Le Bar Lyonnais

In Le Bar below Le Bec Fin, you can get $5 martinis and half priced apps M-F from 5-7 . What a great deal! The drinks are good, the food is great, and the people watching is fun. Chef Perrier was hangin' at the bar when we were there for dinner. It's a place to go when you're dressed nicely. I guess that's the only con - I wouldn't feel comfortable dropping in for a drink in jeans. Pros: Happy Hour!! more

food was delicious, decor was a little old-fashioned for me more

food was delicious, decor was a little old-fashioned for me more

Some restaurants ace their restaurant week debuts (many people try a restaurant for the first time during Restaurant Week), others make them complete faux pas - and I am happy to say that Le Bec Fin, or rather Le Bar Lyonnais, does the former. LBF doesn't participate in restaurant week but Le Bar does, and my friend and I were seated in the mezzanine in the technically-LBF area. For that reason, I can't comment much on the ambience of Le Bar other than that it looks really, really dark (I saw it in passing to and from the restroom). Pros: Restaurant Week - food, presentation, decor, and as usual, SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE Cons: not even the usual con of the price (which is worth it anyway but still) when you go during restaurant week! more

I think that this restaurant is over-rated. It's over-priced and customer service is horrible. I would much rather prefer going to Brasserie Perrier. Don't waste your money and time going here. Pros: Decor Cons: Customer service more

More of a subterranean cloak room than a dining area or bar, this place is neither elegant or atmospheric. Even though the menu is superb, and reasonable for the quality of the food., who wants to eat in a cloak room? The wine list is another story with prices beginning at $55 for some very average bottles and $17 for a glass of pinot noir that can be had at $9 a bottle. The bar scene is comprised of the old, the bad, and the ugly tourist. Not worth the time or trouble, especially those with great expectations of a LeBecFin offspring. Additionally, the staff seem to have a nice time amusing themselves, at the expense of clientele. more

This is a much less expensive way to experience the grande cuisine of Beq Fin. It is more comfortable than I imagined, not at all cramped or smokey. The service is first-rate, really first-rate, in that the staff make you feel special and welcome, a refined approach that one sees only in the four star establishments. Like all haute cuisine, dishes are hit or miss because they are more intellectual statements in the language of Cordon Bleu than real food, but be assured you will be well-fed. Pros: food, service, atmosphere Cons: cost more