Brasserie Le Cardinal Neuchâtel — Restaurant in Neuchâtel

After walking around Neuchâtel with our pram for our first visit of the city, we were starting to get tired and 'hangry' of looking in many places and be either not tempted by their menus, spaces or turned away because they are full, we were delighted that the Cardinal, which was recommended to us by 'Bao Boys', found us a table for dinner. We ordered vegetarian food that was so tasty and served with so much professionalism, genuine kindness and care that I know I will keep a very fond memory of that place that I will certainly revisit next time I visit the city! Rien à dire, c'était parfait : déco, vaisselle, verres, pain en accompagnement, Mauler pétillant, goût, service, etc. On...

Im going to write this in english because the locals already know how bad this place is. We arrived at 1830 and the entrees came at 2145. We had 2 bottles of wine and some water. Getting hold of anyone is nearly impossible so we werent able to order anything. Both of us had the rabbit as entree... i am still not convinced that it wasnt tuna... Same looks and taste as canned tuna... For our mains we ordered the entrecote and some mussles. Although the mussles were fine the piece of meat that was served would barely qualify as flapjack or hangarsteak... All in all: Wine was nice Service terrible Prices way too high for the end product

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A beautifully decorated Belle Epoque restaurant with very friendly service, but quite disappointing food (2 people in party). We shared an artichoke vinagraitte which had little taste except for the vinaigrette (one of my favorites elsewhere). One main meal was the Neuchâteloise with tasteless cheese with a nice crust, very basic-tasting potatoes, pretty decent sausage and a super basic salad. The other main meal was the day's meal with tasteless fish, tasteless rice and hard and tasteless fennel. We have been there before but probably won't come back. Very sorry to see this iconic restaurant with such...