Venetian was one of my favourite restaurants I had the opportunity to eat at while in Clermont. I…read morehad the real pleasure to dine here on two separate occasions and both times were amazing. Firstly the location is pretty awesome on the main promenade road coming up to the cathedral on the side that connects to Centre de Jaude. If it's a nice evening, sit outside as there is usually lots of action coming and going up and down the street. On both occasions my meals were really flavorful, tasty, plentiful and very filling. Meal one I had the house salad. It was fresh and delish. Then the linguine Carbonara with lardons. Meal two I had exactly the same things (minus the salad) as it was decadently amazing! See here folks, in North America Linguine Carbonara is the creamy/gluey variety. In Europe, great Carbonara is lightly creamy with salted lardons and 100X better than versions I've had on my side of the pond. To top it all off there was a egg yolk in the middle. Seriously heavenly. On the second visit I was with a lively group and we drank 4 bottles of Valadas cotes de Provence rose wine. Delicious! Overall a solid meal and I look forward to returning again one day!

Awesome Italian place in Clermont. And since I travel frequently to cfe on Sundays - it's great…read morethat they are open Sunday nights!

From the owner: La bonne adresse des Clermontois Apprécié par les Clermentois, le Pinocchio est vraiment une bonne…read moreadresse. Les pizzas et autres salades sont assez garnies pour remplir le ventre des plus affamés. Et s'il reste encore une petite place pour le dessert, tant mieux ! Le soir, l'ambiance devient plus intimiste jusqu'à 23 heures. Pas plus tard car le Pinocchio doit se reposer avant le lendemain !

Situated next to the Fessant d'Or but with a larger terrace. They have evening specials traditional…read moreFrench bistro cuisine. They are quite busy which is always a good sign. I had the terrine de foie gras. Always a favourite. It was a good portion with a fig jam. It was the best part of the meal. My main was pizza, Reine. The toppings were good but the crust was chewy. Good service and very polite. An enjoyable meal but not memorable. Probably a 3.5

Brasserie- Restaurant located right next to Faison Dore. You would think by walking by that for…read moretheir terrace - patio that Le Lion and Faison Dore are one place as they butt up against one another. Faison Dore has the red awning and Li Lion is the green awning distinguishing the two places. On my time here in Clermont I've eaten here three times. The pizza really is fantastic. On my first visit I had one of the pizzas (can't remember the name) with cured ham and olives. Cheese was generous serving and the pizza was overall awesome! Serving size is quite huge and delicious. Also, if you don't finish it they will wrap it up for you to go. Secondly the salads are equally delicious. They are big servings, fresh veggies and very filling yet you have the feel that you consumed something healthier. Both visits I selected the Cobb salad as it came with a generous serving of blue d'auvergne chicken, lardons and loads of veggies. The inside of the restaurant has that sort of grotto feel to it. Yet it's warm and cosy. The outside terrace- patio is great on nicer days yet beware as this is where many smokers will go and park themselves. Overall if you are not bothered by the smokers it's a great experience! Food is a notch above Faison Dore next door.