Vieil Ouchy

I absolutely loved Vieil Ouchy. Charming restaurant, full of atmosphere. Local diners; delicious Swiss / French cuisine and polite, gracious service. I started with the escargot, followed by an absolutely superb dish of fresh grilled perch, caught that day in Lake Geneva. I finished the meal with a delicious apple tart. All in all, Vieil Ouchy was a complete delight….

I would like to give a very high score for the food. My friends and I went to the restaurant for fondue and we had a pleasant, yet odd experience. It was the second time visiting the restaurant for most of us, so we all had certain expectations: it is a small place and obviously not the most fancy restaurant, but we still expected decent service. We were seated right away, but the waiter was consistently rude from the moment we sat down until the moment we paid. He did not try to help us at all. For example, when we ordered wine, he brought us the wrong bottle and told us, “We are not allowed to exchange it.” Since most of us speak French and have experience working in gastronomy, we know that exchanges are possible and that it was simply a communication mistake. Instead of handling it calmly, he became rude toward us, which we found quite strange. He then continued to “play” with us, even though it was clear we were not happy with his attitude. At one point, he looked at one of my friends and gestured for her to smile, which we found very unnecessary. He later came up to the same friend and forcefully set her glass down on the table simply because she was holding it in her hand. There was a table behind us having a birthday celebration. It was sweet that they were celebrating, but because of that, neither their table nor ours received any service or attention. It wasn’t the fault of the birthday table, the waiter simply focused entirely on them. For instance, he went to their table at least three times to sing the birthday song, and he started playing a “game” with them for at least 5–10 minutes while we were waiting for the bill. I eventually had to ask for his name, and only then did someone come to check if everything was okay. I won’t mention his name here, but overall, it was just an odd experience.

We were booked as a party of 16 and everything was absolutely amazing!! We sat upstairs next to another large party and the atmosphere was brilliant. The staff were funny, polite, efficient and even theatrical as one waiter spun another a full pint glass without spilling a drop! The fondue was the best I’ve ever had and the wine list is extensive, we were even given a round of limoncello on the house! It felt like a true Swiss dining experience and I really hope to return one day!

Great service by the staff and they even got us a table for 2 put together quickly on a busy night. Fondue was amazing as well as the views of Lake Geneva.

We went there for dinner and ordered fondue. We got the classic one and the mustard one, both of them very tasty, especially the latter. The place is nice and cozy inside with typical decotarions. It also offers few tables outside and it's very close to the lake. Overall nice experience and for sure one of the best fondue we had in Lausanne. Special mention to the fact that they treated my celiac disease with care: fondue was served only with potatoes and they payed attention to cross contamination. Moreover, we managed to get also a gluten free dessert.