This was actually my second visit to Konditori Paul Bert - though the first was just for coffee and…read morea slice of pretty good chocolate cake. Their coffee is delicious because it's Mokxa, which is arguably the best coffee in France. Five stars for the coffee here.
Now for the story of today's lunch.
My friend and I met here for lunch because they open at 11:30 and I have a one-year-old who naps around 1:00 pm, so I was hoping for an earlier-than-most-cafes lunch. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The lady behind the counter seemed a little annoyed that we arrived at 11:30 and even more so that we were there for lunch. She sat us but informed us that the kitchen did not open until noon. We sat and waited. (No high chairs, of course, and the little one started to get antsy halfway through the meal. Thankfully I had a pouch of applesauce for her.)
The daily vegetarian lunch option was ravioli with pumpkin and preserved shallots. My friend and I both enjoyed it, as well as the salad that came with it: fennel & orange. Simple and delicious. We each had dessert: I chose the tiramisu and my friend had the pineapple with cream and spices. He liked his a lot; the tiramisu was mostly cream and, therefore, slightly disappointing.
Overall, because of the quality of the food and the coffee, I'm giving this place four stars. Some of the servers are very friendly and some of them aren't. I think 14,50€ for their lunch plate with a salad plus dessert is a pretty good deal for Lyon. (And it was filling.) Also you can buy bags of Mokxa coffee here, which is a treat because it means I don't have to go all the way to the 1st arrondisemment to get it!
