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Mon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Tue
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Wed
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thu
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Fri
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
MICHELIN
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PRICE RANGE
$14.00 – $44.00
CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
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MICHELIN Guide's Point of View
A cocktail of vitamins! Julien Gautier’s cheerful establishment adds a whiff of exuberance to Lyon’s well-heeled, tree-lined Avenue Foch. The smart int...
Read more on MICHELIN GuideBib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
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PRICE RANGE
$14.00 – $44.00
CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
480 reviews
Excellent
265
Very good
152
Average
52
Poor
11
Terrible
0
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KiwiRoadrunner
Havelock North222 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
Absolutely delicious food, fantastic service, and great ambience. The squid ink ravioli with cuttlefish starter was sublime and visually stunning. The apple desert was next level. The staff were exceptional and I particularly appreciated their help in picking a beautiful local wine that was perfect with our mains. The nice thing is that this is clearly a local fave; we might have been the only tourists eating there that night - always a great sign!
Written December 18, 2024
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Marion D
13 contributions
Jan 2025 • couples
Yesterday we had lunch at M Restaurant. We already knew this place and we kept an excellent memory of this meal.
We enjoyed it. I discovered parsnip soup - with small pieces of pears and raisins - and the scallops were excellent. The people who served us were professional and very friendly which changes from some restaurants where the waiters are so formatted that they are frozen. Some people say the tables are too close together. It's true, but what matters is what we have on our plate!
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Written January 18, 2025
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Rosnoblet N
6 contributions
Nov 2024 • family
Impeccable restaurant, refined cuisine and full of flavors.
Crust pie as a tasty starter and with impeccable dough.
The dish fish cooked to perfection, pearly at will....a treat
And dessert a brioche accompanied by cuteness, ice cream .... A delight.
Staff friendly, pleasant and happy to accept dogs (gives a small container of water for the dog without request from us).
Congratulations to the chef , the kitchen and room teams .
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Written November 1, 2024
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Katie E
6 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
I booked this over 2 months ago as a special treat on our last night in Lyon. We booked for 2 people for 8pm. We arrived at 8. They took our drinks orders at 8.20pm. We got our apperitif at 8.30pm. by 8.45pm, no food yet and I had to ask for the wine we ordered.
Starters at 9pm. My partner was very happy with crispy egg and fish broth. My salad was pretty dull.
Again, no waiters available, waited for water and poured our own wine.
2 big tables of group/ Christmas parties took all the attention of the servers.
Main course confused me (although this was probably my own fault). My partner had beef fillet and beef cheek with sauce. I had partridge (which was literally raw on one side - light pink like uncooked chicken) and some mushrooms and sauce. No sides, no carbohydrates, no vegetables. I apparently should have thought this was normal. I asked for bread.
By 10.15pm we got dessert. My Madeline's were very over cooked, almost burned.i said I didn't want another plate of them as I was so tired by then and we had to be up really early to fly home.
We had run out of wine way before dessert as we had been there so long so we asked for two small glasses (it had been 2+++hours since we arrived).
I was trying to be polite and not embarrass by partner but my overcooked dessert was too much so I complained.
On the was out when we paid the manager spoke to me like I was being a fussy and terrible person. To say sorry he took the last two wines off the bill (2 x 8 Euro). I said the dessert was bad and I didn't eat it. He charged me separately for my main and starter and removed dessert....but because it was a set menu for 48 Euro, I was given 4 Euro off!
Overall really not good service and meal that took nearly 3 hours and was not that good. I only had 2 courses and my partner actually ate my main as I don't like raw meat.
Still paid 152 Euro. They knocked 24 Euro off. It was very disappointing. Would not go back here.
Written December 12, 2023
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Stephanie P
1 contribution
May 2024 • friends
Meals on site | Dinner | €80–90
With friends, we have the habit of getting together around good Lyonnaise tables and taking turns offering them to each other for our birthdays. We manage to ensure that the price range is reasonable. This was apparently the case for this restaurant which was highly recommended to me.
After 2 reservation validations with bank imprint, here we are! We can imagine that after so many precautions, everything will run smoothly. But no...we are left with a menu for 49 euros on the table instead of the menu announced on the site. We are very surprised. I then ask if the daily menu announced on the site at 38 euros is available. I am told no and that for tonight it will be this one. No information beforehand to warn customers of changing course. Which is a bit annoying...
And if only the plates had been up to the price increase, the pill would perhaps have passed more easily. But unfortunately this was not the case. We probably won't come back.
I suspect that you will not take much interest in this opinion, as did the person to whom we reported our disappointment when paying the bill...but I still wanted to write to relieve my great dissatisfaction.

Written May 4, 2024
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Liz S
Hawthorn25 contributions
Sep 2023 • friends
In a city with lots of great restaurants we booked M restaurant for our last dinner in Lyon. We made a great choice and we throughly enjoyed the experience. With 8 people in the party we covered the menu all of which were thoroughly enjoyed supported by professional staff and wine recommendations. I had the beetroot salad, duck and fresh madeleines which I an personally recommend.
Written October 1, 2023
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Jean-Marie
Papeete10 contributions
Apr 2024 • family
Pleasant and friendly restaurant, with good quality products and dishes. There is only quality, but unfortunately not quantity.
I took slices of roasted plaice for 27 euros, and I only had a small portion of this fish on my plate, very good.
I was left hungry and would not recommend this restaurant.

Written April 19, 2024
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Tim B
London14 contributions
Jun 2024 • couples
The food was good & a fair price but not as great as some local restaurants in the south. The wine was expensive and good too. The head waiter was pompous & aloof. I know my school boy French is weak but I have a go & everyone else in the country appreciates my efforts. If people look down on me they don’t get good reviews or a tip. BTW ask for tap water if you don’t need bottled. We weren’t given the option. Better to find a local restaurant in the Old Town. The food may not be quite as flash but the staff will be pleasant & you’ll be left with some cash for your next good lunch.
Written June 28, 2024
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Marie F
6 contributions
Jan 2024 • friends
First time we have come for lunch in this restaurant. Be careful when entering (very dangerous).
Menu of the day: Despite the beautiful presentation of the plates, the hot dish was served to us barely lukewarm... forced to reheat it. The price of €33 a bit expensive for what we ate. Fortunately the dessert saved the bill.

Written January 29, 2024
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stephen w
5 contributions
May 2024 • couples
This is a very nice restaurant, particularly the tables upstairs. It’s nice to have a set menu with choices and those that we made did not disappoint. M well deserves its Michelin “bib gourmand”. We would particularly highlight the desserts, but all our choices were tasty and well cooked without being over elaborate. Excellent, professional service too. We would return, and in a city of so many gastronomic delights that’s quite a compliment.
Written May 24, 2024
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Fnr
Lyon530 contributions
May 2024 • couples
The place is somewhat noisy and the tables a little too close to each other. Apart from that, the dinner was very good from starter to dessert. The pâté en croute with black pudding in the center, accompanied in particular by pickles, was a great discovery, as were the fish and meat dishes.

Written May 7, 2024
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David L
2 contributions
Dec 2021 • business
Michelin guide brought me here and I wish it didn’t. I ordered the pollock and it was salty, had the beef and it was unpalatable (very tough), halibut was nothing special with raw cauliflower crumble, use of parsley with both fish dish made it nothing special, the confit chicken was tender but lacked seasoning, M redeemed itself with the dessert and would be the only reason I would return if I do. Dessert was good, but everything else? Not good.
Written December 28, 2021
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Julien G
Hello,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear about your disappointment. We cook each dish with fresh and quality ingredients. We are sorry the food wasn't at your taste. Next time don't hesitate to ask one of our waiter to change the dish you don't like.
We hope you will give us another chance so you can get a better experience.
Best Regards,
M Restaurant Team
Written January 6, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Flo
Lyon275 contributions
Dec 2023 • friends
Outstanding food, served with generous portions. The talent on display is truly impressive.
I have been in Lyon for almost 2 years now and this place never disappoints.
The starters are always incredible, mains are generous and succulent meat.
Desserts I often find simply knock me off my seat, if like me, you love chocolate or praliné.
Friendly service to boost.
The Chef is a British man who was trained at the best restaurants in Lyon, and it shows.
You will not find this level of quality at this price, anywhere else in Lyon.
Thank you for all the wonderful meals we had with you. You are a blessing for our city.
Ed, Flo & Muriel
Written December 5, 2023
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pauline.fleur
Paris110 contributions
Jul 2024 • solo
Restaurant exeptionnel.cuiisine exceptional.prix moderes
But an excellent ceviche never eats so excellent.the can well made full of details..beets.almonds.cherries without it being too much but with harmony.l
I only ate at the epona
Too bad I got the Recommendation so late.thanks to the scroll reception
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Written July 23, 2024
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Søren H
3 contributions
Oct 2024 • business
The food mediocre, the service decided bad. Service dirty and cut in wine glass. Some may find the French servant behavior funny and charming, but when he for the second time corrected my pronunciation of Perrier it was over with “local charm” long wait for orders along the way. In my opinion not close to the Michelin standard.
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Written October 1, 2024
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