Lyon City Blog 

Keywords : french saint valentine gifts, orangerie de sébastien restaurant, lacroix-Laval green park

The lovers usually offer presents to their beloved for Saint Valentine’s Day. In France, people prefer traditional gifts that are associated with romantic love:

You may find all those products in the Rue Victor Hugo, Rue République in the center of Lyon or in the shopping center of the Part-Dieu…

Some may find a more original present like a Smartbox for a very romantic week-end in a very prestigious hotel in the Riviera or in Paris .

In Lyon , you can spend your Saint Valentine’s night in a very exceptional place and savor a gastronomic menu in the Orangerie de Sébastien restaurant in the Lacroix-Laval green park located in Marcy-l-Etoile.

Here is the Saint Valentine menu served on Saturday 13 February in the evening and on Sunday 14 February for the lunch and the dinner (45 €):





Amuse bouche
Appetizers

Foie gras mi-cuit au torchon, compotée de châtaignes
et confit d´oignons rouges petite salade mesclun
Half-cooked foie gras in a cloth, stewed chesnut and red onion preserve with mixed salad leaves

Magret de canard rôti, écrasé de pommes de terre Vitelottes,
pointes d´asperges sauce lie de vin au cassis
Roasted duck breast fillet, mashed Vitelottes potatoes, asparagus tips with blackcurrant dregs

Fromage de Brie aux fruits secs,
méli-mélo de salade
Brie cheese with dried fruit, a medley of fruits.

Duo mousse framboise et chocolat noir

Duet of rhaspberry and black chocolate mousse

L'Orangerie de Sébastien restaurant looks like a castle with a wonderful view over a French garden.
avenue de Lacroix-Laval, Marcy-l-Etoile: 04 78 87 45 95 

A few expressions to help you to make a reservation

I'd like to make a reservation for tomorrow: je voudrais réserver pour demain
a table for two: une table pour deux
combien coûte le menu de la Saint-Valentin: how much is the Saint-Valentine menu?

Articles on similar themes:

• How to Write a Motivation Letter in French - 09/01/10
• The Nostradamus Prophecies at the Municipal Library of Lyon - 25/02/10
• Child Care in Lyon - 12/02/10
• The Tale of the City of Lights. Chapter IV - 30/12/09
• The Tale of The City of Lights. Chapter I - 17/12/09
• How to Fight Obesity in France? - 11/11/09
• The Stereotypes about the French - 07/11/09
• How to Drive in France? - 04/11/09
• The French Media - 03/11/09
• French Makes Perfect Body Image - 02/11/09