From the owner: Le Vintage American Bistro vous propose une cuisine Américaine basée sur des produits frais, de la…read moretraditionnelle Caesar Salad au Burger, en passant par les véritables Ribs de Porc sauce Barbecue. Pour nos habitués nous élaborons chaque jour une entrée et un plat de cuisine Européenne. Nous vous accueillons du mardi au samedi midi et du mercredi au samedi soir au 4, rue Labéda à Toulouse. Nous vous attendons également un dimanche par mois de 12h à 15h pour le brunch dominical ! Tous nos produits sont frais du jour et artisanaux. Le pain de nos burgers est fabriqué par un Artisan Boulanger BIO, nos viandes proviennent d'un Artisan Boucher et nos sauces sont élaborées sur place.

As an American, this place didn't quite make me feel at home for being an American diner! My hotdog…read morewas pretty good, but you can get that anywhere. It was accompanied with fries that weren't very flavorful and had a strange texture. Believe it or not, the milkshake was actually the worst part. I ordered a chocolate milkshake and I was served something that basically tasted like dirty vanilla... In the worst way possible. I actually didn't want to drink it but I hate to be rude at restaurants so I just drank as much as I could. I definitely had a stomach ache after this place... Must say though that the atmosphere is cute!

We are newly arrived American expats who are just learning French. We had experienced a very…read morefrustrating morning filled with traffic, parking, doctors appointments and paperwork when we turned the corner and found Marshall's Diner. It felt like an oasis! Great location, great atmosphere, great service, great menu and great food! We will definitely be going back.

I was surprised to find this British pub type of ambiance but glad to try it out for sunday brunch!…read more The waitress was nice and friendly, I had to wait a little bit before getting seated but was lucky to get a table without booking ahead. The Dispensary also has an interesting Gins and Whiskys menu as well as cocktails. Only bad points to me were the coffee and orange juice (not fresh pressed) served in small quantities with the full Enlish Breakfast I ordered... I would recommend this place and go back there without hesitation.

A few weeks ago, while getting ready for a press trip to France, I realized that I was going to…read morehave to get over my insane fear of being in France despite not speaking any French. I learned how to say, "I'm sorry, I don't speak French, do you speak English?" by practicing daily. I was landing in Toulouse on a Saturday morning but my trip didn't start until Sunday evening. Good thing I did this because the turbulence during the first hour of my transatlantic flight was so bad (how bad was it, Nancy?) that drinks were flying and even the flight attendants looked shaken. Needless to say, I didn't sleep a wink. Despite the rest of the flight being smooth, any time there was the slightest sound I was wide awake. But you don't care about my flight. So a few days before leaving I find The Dispensary on Yelp and say to myself, "You have to eat there." I mean, this place is literally the stuff of my fantasies. Dark but awesome decorations, a killer menu, and dark but awesome decorations! So I take a little liquid courage and call. A woman answers speaking French to which I go through, for the first time with an actual French-speaking person, my "Sorry, I don't speak French, do you speak English?" routine and she tells me (in French) that I do speak French and then switches to English. We have a good laugh and I make a reservation. I was pretty excited to head over on Saturday after meeting my host for the evening, unpacking some essentials, and crashing for a delicious post-flight/post ridiculously long travel day. The Dispensary has a nice outdoor seating area in front that was full of people. My reservation was for 7 but I arrived a bit early so that I could have a cocktail first. When I walked in and was greeted in French I launched into my go to phrase (I was a pro at this point!) and she immediately switched to English in a British accent. *Most* of the staff were ex-pats - I'm not sure how they all found each other but I was completely fascinated by their ability to switch between languages so seamlessly. I'm always fascinated by people who are bilingual. I ordered a Cry Baby Collins: tanqueray, raspberry puree, lemon juice, homemade dried candied ginger, soda water. It was freaking delicious. It was also very pretty. Next to me sat a perfectly behaved dog (this is a French thing we need to embrace, like the cheese course). People were in and out of the bar - a variety of ages and I saw what appeared to be groups of friends, couples and even a few families. This is a place that is so very welcoming I really wasn't surprised at the diversity of the crowd. The bar is decorated with pure kitsch tucked into the built-in shelves but doesn't come across as cluttered. There are dolls, a working model ferris wheel and lights of all sorts. Also some great taxidermy - pretty sure it was real but whether or not it was real it was pretty darn cool. Around 7:30 I moved over to the restaurant where I enjoyed my dinner. I had two glasses of wine (Graves and Minervois) and their signature dish: the Death Star burger. It is a *lot* of food. A lot of very good food. And I was hungry since I hadn't had anything to eat since very early that morning. As I enjoyed the artwork and vibe in the restaurant part I also noticed the board with activities (bands, trivia night) and the huge influx of people - this is definitely the place to be on a Saturday night. While I would have loved to stay and hang out for the music I was feeling the pull of bed. Before settling up, though, I was sent over a shot by the woman who had helped me at the bar. It was delicious. I think they saw me fangirling on Instagram. She also let me know as I left that her grandmother's name was Nancy and that had caused her to think of her late grandma (a good thing). Very sweet. It's easy to say: When I'm in X I'm coming here again. I say that a lot. But with The Dispensary I definitely see myself coming back, with Kris, because this is totally the type of place where we'd spend a night drinking and laughing. And beating everyone at Trivia. Well, unless it's in French. **Je suis désolé, je ne parle pas français. Parlez vous anglais?**

From the owner: Un dîner américain des années 50 Néons, banquettes bleues et rouges pailletées, juke-box, sol à…read moredamier, portes et escaliers inox, pinup, cuisine américaine sur fond de rock 'n' roll... Memphis Coffee se démarque sur le marché de la restauration en se positionnant comme un lieu atypique et convivial pour prendre des repas de qualité, en famille ou entre amis. Hamburgers, sandwiches, tex-mex, salades, tartares, hot-dogs, grill, omelettes, milk-shake, glaces et pâtisseries américaines... Au total, une soixantaine de plats et six menus (dont un menu ciné et des menus ludiques pour les enfants) sont présentés à la carte. De quoi satisfaire tous les goûts et toutes les envies, que l'on souhaite prendre un repas léger ou s'offrir le nec plus ultra des burgers : le Crazy Memphis, composé de 6 steaks hachés.

I love Pub O'Clock! This is an Irish pub in the city center of Toulouse. It was the first real meal…read moreI ate the morning after arriving to Toulouse. By morning I mean when I finally got out of bed at 1 pm all jet lagged and starving. We went around the area a bit looking for some breakfast type food, which is as close to impossible as you can get if you're American. Breakfast in France is very different. We just really needed a solid meal. One that, apparently, only an Irish pub could understand. When we first walked by we were like "haha let's get breakfast at the pub". I looked at the menu and saw "English breakfast". I had a vague idea of what it was but I wasn't sure if I could handle the pub atmosphere at that moment. We kept walking. 5 minutes later, we're like "English breakfast". We were so hungry and it was right there and we could tell that the odds of finding anything other than a pastry was very little. I cannot even begin to tell you how glad I am that we did that. We found a perfect table outside, practically on the sidewalk, where we can eat and people watch. The waiter was great, he spoke very good English. He was really quick to take care of whatever we needed. The English breakfast was amazing. It had 2 eggs over easy, bacon, sausage, blood sausage, mushrooms, toast and beans. I was staying in Toulouse for a week. After a few days of the usual french breakfast of a pastry and coffee, I started fantasizing about the English breakfast.... One day I waited until they opened. The yelp page says they open at 10 AM but I didn't see anyone there until the afternoon. Finally, they were open! I went in and ordered my English breakfast and the girl behind the bar tells me they only serve it on the weekends. =-( I dried my tears and looked over the menu to see what else I might like. Fish n chips. Ok, there's no way it could possibly be better than the English breakfast. But, it could possibly be the best fish n chips I ever had. As a matter of fact, it absolutely without a doubt, was the best fish n chips I ever had. This story does have a happy ending. On our last day in Toulouse we got the English breakfast again. It was just as good as the first time. Highly recommend!

Decent burgers, but not my favorite that I've had - the cheese to meat proportion was kind of off,…read moreand the bun is way bigger than the meat. There are 2 locations in Toulouse, and I came to this one (close to Jean Jaures); they have a decent amount of outdoor seating and the food comes quickly. I didn't really care for the burgers here, I've had better burgers at the food trucks, Bouche B and Mecs au Camino. I got the classic burger which had the beef patty, emmental cheese, tomato, lettuce and their classic sauce. I found the bun to be too large for the burger patty, there was too much cheese proportional to the rest of the burger, and the sauce was just so-so without much flavor. The burger was fine but nothing that I would come back again and again for. I have had much better burgers elsewhere. The fries were pretty decent and a generous amount. They weren't super crispy but they weren't soggy either. Overall, the burger was just okay. It wasn't anything special that I would come back for. Maybe other flavor combinations are better but I don't think I would eat here again unless someone I was with really wanted to.

That's what we call what a burger supposed to taste like. Depends on which country's standards you…read moreapply, buns were a little bit had compare to American burgers. I like the cheese there, pairs very well with their selection of ground beef. Overall was a great lunch option for the price as well.

From the owner: Cheesecake, cookies, sandwiches club, soupes, quiches...read more

Didn't like it very much. Buns were dry and hard, patty was dry and hard, cheese was chunky, and…read moredidn't come out well with meat. Sauce was just absurdly striking with the rest of ingredients. Fries was delicious though. Most of the times burgers are a personal preference, to me, a good burger means juicy juicy and juicy. Good concept hipster joint but wouldn't be my best option for burgers in town.

The people are really personable and fun, the place is clean & the food comes quickly. But if…read moreyou're American, the burgers don't stack up to what you find at home. Trust me, I'm no McDonalds fan. I'm a hamburger snob, so I'm speaking as a true lover of beef here. The burgers were kinda dry, a little blah & over cooked. 3 stars were for the employees, who were really lovely, and the concept. They just need to work on the quality a bit... seriously, it's France.

What a great thing it is, for an American visiting on business to be able step through a pair of…read morepretty boring doors, and find himself in a Pirate bar in the middle of Toulouse. Our group spoke little french, the bartender looked a little concerned, but very quickly we figured out that this was going to be about rum, especially the beautifully unmarked bottles of (housemade?) flavored rums. We got a round of ten shots in a wacky little ship's wheel, and the bartender poured us his favorites. By the time it ended for dinner, there was another round of shots, and in the middle some Caipirinhas in there too. The floor-to-ceiling dark wood, decor, vibe was all spot-on, what a great place to hang out and enjoy some exotically flavored rhums.

You can't go wrong here. Tons of flavored rum for a very fair price. While the bartender only spoke…read morea little bit of English he was quite entertaining and very accommodating especially for Americans that know little to nothing in the French language or culture. Get the 15 shots for 33 euro and 2 bottles for 15 euro. Best decision you can make on a crazy night out.