So disappointed. The entrees where great until desert. We had flies in the bon bon desert. For a…read moreMichelin chef I would expect better. No apologies and they tried to charge me for the dessert until I said something.

Solo dining and the service was great, good pace and friendly…read more The restaurant has all glass walls, the view of the park and art installation were beautiful at night. The restaurant is busy but the noise level is not loud. The food is amazing! I was in France for a week and dinner at Le Sud was one of the best meals I had! Eggplant appetizer was bursting with bright flavor. The Sea Bass was cooked to perfection and the sauce! The capers and brightness were delight, they should bottle the sauce, it was that good.

The CEO of my company treated my boss and me to an extravagant dinner at this world renowned luxury…read morerestaurant near the beautiful city of Lyon. For those who are not familiar with the name Paul Bocuse, he was one of Lyon's greatest chefs who specialized in nouvelle French cuisine. He passed in January 2018, but left a lasting impression in the culinary world. He also operated a chain of brasseries in Lyon, named Le Nord, L'Est, Le Sud and L'Ouest, each of which specialize in a different aspect of French cuisine. I happened to also dine at Le Sud, so check out my review. In popular culture, Bocuse inspired the character of chef Auguste Gusteau in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille. Check out the movie if you haven't already, it's quite entertaining! Upon arrival at the restaurant, we were greeted at our car and escorted into the restaurant, where the restaurant team warmly welcomed us and showed us to our table in the grand dining room. The dining room was immaculate with sparkling chandeliers dangling from the ceiling. The attention to detail was impeccable. There was even a stool for my bag. To say the restaurant was fancy would be an understatement. For our visit, the 3 of us experienced tastings from the Centenary Menu (370 € per person not including beverages). With the wine, sparkling water, and juices, our bill came to a little over 1400 €. What can I say, we have an incredibly generous CEO who treats his team extremely well! Our menu consisted of the following: 1. Amuse-bouche (Lukewarm langoustine, crispy avocado and edible crab) 2. Frog legs 3. Quenelles of lobster and pikeperch, Champagne sauce & Tradition Elite caviar (CEO replaced the frog legs with this lobster dish) 4. Vegetable risotto with sorrel emulsion and its lentil tuile biscuit 5. Filet of sole 6. Green frosted Chartreuse 7. Whole truffled Bresse chicken PDO cooked in a bladder, cream sauce with morel mushrooms 8. Fresh and matured cheeses from our terroirs 9. Sorbet (CEO replaced cheese with the sorbet) 10. The Chocolate - a grand cru from Venezuela, puffed rice slivers, lemon caviar -OR- The Monts d'Or 'Bergeron' apricot flavored with passion berries and marjoram, tangy kalamansi juice The dishes were all phenomenal and beautifully plated. They were a true masterpiece, both visually stimulating and satisfying to the palette. If I have one critique, it would be the Green Frosted Chartreuse. I did not enjoy this dish only because the liquor poured over it was overwhelmingly strong. For parts not touched by the liquor, I enjoyed the refreshing taste. It would have been appreciated if the waiter inquired whether we preferred the dish with or without the liquor. The wait staff was very attentive and took excellent care of us. Overall, we had a lovely 4-hour dinner, from 8:00pm until midnight. It was quite an unforgettable experience and was the highlight of my trip to Lyon. I'm extremely grateful to my CEO for the opportunity to dine at this very fine establishment. I'm one lucky gal to work for such a wonderful company who appreciates its people!

Another reviewer said something to the effect of "yea, I guess if you like old-school, traditional,…read moregrand French fine dining, this place is probably OK for you...". Well... I guess we do, and it was far more than OK for us. Restaurant Paul Bocuse was a huge Bucket List item for both of us, and I haven't seen my wife smile that much in a long time. (L'Auberge du Pont de Collognes, otherwise known as Restaurant Paul Bocuse, opened in 1924 and celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. It is still, IMO, the grand dame of classic French cuisine, and greatly helped to make Lyon (where the Michelin Guide was founded) the foodie capital of the world. Today the restaurant holds 2 Michelin stars, down from the 3 stars (the highest gastronomic accolade in the world) it held for 55 years from 1965 to 2020. For the record, that's the longest holder of the prestigious 3 stars in the world. Paul died in 2018 at age 91, and then - in a move that's been called "an absurd and unfair decision" - in 2020 Michelin removed one star. I guess there are politics in everything). The meal was perfect, exquisite, extraordinary, memorable, wonderful - worth the trip and the cost. Service was perfect. Food was delicious, with several items making my "best things I've ever eaten in my life" list. There was nothing they could have done better. Nothing. The restaurant is gorgeous, and has been recently updated. My wife asked the sommelier to bring us 2 glasses of white wine he recommends (we were having a lot of fish) - with no guidance or price limit from her. I was a little anxious about their surprise cost (which I wouldn't learn until the end of the evening), and a little more anxious when she ordered a second glass... :-) The wines were both delicious, and paired perfectly with our meals. When the check came, one was $18 and the other was $36. The sommelier could have brought glasses that were much more expensive, but because she trusted him, he was kind and rewarded us with wines he actually likes that were quite inexpensive (by this restaurant's standards) - a very, very classy move in his part. ATTIRE - attire is always an issue when you're travelling abroad and only have 1 fancy meal planned. I didn't want to take up precious suitcase space lugging a sportcoat all across France for this one meal, so did some research and it seemed the restaurant did not require a jacket. So I packed a nice pair of slacks, an upscale golf shirt, and good shoes. I was the only male in our dining room without a coat on, but felt 100% welcomed, 100% comfortable, and I'd skip the sportcoat again (but to be clear, my pants, shirt and shoes were quite nice). She ordered 1 of the tasting menus, I ordered a different tasting menu. It was wonderful to share tastes and experience twice as many delicious bites. All in all, it was an exquisite and expensive evening (we knew it would be costly), but for us it was probably the finest meal either has ever eaten, and we've dined all over the world in some pretty damn good restaurants. Bucket list - check...!!! OMG, now we can't wait to go back...! :-)

Best Foie Gras I've ever had in my life!! Booked a last…read moreminute trip to Lyon and we were lucky enough to find a reservation for ART. The food was amazing!! The caviar was tasty, the Foie gras was outstanding and the beef Wellington was perfection!! Great wine, reasonably priced. The rose was great and well balanced, I really liked it. We will definitely be back!!

We found this restaurant by luck, since we made a point to not over book and reserve every dinner…read morewhile traveling to France. We did their tasting menu with wine pairing which was amazing. The service was great, they were very polite and put forth the effort to speak to us in English (and probably to not have to deal with our super broken French haha). Both my husband and I considered one of our favorite meals while in Lyon. (The wine choices they picked were also very good). Hope to return some day. The ambiance was relaxing, there was enough space between tables, didn't feel cramped.

Simply wonderful food in the little village of Beynost, right by the train station. It's not…read moreoverly frou-frou cuisine, but carefully made, well-executed, and presented with a solid confidence, no showiness. It's an unpretentious and somewhat utilitarian interior, but Cote Gare's modest decor belies an excellent menu. My colleagues and I were there on a quiet Thursday evening and started off with convivial drinks (a pastis for me) - they offered a nice selection of local brews on tap. For my appetizer, I had a charcuterie selection which contained a large variety of locally cured meats; in all honesty, I couldn't keep track of what was what, but they were all good and the amount was generous enough to share for 2 easily. I followed with a main course of the special that night: truit frais (trout), a meaty slab, grilled to perfection, not at all dry, with a friable, crispy-fatty skin. Simply prepared and simply delicious - the freshness and quality spoke for itself. For dessert, I had a chocolate confection with pralines - again I didn't catch the name - but it was one of the best desserts I've had in a long time: sweet enough but not so much as to be cloying - and a praline that had just enough crunch to complement the creamy chocolate nicely. Nice to know you can get excellent food nearby the industrial zone without having to fight the traffic into Lyon central!

Sitting up stairs in the common area will definitely make you feel not special. Sit down stairs…read more The food was mediocre along with the service. They were nice, don't get me wrong. They served in a reasonable amount of time. But for your money unless you're stuck like we were on Christmas without advance reservations somewhere better, go elsewhere.

Service was excellent, very good meal, ambience is great. I am a senior female, traveling with a…read moretiny dog companion, and they treated us very well.

Wonder food in an elegant dining experience. A special occasion dinner. A very nice wine selection…read morecomplemented the meal.

On balance, the meal was fine. The biggest pleasant culinary surprise was early in the meal. The…read moreoysters, kale, and scallops were a great surprise. Also, this was paired with a pear wine. Before I tasted it all together, I had my doubts about how this would work, but it was extremely tasty. Chef Florent shows great talent. Also, I give a shout out to the ravioli and fois gras sauce. My plate was clean enough to use again after I soaked all of the sauce with my bread. Also, I give them fairly high praise for accommodating one of our lactose allergies, although I noticed a couple of times sauces were simply removed and not substituted. Also, our lamb had likely been delayed to the table because it was noticeably cooler than it should have been. Service was efficient, but I saw a couple minor missteps along the way. At one point the server dropped the bread on the table and simply replaced it on the plate. Also, we smelled mildew off and on throughout the meal (maybe on the clothes of some of the staff). None of these are catastrophic failures but could use a little fine tuning. For the entire experience, we had two tasting menus (the lower priced one because frankly we liked the lower priced choices better than the higher priced ones), and we each had a wine pairing. The total price was $300 USD and 15 Euros left as a note of appreciation. This meal sits somewhere between ok and good, but I would lean more towards good. It is a nice option for an overall high-end experience, but if you want to spend more to avoid any rough edges, then I would suggest other options.

Where do I even begin? This was hands down, without question, the best dining experience I have…read moreever had and likely ever will. I had some last minute unplanned travel changes that landed me in Lyon for a few days. Being the gastronomic capital of France, I wanted to dine at as many Michelin Star restaurants as I could. As fortune would have it, I only had a day or two in advance, so I was only able to reserve a table at one. That meant I had time to visit a little restaurant my friend told me I absolutely HAD to try. I'm so glad I took his advice. Words can't do justice to how truly incredible it was, but I'll do my best to describe my experience... Atmosphere: 5 The restaurant was very nice but not pretentious. The kind of place you could go to dressed up for a very special occasion or dressed casually for a delicious lunch. I was dressed very casually and felt as welcome as the man dressed to the nines a few tables from me. Service: 5 I don't typically write reviews about service because, frankly, I care much more about the food. However, the service here was so above and beyond excellent, I had to include it. My waiter was not only incredibly professional and knowledgeable, but was genuinely kind. I could really tell how much he cared about me and my experience and how passionate he was about the food he was serving. I had similar positive interactions with the rest of the staff as well. In fact, the chef personally reached out to me on Instagram to thank me for mentioning them in my stories. How cool is that?! Food: 5 I honestly don't know how to even put the food into words. It was indescribably delicious. Every aspect of the meal, from start to finish, was absolutely perfect. No exaggeration, my brain released so much dopamine in response to the meal, I legitimately felt high for at least an hour afterwards. I didn't even know food could do that. It was really that good. In conclusion: I cannot recommend this restaurant more highly. It's been over a year since I've been and I still think about it almost daily. I feel no need to return to Lyon except to eat here again. You can bet I'll go well out of my way to return. If you have an opportunity, GO! To the staff, thank you SO much for everything. Dining with you was by far the best part of my trip to France. I can't wait to see you again someday soon!

Certainly one of the best meals I've ever had in my lifetime. We walked in and were immediately…read moregreeted by a very friendly waiter who owns the restaurant with his wife - it's french italian fusion because they are french and italian if i recall correctly. My mom and i got the three course tasting menu with a wine pairing - I got the octopus and my mom got the quail (you didn't pick the appetizer) for dessert i got the marscapone heart and my mom got the cheese plate. The octopus was FABULOUS - tender but not mushy and full of flavor. The wine pairing was literal perfection - every wine paired flawlessly with the dish I was impressed. Seriously floored by how well all of the flavors went together. The appetizer was some carrot dish that was phenomenal - I'd have no problem getting my veggies in if they were all prepared like this. The quail was also so delicious tender and flavorful. The marscapone heart was lovely as was the cheese plate. I cannot rave about this restaurant enough. Perfect perfect perfect cuisine in a lovely little restaurant with wonderful, welcoming decor. I would come back to Lyon just to eat here. Fabulous. immaculate. wonderful. One of my all time favorite restaurants. I adore this restaurant.

While in Lyon, Hector was recommended to us as, "a new restaurant run by three women." We took the…read morerecommendation and arrived at Hector at 7:30 that night. Since we got there soon after they opened we were able to be seated right away. There were 3 of us and we were advised to get 2-3 plates per person. I got the egg plant with lamb, pine nuts & feta (cold dish) and the mackerel with passion fruit, spinach and potatoes (hot dish) and we shared two desserts. Every single dish was amazing! It was just the right amount to leave you satisfied, but yet wanting more. The flavors were amazing and I especially loved the passion fruit paired with the mackerel. While there were plenty of tables when we got there, it was full by the time we left. If you plan on going later, maybe make a reservation. If I'm ever back in Lyon I definitely will be visiting Hector again.

My girlfriend and I were looking for a place to eat late in the evening. The bartender from…read moreL'Antiquaire informed us Hector was open across the street (it was about 9-10pm). This place reminded me of Vedge back in Philadelphia, PA. Their dishes are so unique and full of flavor. I appreciate their level of detail, attention to color and knowledge of ingredients. I was amazed to discover they have only been open for a couple of months. We started out with foie gras and toast topped with mushrooms and somekind of sweet butternut squash jam. They provided us with plenty of bread, a must with foie gras! Next was Betteraves Ricotta. From what we deciphered from the server, it was diced, cooked white beets infused with parsley sauce. It was sprinkled with ricotta and on top was a scoop of red beet sorbet. It was very different but it worked well together. We also ordered Hampe Tataki with slices of butternut squash and pulpo, which we thought was the star of the night. The octopus had a smoky taste, slightly chewy but provided very nice texture that complimented the creamy mashed potatoes. Our server convinced us to finish the night with Clementine Chantilly. The desert was composed of clementines, buttery cookie crumble and whipped cream. Simply amazing. If you are the type of person who likes to guess what ingredients are in the dishes, Hector is the perfect place for you. The presentation and cooking style can be viewed as nontraditional, especially in the French cooking world. But it suits Hector's personality very well. The servers and chefs took time to explain the menu, to the best of their ability in English. In Lyon, I find less people speak English compared to Paris. But if you attempt to speak a few words in French, sometimes people open up to you more. They are willing to speak English to you! We will definitely be back in the summer of 2018. I hope Hector continues to thrive and inspire, feed many foodies like us!