disappointed. Best modular building and arguably the best Lego set ever, period.

The LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant was purchased for my son's 9th birthday. It was the must-have on his wishlist, and I have to say it's really cool. The price is a bit scary, but when you see the quality and magnitude of the build it's easy to see why it costs what it does. The pieces are in numbered bags, and the build is pretty straightforward while giving a challenging build that will take time. It's frustrating when you purchase a regular set that the kids build in an hour - this one took my builder a few days. It's a great stand-alone play set - we don't have any other connecting street buildings - but are looking forward to adding to the town. The Parisian Restaurant has three floors, and each floor comes off to allow for play in all three floors at the same time. The first floor is the restaurant, complete with kitchen, dining area, and sidewalk cafe. The second floor is an apartment complete with murphy bed, eating area, fireplace, kitchen, and outdoor patio. The third floor is an artist's loft complete with fireplace, skylights, and artists supplies. This set lives up to the expected quality from the Lego company, as well as the detail in the design and build. Any Lego fan would enjoy this set.

This is my first modular set and I must say this is by far the best Lego set I have ever built. Stop buying cheap sets, this modulars worth so much more than what you pay for a $20 dollar set, which usually comes with roughly 200, this one is have more than 2000 pieces for $159.99. Price aside. There are so many details on this set. Each of the three floors is packed with clever little builds, beautiful exterior (it really looks like a restaurant you would see in Paris) and is just so much fun putting it together, the instructions are also divided in three. There are five minifigures included: a chef, a waiter, a romantic couple and an artist. So are many great surprises and cute builds withing this set but I think is better to discover that for on your own. Overall, wonderful set, definitely buying the other modulars!

The package was bubble wrap, original box a lil bruised but except-able for being an old Lego. Early in build still, 2 missing pieces so far. Hope to not have any other missing pieces!

I own this modular and the Pet Shop modular, and I built a small modular of my own (about half the size of this Parisian Restaurant, or equal in size to one of the buildings in the Pet Shop modular). This is my favorite though by far. I know that the designers of this modular also made some of the originals that now sell for $800 or more. If you only buy one modular, buy this one. The piece count for the money is spectacular, especially considering the quality of pieces that you're getting. The Palace Cinema is very similar in value if you only look at numbers, but this set is far more beautiful and intricate. The insides of it are far superior to any other modular that I have seen, and the outsides are unique even among its modular siblings. LEGO is making all of the newer modulars smaller in both size and piece count, and this is perhaps the last great modular, so buy it before they retire it. The 2015 and 2016 modulars are nowhere close to this one from 2014. This is one of the best sets LEGO has ever made.

This was one of the best LEGO sets that we’ve purchased for our 9 year old son. He loved putting this particular model together because of the detail, the age limit 16+ and it said on the box expert...the assembly time on this particular model was 1 1/2 days including his sleep and rest breaks...the manuals were easy to follow for him as always and as the parent observing him put it all together was a pleasure to watch...great buy for any child that loves LEGOs the way he does...a definite thumbs up...a bit pricey but definitely worth it after it was assembled...this is one piece he said he won’t take apart and reassemble😀

If you love Lego, this is one of the best sets you can get. They have paid attention to detail right from the outside dining area to the flooring to the one room apartment on the first floor. The front design looks marvelous. I especially love the kitchen area with the fridge and those floor tiles. The set has a lot of pieces (about 2500) so it would keep you gripped for a long time. Definitely worth the price. Do check some videos out to see what all it features.

Produit conforme à la description, vendeur sérieux et en petit bonus une tablette de chocolat et un petit mot en français c'est top ! Merci Holger :) Nice product and the seller has sent chocolate as an extra bonus. That's so nice ! Danke schön Holger ! (Schokolade ist wunderbar)

Es un set bastante caro, de colección y solo lo colocaron dentro de otra caja sin ningún tipo de protección, estoy muy molesto por la condición de la caja al interior, preferiría se hiciera el cambio por una caja en mejores condiciones o un descuento, la caja en el mundo del coleccionismo también tiene valor

Una vez más lego lo borda a nivel de los detalles. Me encanto en cuando lo vi parece realmente una maqueta con todo lujo de detalles. Lo monte junto a mis hijos y lo disfrutamos a tope. El conjunto es bastante caro pero merece la pena.

We were very happy with how easy to build it looks great.