This restaurant at the feet of the St Maurice Cathedral has a warm, informal atmosphere, kind of…read moreintroducing the Mediterranean style of living: the Chef leaving HIS kitchen to greet us in HIS best French, explaining us as for the first time that Restique means Restaurant-Boutique while pointing onto the many shelves overloaded with a variety of 'to-take-out' traditional products, and soon teaching us about the famous local wines St Joseph, Condrieu, Hermitage (plus a few others I don't quite remember now). We faithfully opted for a St Joseph, believing it could only be a blessing for us (and it was!!!). The traditional Plat du Jour 'Quenelles à la Lyonnaise' (just don't ask how it is made!) was served pretty fast. An other sens.ational experience 'à la francaise'. The ever missing ingredient: "NO INGLICH, SORI !". Our sixth sense was delighted about this ...

Always awesome place for some meat. Their steaks are correctly made to order and tender. Their…read moremacaroni and cheese is so yummy too!

A gem. Great lunch and dinner menus. Everything is cooked in the oven. Beef was surprisingly tasty…read more Veal was superb.

The food was very good, however the service was disappointing and not to the level of what a 2…read moreMichelin star restaurant should be. Our observations were that the staff was very uncomfortable with English which made the experience very difficult for us as we could not ask questions, clarify the menu, were charged for supplements in a way which was not clear or specified on the menu (no pricing was on the English menu), overcharged for drinks we did not ask for yet were brought to us. Beyond the language difficulties, the service felt very rushed and hasty as we were being pushed through the courses. There was no sense of intimacy or special care/attention paid to the guest which we expect for a fine dining experience like this. In the end, although we noticed multiple up charges we had no way to communicate this to the staff as they could not understand. We decided it would be better to just pay and leave. Perhaps the experience would be different if we were fluent in French -however all of our reservations, prior email communications with the hotel staff, website all used English so we assumed they were welcome to English speakers. TLDR: not the best experience for those not fluent in French, next time I would skip and do a few of the multiple 1 Michelin stars in Lyon (just 30 min away) which provide much better value and high level of service.

Not sure why everything seems to combine the restaurant and hotel, but both are amazing and this is…read moretruly the only place I've ever been where they're so closely intermingled. The staff takes care of you no matter what interaction you have with them. Rooms, exceedingly comfortable and just about perfect other than the shower. The Gastronomic Restaurant is maybe the best deal in the world at lunch for a 2 Michelin star restaurant. Sitting outside under a canopy of trees and tents, impeccable service and a 67 Euro lunch which includes 3 courses plus 3-4 additional smaller bites and even a half bottle of wine and coffee per person. My only regret is ordering the half bottle of Guigal white (from an admittedly limited list) which I knew better than to order, but just wasn't thinking. Oh well, mostly my fault. If you can make it to La Pyramide, do it. Wow, on all levels - especially the lunch.

My parents and I were visiting Vienne for the first time and tour group stopped by Octave for…read morelunch. The restaurant's color scheme is mostly black and yellow with wood; it is also well-lit and clean. Servers were all friendly and our three-course meal were delivered to our table on a timely manner. They refilled the sliced baguette and water whenever they noticed an empty bread basket or glass. First, the appetizer was a sundried tomato scrambled egg with focaccia bread as garnish. The egg was soft and silky in texture, and tasted well-seasoned, not too salty nor bland. Focaccia was very memorable because it was warm and toasty. Second, the main dish consisted of a vegetable quiche, baked tomato, and braised beef drenched in mushroom cream sauce. Everything came together beautifully. The beef was juicy and tender, and the creamy mushroom sauce enhanced the flavor of all items on the plate. Lastly, we had puff pastry pear tart for dessert. I only ate a little bit because I was so full, but it was so good! The puff pastry was flakey on the outside, but warm and soft on the inside. Pear was marinaded with a syrup, but it wasn't ridiculously sweet at all. It was a great dessert to end the meal. Overall, I was glad I got the chance to dine at Octave. The restaurant is beautiful and so is the food. I ended my day trip to Vienne with a satisfied belly!

They kicked out a family because their child was making noises. The waitress seemed to be drinking…read moreon the job. The food is good however the service is awful. It was pretty disappointing to say the least.