From the owner: Surplombant le lac Léman, à l'entrée du village médiéval d'Yvoire, le Restaurant de la Villa Cécile…read morepropose une cuisine traditionnelle raffinée aux saveurs authentiques, ainsi que des spécialités de poissons pêchés dans le lac. Vous pouvez prendre votre repas devant la cheminée, l'hiver ou sur notre terrasse face au lac, l'été.

Great food, service and atmosphere. A little expensive but very good. Had perch which was great my…read morewife had the lake fish, much like char but excellent as well.

La vielle Porte delivers. Ended up there by luck at lunch time and I was glad we were there early…read moreas the place filled up really quickly. We settled down for the 27 euros prix fixe option which I admit was way too much food yet the quality of food was excellent. All the dishes we tried were outstanding, from the squash soup, to the beef cheek, to the pear pie, all dishes were traditional and memorable. Service was performed mostly by on the job trainees from hospitality schools and as a result was highly attentive. The inside of the restaurant was also quite attractive with a traditional French ceiling, stoned walls and really nice art throughout: sculptures and paintings. I would definitely go back.

Beautiful little restaurant in the beautiful little medieval village of Yvoire. Lunch was a treat…read morefrom the vin blanc sec to dessert though the fish was a little disappointing. Well worth the drive from Genéve. Highly recommend and we'll be back. I seem to have lost the entrée pics... terrine de lapin and Bouchet de la reine... they were both delicious!

This is my 2nd time here and it was excellent as usual. I had the tartiflette and salad which was…read morevery good for those love cheese!! Will come back again

We had a great lunch at Bateau Ivre after a nice walk in the medieval village of Yvoire…read more Fortunately we had booked in advance for our large group. We enjoyed the "L'écorce de sapin" (fondue style dish), as well as the local fish from Geneva lake. Kids choose from their kids menus, and the parents might have added a glass or two of Gamay even if it was lunch. Desserts didn't disappoint. We received a warm welcome and great service from the team at Bateau Ivre, and kudos to them!

We were very fortunate to get a table during very busy Saturday lunch time teeming with tourists in…read morethis quaint French town. As we passed by this place a couple of times, it always seemed very busy. In fact, there were three outside dining areas for this restaurant. We took this popularity as a good sign of their good food, but unfortunately it turned out the food was not that great for us. The chicken in my Caesar Salad was very tough and lacked flavor. It was an interesting vegetable salad with boiled potato without any flavor...not even salt. My wife couldn't find any pieces of bacon in it, either. Cheese toast was just that, nothing to write home about. Needless to say, it wasn't a great dining experience here for us. The only good thing out of this deal was we didn't spend whole a lot of money. Not recommended.

From the owner: Maison de Caractère Le vieux Logis, hôtel-restaurant charmant situé au coeur d'Yvoire, ouvre ses…read moreportes dans un décor rustique, où l'authenticité du lieu, lui vaut tout son cachet. Pour restaurer ses convives et visiteurs, la maison dispose d'un restaurant où murs de pierres, poutres apparentes, voûtes et volailles dorant à la broche dans la cheminée, inspirent les gourmets. La cuisine est savoureuse, le chef s'attache à enchanter les papilles des hôtes et pour les amoureux de poissons, les arrivages du Lac Leman sauront réveiller votre gourmandise. A tester : La terrasse agréablement ombragée et fleurie lorsque les saisons sont d'humeur estivale.

Stopped by to enjoy an ice cream with my hubby! The flavors on display looked really inviting, so…read morewe couldn't resist! (I ate my ice cream before I even thought to take a photo... fail, I know!) Hubby took caramel and it had little pieces of caramel on top! He loved it and said it was amazing. I trust his judgement because sadly I don't like caramel. As for myself, I took raspberry and coconut! My first lick of the coconut and I fell in love!!! It had pieces of shaved coconut in it and if you're a coconut lover like myself THEN TAKE THIS FLAVOR! You'll thank me. As we finished to pay, we told the glacier that this was exceptional! His response... "yeah it should be because it's La laitière" If you're wondering what that is... it's a BRAND! It's store bought ice cream that they resell. He totally could've left this information out and took credit for it being awesome! Oh well, I'd go back again!!! :)

I loved this place. The waiter was great, he didnt wait to be asked for a thing, he just did the…read moreright thing. Kudos for him. Its a tight place and fills up fast so reservations are a great idea. We chose the menu of the foie gras appetizer and filet du perche meal with dessert...Perche comes with your choice of oodles of sauces which were nice to have such a choice. I chose the brown butter sage, also great with the french fries. A pleasant place that I will come back to.

La Gare Bistro is a new restaurant for Gex. It is located in an old train station not too far from…read morethe center of town. The exterior is plain and simple with an ample parking lot for the limited seating service inside. The inside has been given a fresh coat of paint and is decorated in a style and colour palette that just screams "manly minimalism". If you are adept in restaurant eating in France, then the first thing you are likely to notice is that it is very spacious inside. This is quite unlike most French restaurants who cram as many tables into the smallest amount of space possible. La Gare is open for lunch and dinner service. I *HIGHLY* recommend that you make a reservation in advance, either as early in the day as possible, if not the day before. This is not a walk-in friendly restaurant. There is limited seating inside and they do only one service at each meal. The chef is a young man and he has created a smart menu. Not too many options, nor too few, and the carte seems to change every few months. Given the changes this seems like a combination of seasonal menu changes with a few extras thrown in to keep it fresh and interesting. The price is spot on for their bistro fair menu, which means for the region it is quite competitive! My husband and I paid 88€ for 2 entrees, 2 plats, wine (a super yummy Bordeaux), and 2 desserts! Expect your meal to be much better than the average French bistro experience. Remember the chef is young and finding his way, so expect a few small errors here and there, but in general a consistently yummy meal at a great price! (Example, risotto slightly undercooked, 2nd cup of pepper sauce for my husbands steak was clearly rushed and was unfortunately too salty).

A lovely place with nice decor, ambiance and music. My first time there I ordered the entrecote…read morewith fries and the blue cheese sauce. It was tasty. The service was great up until dessert time when we ordered and after close to 30 minutes it never came do we asked for the check and left. The second time I ate here I ordered the asparagus risotto and was super disappointed to get a bowl of rice with barely any asparagus. It's a bistro..not expensive and ok for a meal but I'm not running back there again any time soon.