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The Great Escape

Restaurant Bar

One of the Most Revieweds in Lausanne


Address

Rue Madeleine 18, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

Website

the-great.ch

Contact

+41 21 312 31 94

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (2.8K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

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

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (12) good (11) beers (10) nice (10) people (10) Lausanne (8) friends (8) staff (7) atmosphere (7) amazing (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Breno A. 11 months ago on Google • 173 reviews
    Excellent food, great variety of drinks, especially draft beers and amazing service. I can't recommend enough the chicken sandwich! So good!! The music and ambience is super nice and the outdoor area has a great vibe.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simona L. 2 years ago on Google • 113 reviews
    A very young and informal place located above one of the biggest squares in the city center of Lausanne. We decided to eat here even if there were no tables available. We did as other people, and we sat down on a bench enjoying a couple of cold beers and tasty food (chicken wings and nuggets). The service was fast, and we enjoyed the meal a lot! We warmly recommend it for an aperitivo, a quick meal, and a drinking night with friends (the choice of the beer is quite large and comes in good quality).
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Silvio S. 2 years ago on Google
    Probably the best bar in Lausanne! Staff is very friendly and helpful! A great choice of beers! (Pub) food is really delicious! Huge terrace and trees to give some shade! Perfect. A must if you spent some time in Lausanne.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angela T. 8 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    One of the best terraces in lausanne to have a drink in the center of town. Great burgers and potatoes even the salads are great.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Leon S. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was delicious and the outdoor seating is cozy with a nice view
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rett P. 1 year ago on Google
    Favourite place in town! Super vibes, great staff, football shown live, good beer, huge veranda outside and good toilets. Add excellent music to that and you're left with a an amazing venue for drinks, sports, friends, all the best things.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 ms. A. 1 year ago on Google • 964 reviews
    Love the atmosphere, outside is bit too cold for me. Good food, and have quite a beer assortment.

  • 5/5 Nipawan B. 6 months ago on Google • 342 reviews
    There were quite a lot of people inside. If there is live football or hockey. Staff and security guard are nice. Ps. Many people said this is best bar in Lausanne.

  • 5/5 S. Ilona H. 8 months ago on Google • 250 reviews
    It is literally the place to be in Lausanne in the summer. People line up, the waiting staff merely moves parasols and cleans up. Service at the bar+bipper. The view is grand, the staff very kind, the food is great and the atmosphere is ridiculously boho glam given the circumstances.

  • 5/5 Austin C. 8 months ago on Google • 121 reviews
    A great place to have a drink, bite and have fun with friends, every time. Great variety of drinks, indoor and outdoor seating. Fantastic friendly staff who provide great service. A favourite for locals. Highly recommended!!

  • 4/5 pooneh m. 3 months ago on Google • 47 reviews New
    It’s a great escape from the daily life. It’s very international and always crowded both in winter and summer. I love the atmosphere because it feels alive all the time.

  • 5/5 Luca M. 5 months ago on Google • 32 reviews
    Unique place to get fun with friends. Lively music and packed with joyful people. Decent prices and great happy hours. Food is also good

  • 5/5 abdellah k. 7 months ago on Google • 12 reviews
    I loved people there I could watch the game o wanted (inter vs ac milan ) even it was not not in the program just by asking plus the food was amazing... such a nice place to visit

  • 5/5 Lixandru A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great music and atmosphere. Also, very good for a quick meal.

  • 4/5 S C. 5 months ago on Google
    Cool. Place for a beer with friends! Good variety of beers and amazing location. The inside is cool!

  • 5/5 Noé D. 7 months ago on Google
    Amazing bar, the best one around Riponne. You can watch sport, have cheap beer (especially during happy hour) and delicious burger and potatoes (my advice, try the CBO)

  • 5/5 Oriol L. 10 months ago on Google
    Perfect place for beers and some good dip food. The atmosphere is excellent, the terrace is perfect for summer times. Chicken wings are very good and tasty to share.

  • 5/5 Oliver Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Schöne Location mit Aussicht. Hervorragendes Essen und nette Leute im Service. Im Aussenbereich muss man selbst holen. Es gibt zudem eine grosse Auswahl an Bieren.

  • 4/5 Denis D. 2 years ago on Google
    Really cool bar. Friendly, efficient bar staff. Inside has a nice ambience, and outside has a lot of space for outdoor drinking, quite handy in summertime. Overall it's a great place for a few drinks with friends.

  • 5/5 Regula R. 1 year ago on Google
    Schöne, unkomplizierte und stylische Bar in der Nähe der Kathedrale. Sehr gute Küche und eine grosse Auswahl an Getränken. Vor allem die Bierauswahl ist beachtenswert. Nett s Personal und phänomenale Lage. Sonnenterasse.

  • 5/5 Bobby W. 2 years ago on Google
    Everyone can find the right match: beers on tap, wine, some cocktails, finger food or tasty burgers. I really enjoyed the huge plate of potatoes and the spicy sauce in the fried chicken burger, so hot 🔥

  • 4/5 Arash P. 6 years ago on Google
    Cozy place with good burgers. It's a very lively place. The burgers are good, and the fries are fantastic. If there is a game on, they show it on their TVs, which is nice. They have all sorts of drinks.

  • 5/5 Matthew Da S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great spot I always love going to. Surprised with 5franc happy hour which was the best deal I've seen in 🇨🇭. Vibe is always positive and staff are super attentive even though they are incredibly busy behind that bar.

  • 5/5 Mounir Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Exactly what you'd expect from a live sports bar: good food, friendly service and a lively atmosphere!

  • 5/5 fabien P. 2 years ago on Google
    Beers, snacks, a huge deck to hang out, nice people. If you live here in Lausanne or just pass by the city, grab a beer and party!

  • 5/5 Gabriel Santamaría C. 1 year ago on Google
    Place outdoors and indoors Good for every season of the year Good beers and nice staff

  • 3/5 Beliz S. 2 years ago on Google
    Extremely delicious chicken burger however the place is very chaotic. We were a group of 9 people and sitting at the self service area, it was very hard to get separate bills and to track our orders when they are ready.

  • 5/5 Maite d. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice ambiance. Perfect place to grab beers and hang out with friends. It is a place where you can find 30+ people. The music is amazing as well.

  • 5/5 Simon S. 1 year ago on Google
    Super pub, super ambiance!

  • 5/5 Ricardo Argüello (. 1 year ago on Google
    A great place for some beers and to hangout with friends. I really recommend the nuggets, the potatoes that are served with are amazing!

  • 5/5 Alejandro M. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice pub with nice people in the center of Lausanne! A lot of different beers! The boss invite us to a french fries.

  • 5/5 Rubén L. 1 year ago on Google
    The place to be, specially on weekdays. A legion of bartenders, reasonable prices, the best playlist of Lausanne (they played Viagra Boys, ffs) and always full of random people.

  • 5/5 John Paul N. 1 year ago on Google
    Decent place for a few bevvies. Food I had was simple but tasty. Friendly service. Shows the footy. What more do you want for a night out with the lads?

  • 4/5 Aman B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere! Charged up crowd! Could do with a bit more (social) distancing.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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