Great setting, food and service! For good Lyonnais cuisine. One side of their menu is one price and you choose your appetizer, main dish, and an dessert. The other side is a la cart. Everything we had was great: snails, onion soup, Lyonnaise beef trip, Pike in lobster sauce, ect... Great wine too. read more

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I came here with my mom during our trip to Lyon. Let me first say, I've been working in restaurants for 8 years and a chef for 6. On the menu posted outside they had a special: Entree, main, and dessert for 16.9 euros. We got the salad lyonnaise, and French onion soup to begin. Salmon, and flank steak for mains. Crème brûlée and tarte tatin for dessert. Starters came out and they were very good, no complaints. Main courses came out and they were also good, portion sizes were very big for the price. The salmon and steak were good, not great. I could have done better at home. We were getting full at this point and wanted to save the rest for later. We asked the busboy for a doggie bag and he said it was going to be 2 euros for both bags. My mom was surprised and said she has never had to pay for one ever. He replied with, "but here you do." He then lowered it to 1 euro. Still it was about the principle, and we declined. By this point he was annoyed/angry and that's never something you want to see from a restaurant worker. Very poor customer service skills from him. We told him we didn't want to pay for a to-go box and to just take the food away. The manager then boxed up our food and said there was no charge for the doggie bag. We got our dessert (not pictured because our experience wasn't great at that point and we just wanted to leave). Both desserts were good, not great. I could have done better at home. We will not be back unfortunately, there are many restaurants in the area to try. Next time treat your guests better. I appreciate the manager trying to make it better, but by that point the busboy put a sour taste in our mouths. read more

Le Laurencin - Salmon and flank steak - Lyonnais Near Me - Lyon, 69

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Great food in a very relax atmosphere. Waiters are super nice and accommodating to customers needs. Loved it.

We came here on New Years Day when most places were close. The food and service is as excellent.

We wanted an authentic Lyonnaise Bouchon experience and this place fit the bill. We were happy to see that over 75 percent of the guests were locals. The 15 euro complete menu was a steal. I had the quenelle, and a delicious French onion soup followed by the local praline tart. All were quite yummy. My boyfriend had the sausage in brioche with a killer beef sauce and potatoes- yum! The service was friendly and quite quick for France. Lovely atmosphere made for a great experience! read more

Le Laurencin - Lyonnais Near Me - Lyon, 69

Recommended by the gal at the hop on hop off bus and I really enjoyed my meal and the lovely staff! Had the goat cheese salad, quenelle and creme brûlée with a bottle of sparkling water, 1/2 pot of Beaujolais and a cafe all for 29€! Great deal and was stuffed... went at 6:30 and first one in the place... service was quick and I was finished by 7:30 ... by the time I left the place was completely full! read more

I had the first meal in Lyon there. I don't know much about French restaurants but thinking of its price, I think their food was good. I ordered the local course 15€ (Lyon salad, flank steak and creme brûlée). read more

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I came to Lyon about 3 weeks ago to visit my best friend who grew up here. We walked around and she decided to bring me to a tradition Lyonnais Bouchon so we ended up here. I believe I got the 15€ formule which consisted of Entrée-Plat-Déssert. I ordered the French Onion Soup, the fish in herbed cream sauce, and the ice cream for dessert. French Onion soup was sub-par. Really salty, barely any cheese and the bread was too soggy (as opposed to having been baked before getting put in the soup). By the time I was halfway done the soup, I already felt bloated for the rest of the meal. The Fish main course was a very very generous portion. The fish was cooked nicely and the cream sauce complemented it well. It also came some saffron rice on the side which was perfect. Really solid main course. By the time dessert came around, I was already so full. I didn't even finish my main course. So I ordered two scoops of ice cream and had just a little bit. Average ice cream...not much to say. My friend ordered the Lyonnais salad which was really good but maybe a bit too salty due to all the lardon they put in it. They also ordered the Quenelles in lobster sauce that was super delicious. Its basically a baked fish dumpling. Creme Brulee they had was good too. Overall, pretty good 3-course meal of traditional lyonnais food. Not too expensive either in my opinion. read more

HUGE portions, amazing 3-course deal for 12-15E depending on which menu you choose. However, they don't have boxes for you to take away the food and the food is so rich that I could only eat about five bites of each course. The portions are bigger than American portions, AND they're rich. I don't know how they manage to charge so little. I chose la glace for dessert and had raspberry sorbet - with rasperry grit in it! - and coffee ice cream, which was a good level of bitter and was studded with chocolate-covered coffee beans. Delicious. And also huge. HOWEVER, I found the food way too heavy and much too salty. Very unbalanced. read more

The hostess was terrible. Great way to start your night. She made us sit inside after having already sat us outside. It was nice out and no one was there...so idk?And anytime we needed her attention she ignored us, I mean I guess she ignored us when we didn't need her attentions too. But the food was good. The waiter was very nice. 3 people split 2 menus, so portion sizes are very generous. We ordered: french onion soup & lyonaisse salad, quenelle & bavette, and creme brulee & profiterole. I think the profiterole was my favorite part. If only the hostess wasn't a mess, then I could give them a better rating. read more

The real Lyon experience! The queue was not very long, the prices were cheap, staff was extremely friendly, and the food was great! I would say the must-try dish would be the quenelle -- the creamiest I've ever tasted! read more

It's hard to believe the positive reviews. Bland onion soup, beef so tough it was hard to cut with a knife much less chew. Duck tasted as if steamed, ie no taste; lyonnaise potatoes with no taste either, and brown gravy on everything. Tart aux pralines a garish red color and pure sugar. Good service but terrible food. read more

Best place for lunch after 2:30PM when other restaurants are closed until dinner. The 15 Euro 3 plate lunch was great value. Despite other reviews I can say I really enjoyed the Lyonnaise salad and really liked the lardons (which other say added too much salt). With the (very good) egg yolk broken it was excellent. Had the local sausage in sauce for main and was very good. Think I had the apple tarte for dessert which was also good. I think good value and good service. English was sparse but we managed to communicate, if only my French were better...sacre bleu. read more

This restaurant was recommended to us by our Airbnb host as a great place to get quality, traditional French cuisine. We therefore went in expecting a good experience. To start off, we were seated at what was basically a four person table with two men we didn't know, both of whom spoke fluent French. They're important for the comparison of service, though they had already ordered when we sat down. When we attempted to order, we were literally forced by the waiter to choose the most expensive 4 course dinner option, though others around were able to order other options. The waiter did speak some English, and we speak a little French, and we were trying to communicate the best that we could that if we had to get 4 courses, we'd like to split them. He neither understood nor was trying to - he just got irritated and wrote up two separate meals for us. Our starters were ok. I tried escargot for the first time and my boyfriend had french onion soup. However, we waited for eons after finishing them for our second course, being completely ignored by all of the wait staff. Our entrees, when they were finally brought, were dreadful. I had tripe, which was quite literally not chewable; the same went for my boyfriend's steak, which was supposed to be medium but was cold and bloody in the middle. Then we waited for a good half an hour, making frequent eye contact with the hostess and our waiter, who completely ignored us, for our next course to be ordered. The French men beside us had their orders taken and were served cheese and dessert immediately. My boyfriend tried to ask the hostess about dessert, and she was incredibly rude. Another waiter finally came to our rescue - she was very nice and took our dessert orders. We both had chocolate mousse, which was good, though it took forever to get our checks after. The men beside us, once again, had their check brought before finishing dessert. Our first waiter and the hostess were also bad mouthing us and rolling their eyes with frequent glances in our direction before they finally brought the check. All in all it was a dreadful experience, which we paid €40 for. I would not recommend this restaurant to English-speakers, as they're prejudiced for some reason, and incredibly rude. read more

I am told by the locals who took us here that this is one of the few remaining places where you can get Bouchon for 15 euro in the old district. The price was unbelievable when you consider the quality and quantity of food. You know it was a good meal when I can still close my eyes and taste it. This bouchon is a 3 course affair, with plenty of options. For my first course i choose the classic onion soup. A hearty broth, with chunks of croutons, soft onions covered in melted cheese a very tasty dish. For the main course I tried the sausage in brioche from my companions because no one could finish their entire meal (except me), it was a good pungent sausage surrounded with warm bread. However that dish was not as good as my lamb knuckle. Tasty fresh lamb cooked for a long time was so good along with a side of potatoes au gratin, covered in cheese, and tons of cream and butter. Needless to say not a diet dish. Trust me when i tell you it took a lot of will power not to grab a straw an suck the marrow from the bone in front of the . Finally after I thought I couldn't possibly eat another bite, I found out there was a dessert course. I ordered the classic tart tartin, which was a warm apple tart with side of whipped cream and ice cream. This This was delicious. I also tried the chocolate mousse and the Creme Brule which was tasty but bit too gooey on the inside when compared with the standard. However the meal was amazing and I would go back tomorrow if I only were still in Lyon, the gastronomical capital of France. Since none of my brunch companions came close to finishing their meals (the portions are huge) I told them they should ask for a doggie bag. This is apparently is not done in France, but when they asked the waiter to pack the the food he said he could not for health reasons in case they were stupid enough to consume it once it spoiled. read more

We had a very positive experience at Le Laurencin. It was our second bouchon we tried in Lyon. I was very impressed with their prices, food quality, and service. The food at a good pace as we did the set menus. I enjoyed a great pike quenelle and my husband enjoyed the tripe sausage. Only negative thing was there was a hair in my husband's mint ice cream. It was a very minor mistake that did not over shadow the overall great experience. I highly recommend for authentic lyonnaise cuisine. read more

the red wine was way too cold, the souris d'agneau overcooked and dry, the entrecôte was basically inedible, the tarte tatin had a strange after taste, the coffee was kinda ok... the onion soup was the only dish that would deserve more than one star. all in all a big disappointment. not coming back. read more

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal here. Highly recommend the salade vert with chicken livers and the gratin dauphinois is truly amazing. Nice family environment, friendly service and the menu is in French and English. Staff also speaks both. read more

Best meal I've ever had! Don't expect anything American (I'm thinking that's where all the negative reviews come from) such as extremely quick service (they don't work for tips and small locally owned businesses do not run over staffed), a table big enough for 8 but you get to sit there by yourselves, or Americanized French food. It's authentic, delicious, more than affordable and overall exactly what you should experience when in the food capital of France! read more

The service was ok, food was very traditional and could use a little more seasoning (salt and pepper).

My favorite restaurant in Lyon as a Erasmus student. You get menus for 15€ and they are always good and you are never starving! Eat there 7-8 times and it was always very very hard to finish the meal! It's not a very high class restaurant but a very nice typical lyonnaise restaurant! read more

RUN!!!!! The staff was lovely & very attentive. Great atmosphere, but please do not be fooled by the bustling restaurant & cheap menu fixe. The food was either covered in a white or brown sauce. All three meat entrees were overcooked & tasteless. Too bad as it's in a great location. read more

Restaurant staff are great. Manager is impossibly worst manager ever. Any normal restaurant he'd be fired, but I'm guessing nepotism. Even if you are a vegetarian you HAVE to order a full plate. Dessert doesn't count. read more

This place is excellent. If you want a real Lyon Bouchon where you have a choice of menus and prices this is the place. The servings are masssive and everything is good, was packed out. read more