Le Béléna — Restaurant in Beaune

Pretty good place to eat a good dinner in Beaune. I tried this place after being in Beaune for 5 days, going to different restaurants every night. I saw the Yelp reviews and they seemed convincing, so I figured I'd give it a try.

I went for dinner on a Saturday night at 7pm (right when they open) without a reservation looking for a table for 2. The earliest available opening they had was 9pm, which was fine, I was expecting that after reading the Yelp reviews. I ordered a fixed menu of gougere with snails, foie gras and sweet garlic cream, and a sea bass main, with an "infinite chocolat" dessert. All courses were good, except the sea bass had a tendon running through it that disrupted the skin in each bite.

This place is reasonably priced, and good food. I can see why it's popular. I do think there are better values in town and probably won't be in a hurry to come back. It would be a good plan B spot, except for the reservation...

We walked into Brasserie Le Belena without a reservation. Despite them being booked up they managed to give us a lovely table. We were greeted kindly and professionally by the hostess and waitress. This was in stark contrast to a nearby restaurant which ignored us so we left. Not only was the staff friendly and courteous but the food was lovely. My husband had Steak, fries and salad. I had the perch with vegetables. We shared creme Brule and ice creams with whip cream. Both were divine The wine was delicious and very reasonably priced. Brasserie Le Belena made our last night in Beaune memorable and we will definitely be back. We highly...

Very disappointing food. The tomatoes confit was solid and quite tasty. The tuna tartare however was very bland. Absolutely no taste.

The biggest disappointment came with the duck fillet. It’s difficult to isolate what was wrong with the dish. Seems like the execution was just completely off. Our neighbors also complained about the duck course.

The zucchini risotto side dish was a complete abomination. Not close to what risotto is supposed to be. We also had the red mullet, which was fine-ish but felt overcooked.

The cheeses were not of the right quality/temperature to consume. Specifically, Brie was just too hard...