I have been here a couple of times. The place has an almost "dive bar" feel without your feet…read moresticking to the floor or having unidentifiable odors....it is in Switzerland after all. The patrons are a mix of tourists and locals. The staff speaks English...in fact one woman told me prefers to so she can practice. I have had a burger and chicken Tandoori salad, both excellent. Full bar, lots of beer and espresso for after. They have live music sometimes, but right now Johnny Winter's "Stone Cold Boogie" is playing on the sound system. I am from Austin Texas and this bar could be located on South Congress....except folks speak French.

An oasis for the expats…read more Spanish soccer playing on the walls, British beer on tap, and burgers as the main fare. This place is distinctively not Swiss, but quite homey and delicious for travelers.

Nothing is better than going into a bar in a beautiful city on vacation where the view is nice, the…read moreatmosphere is cozy, and the bartenders know how to make a great drink. Bar is exactly that type of place. Hubby and I had a chance to have drinks here twice while in Lausanne. Both times our drinks were excellent. We sat at the bar, but they have a patio, and table seating that has seats with sheepskins on them. So romantic and cozy! I hope hubby and I have a chance to go back again!

Though very spacious with very high ceilings, Bar at the Beau Rivage Palace hotel feels a bit…read morehidden away and cozy. I love the ambiance and music here; just the right mood for relaxing and having a good conversation. The seating here is very comfortable, and laid out thoughtfully to maximize the amount of privacy for each table. When the weather is nice, the terrace is open with outdoor seating. The service here is professional, friendly, and attentive. Now for the drinks: there's a huge selection, and anyone should be able to find something they like, including a lot of non-alcoholic options. Yes prices are ridiculously high, but it's Switzerland, and one of the nicest locations in the city.

Expensive, loud, poor selection of beers. We came to this bar with a group of colleagues around…read more10pm and had to have drinks in the cold while waiting for a table to free up (that did happen around 12am). With a Carlsberg at 7CHF per pint on tap and any decent beer rapidly raising up in price up to 10-15; pretty aggressive costumers; loud, poorly chosen music without really a place to dance or an intention of customers dancing, I am not sure what is the deal of this place is, but I don't think I will be returning there.

Very close to the gare, so when we had an hour and a half to kill between trains, we stopped for a…read morebite. Inexpensive food, and average priced beer, the bartender was friendly, attentive, and managed to understand our broken French like a champ. Even though it was the beginning of happy hour, the noise level wasn't out of control, and the place looked pretty clean. We initially sat at a table, but when a large group came in we moved to the bar. Again though, no one was overly loud or discourteous. I'd certainly stop there again on my way through Lausanne. Half a liter of beer from the tap ran around 5 to 8 francs, and the hot dog I had was 2. My wife had some OJ (she's preggers) for 3.50 and a grilled ham and cheese for about 7. There was a popcorn machine running in the back for tables, and they had a pretty decent beer selection from some US and Canadian imports to normal Western European standards like Hoegaarden, and even some stout which I appeared to be the only one in the bar drinking.

Bulldog is a recently opened bar and restaurant, with several large projection screens to watch…read moresports, as well as a couple pool tables and other bar games. As a place to watch sports, the atmosphere is pretty good. There is a decent amount of seating inside with views of the screens, but depending on where you're sitting relative to support columns and how many people are standing, views can be obstructed. It would be helpful if they had additional TVs attached to the columns so there'd be more angles to clearly view matches. There's also an outdoor area with another large projection screen, but I didn't sit outside so can't speak to the experience. There's a good selection of beers on draft that can also be ordered by the pitcher; prices are fair for Lausanne. For food there's a selection of typical bar snacks, such as nachos and wings, as well as pizzas, salads, and burgers. My friend ordered the nachos, which were pretty good. I had a burger which was ok. The meat was kind of dry and instead of using "real" cheese, there was a cheese sauce that wasn't that good. At least the bread was nice as were the potato wedges, so while it's not the best burger ever, it's ok and will satisfy your hunger. Service here is at the bar, and overall it's friendly and efficient, though there was once when we had a long wait to get another round, and the employees seemed to move at a glacial pace. A flaw of this place is the restrooms are too small for such a large bar/restaurant: only one urinal and toilet for the guys, and I think two toilets for the ladies. When we were there the ladies room apparently flooded, so they had to use the one handicapped toilet, and as you can imagine there were long waits. When there aren't sports on, they played a mix of pop and rap. Despite some issues, Bulldog is a solid choice to go watch a match, though I'm not sure I would visit otherwise.

This is the Bacon Cheeseburger. I tired to eat it. It was really bad. Fries were bland. Huge bar…read morewith only one tequila option but at least they had tequila.

Hidden away from the city center is cute trendy quiet place to have a delicious handmade cocktail…read more I asked for a Martini since I wasn't feeling festive even after reading the tempting, carefully assembled cocktail menu. My plain vodka Martini was one of the best I've had in Lausanne including beau rivage and Lausanne palace. I highly recommend this place for a group of friends looking for a bar where mixologists know what's up!

A favorite cocktail bar in Lausanne, with a thorough drink list and reasonable (for Switzerland)…read moreprices. Drinks are expertly mixed, and service is friendly and efficient. It's a cozy place so it can get crowded and be difficult to find seating, which is a mix of comfy couches, chairs, and bar stools. I like the relaxed vibe and good drinks!

This is a very cool wine bar located right below the Lausanne train station! Convenient but could…read morebe a bit hard to find. Small, cute, and homey are the first impressions. Wine selection is very interesting and changes every two or three weeks. Features both Swiss and non Swiss wines, beer, and one champagne. Good selection of meats and cheeses too. Very cool little wine bar to visit after a long days work!

This place is a fantastic surprise in an unlikely location near the train station. Gets a little…read morecrowded by 7 with the after work crowd, but for good reason. Eclectic and excellent wine selection and meats that are among the best I've tasted anywhere along with with the reliably good various types of Swiss cheeses. Very worth the stop in

Good english pub. Great choice of beers, draught or bottles…read more Often overcrowded on evenings, but a nice place to be before watching a movie or partying around the Flon. No Wifi (wifi sticker, but no connection)

Dark, gloomy, and upsetting. This English pub seems to be here, quite literally, to serve the…read moresmattering of English businessmen and their bored families while attending a very serious conference in downtown Ouchy. early Radiohead and Oasis blares from the sound system as boy-men in striped shirts sing along. MIddle aged platinum blondes, thick fringed and obese, nurse enormous pints of second rate beer as they zone out watching footy on the telly. It's everything people leave England to get away from, and what's more, it's fetishised. Give it a miss - there's too much fun to be had in this city to waste your time here.

This is a wonderful place to chill out after studies. Thanks to their wide and dynamic array of…read morebeers, there is always some room for experiment. Almost every evening, the place gets crowded fast - but I guess that's the consequence of being such an awesome bar! Last but not least, I have always enjoyed the warm level of communication between the bartenders.

Great selection of beers, this place is the Pub of the EPFL, they have a huge collwctions of comic…read morebook that you are free to read while tasting some micro brew beers