Cafe Lyon

Great food and great service.
Had the special entrée witlof, proscuitto, baby artichokes, croquettes and some kind of nage thingy — it was sensational. I would have had the special main (veal) but they were all gone by six thirty.
Keeno had duck confit, only because there weren’t any scallops. I had Barramundi done very well and with a french name that meant nothing to me.
You will need to book for a Friday or Saturday, it gets regularly sold out.
Highly recommend this spot, I didn’t take any photos — it didn’t seem the right thing to do.

Ate here last week with a couple of friends, really lovely food but wow they were keen to get us out of there! Being with a couple of girlfriends we like to linger, but they were ready to serve us desserts around half an hour after arriving. My friend had to ask to have a break between main and dessert, at which point they got the message and we chatted for another half hour before deciding to get dessert. Otherwise the food was great, the dessert a particular standout — I had the chocolate fondant with cherries and ice cream. Totally delish but really rich. Nice touch was the sample prawn entrée from the chef. Sadly not BYO and the wine menu was extremely pricey — didn’t get past the Cloudy Bay for $ 80, can’t imagine what the French wines would have cost!

Delicious food and ok service. I will come back here.
However I have a few quibbles.
The ‘pavlova’ is not a pavlova. Pavlova is, in order, meringue with a crisp outside and soft light interior, cream and fruit. This dessert is fruit, sorbet (sorbet???), crisp meringue and a teaspoon of cream. France is very protective of its food heritage and I respect that. In Australia we don’t have many dishes that are uniquely ours. I wish this restaurant would respect our food heritage.
I don’t like the pricing. Set prices for 2 or 3 courses means I feel there is less choice in choosing from the menu. Eg, I often prefer 2 entrees but this would not be worth it with this pricing system.
Entrees were very different sizes. My entrée of seafood was tiny but my husband’s entrée of pork belly was quite large. I guess this is a result of the pricing system. I would prefer more consistent sizes with different prices.
Service was too quick. We had eaten 3 courses and paid our bill in 45 minutes

Great to have a really good restaurant in Lindfield.
6 of us went on a Saturday night.. Faultless service, great food, pleasant atmosphere.. Not cheap but pretty good value.. Will definitely go again
BYO except Friday and Saturday.

Delicious French food, reasonable sized serves and not that expensive. If you live on the north shore it is a rare opportunity to eat up market without the long drive. Great thu and fri lunch meals as well, with awesome desserts. On a Saturday night we fed a family of four excluding alcohol for about $ 250.