We arrived at Lausanne two days ago. This is the last stop of our Christmas Markets trip. First we…read morevisited Basel, second to Bern then here in Lausanne. I waited until arriving here to have French cuisine. I knew I could find better French food here because it is closer to France and I was right. I found this restaurant among all the French restaurants in town, I liked their menu and their reviews. We liked it so much that we went there twice and we only stayed in Lausanne for two nights. First night we have onion soup, escargot, beef tartare, green salad, dessert - crème brûlée and ice cream. Second night we have the Seafood tower and salad. Food: 5 stars Service: 5 stars Ambience: 5 starts I love their menu because they serve more traditional French cuisine instead of those nouveau cuisine (like eating foam)-. I want to mention the maître d' named Adrien. I just mentioned to him at the first night that we maybe come back the next day so he sent me an invite to remind me so we did. I would call that's service and thank you for doing that.

I've been here a couple times now, and I'm ambivalent-to-negative on this place. The food is ok,…read morenot great. I had an artichoke salad that was awful -- could barely chew most of it. The Entrecôte "Café de Paris" was a very poor quality piece of steak, with fat and tendons galore. The EB Burger (with a piece of foie gras on top of a patty) is different and delicious -- although the potato wedges that come with it are dry and should be substituted for regular fries. This place is pricey, and there other options that are better values (even in Lausanne, where prices are high in general) Service at the restaurant is hit or miss. For the most part it's professional, but there are definitely some wait staff who give the vibe of being arrogant. Given all that, the only reason this restaurant gets a second star is the ambiance is nice. It's somewhat of an awkward multi-level layout, but it has a charm to it. Classy and elegant. If only the food and service would match the surroundings, I'd be happy to go back.

I really wanted too give this place a good review but i have to say I never got to eat here. There…read morewas some celebration regarding the history of the restaurant so they had decorated the place as though a launderette complete with tables made from washing machines. But in true Swiss style no food past 2pm so i just took a coffee and left. The place is also a music venue so maybe I will try again.

Uncomplicated restaurant, which becomes crowded at lunch time but we still managed to get a table…read morefor two (if you like space and you don't care about reading what your neighbour's writing on his phone, you might not want to come here for lunch). Only been once but the salads my friend and I had were absolutely beautiful. I mean, really beautifully prepared. They tasted good too and were more than filling. Can't remember what the service was like but they were nice enough and pretty speedy. It's maybe not the most "chaleureux" of places (hence only 4 stars) but this vegetarian was pretty happy with the food. Also has a cellar concert venue, which I hear is worth checking out.

I smelled something delicious from up above at the cathedral and decided to try it out. Great…read moreambiance and awesome food. Looking forward to going back!

A very enjoyable evening at Vieux Lausanne. Three of us were passing through and found this place…read moreby chance. We split the deer carpaccio as a starter, which was wonderful - tender thin slices of meat with arugula, walnuts, and walnut oil. Two of us had the rib steak, which was a thin boneless ribeye and cooked to order, medium rare in my case. Served with three sauces: black olive, basil, and spicy red pepper. Tender and flavorful. Lovely bottle of local red wine, lighter in color but full flavored. Excellent service, highly recommended!

This restaurant was perfectly located across the streer from our hotel Royal Savoy…read more The service was nice but i felt the food flavors wasn't very special. The interesting thing that I've never experienced before is that your order is split into half portions. After you finish your first serving they bring you the exact same plate. I'm not sure what to think of this... I mean the 1st serving seemed like enough for most of the table, my friend who go a huge lamb shank declined his second offering, I don't know who can eat all that!! But besides that, I felt accomplished eating my first plate, a second serving of the exact same thing made me feel like the second helping was more of a task than enjoyment lol. Fortunately, i decided to swap my snapper for my friend's veal. I favored the snapper over the veal, ir was light and fresh. I would recommend making sure you have worked up a good appetite if you decide to visit here. Also it gets so loud in there we found ourselves yelling for conversation. Be sure to warm your vocal pipes too!

This is a great place to share a diner with someone precious or with business colleagues.as the…read moreservice is cool and serviceable present but not intrusive. Cuisine is of great quality fresh and well cooked, served for some dishes in two parts to keep the freshness and warmth. Really appreciated! I can only recommend this place even though it's a bit pricey.

Nice restaurant, especially in summer where you can sit in the garden.. Wonderful a real garden in…read morethe city centre with a fountain etc. Food is nice, they have a bit of everything: pasta, pizza, fish, meat Service is ok but not outstanding. Prices: pasta and Pizza around CHF 20, Meat and fish around CHF 35.

We had a wonderful dinner here tonight! The wait staff was professional and friendly, the wine was…read moreexquisite and the food- superb. I had a fruity white Pinot Gris that was exactly as described to me and my husband enjoyed a red wine. The 3 of us had the eggplant ravioli, papardelle du theatre and tagliatelle with venison and chestnut. We finished it off with ice cream- the pistachio was very good. Would give them a 4.5 overall and would highly recommend.

Great food, reasonably priced, friendly service and a view you can't beat. In our 5 day trip to…read moreLausanne, we ended up here twice!

My daughter and I wanted to try fondue in Switzerland so she found this restaurant on trip advisor…read more I also checked out reviews on Yelp. The restaurant is by the wharf with gorgeous views of the mountains. No one was dining inside but it was so windy outside several times that glasses blew off tables and shattered. Kind of scary. There were a few language problems with our server Pablo, but he did a good job. We ordered green and mixed salads for appetizers. They were great. Then we ordered cheese fondue with bread and potatoes. I liked the potatoes much better. It was getting cool after dark so we didn't stay for dessert. They had pie and ice cream on the menu. I didn't see chocolate. Oh, well.

Nice enough, OK food but nothing outstanding. Always a solid option when you don't know where to goread more

I've known the Café Java since back in 2004. The place hasn't really changed that much. What I like…read moreabout Café Java is its sort of boudoir/bookstore atmosphere. The food and drink menus are inspired by famous French singer Serge Gainsbourg and his several muses Janet Birkin and Brigitte Bardot. The staff is polite and friendly. They have year-round food menu, and a seasonal menu. Since it's winter and it was snowing heavily outside, we (3 of us) went for seasonal ingredients, nuts, pumpkin, and crêpes. My winter salad was very tasty and big enough. My friends each ordered a crêpe, spinach and goat cheese, smoked salmon and cream cheese. Each crêpe was served with a mixed-greens salad. The smoked salmon crêpe was a little too salty, but still tasty. We all ordered dessert. I had a brownie and caramel ice cream. The brownie was a little too big and too dry to my taste. I had tasted better ones at Café Java before. One friend ordered the 'moelleux' which wasn't moelleux (soft, melting) at all. She pointed it out to the waiter who passed it on to the kitchen. They offered a voucher for a dessert, something you won't see much in Switzerland, where most of the time people will say 'well, too bad' and don't do anything about it. My other friend ordered a nutella crêpe, which could have been a little more 'loaded'. I guess she has a sweet tooth. We had an overall very nice experience, the waiter who waited on us was helpful, though quite stressed and busy, and made sure we were having a good time. There is free WiFi, just ask for the credentials.

This place serves hot food all day so we went here in the middle of the afternoon. They have a…read morelarge and varied menu with English descriptions. I had the rösti (fried potatoes with bacon and fried egg) and my husband had the crevettes (shrimp in garlic sauce). Service was very fast and the food was good. They accept credit cards and have seating outside.

Lots of great traditional vaudois dishes. Especially enjoyed the fondue moitié moitié and the rösti.read more

Food: Excellent savory and sweet crepes!…read more Service: Relaxed. I think you're supposed to take your time and enjoy the meal. Ambiance: Cozy.

Came in for an early lunch/break at 11:45am and was able to get a seat. They seem to be very…read morereservation heavy as right after 12, the restaurant filled up pretty much instantly with parties that made reservations... on a random Wednesday! If you really want to eat here, be sure to come at a non peak time or make a reservation. The decor is really cute inside and it's a warm and cozy vibe. I tried their spinach, egg and cheese crepe, which was delicious and very filling! It's crisper and saltier than other savory crepes I've had in the past, but I highly recommend. They have a ton of options and an English menu as well. I also ordered a hot chocolate based on another Yelp review's recommendation, but I didn't like it. I don't recommend ordering it because it is essentially just a package of powered hot chocolate and steamed milk. Regardless I would definitely stop in if you're in the area and be sure to call ahead in you're really inclined to eat here!