Ristorante St Paul — Restaurant in Lausanne

We arrived at 19.30, the restaurant was packed and the sound level high. This Italian eatery is considered one of the best in Lausanne and we used to come here often but stopped some 10 years ago. The menu is restricted and lacks real vegetarian alternatives. In comparison, the wine list features many good alternatives some of which are rather pricey. We each had a pasta-seafood dish that were just OK and the 2014 Cabernet-Sauvignon from Lake Garda that we were proposed as an open wine alternative was at the very end of its life cycle, so not really up to our expectation. Over time while eating, we noted progressive rather intoxicating kitchen fumes and once out of the restaurant we quickly realized we needed to take another shower and put all our clothes in our washing machine, requiring a double cycle to get rid of the restaurant kitchen odors.The owners really need to get their act together and improve the evacuation of the fumes from their kitchen! Once and if that has been done, we...

The food was good but the portions could be better. We got the bistecca and while the meat was good and in good amount, the side dish were just a few fries and tiny pieces of vegetables. The bigger problem was really the service. We waited more than 1 hour between the starter and the main dish. The waiters spent more time chitchatting with other customers and just ignored us. The service wasn’t particularly friendly either, just normal. After the main dish, we actually wanted to order dessert, but after waiting for about 20 min with no one coming to our table, while one of the waiters was sitting at the table with other customers having a great time, we decided to ask for the bill and leave. The restaurant is well decorated and cozy, but the noise level is too high and one has to almost scream to be heard and be able to have a conversation. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place or go back. It’s a pity though, because the food was very tasty and the...

We came by without reservation and asked for a table just for dessert. They told us they have no tables inside but we can sit outside. That's fine, except there were some empty tables all night, it was cold outside and at no point did they do a gesture to let us sit inside. Also, my friend had a bag with expensive pastry and some soap that we forgot on the table. We called them to ask if they could keep it for us and we'll come back to get it. My friend went back and they had taken all the pastry and left just one soap bar. They said it spoiled but later one of their employees admitted that it had been consumed by their colleagues......