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Cali

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😠 So we booked a big table for our company x-mas dinner for around 25 people. Most of the people arrived at 1900, some hummus, pitas and welcome drinks were served - so far so good. We have been seated at the table a bit before 20:00, from then on the ordeal began. (I would like to mention that most o... People often mention served,


Address

Rue du Grand-Chêne 4, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

Website

www.lecali.ch

Contact

+41 21 559 04 40

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (251 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6:30 pm to 1 am
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6:30 pm to 2 am
  • Saturday: 6:30 pm to 2 am
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6:30 pm to 12 am
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6:30 pm to 12 am

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  • 1/5 Maria M. 4 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    So we booked a big table for our company x-mas dinner for around 25 people. Most of the people arrived at 1900, some hummus, pitas and welcome drinks were served - so far so good. We have been seated at the table a bit before 20:00, from then on the ordeal began. (I would like to mention that most of the people came from work so haven't had a proper meal since lunch.) Arriving at the restaurant at 19:00 one would think that the meals would be ready quickly, as already chosen up front. At 20:30 finally the first course arrived (either salad, vol-au-vent or carpaccio de pulpo). With my little (boring but ok) green salad I got 1 slice of bread, being promised more "later". It took around 1h to get more bread for everyone but still no sight of the main course. Long minutes pass, still no food to be seen and to make us wait longer we got served a shaker of shots for everyone at around 21:45 - great to serve alcohol when most of the people are just starving, not to mention those who don't drink alcohol. At around 22:00 suddenly I had a plate of Risotto in front of me just to find out that it was served accidentally and was meant for another table - how pleasant! Finally the main course arrived at around 22:30 (2h from when the first course was served), one of our colleagues even left before since he had to catch his train. So not only did I receive the Risotto that I ordered insanely late but it wasn't even cooked thoroughly. If you call that "al-dente" as a chef you should reconsider your job - it was simply not cooked long enough. Dessert followed rather quickly at around 23:05, I had chosen Panna Cotta which obviously wasn't ready yet and asking for it, since I had to leave soon, I was quickly served. I was hoping for at least one nice culinary surprise that evening, but to add to my disappointment it was still half frozen. So the only pleasant thing for me yesterday night was the DJ's pretty entertaining playlist which made our people dance at least. (I should mention the 2 bottles of red wine that were offered additionally for the wait - but I am sorry, that wouldn't make up for spoiling our x-mas dinner). Maybe this place is worth a stop for a regular dinner, smaller tables seemed to enjoy themselves, but I sincerely can't recommend it for a bigger gathering since they apparently can't handle it.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 marcel j. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service, delicious food and superb atmosphere and accommodation
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrea G. 1 year ago on Google • 159 reviews
    Modern and cool place in Lausanne. I really enjoyed everything. The food, the wine, the cocktails, Sofiane is a top bartender. We were a group, so we ordered the menus, in advance. The food is delicious, the wine list is top, with wines from all Europe. The service is nice and professional. There is also a disco, next time. Thank you very much.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rui R. 1 year ago on Google • 65 reviews
    Good presentation of food but the taste was….😑 Tuna was plain and not so French, CÔTE DE BŒUF was soooooo tough, totally not edible. Ambience was abit fake but not bad wine selection and cocktails. Not going to revisit!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicole S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food and overall experience! A nice addition to lausanne’s restaurant scene.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Adrian P. 3 months ago on Google • 182 reviews New
    I’m eating something at the bar. And when I ask for a glass of water the barman tells me he has more important things to do than serving me water. Yeah ok man, I’m eating, I ordered cocktails before and I’ll take more after. Just give me water to eat my risotto.

  • 1/5 Tara Z. 1 year ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Having to give one Star is seriously a pity, as the decor and the interior is beautiful and the concept tries to offer free shots during dinner. However, the staff was very unfriendly and the restaurant was completely overbooked to the point where guests were eating at the tables in the club basement downstairs. The food was completely unseasoned (Ceviche without any lime) and the and salt and pepper were necessary for each meal. Furthermore, we were never informed that there would be two seatings, leading to them being extremely unfriendly and pushy at 9.30pm when they kicked us out. We were offered free drinks as compensation and for the miscommunication (the email informing us that they never sent) but had to wait so long we almost decided to leave. When they noticed, they sent us downstairs to the club to try to improve the situation. All in all just a very disappointing experience that goes to show how much service and the manners of staff matters.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Christopher P. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Terrible. 3 hours to get served. Rude staff. Music too loud. Horrible experience and very poor value all round. Don't waste your time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Salam J. 1 year ago on Google
    it was a good party arranged here by gosocial group
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 JONATHAN M. 4 months ago on Google • 37 reviews
    Food was ok. Service between appetizers and main was rather long. Rather empty while we were there. Staff were friendly.

  • 5/5 Shereen F. 8 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Love this place, service amazing, music amazing and the owners are very kind and listen to customer needs ! I highly recommend this place for eating with its ambiance. Gonna come back again for sure !

  • 5/5 sufian s. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful place. We had dinner with friends, good food and music. I recommended.

  • 5/5 T Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food, great atmosphere and decor. Great talent in the kitchen

  • 5/5 Norbert L. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    Amazing place like no other in the city of Lausanne!! Eat drink and party all in the same place with very good quality of service and amazing options for all tastes. 100% recommended

  • 5/5 Olga P. 11 months ago on Google • 1 review
    The atmosphere was nice, the food was tasty and we enjoyed our time there!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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