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Le Jardin d'Eliette

5.0 (1 review)
PriceyBuffets, French

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Tout Simplement - The bar, where the buffet stands

Tout Simplement

4.0(5 reviews)
1.0 km
$$

Quaint little brunch place just outside of Parc la Grange, this place is Euro-rustic. The brunch…read morebuffet is laid out on the small counter in front of a kitchen no bigger than the one you have at your home. Two chefs scramble to prepare the spread of quiches, scrambled eggs, salads, and desserts from scratch using a four-burner stove and an single oven two-level oven. The bowl of broken egg shells sitting by the stove, the pile of dirty dishes waiting for their turn in the dish washer, and the heap of potato peels littering the counter and spilling on to the floor are all on public display, and you know you're getting a home-cooked meal. Nothing is super fancy, and everything is wonderfully homey. The bread station is strewn with a haphazard selection of jams and spreads, but don't waste your time there. The quiches are very good and uncomplicated, and made with fresh ingredients. I particularly liked their ground beef quiche, which tasted a lot like a lasagna. The salads were fresh and simple, the cheese was plentiful, and the desserts (a brownie pie and apple cobbler) were warm and definitely made from scratch. I am generally of the mind that if I saw my food being prepared in most restaurants, I would probably have less of an appetite as I would realize that even the most fanciful of meals are made fairly mechanically and thoughtlessly. But here, there was something refreshing about two women who were willing to let you watch the hectic process of trying to feed a restaurant full of people on an all-you-can-eat menu. As a package, the restaurant itself would be five stars. But there were some lags where they ran out of food and were unable to replenish fast enough. This regularly left a group of people awkwardly mulling around the narrow counter. This is understandable, except that they seemed to want to bring out all the food at once, so even when one quiche was done, it sat behind the counter while the other two baked in the single oven. This made for an attractive presentation when a new spread was laid out, but considering that the presentation was demolished within minutes, they should probably just opt for efficiency. A great deal in Geneva standards at CHF22, although drinks are separate. They do make a mean cappuccino, though.

Reading so many good reviews here, I went for Saturday brunch. I was not disappointed. I had…read morescrambled eggs, two kinds of salad (cole slaw and thai), quiche, pancake, french toast and mixed berry dessert. Everything was delicious. Worth the little excursion on bus line 6.

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Restaurant Manora

Restaurant Manora

3.7(21 reviews)
2.0 km
$$

Manora is great especially if you're wanting something quick though it's all the way at the top of…read moreManor so either take the escalator, elevator or stairs all the way up to the top floor. I didn't get a chance to ever eat the actual food here and only the pastries of which both were underwhelming. What's great about this spot is that it's cafeteria style. So you have stations and you can grab your tray and order at the made to order pizza station or curries or sandwich or juices. It was cool to see little mugs with chocolate pieces which you can get hot chocolate made in front of you. Seating can get crazy. Sometimes you'll have to share some tables because some tables are communal where we had an interesting encounter with three guys on their phones seemingly talking to someone on their phones....seemed like they were on speed dating or chat rooms. It was really interesting. Anyways, you may have trouble getting a large table, but be patient. There's also a restroom up here too which is nice. I wish I did get a chance to eat something other than the pastries, but at least it's cheap and fairly fast. If you want something faster, just go to the first floor and grab something from there.

OMG, how have I not discovered Manora before, and why have I not been eating lunch here EVERY DAY??…read more Manora is a food court covering a good portion of the 4th floor Manor Department Store. But don't let the "food court" description fool you, this is not your boring pizza-chicken-or-burger type of joint. The restaurant is comprised of islands of food stations, where they will cook/prepare your food behind the counter as you wait. The pizza station has bowls and bowls of fresh ingredients that you can choose yourself, the grill station has sausages, pork chops, skewers, schnitzels, and much more. You can either choose a fresh cut and wait while they grill it for you, and grab a pre-grilled portion if you're not feeling the wait. Nice sandwiches, an extensive salad bar, espresso station, and an enormous counter of desserts, asian stir fry station, and pretty much anything you can think of. The presentation is tremendously appealing, and prices are reasonable (I got away with a nice cut of fresh pork chop and a side serving of rice and grilled broccoli for about CHF16.50). Dining mate had jambalaya, which, as she put it, hadn't quite decided whether it wanted to be cajun or Asian (cajian...?). It's not the highest quality of food you can find, but I definitely did not feel like I was being gypped of my money, a feeling I get way too often here in Geneva. The very presentation of the food, and the option of creating my own dish piece-meal (and thereby having control over how much I actually spend) was almost an empowering experience, food-wise. We also had the whipped tiramisu and apple crumble, both sinfully delicious. It gets crowded during lunch, but it's mostly eat-and-go traffic, so you won't have to wait too long for a seat. Did I mention the panoramic view from the terrace on a sunny day is amazing?

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Le Jardin d'Eliette - buffets - Updated May 2026

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