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8.9/10

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8.9
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  • Angela F.3 months ago

    10

    Lovely place delicious food, a must for all cheese fondue lovers.

  • Monica R.3 months ago

    6.5

    The inside space is too narrow and the waiters were rushing from one table to the other. Not really any attention go the customers. The fondues were good.

  • Wenqi Y.5 months ago

    7.0

    It is a small restaurant, with tables next to each other (less than 1 meter apart, or maybe not even 50cm). One could smell the food of their neighbour's and overhear without on purpose their conversations. A cough or sniff from another table might be worrying if one has a sensitive health issue. And the people passing by your table will for sure drop without intention their scarf into your cups or bread on the table, or even wipe your cups away with their bags. In short, in winter it feels even more crowded in such a small piece (like 30 m2 for about 30-40 chairs). Maybe in summer it would be better.... Food wise, not bad but expensive, but it is normal in Ouchy.

  • PETER N.6 months ago

    10

    Wonderful atmosphere. Great service.

  • Frank L.9 months ago

    10

    Great restaurant . The salad, fondu and chicken cordon blu was fantastic .

  • Aiste n.
    Aiste n.9 months ago

    10

    nice view, kind staff, excellent food

  • Jill C.
    Jill C.10 months ago

    10

    Great fondue and service! Perfect for a long day of traveling.

  • Tammy L.11 months ago

    10

    Friendly staff and delicious food! I had the Cordon Bleu and my husband had the Rostiburger. Both were very good.

  • Yassine T.11 months ago

    10

    Fondue was excellent, and the waitress was really kind. The service was excellent. Would definitely recommend!

  • Valentina L.1 year ago

    10

    It was a nice experience with this restaurant! Nice atmosphere, tasty food and good service!

  • Sue R.1 year ago

    10

    Very authentic and full of locals!

  • Allison W.1 year ago

    6.5

    Only one high chair ! There were several people in the restaurant as families. The restaurant said I had not mentioned a baby and yet I clearly did in my booking. Not really child friendly which is a shame as tge food is lovely.

  • Charlene N.
    Charlene N.1 year ago

    8.0

    fondu was delicious. ot a fan of the bread though...

  • Nermin K.
    Nermin K.1 year ago

    9.5

    The fondue is amazing, very friendly service. We really like there.

  • Jean C.1 year ago

    9.5

    Really delicious food in a lovely, atmospheric space.

  • Rowena d.1 year ago

    5.5

    Traditional Swiss kitchen - food was ok but nothing special. It was a busy night so service was so so, we waited about an hour for our food in a tightly packed dining area. It is Switzerland so it is expensive - but you don’t really get your money’s worth in food or service.

  • Sudipto P.1 year ago

    6.0

    Okay food. Great location. Really slowwwww service

  • HR S.1 year ago

    9.0

    Best roestis at a restaurant, in a very long time. They were not greasy!

  • Kristen A.1 year ago

    10

    Third time this week for dinner at Le Vieil Ouchy. I wish we had a fourth night on this trip. Everything is wonderful and we are so happy to have found them.

  • Ilan L.1 year ago

    8.5

    It was good, just pricey for the overall experience. Great scenery right on the water

  • Reem A.1 year ago

    10

    The location, the boutique set up, the service and the food are all simply perfect. A must try if you are passing through Lausanne!

  • Amy and Lib R.1 year ago

    6.5

    The manager could not find my reservation. After showing him my confirmation, he still placed us right in front of the door when there were many empty tables in the restaurant.

  • Cécile P.
    Cécile P.1 year ago

    10

    Lovely

  • Teresa S.2 years ago

    10

    Very nice fondue and méat plate. Nice service.

  • Holly J.2 years ago

    10

    I always try to go here when I travel to Lausanne. Lovely food and atmosphere.

  • Elena C.2 years ago

    10

    Very nice ambiance, small restaurant but lots of character. Great service and great food.

  • Alice M.
    Alice M.2 years ago

    10

    Merci for a lovely, relaxed lunch in your cosy restaurant. The fondue was delicious. We appreciated being offered an English menu, the server was prepared for everything. Friday lunchtime was busy, I recommend reserving your table

  • Maria D.2 years ago

    10

    The place is one of the cutest in Lausanne. The fondue is delicious and the rostï taste amazing. I highly recommend the place

  • Lise M.2 years ago

    4.0

    It used to be good but no longer is. Good just seems to be thrown together with no care.

  • Yassine A.2 years ago

    9.5

    Always a treat!

  • Jean-Christophe M.2 years ago

    5.5

    A very unpleasant person took care of us (2 people) on Saturday night. Insisted that we sit outside even though we had a booking and wanted to sit indoors. He replied that we should consider ourselves lucky enough to get a table. When we asked for advice on what to eat we got a dismissive reply. We started to feel unwelcome, ordered a bottle of wine and the same man came back and said 'we have a problem' and that the wine was not available. We felt we should have dinner somewhere else and informed him, he then kind of ousted us out. Very unpleasant experience, could not rate the food since we did not eat there. That is really too bad because we wanted to have dinner there and the setting looked very nice (indoor, many insects outside).

  • Marilyn D.2 years ago

    10

    We were very excited to find this little restaurant and try their fondue. The food and wine were terrific and the ambiance was charming. Multiple staff took care of us and we’re very kind and attentive. It’s proximity to the lake is an added bonus. Would recommend!

  • Simon-Pierre D.2 years ago

    6.0

    Touristic place but the food is ok. Service is very long especially when you need to pay. I would not recommend but if you really wants to eat a fondue when you visit Lausanne you can consider it

  • Anne M.2 years ago

    4.5

    Great location but unfortunately the food and service were disappointing. I will not go back.

  • Anatoly R.2 years ago

    9.5

    Excellent (family run?) restaurant to taste a traditional Swiss cuisine. Food is up to expectation. Location is very scenic

  • Cristine M.2 years ago

    9.0

    We ordered 4 different fondues, the quinoa salad and a few additional dishes. The food was incredible. The server forgot our two bruschetta orders but he was very nice to us so we weren’t that upset. Great location and amazing food!

  • Lowe S.2 years ago

    9.5

    We had seating outside. Good authentic and delicious. Sizes large so ideal for sharing. Service surprisingly excellent as restaurant was full and only 2 servers.

  • Andy A.2 years ago

    9.5

    Everything was great. Food, wine and view were excellent and wait staff was very attentive. Also many traditional Swiss dishes and food here. Would highly recommend.

  • nicola f.2 years ago

    10

    The restaurant was amazing, great service brilliant atmosphere, fantastic food. So glad we found this. First time in Lausanne, this restaurant would make me come back.

  • Wendy B.2 years ago

    5.5

    It was obviously busy and staff were stressed but tried to be as attentive as possible. Atmosphere was good. Fondue was good but the "Filets de Perches" were awful. Fish was hard and tasteless and the French fries were soggy and cold. I would have sent them back had we not been invited to the restaurant by our friend. Overall disappointing and won't return.

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