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Domaine de Châteauvieux as featured on the Grandes Tables guide

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – You might be too familiar with the lament of many expats after eating out in Geneva: overpriced, not-so-good food, bad customer service and did I mention: overpriced?

I recently asked my friend Juan Carlos for a recommendation for a “treat-me- and feed-me-well” restaurant. I didn’t mention the “P” word – price – as I knew that even a mediocre meal in Geneva is bound to cost a pretty penny. JC sent me to the Auberge de Landecy a fine dining restaurant in canton Geneva where the setting was elegant, the food was excellent and the service was impeccable as they like to say in French. The bill was almost CHF400 for a family of three -including a bottle of wine and a fancy non-alcoholic drink for a tween.

Today’s post has to do with that special occasion when you want to splurge and want to get a bang for your buck. While several local websites help you find peer, food reviews for restaurants – glocals, ifood and my favorite,  RestoRange – they don’t necessarily work as restaurant guides.

If you are looking for a fine-dining restaurant guide check the Grandes Tables website and print editions.

It is not an exhaustive list of best-restaurants per city. For example, Bern is not included but Yvorne and Vouvry are and the Auberge de Landecy mentioned above, did not make the cut. The guide’s value, however, is that it is edited by three well-known chefs and food connoisseurs that digest their cumulative fine food experience for the readers and divide their recommendations into three -linguistic- regions: French, German and Italian.

The chef or chefs for each of the recommended restaurants are profiled, each of them shares a recipe from their bistros and recommends their favorite local restaurants or coup-de-coeur restos. For example three restaurants in canton Geneva are profiled in the current edition of the Grandes Tables guide including the Domaine de Chateauvieux, a hotel-restaurant in Satigny (picture featured above). The chef shares one of his famous recipes and recommends his faves located in Carouge, Conches, Peney and Chambesy.

Prices and forms of payment accepted, as well as schedules and location are well spelled out in the guide.

You can access the Grandes Tables guide online where you can also request a hard-copy to be mailed to you free of charge.

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