On a first night stay in France, after a very long journey, this was a much welcome experience to…read morerelax and enjoy a great meal over good conversation. The service was wonderful and the salmon dinner I had was perfect. The starter I had was a Fresh Tomato & Mozzarella Salad. Not quite what I would experience in the US as the Mozzarella was gently breaded and fried but none the less a top notch dish in its own right. The chocolate dessert I had was an outstanding end to the meal and so far, in reference to my other travels in Europe, France wins.

From the owner: Un lieu d'art de vivre A 40 km au sud de Lyon, cette ancienne maison de pêcheurs transformée en…read morehôtel-restaurant 4 étoiles possède un charme particulier. En bord de Rhône, elle dispose de 25 chambres dont 4 suites junior et d'un restaurant gastronomique. Le chef, Reynald Donet, propose une cuisine du terroir orientée vers les saveurs du sud et préparée selon la tradition lyonnaise. L'établissement possède une terrasse sur le Rhône et un jardin ombragé.

From the owner: Bar Restaurant ouvert du lundi au vendredi midi…read moreSoirs & week ends: sur reservation dès 15 personnes Service traiteur Le chef travaille uniquement des produits frais qui sont fabriqués sur place chaque matin (de l'entrée aux desserts, glaces y compris)

Service is slow even though I'm used to "not-so-fast" French service. We took suggestion of the…read moreday, ok, for the meat it was okay, but just okay, nothing special, it's suggestion of the day, so no surprise here. For my fiancée we took a salad, which was also one of the suggestions, and here starts some strange thing - the salad had some dirt on the leaves and it was awful. We asked the waiter to come, it took him almost half an hour for that, but the place was not even close to be full, after that waiter suggested us to replace this salad, but the mood was already spoiled and we decided to leave and never come back to this place.

From the owner: La Java Bleue est un bistrot à viande spécialisé dans la viande boeuf française et de race noble.read more