I had never been to this restaurant
before, but I had heard good things about it, so I was very excited to have
lunch there. Located just 15 minutes from the centre of Geneva and much lauded
by Asian expatriates and locals fond of Chinese cuisine, we had been meaning to
visit La Baguette d’Or long time. One chilly and cloudy day, a lunch time
opportunity finally arose and we made the short fifteen-minute walk to this
renowned Chinese restaurant in the Plainpalais neighbourhood.
This is a very nice typical
restaurant: well decorated, beautiful tables with tablecloths and napkins,
traditional cuisine and a nice varied à la carte menu.
At lunchtime the restaurant serves a
set menu (starter, main course, dessert) for a very attractive price of CHF
28.00. That Wednesday the menu was very much to our taste. Sweetheart and I are
fond of spicy food, so we both ordered the same. We had a great time enjoying the
tasty food!
We started with vegetable spring rolls with a perfect filling of savoury
vegetables.
We moved on to the stir-fried beef Ma-là with peppers and
Cantonese rice. The beef was tender and the sauce had a perfectly balanced
flavour of spice, with a good amount of vegetables too. The rice was simply
great.
The meal ended with cool and tasty
litchis.
Once we finished lunch, Sweetheart
and I loved the meal so much that we decided to head here each time we fancy
Chinese food. I can say that this is a happy place - the decor, the cuisine,
the service are perfect and that is why I thought La Baguette d’Or deserves a
post of its own.
La Baguette d’Or
Avenue Henri-Dunant 15
Plainpalais, Geneva
Tél: +41 22 329 7160