Le Café des Amis - A place where the name speaks for itself

Located in a non-famous area, it can be easily missed if you have not previously heard of the place!
In my opinion, it would be a shame to miss it !
You will be welcomed by "Le Baron" as if you were the most exclusive and important client in the restaurant.
The menu is pretty restricted as it proposes three salads to start and a couple of dishes to follow.
Famous for the quality of their meat, I ordered a Tartare de boeuf served with incredible "shoe-string fries".

My lovely co-tester decided to go for the "Bavette à l'échalotte" served with the same fries and some vegetables. We were both pleasently surprised.

To accompany our meat dishes, we ordered a bottle of italian red wine "Neprica" for 39 CHF. Pretty good but needed to be chilled up for a while.

The service was extremely friendly from the beginning until the moment we left !
No wonder this place is full of regular customers.

Average Price: 25 CHF per person (excluding wine)

Bonus: The kitchen is opened until 10:45pm

Rating: 4.25/5

http://www.cafe-amis.ch/

L. 1/2

The Great Escape - Burgers and Beer "The Good Life"

Dirty, grimy, packed with loud and boisterous people, boiling hot. Perfection = ). The Great Escape is the closest you can get to a real Irish/English pub. Mostly international clientele. Go on a football/rugby night and watch the place come alive. Beer is reasonably priced compared to a place like Darlings at CHF3.50 for a small draught. The food is the usual pub fair with special lunch menu's throughout the week. Chicken wings and nuggets come in huge portions with yummy sauces. The burgers are really juicy and come in a basket with circular french fries. The Caesar Salad is a meal in itself as it is absolutely Herculean in size with tasty grilled bits of chicken and black sesame. The Great Escape is GTL's recommendation for the best pub on a sports night or for a Sunday burger and cider.

Aaaa The simple things in life.......

Average Price per head: Burger and a Large Beer 20 CHF

Rating: 5/5

R2H

Arirang Korean Restaurant - Not bad but for better options go to Geneva

Korean BBQ

Arirang is located opposite the Coop in St. Francois, difficult to stumble upon unless you are really looking for it. Run by a middle aged Korean lady who is very friendly. The menu offers authentic Korean dishes including the famous barbecue. Also on offer are bulgogi, kimbap, bibimbap and Paejon. I usually have the Dolsotbibimbap which is rice served in a stone bowl which is constantly cooking with meat, vegetables and an egg. To top it all off some fiery Korean chili bean paste. This is definitely not the best Korean I have ever eaten. However, they have the monopoly in Lausanne as there is no competitor. It is also not the worst Korean I have ever eaten. So if you want to try something new, I can say the taste is relatively authentic. The restaurant is a little on the pricey side.

Recommended -

Dolsot Bibimbap

Dolsotbibimbap
Kim Bap
Japchae

Average price per person - 60CHF
Rating - 2.9/5

R2H

Petit-Boeuf

My choice for Lausanne's best restaurant. Very limited menu mainly meat grilled at your table with a variety of delicious sauces. Not to mention delectable thin cut fries. My friend Sebastian recommends the beef tartare. Not super cheap but the price is well worth the product. The atmosphere is trashy classy with the restaurants aging appearance adding to its charm. The staff are well dressed and well informed and the restaurant usually goes full so reservation is recommended.

I would order -

The steak tartare
The beef entrecote cooked at the table

Average price per head - CHF 55
Rating 5/5

R2H