CHEZ ANTONIN - Écailler aux Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse — Restaurant in Lyon

They deserved a Zero star if I could give them. There is a myth about rude French waiter, I always think it's a myth, Chez Antonin proved me wrong. First sign - We arrived before our reservation, so we just browsed around the seafood stand outside. The sales person just handed us a Japanese price list without asking even we speak English among ourselves. Second sign - We told the waiter we have a reservation, he just put us in a table under the stair where people walked up and down. Third sign - The waiter tried to sell us king crab legs, we told him that we have them often from Alaska. He chide us and said these legs are from Bering sea. Four sign - We asked to change table, the waiter told us we couldn't because the table assigned to us was re-assigned without any apology or explanation. In the meanwhile, there were only us and another couple in the...

We came here because of the good rating, but were quite disappointed. I had the lobster, which was very dry and too salty - I was quite disappointed since I craved for some good lobster. On top of that, we were told the lobster was sold by kg, although the sign stated 30€ per piece (which was also an okay price for us). But then on the bill were charged 60€, and we were told the 30€ price was actually for 1/2 piece so false advertising. Why can't they write the label properly? The cold seafood platter was okay though, same as other places...

We happened upon this place when visiting LesHalles and wondering where to eat. A waitress saw us pondering and said how about oysters? We walked the whole length of the market several times before deciding on going back to the enthusiastic Oyster Lady. Oysters were fresh and promptly served with a glass of Chablis. My sis in law ordered scallops and enjoyed them so much that we texted my husband to join us for scallops. Excellent meal and very efficient kind service. We will...