Classic and comfortable Lyonnaise cuisine in a laid-back welcoming environment, full of conviviality and charm. We enjoyed a relaxing and leisurely meal with excellent and prompt service. I started off with a pastis and the Salade Gourmand which comprised of a luscious slab of foie gras, cured strips of duck breast (thinly sliced, like a lean prosciutto), and grilled duck gizzards on a bed of mixed greens. Tasty and rich, this salad could've made a main course in itself (but what's the fun in that? Of course, I ordered more ... ). I followed this with an entree of the roast mutton with seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes. The mutton was juicy, meaty and toothsome with a fine gravy. For dessert, I went with a decent fruit tart. A good and satisfying meal, not fussy or too frou-frou, and just right for a first night out after a long journey. read more

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Very tasty restaurant. The best thing to try is the Menu Lyonnais for 20 Euro. It's in a place known as restaurant row in the Bellecour area. Very fun and average seating. read more

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I have no idea why this place rates just 3.5 stars because it was one of the best meals I have ever had for under $100 (€78 or $87.15 for two, including tip, to be precise). The place is rustic, yet charming with wood beam ceilings and knick-knacks de cuisine scattered around the rather large dining room. The service was impeccable with a friendly maître d'hôtel who took our reservation earlier and seated us upon arrival, a semi-friendly waiter, and his two very jovial and efficient assistants. As they say, when in France or in this case Lyon, eat like a local! We started with a regional delicacy called Cervelle des Canuts ("brain of the weavers" - €5) and a 45cl bottle of Côtes du Rhône AOC (€12). It is really not brains, but a local soft cheese mixed with herbs to be spread upon bread and eaten with the accompanying sliced dry sausage (think salami) - YUM! The local wine was also quite good and an excellent value at just €12 ($13.58). I had the four-course Menu Marronniers (€36), starting off with six Escargots Belle Grosseur followed by the Bevette de Black Angus Sauce au Poivre Vert, the Demi Saint Marcellin Affine, and then a Fondant au Chocolat au Cœur de Caramel Beurre Salé. The escargots (snails) were delicious, especially when accompanied by some fresh, crusty bread to mop-up the excess butter, garlic and parsley sauce. The sole faux pas of the evening (and the only reason they did not receive my top rating) involved my steak, which I had ordered to be cooked "medium". Gordon Ramsey would shit a brick, but I could care less, not finding blood all over my plate all that appetizing. Aside from all of the blood, my medium-rare steak was tender and flavorful and the peppercorn sauce (which came on the side) divine. The accompanying potatoes au gratin were crispy outside and soft and flavorful inside, and the sautèed veggies tasty. The local Saint Marcellin cheese was creamy and rich with a bite reminiscent of bleu cheese, only milder, and easily spread upon the two slices of bread also on the plate. As if all of that were not enough, my chocolate lava cake oozed its warm, creamy center as I cut into it and the salted caramel and whipped cream were just enough to optimize the overall flavor of the dessert. My wife had the three-course Menu Lyonnaise (€20.00), starting with Lyonnaise Salad, a mix of seasonal greens, poached egg, thick chunks of bacon and croutons, then the Pork Breast Fondant in a "crispy" sweet or sour sauce, and, finally, a Praline Tart with praline ice cream. The salad's poached egg properly oozed its yoke all over the bacon and lettuce, the combination of which were delicious. Her center-cut boneless pork chop, coming with a unique, mild sweet and sour sauce, was also quite tasty, having been sat atop two boiled new potatoes and more of the savory cervelle des canuts cheese - a perfect combination. One of the highlights of the night, of which there were many, was her praline tart and praline ice cream, both of which were fabulous. Taking about two hours in all, the meal was delightful, the service impeccable, and the ambiance perfect for our first meal in Lyon, the culinary capital of France, if not the World ... HOOAH! CombatCritic Gives Le Comptoir des Marronniers A Nearly Perfect 9 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better! read more

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I didn't know which restaurant to go for dinner and saw this place that had almost no empty table. Luckily we saw one party was leaving and grabbed the table. Servers don't speak English well but you will get by with a bartender who could help you with menu and simple conversation in English. Like most French restaurant, you get tap water/basket of good bread for free. This restaurant offers three kinds of 3-course menu (set price for 19 euro, 29 euro or 39 euro). Great deal and the food was divine! my friends and I picked all different dishes and everything was very tasty and coming in good portion size. Bartender also suggested one of three kinds house wine (very cheap!! 50 ml is around 5 euro) and it matched very well with both pork dish and seafood dish. Dessert was home-made including tiramisu. I would return if I were in Lyon anytime. read more

Le Comptoir des Marronniers - Lyonnaise salad - Bistros Near Me - Lyon, 69

I'm not sure how this place does not have 5 stars, but I went there in a party of 10 work colleagues. Almost all of us ordered different items, and every one of us, EVERY ONE, found the food to be extraordinarily, speechlessly, face-meltingly good. Maybe I'm just a silly American ignorant of what insanely good French food is supposed to taste like, but it's some of the best food and best service I've ever had a restaurant...anytime, anywhere. To specifics, I can't speak for others and their individual experiences with their dishes, but I can certainly speak to mine. First course - greens salad with a cheese pastry. Wonderful. Light, but well-balanced dressing, fresh veggies, and I loved the warm cheese in the pastry (the menu slightly mistranslates it to "roasted"). It's just a nice, mild, soft cheese inside a buttery, light pastry that makes for an excellent starter. Main course - Pork with sweet sesame sauce, and small potatoes in a garlic, herb, and sour cream sauce. The pork is one of the top 5 things I've ever tasted in my life. Perfectly and wonderfully crispy on the outside, the marbling was perfectly carmelized, and the meat was euphorically tender and flavorful. I could be convinced to travel back to France just to have this dish again. It's worth the trip. Dessert Course - Caramel Profiterole. So, you Google a profiterole and you get these biscuit looking things that look a bit like Danish Ebleskivers. This is NOT what you get served. It's true, you get a biscuit, but it's cut in half, two scoops of awesome caramel ice cream are put in between, drizzled with caramel, and then liberally dressed with whipped cream. After stuffing my face with the pork, I'm not sure I could eat any more, but I finished every last drop of this course. The service was top notch, and they were wonderfully accommodating to a bunch of non-French speakers. They even had some fun with it and taught us how to say the names of the dishes in French. They made wonderful wine recommendations (even when we asked about a more expensive bottle), and we felt very welcome and well-treated. I can't say enough about how great, charming, and very revisitable this restaurant is. Bravo does not begin to cover it. read more

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This is a review for the lunch menus. The lunch specials are great. You can either choose to eat appetizers, main, and desserts, or just appetizer and main or any other combination. At most it will be 15euros. Awesome! The location is great. It is a pedestrian street that is used as a gigantic terrasse for all the restaurants We tried The foie de volailles saute: It was a great appetizers. The seared foie were delicious. Soft and juicy. A pleasure at every bite. L'andouille: It was a flat andouille (sausage) with no casing. It was greasy and delicious as expected. The service was fast and attentive. A great lunch! read more

When we got here, it seemed crowded, which was good. I had the Menu du Jour--a salad, beef, and a desert. The salad was mediocre, the beef was inedible, and by the time I finished desert, I had FOOD POISONING. Never again. read more

My friend and I had a very nice dinner here. We went on a thursday night so it wasn't too crowded. I took a Menu Lyonnais with salade Lyonnais, pièce de boeuf sauce st Marcellin and creme Brulee. I was content with every part of my meal, allthough I couldnt finish my dessert because I was stuffed! My friend took duck tartare without knowing it would be raw, but fortunately that came out very well. He loved it. The main course was a different thing. In French it noted 'Rognon', but in English it said 'Black Agnus flanck steak'. While expecting to get a nice, tasty steak, he got some piece of weird looking meat. After taking some bites he stated that he was eating organ meat.. he didn't like it at all! The potato gratin was yummy though. When the waiter came to check on us, we admitted that we misunderstood the menu. But it actually wasn't like that.. there was a mistake on the menu! To make up for that, the cook prepared a good piece of tender Black Agnus and my friend was happy again. So in the end we had a good night and a tasty dinner! We were a bit afraid that it would be a low quality bouchon but we were really happy that we picked this restaurant to spend our evening. read more

bof, I must have come on a bad day, Went for dinner, took chefs menue, Starter was more a apetizer than a starter, steak was overcooked ( i asked for medium rare, it had been at one point in the cooking process but it wasnt any more when i got it), And the desert, well i w8ed for 45 minutes to get it, i didnt so i went. They did put it on the bill tough.. One word Bof, will not go there twice! read more

Tasty Lyonnais food! Great service with cosy interior! Beautiful Christmas deco!! Went for lunch and it was busy but was able to have a table right away. Plus, food was served fast! Would recommend! read more

Le Comptoir des Marronniers - Lyonnais food Pork belly and Entrecôte - Bistros Near Me - Lyon, 69

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I'm surprised not to see such amazing reviews for this restaurant because when I went last night with a couple of friends, it was nothing but pure amazingness! :) We were told to go to this street by our hotel receptionist for lyon restaurant specialties. It was hard to choose whcih restaurant at first but we we're lured by the amazing aroma of this one. We all got the 20 euro menu lyonnaise which comes with an appetizer, entree, and dessert! I wish I got the names down of the food but the appetizer was a salad with a pastry wrapped cheese on the side. The cheese was a little too strong for my taste but the sauce on the salad was creamy which I absolutely loved! Then came the main course. We got the pork with sesame ginger sauce and potatos and it was the best thing I've ever tasted!!! Great combination of sweet and salty. Then to my surprise, dessert consisted of choices of cheese. The one I chose was a yogurt-like consistency with basil and it was very light and nice to my already full stomach. Service was amazing as well! When we didn't understand the dish, they explained it to us in english which helped a lot! I would definitely go back for another experience with this restaurant! read more

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Do not eat at this restaurant. It is dirty and many of the staff clearly do not enjoy working there. To chill wine at the table, they use plastic bags filled with ice. I ordered beef and they served me lamb. The food is bland. The stained, wrinkly menu looks like it was scavenged from a dumpster. A disgrace to Lyon cuisine. read more

We had dinner at "le comptoir des maronniers" in august 2013,- we picked up the place as it was recommended by Gault et Millau...However the restaurant quickly felt short of our expectations with the following mishaps : - the waitress (or the cook) mistook our order ( a lobster sauce converted in shelfish sauce to be specific ). This is certainly not a deadly sin and we did not intended to replace the meal for the one we originally ordered but in spite of that acknowledging the mistake, the service did not even try to make it up but pretended first that it was a lobster sauce... then pretended that lobster sauce was the same than shelfish sauce -well in that case i would suggest the cook to go back to school! - the service was not really warm from the beginning -To top it off the lavatory needed to be clean up and - icing on the cake -you are drily requested to check out at the bar even if you've been eating on the terrace Having said that my quenelle was not that bad ! read more