Rôtisserie au Gaulois

le Toucan

➤ route d'Orbe 1, 1321 Arnex-sur-Orbe, Arnex-Sur-Orbe, Switzerland

Carte • Käse • Fisch • Kaffee • Restaurants

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"Le Toucan was recommended to us by a family who live in Orbe, which is about a ten minute drive from their home. We found the restaurant staff to be very friendly as we all struggled a bit in communicating between French and English, but we had good service and very good food the three times that we dined here. The menu features many salads and pizzas and a selection of interesting entrees. The grilled lake perch was on the menu for all of our visits and it was actually very good, although I'm no sure that it came from nearby Lake Geneva. If you come during nice weather I would definitely recommend that you dine outside on the terrace, which is shaded by tall old trees and is quite nice. In cooler or rainy weather, the inside dining area is divided into the white-table cloth dining room and the wooden table café sides, both of which offer the same menu. One of the evenings that we were there with our two grandchildren we sat in the more casual café area and the service and food were as good as the night that we sat on the terrace - but sitting outside when possible is clearly the better option. This is not a "destination" restaurant, but if you are in the vicinity of Orbe I would certainly recommend it."

De La Piscine De La Venoge

➤ Route De La Piscine 16, 1315, La Sarraz, Switzerland

Carte • Pizza • Cafés • Fastfood • Europäisch

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"This restaurant is beside the swimming pool in La Sarraz (not Cossonay which is a few miles down the road). There is parking available although it is a pleasant walk up the hill from the town centre. There is a terrace ideal for aperitifs as the view is excellent on the right day. Although there are quite a few tables, most are booked in advance so either book ahead or get there early if you want a table. The menu specialises in fish from the lake and we both had excellent fera. We shared our respective starters from a good selection. There is a very good selection of wine available by the decilitre, such as Mont-sur-Rolle for white or the local Eclepens red. Service was excellent and we enjoyed seeing the sun go down as we enjoyed a relaxed evening out."

Le Normand

➤ Rue Des Fontaines 4, 1352 Agiez, Switzerland, Swiss Confederation

Carte • Cafés • Fisch • Schweizer • Europäisch

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"For many years, the LE Normand have been on the move and have lived the good and bad times since the original owners had the restaurant. The new owners are young and dynamic, have the restaurant a make-over in the café area and the terrace... which is excellent, they are looking to rebrand the name as LNA gives a young modern touch to the place. The most important thing is the food, the choice of wine and the service. There is a nice selection of sea fish, and meat, the first time that I had lunch for a business this week, Fillet de Perch, which served with and excellent salad in front of the hand, the meal it itself was nicely served with vegetables and French fries on the side. Later in the week went back in the week in the evening and had Steak Tartar, hand cut! Once again served beautifully, a piece from the bottom had to ask 3 times for the accompanying toast...this should not come 10min later with the meal. Service is overall very good and friendly, Saturday evening they were pretty busy on the terrace and inside as well as I think they were a little overwhelmed. The wine list is very good, mostly local wine I find is very good to promote the excellent wines of the region. The price is very reasonable, we will often go back because they deserve the support."

Auberge de l'Ecusson Vaudois

➤ route d' Agiez 2, Bretonnieres 1329, Switzerland, Bretonnières

Carte • Tee • Wein • Voll • Kaffee

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"Menu with a nice choice of dishes. The Gazpacho and Malakoff starters were very good. Then the tartare and the Roastbeef were good despite half of the pieces being overcooked and nervous. Unfortunately we waited a very, very long time to get the starters and main courses. So we didn't have desserts or coffee. Too bad the card was tempting. Luckily nice service. Overall a little disappointed. And for the restaurant's response, we arrived at 12:15 p.m. and paid at 2:15 p.m., plus 2 tables arrived and left between two."