I need a suggest for a restaurant in Lyon. The prix fixe menu should be around 40 euro pp with a focus on fish opposed to meat. I am sick of the usual suspects, suggestions appreciated. I would be going their with two lyonnais....
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I can recommend a few places with fish specialities that are out of the beaten paths. They are all located in the 2nd arrondissement:
- Cuisines et dépendances, 46 rue Ferrandière, that is my favourite (only fish); it is a very small place, so reservation is necessary : http://cuisineetdependances.com/
The owners have an other place with fish and meat : 68 rue la Charité, that is very good too
- Seiz%26#39;âmes by Garioud, 16 rue du Palais Grillet
- Le Chalut, 14 rue Marc-Antoine Petit
The new place to go is Magali et Martin, not only fish, but they have fish on the menu. it is in the 1st arrondissement, 11 rue des Augustins
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hi only-lyon, for Cuisines et dépendances, do the service staff speak English? is there any English menu? what does plat means in the following?
Avec entrée, plat, fromage et dessert
thanks again for the help, cheers.
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A set price menu has a meal structure, entree(the first course, maybe soup, salad, a small fish etc) a plat (main course, meat, fish etc) cheese (usually from a trolley or cheese board, sometimes just a small cheese on its own, eaten with a knife and fork. Try to choose local cheeses) and dessert.
The daily %26quot;menu%26quot; is a fixed price meal usually with a few choices per course. So it would be something like two or three choices in each course. If very cheap there may be no or few choices. You may also find they have %26quot;menus%26quot; in different values with corresponding better food for higher prices. So there may be a E18 and a E25 menu or even more. You do not mix and match from these.
Or you can order a la carte (from the card) where each dish will be listed with its own price. Often more expensive than the menu but if you only want a salad or a steak frites (steak and chips) the carte may be cheaper.
A degustation menu is one chosen by the chef to show off his skills. Usually 8+ tiny courses, no choices and everyone at the table is usually expected to order it so everyone is eating at the same time. A lovely and usually expensive way to sample the cuisine.
The composed salads such as Salad Nicoise are meals in themselves, quite filling, but often also have meat in them. Ingredients are usually listed on the menu for these salads.
Do but a menu decoder or take a guide book with one in it. Otherwise you may find you are eating horse or duck gizzards (which you may enjoy)
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Lynn already answered regarding the menu translation, thanks Lynn.
You should definitively get a good guidebook, all will explain these basics things regarding restaurants and even provide a useful glossary for restaurants. If you are used to american english, you have to be careful as %26quot;entrée%26quot; might be confusing: it means main course in the USA, but starter in France!
Not sure Cuisines et Dépendances has an english menu but one of the waiter will probably be able to help you.
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Here is a link to a basic menu decoder for France which I found on the web, There are others I am sure but this is a start
budgettravel.com/bt-srv/misc/0806_FranceDeco…
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thanks all for the help, cheers.
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