L'Argot — Restaurant in Lyon

It was pouring rain. Our booking was 7:30pm, we arrived and were the only customers there. We had second thought for a minute. After we were seated, within the next few minutes, other customers came in and the place was full house.

We were excited and overwhelmed with the meat display and the menu. And yes, we ordered too much again. For starter, the two of us shared the Roasted Bone Marrow (Os à Moelle). Very filling for us... at the next table, four people were sharing this.

For plats, we ordered the Tartare Limousin Classique and Entrecote Limousine 400g. The steak came with a potato gratin and we also had a side green salad. The meat quality was good and the taste was on the spot. The potato gratin was done perfectly with crispy top and well seasoned. Perhaps we should have just ordered two plats only... so we can finish the whole potato gratin.

The restaurant is buzzling and can be noisy if you are sitting next to a large table. Staff is pleasant and generally accommodating.

Although there is a long list of interesting fromages and desserts, we have simply no room for...

Honestly, having eaten in many fine restaurants in Lyon, L'Argot is my new favourite. The minute you walk through the door, the welcome you get is amazing, the staff are so frendly and helpful and the atmosphere is buzzing. The selection and the quality of the beef is fantastic (as are the appetizers and side-dishes), the cooking of everything is top-notch and it's reasonably priced - even though we had a decent sized piece of Wagu in our order it was till only about 40€ a head (we skipped dessert as we were quite full). We immediately booked again so that we can bring our friends. Very highly...

4 stars because I asked for my steak to be blue and it was medium rare. I had a coworker with me who is American, I think someone on the staff may have assumed we would like our steaks cooked more because we're American. Both of our steaks were overcooked...still good, but overcooked.

Marrow bones were good and the brioche was a delicious dessert. The wine was also very good. Service was good but seemed strained during peak hour.

I tried to come back the next night...not specifically for food but to ask the sommelier out on a date. Well, she wasn't there and they were booked. Maybe if she...