TL;DR Absolutely and hilariously not worth it. Go to Le MerciĂšre or literally anywhere else instead.
I came here on the glowing reviews here on Google. I felt the need to rate so harshly hoping that people would read this.
The Pros; Staff was excellent and friendly. No complaints top tier
The Cons; THE FOOD is mediocre at absolute best. THE PRICE (at the bottom of this essay and why it's one star)
My partner and I ordered the Fois Gras Which was -alright- extremely simple, I guess "classic" is the kindest way to put it.
She got a pisto pasta and the pasta was cold, -not- was once hot and since cooled, but actually cold. Our kindest theory is the burrata cooled the pasta. Though if the pasta is fresh from a pan a small bit of cheese shouldn't make it cold. (Perhaps cooled in the window then the cheese???)
I ordered the BĆuf Selection, which was interestingly only seared on one side. (As a chef serving a steak with no sear is frankly mind boggling) the cut itself was sub-par in flavor. (Maybe tenderloin? But hilariously chewy if so) and the sauce was sweet (weird dig but your steak shouldn't feel like desert)
THE PRICE In total it was 67⏠imo a ridiculous price for the quality. You are in Lyon, considered the greatest food city in the world. I promise there is better in the city. Try Le MerciÚre, 64⏠gets two people entree, main, and desert and they are phenomenal quality.
Again the staff was excellent but you don't go to a restaurant to chat with the waiter,...
   Read moreSplendid? More like SplenDIDNT! With it being a Sunday, our options were limited as most restaurants are closed. We had high hopes upon being seated, but after nearly 20-minutes of not a single person coming over to us, we knew we were in for a bad experience.
Really, we should have left, but, we decided to stick it out at the last minute when someone finally came to ask if we would like anything to drink. After waiting another considerable amount of time for our beverages, we eventually ordered our very lackluster meal (poor seasoning, questionable portion size, outrageous price, relatively speaking), ate as quickly as possible and got right out. Our worst meal of our two week trip, bar none.
We ordered the Chorizo and Perfect Egg (three small slices of chorizo, not enough bread to soak up the river of liquid) and the Lyonnaise Salad (more rivers of liquid) for our appetizers. For the entrée, we had the Tartare (underseasoned and very rough chop on the meat) and the Braised Beef (why this comes with corkscrew pasta, I'll never know. Also severely...
   Read moreSi je pouvais mettre zĂ©ro Ă©toile, je le ferais sans hĂ©siter. DĂšs notre arrivĂ©e, on a compris quâon allait passer une soirĂ©e dâanniversaire exceptionnel. DĂšs lâaccueil, on a senti la sauce tourner : une serveuse dĂ©sorientĂ©e. Lâambiance Ă©tait posĂ©e.
Ensuite, lâattente⊠longue. Plus longue que la file dâattente Ă la CAF un lundi matin pluvieux. Et tout ça pour quoi ? Pour des plats qui auraient eu leur place Ă la buvette dâune kermesse pour enfant.
Et quand les plats sont arrivés⊠coup de théùtre.
Le pluma de porc ? 80% gras, 20% regrets. Les aubergines frites ? Froides, molles, pas cuites. On a cru Ă une blague. Lâananas flambĂ© ? Cru. Visiblement, le feu sâest dit âpas envie aujourdâhuiâ. La salade de fruits ? Plus proche dâun pĂ©diluve pour abricots que dâun dessert. MĂȘme les morceaux avaient lâair de vouloir fuir le bol. Et le mojito sans alcool ? Servi avec alcool. Quand on lâa signalĂ©, on nous a rĂ©pondu avec un haussement dâĂ©paules. Pratique si vous ĂȘtes enceinte, abstinents ou en cure.
Ajoutez à ça cinq erreurs de commande en une seule table (record rĂ©gional), des assiettes servies dans le dĂ©sordre total, au moins ça a mis de lâambiance, on sâest retrouvĂ©s Ă jouer Ă Cluedo.
MĂȘme la machine Ă cafĂ© a tirĂ© sa rĂ©vĂ©rence avant nous : Ă©teinte, en pleine vidange, comme si elle nous disait âvous avez dĂ©jĂ assez souffertâ. Pas de cafĂ© pour finir⊠mĂȘme les machines ont un instinct de survie ici.
Mais attendez, ce nâest pas fini : les responsables sur place ont eu des propos injurieux envers nos mamans. LittĂ©ralement. Et pourtant, le lendemain, jâai mangĂ© chez ma mĂšre. Couscous royal, cuisson parfaite, amour dans chaque bouchĂ©e. Jâen avais les larmes aux yeux.
HygiĂšne ? On nâa pas tentĂ© les toilettes, on avait dĂ©jĂ pris trop de risques dans lâassiette. Service ? PortĂ© disparu. Cuisine ? Criminelle. Le seul moment digeste ? Nos blagues Ă table. Mon plus beau choix de la soirĂ©e : misĂ© sur un dessert raté⊠jâai passĂ© mon tour, jâai remportĂ© la palme du bon sens.
Le meilleur plat de la soirĂ©e ? Le pain. Et lâeau. Câest fou quâun repas digne dâune cellule de prison nous ait paru plus rassurant que tout le reste. Bref : Restaurant Splendide ? absolument. Une splendide dĂ©monstration de tout ce quâil ne faut pas faire en restauration. Merci pour les souvenirs. Effectivement⊠câĂ©tait...
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