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:
Flowers
A romantic menu in an exceptional restaurant
Romantic week-ends
Jewelry
Lingerie
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?
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