Mapo - Chene-Bourg

With thanks for a lovely evening with warm service, a fabulous menu, great wines and a really pretty and convivial setting! Utterly recommend the gambas and the... read more With thanks for a lovely evening with warm service, a fabulous menu, great wines and a really pretty and convivial setting! Utterly recommend the gambas and the chocolate dessert. That said, the salmon was gorgeous too. Oh and so was the tuna. And the agrumes dessert. I could go on. Happily we will go back!

Good advice and very pleasant staff Tasty and original cuisine I recommend read more Good advice and very pleasant staff Tasty and original cuisine I recommend

Birthday lunch for my wife after a friend with good taste recommended Mapo for its originality and « rapport qualité /prix ». Lovely welcome from a highly engag... read more Birthday lunch for my wife after a friend with good taste recommended Mapo for its originality and « rapport qualité /prix ». Lovely welcome from a highly engaging, charming waitress set us immediately at ease and ensured we had apéritifs (Prosecco and rosé and water while we chose our menus. We forewent the menu du jour, which actually looked delicious as it was served to adjacent tables but we plumped for a tapas style menu, starting with Tacos ouverts with truffle, Parmesan, mozzarella and roquette, followed by a scrumptious plate of wild mushrooms in spinach with a soft poached egg all in a delicious sauce, and capped it off with gambas poêlés with a spicy kimchi. A little Pinot Noir from the Valais as an accompaniment and then desserts of poached pear with vanilla ice cream and a chocolate ganache (with quinoa! and coffees for the princely sum of CHF135. Wonderful! They have a terrace which is open in the summer. The restaurant is classically laid out, nothing froofroo, some discrete jazz in the background. Parking is difficult (but the tram runs along right outside . The restaurant has only been open 8 months, but it is well worth the visit.

I love this place. Innovative cuisine, subtle blends of flavors, varied menu, truly succulent dishes. We can still enjoy the garden which is really very nice. I... read more I love this place. Innovative cuisine, subtle blends of flavors, varied menu, truly succulent dishes. We can still enjoy the garden which is really very nice. Impeccable service and good advice on the choice of wine. Always pleasant welcome. Prices based on quality dishes. I absolutely recommend this restaurant.

I love this place. Innovative cuisine, subtle blends of flavors, varied menu, truly succulent dishes. We can still enjoy the garden which is really very nice. I... read more I love this place. Innovative cuisine, subtle blends of flavors, varied menu, truly succulent dishes. We can still enjoy the garden which is really very nice. Impeccable service and good advice on the choice of wine. Always pleasant welcome. Prices based on quality dishes. I absolutely recommend this restaurant.