Brasserie Le Lyautey — Restaurant in Versailles

As can be seen from the plethora of awful reviews. A distinctly AVERAGE tasting meal, with AWFUL staff.

French cuisine, famous all over the world, this place really has everything to learn. Having just read the amount of shocking reviews I am surprised this restaurant is still in business.

My partner and I ate at this restaurant recently. From the outset it seemed like a nice traditional French restaurant but couldn’t have been more wrong. We sat at a table outside as it was a nice warm day. We had to ask for the menu as we were ignored by two of the waiters several times after we had sat down, when we finally got hold of a menu it was just given to us, nothing said, and the waiter went back inside.

I ordered the onion soup as a starter with roast duck as the main, my partner ordered just a salad as a main. The food then came out all-together. I wouldn’t have minded so much if it was a starter/side (like garlic bread) But you cannot eat soup alongside duck, particularly being on a small table where the is not enough room for 3 dishes. I immediately, politely, told the waiter I did not want the onion soup as it had not come out at the correct time and I only wanted the main meal so that I could eat with my partner. The waiter refused to take the soup back and said he did not care as I would be paying for it either way. The soup remained on the table for the duration of our meal, and it was not touched.

The food was nothing more than average. When we were finished, in order to try and avoid any drama (my partner hates it) I calculated the bill (minus the soup which was around 9 euros) and left the correct amount of cash on the table to cover the bill. As we began to walk off I was summoned back by the waiter who had served us – I willingly went back to the restaurant to once again explain about the onion soup. What happened next was truly shocking…

I was brought back into the bar where the waiter explained, aggressively, the situation in French to who I can only guess was the manager. I then reiterate to him, again politely, that the soup was not brought out as a starter like I had ordered it and therefore did not want it. He then tells me he is calling the police if I don’t pay the remaining 8.90 for the onion soup. After this, all hell breaks loose…

I say to all 3 members of staff who are now aggresively surrounding me that the situation is ridiculous over a soup, and that I am leaving, having already paid for what I had eaten. My exit is blocked by one staff member who pushes me backwards, and as I then once again attempt to move past him, the manager comes from behind the bar, behind me and bear hugs me unsuccessfully (see picture of mark left on my waist) attempting to throw me to the ground. I manage to shake him off and he then tells me that he has customers in and not to make a scene (how does that even make sense as up until this point I have been polite and calm?!) A lot of shouting ensues, me in English, them in French, and at this point I think the manager realises his mistake as he then disappears. I manage to get out of the restaurant and the two other staff who tried to block me in the restaurant proceed once again to stop me from leaving the outside area of the restaurant. By this point I am kicking off and only then do they back down when they see I am not being quite so polite now I have been man handled.

After I leave I bump into a local who has witnessed the whole thing asking what happened – I explain to them and they inform me this restaurant is known for this sort of behaviour, and they are very aggressive rude men and this is a common occurrence here. SHOCKING.

It was my last night in Versailles and on my trip which was a shame as it left a sour taste of the area. I took pictures after all of this in order to post this review.

Please just avoid this restaurant...

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