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Hours
Tue
6:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Wed
6:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Thu
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Fri
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sat
5:30 pm - 11:30 pm
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CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
features
Is this restaurant wheelchair accessible?
Details
CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
407 reviews
Excellent
240
Very good
121
Average
27
Poor
14
Terrible
5
sydneysider48
Sydney1139 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
Our meal here was excellent! The menu offers an extensive range of both traditional French and French inspired dishes and the wine list is excellent and reasonably priced. All of our dishes were very tasty and beautifully presented and the service was very friendly, prompt and attentive. One of our group celebrated a birthday and was personally served with a special dessert plate by the chef himself, who sang a very jolly happy birthday as he did so accompanied by our happy waiter. It was our second visit and a delightful night. We shall return, as many of the locals obviously do, as the restaurant was very well patronised!
Written 22 March 2021
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hileywoo
Turramurra12 contributions
Jan 2021 • none
Café Lyon is My favourite restaurant in the North Shore. Usually have the two courses for $55 but couldn’t resist the Citrus cured ocean trout, prawn beignets,celeriac rémoulade, Kosciusko pearls for l’entrée . Best entre I ever had anywhere in the world. Favour, texture, presentation just delightful. You can’t go past the duck confit, fermented cabbage, orange pancetta & watercress salad for plat principal. Les desserts is a must to finish off. We had the Mango Soufflé , mango purée, with Passionfruit Ripple Ice Cream which left you mouth asking for more. My husband and I have been going to Cafe Lyon for our birthdays and anniversary and special occasions for more than 10 years and will continue to do so. Just Excellent
Written 15 January 2021
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mousey84
210 contributions
Aug 2020 • couples
We have been supporting local restaurants on a weekly basis during covid times so have sampled more than a few over the past 5 months. Did not even know this cafe was in the neighbourhood. What a find! Food was piping hot even after the trip home and presented well in the takeaway containers. Ready on time and very tasty. Beef and salmon and veg sides. Good value too. The choc mousse was fabulous!
Written 29 August 2020
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jinxed82
Sydney40 contributions
Jul 2020 • none
We ordered takeaway for my mum's birthday and it was amazing. The food travelled well and I have to say I couldn't find any faults with it. The quality and flavours in every dish really impressed us. For me the standouts were the arancini, the salmon with citrus gnocchi and the cauliflower gratin, and my mum was raving about her beef fillet. The serving sizes were really satisfying. The staff were incredibly helpful and polite when I went to pick up the food, and the restaurant looks very pretty so I'd love to go back and dine in.
Written 30 July 2020
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Igor B
Sydney16 contributions
May 2021 • couples
Great Chef (our mains were excellent), friendly staff, but management missing in action.
Notes to Management
Note 1 Service and the Service
It is not just about providing a service but also the service, that is timing of what gets done when.
I don't mind we that were left alone for first 10 minutes. We finally were asked for our order, we requested a Cocktail for pre dinner drinks and advised our meals.
Within minutes we had our soup served, so cancelled cocktail and ordered wine. Did we get someone else's entre? Would have been nice just to relax with a drink first.
Same happened after our mains. We ordered souffle for dessert and it somehow was served within 5 minutes while we were still sipping last of our wine still savouring the mains. Not sure how a souffle can even be turned around that quick unless was someone else's.
Note 2. Assign Responsibility
I think the problem was partly, though staff very nice, we were served by 5 different waiters during the night. Really need someone to have some responsibility for a table.
Note 3. Don't Destroy Desert
Desert allows you to leave with a smile, don't destroy it.
The souffles we served in a tiny ramekin and hardly a few spoonfuls. Really? So you saved a couple dollars by making it so small.
And why can't they be made fresh? Or did we get someone else's by mistake?
We do like the restaurant and it was one of our favourites pre COVID. This was our first post COVID visit, and just didn't happen well. Hopefully better next time.
Written 7 May 2021
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Deborah D
Cessnock1634 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Cafe Lyon had been recommended by several friends and they were not wrong. What a lovely restaurant! The food was excellent and creative. The staff were very amiable. Nice decor to add to a very enjoyable meal. Open for lunch and dinner, there are set prices for 2 or 3 courses. We could only fit 2 courses as the servings were generous. We loved the special cocktails and the fact that a glass of wine could be ordered in two different sizes. Covid restrictions are adhered to for safety. This is not a restaurant for small children. More for couples. We are just sorry we did not come to this gem sooner. We will be back!
Written 15 February 2021
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libwhite
Turramurra1 contribution
Sept 2020 • none
What an experience ! The food was sensational and the attention and service from the staff - the maitre d', waiters and chef was first class. My party of 8 (celebrating my birthday) was extremely impressed and are all anxious to return. Many thanks Cafe Lyon. You are First Class.
Written 13 September 2020
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Irish2002
70 contributions
Jan 2021 • couples
Had another fantastic Saturday night dinner for two. Given the high quality of food, $68 for 3 courses really is extremely good value. Everything on the menu looked appetising and the duck and lamb mains were delicious. If there is a better priced wine list in Sydney then I haven’t found it! We had been to Quay for our anniversary 2 weeks prior and both agreed the food at Cafe Lyon was more flavoursome. Keep up the great work guys and see you next time!
Written 23 January 2021
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Darren W
26 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
A mid week celebration meal, having called to check BYO was available and advised it was (Tues, Wed and Thur). Nice meal on a busy Tuesday night. Only left with a bad taste after being charged $14 per head corkage. If corkage was on that scale it would have been helpful to be advised of the cost ahead of time. $5-$10 is fare but $14 in a small suburban restaurant on Pacific Highway?
Written 26 April 2022
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GBD
Sydney185 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
With travel bans in place Cafe Lyon provides a wonderful alternative to heady days and nights in Paris or even Lyon.
We had cocktails, a wonderful meal, excellent wine and desert. The special of braised wagu beef was exceptional,and the salmon delicious.
Great atmosphere and professional wait staff
Written 26 June 2021
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Peter G
Sydney2148 contributions
Apr 2022 • couples
Reservation process and telephone contact was great.
Service was all over the place. Sat down, asked if we wanted water. Why not also prompt for a pre dinner drink? Some tables were informed of specials at this stage, others only as orders were about to be taken.
Our wine glasses were different.
Entrees arrived and we were half way done before the wine arrived.
One main was pretty bare bones and needed a side but the other was so full of veggies etc no side was needed. Some consistency would have been preferred - but this is the only minor criticism of the food.
Food was superb and generous. Maybe too generous because we had no room for the tempting desserts.
$250 for 2 people, 2 courses, 1 side, 1 bottle of wine.
In summary, 5 star food, 3 star service.
Written 13 April 2022
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Dames
134 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
This is the best restaurant on the North Shore by a country mile. It's BYO during the week and Licenced Only on Friday and Saturday nights. The cured salmon melts in your mouth. Service is outstanding and Raynor the Chef is a magician. A must!
Written 14 January 2020
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Deborah D
Cessnock1634 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
We love to come to Café Lyon and so we did to celebrate our anniversary. The menus were even titled with Happy Anniversary - a nice touch. We were enjoying our entrees when a piece of shell marred the meal as it cut my gum deep enough to make it bleed. I had to pack it with a tissue to stop the bleeding. Apologies were profusely offered by the wait staff and manager and an extra serving of wine was offered no charge. All of the courses were delicious and we will be back. If it had been the Master Chef TV show, they would have been eliminated as was this week's contestant for having shell in his crab dish!
Written 5 May 2022
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Stuart @OZ
Sydney7 contributions
Aug 2022 • couples
Regular diner over 10+ years and went with just my wife for an anniversary. When presented the bill the value looked about right as didn’t look at items and paid, when getting into my car was chased out to car and told they made an error, so went back in to pay an additional amount ( they could have called me ) which increased the bill but assumed they were correct only to get home to find the original bill I had paid for 4 People set menu, and had been overcharged. After leaving 3 messages over a couple of days & absolutely no reply!!!! Can’t get them to answer the phone or return call. Wonder if they do this often to people. Not normal behaviour!!!
Written 20 August 2022
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Warren T
Hornsby47 contributions
Dec 2020 • none
We arrived with our friends and were warmly greeted at the door and welcomed in to the busy restaurant. We have dined here over many years and rate the overall dining experience as consistently excellent. The best restaurant on the North Shore in our view and they offer BYO Monday-Thursday even though their wine list is extensive. The specials were fantastic, I had the Scallop ceviche which was very tasty and beautifully plated. Our mains were Salmon and Confit Duck, all were cooked perfectly and tasted wonderful. Desert was shared we enjoyed the perfect Raspberry Souffle'. The Team were great and Rainier as always was at the forefront making sure everything was top quality. Hopefully we can get back soon...
Written 9 December 2020
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