L'Accadémia in Lausanne

There are waiters who get angry when you don't order food, which can be a little annoying. We said we would sit and have a drink with our friends, and their attitudes changed a lot.

That’s service! And the best burrata I have ever eaten!

2nd very nice experience with excellent service!! Amazing tiramisu 😻

Great lakeside eatery. Menu changes seasonally, fresh ingredients and good food. Always look forward to having lunch at L’Accademia.

Privileged location facing the lake. Cozy setting, calm atmosphere Attentive welcome and attentive and discreet service. Excellent Italian menu I highly recommend the tiramisu made live.

Exceptional meal Tagliatelle with butter and white truffle close to heaven and Tagliolini with sea urchins deserving at least two stars. Sublime and reasonable wine list Service from a very great House, efficient, smiling and attentive. Comfortable room Looking forward to summer to enjoy the sublime terrace on the quays of Ouchy Only one desire: quickly come back

Refined cuisine, beautiful wine list, impeccable service.

One of the best places ever. Fantastic spa. Area, very professional massague. Delicios and delicate food. And the most important thing the service extremely positivite. Everything is yes, posible and happy faces. Love love this place ❤️

The osso bucco was perfect and the tiramisu delicious. THANKS

The food was ok but took so long to server. Prices are very high for the food.

As a couple🌈🌈, coffee croissants, water, beautiful location, comfortable, clean, with a beautiful view of the lake.

The restaurant has a really pretty view! However the food and service does not meet the level of image the restaurant gives off.

Beautiful lake view terrace, the spot is really nice. Once installed, they bring you various breads, olive oil and salt as well as a tomato-based sauce to help you wait. We then had the burrata with tomato and a beef tagliatta. The quantities are a little small but it was good. In the end the bill is steep for the quantity served.

Service could be more attentive. I waited outside for 15 minutes until someone came to me, even though two waiters walked past me. They both could be friendlier. Otherwise drinks and ambience were ok.

My favorite restaurant in Lausanne, an excellent choice of wines and absolutely incredible fusion dishes.

Very poor value for money, title of dishes pompous compared to the banality of the cuisine. I do not recommend. Besides, I do not understand why this restaurant is recommended by the Michelin guide.

The main course of pasta with seafood contains 120g of pasta and 7 vongols at the price of Chf 45,-! Then, the bill with an unserved dish! This is not a good business card for tourists!

Location is great, service is friendly - but could be more attentive. Wine must be refilled yourself. The food was rather mediocre for the price. The dessert was great. Clearly too expensive for me for what is offered. Price/performance is not right.

Perfect lunch. Innovative and particularly delicious cuisine

A great menu, mediocre execution. The flavors were flacid (got an artichoke risotto, bаrely felt the artichoke). My main course did not fit at all the menu description. When I addressed the matter with the waiter, they discussed with the front house manager, and they tried to convince me that the dish is fine. I don't think my visit was worthy.

A magnificent terrace, the service is not always at the top and the cuisine has ups and downs too bad

Came for breakfast—it’s a simple, standard hotel breakfast buffet. Food was good quality.

We had our wedding celebration here in June and it was beautiful! Thank you to the entire L'Accademia team, and especially to Emilie Genet the Catering Coordinator, for an unforgettable meal and party!

An Italian restaurant with nice lake view. The foods overall was good. The pace of serving was impressive. Good service. Nice atmosphere.

Beautiful address, nice nice terrace, Italian cuisine a little expensive but why not try it once…

Hello, we ate on Monday June 12, we were very disappointed, a mixed salad that was half rotten, of course the menu was marked Ossobuco with gremolade but I didn't have it and also too dry, no meat juice, fish fillet with a grass crust , I did not have!

Nice restaurant by the lake, pasta is very good and so is the service. Good quality food with wide choice of dishes. Atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Lovely views across the lake to the mountains.

The waiting time is very long, even for desserts. The toilet pictograms are clearly in poor taste, even vulgar, and what can we say about the dessert... A frozen lemon soufflé which is not soufflé-like but very compact and above all much too sweet. The waiters aren't particularly friendly either... In short, apart from the view of the lake, I would not recommend stopping there.

Nice restaurant with good service and kind staff ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A magical place like Italian cuisine

Correct service and welcome, but what a disappointment at the table. The portions are just acceptable for a 10 year old child. Presentation to be reviewed and exaggerated prices. Poor tourists...

Superb terrace by the lake with a magnificent view on the other hand, 3 servers for 4 tables and no service. Worse still, they look away so as not to take our order. Table not cleared, asked to be paid even though we had not yet asked for the bill. The very unpleasant maître d' who unceremoniously packs people away. In short, tourist trap

steaks and fillets cute excessively priced and served as a sirloin despite calling the manager or boss he takes these customers for stupid and these sirloins cooked on the gas and don't do BBQ it's disgusting with small old vegetables that taste like charron arrogant services and discussion by the manager of the place

We had a drink by the lake, great setting, the prices were not excessive. Special mention to Clementine for the service with a smile! Adorable.

Lovely location. Food ok, but nothing amazing, expensive for what you get.

An army of servers but no service commensurate with the establishment and the price. Yes they are nice but too junior... The wine was self-service, the aperitifs and appetizers were not cleared and the dishes followed the starter too closely, yes we took our time but we didn't have a train to catch, for such an establishment it's a real shame . The cuisine: the quality has really dropped, the artichoke salad lacks pep, for the asparagus and morel pasta we were looking for them and the osso bucco is dry, too dry! And the departure in practically incognito mode! No one to give us back our jackets and say goodbye. In short, the value for money is unfortunately no longer there. In short, 400.- for 3 people, main course starters + wine...it hurts a little.

The food is simply delicious, and the service is remarkable. I was really impressed by the professionalism of the staff in the room. We were given an exceptional welcome, which is increasingly rare these days. A big thank you to the whole team.

Nice restaurant, quiet and clean

Experience dated April 10… very beautiful setting for a sad result… error in order, error in the bill… the price of the exorbitant dishes are not justified…. Extremely disappointing… too bad

A lovely menu with homemade dishes, a very pleasant terrace and top-notch staff.

We had an incredibly delicious dinner at L’Accademia. The starter and main course were very good, but we were particularly impressed by the ice cream and sorbet! Really fresh and fruity. The service was also extremely competent and friendly. Top price-performance ratio. We'll definitely be back!👍🏻😊

Very average welcome Very beautiful and classy decor Magnificent terrace Spaced tables ideal for a business lunch Attractive card Very average service Any food (Italian dishes on the menu but not on the plate) Prices too high for the overall service Not recommended! Damage …

The food was very well executed, we found the menu to be less diverse than we are used to in high end Italian restaurant but it is well served, great service and a beautiful place

Delicious lunch and fantastic breakfast buffet. I loved this place and was so pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the food. Italian food at its best here. And what a view if you sit outside.

The atencion received by Gabriel the waiter we had the bad luck to have, made our lunch a complete disaster. Incredibly disrespectful. Modals from a restaurant like this from their team are expected at higher standards. A client lost on our side!

Our hotel reception recommended this place to us and since we love pasta and wanted to stay close to the hotel, it was a good option. At the beginning, nice welcome, the staff is attentive and attentive, good wine recommendation, and the entrance is very correct. They also bring different kinds of bread, foccacia etc... and so far it has been good. Then a long wait between the starter and the dishes... finally when the dishes arrived at the table, it turned out that they were much too salty and we had to repack them! Fortunately the server was responsive and immediately offered to change them. Finally, out of 4 dishes, 3 were too salty and the 4th, the squid was super rubbery... in short, nothing to be happy about... but that's not all, we ordered pasta with langoustines and there was some. only one on the plate! At 60 euros per dish, I think it's a scam. The portions are small, except Italian gastronomy is rather known for its gluttony and generosity!! We got 400 bucks worth of it and we would have had to spend 700 bucks to leave the table with a full stomach and yet it wasn't even delicious. Having traveled all over the world, being part of a family with hotels and restaurants myself, you should not take people for idiots! You can eat in a starred restaurant at that price, but at least it was excellent... not to be done again!

Well it was the same for us. We love pasta, we have traveled to the four corners of the world, but here, they have a big problem with salt!!! The dining room team was very receptive and responsive but the kitchen had major problems with salt. Too salty pasta and a quantity that looks more like a diet “as I like” than an Italian table which means greedy, generous and delicious!!! Paying is not a problem, but when you have pasta that has to come back exaggerating to €5/plate being large and you pay €58 per dish. And I understand that electricity is expensive, that staff is hard to find, etc.... you understand that there is a problem!!! That said, I hope they will make an effort to change strategy or leader. I don't like to complain, but tonight I feel like I was a turkey!!!

Nice italian food in a great location

On the occasion of a birthday we reserved a table and to our great surprise we did not find the Academia that we knew! Prices have evolved while quality remains to be desired. This is very regrettable!

I have been to this restaurant with my family and the staff has treated me badly and denigrated and this is only because I look slightly different. A shame !! If you have no physical defect, however, the staff will be nice to you! In short, don't go to this restaurant which is intolerant!! This is unworthy of an establishment that calls itself hateful and unworthy on a very human level!

What can I say... almost friendly welcome, tempting menu and good wine... otherwise overcooked and overly salty pasta, for an Italian restaurant, the height of it. First and last time

You are regulars, so you will be served correctly, which is actually expected of a restaurant of this category. You are not regulars, so you are very disappointed: you have to learn to wait for someone to serve you, the cuisine is disappointing, no research. We keep things in common, forget about the culinary journey that introduces you to new flavors.

A great pleasure to eat in L'academia I love BRAVO

The scandalous one! Very slow, approximate service… Very disappointing cuisine or even not Italian

Impeccable service and location. First courses to review.

Truly excellent Italian restaurant. Obviously it's a bit expensive, but you pay for both the quality of the food and the quality of the service. The menu is authentic Italian and the dishes are cooked to perfection. Pleasant even in summer with the outdoor terrace overlooking the lake

I did not like the service and they are NOT attentive to your food allergies. I had to rush to the pharmacie to get antistaminics for lactose allergie. I took time to explain my allergie and they send me the wrong plate..

It is not good and not delicious, although it is elegant. This may be the reason for our lack of success in choosing the dishes Requests: An appetizer consisting of crushed tomatoes, carrot slices, and cucumbers 0/10 Lasagna 4/10 I criticize the way it is presented disassembled, not like the lasagna we are used to, as it is difficult to eat it with the filling. Sea pasta, I don't know the name, 6/10 acceptable Eggplant salad doesn't have eggplant 🚶🏻‍♂️5/10 but it's good There is a final dish, which is the worst, which is pasta stuffed with cheese It's the worst 0/10 I couldn't finish the bite The quality of the cheese, the smell and the taste will make you want to come back For the children, we ordered penne pasta, which was the best of all the dishes, 7/10 Prices are reasonable The atmosphere is luxurious and elegant and the view is beautiful It has indoor and outdoor seating, all of which are nice Across the street there is an Italian restaurant with a casual atmosphere that is a million times better 👍🏻

Delicious food but incredibly high prices therefore only 4 stars.

A luxurious and excellent restaurant. The food is very delicious and the service is good. The price is high and it is worth trying

Disappointment unfortunately. Professional welcome but a little overwhelmed. The main problem is not the welcome but the food (we still come to eat well). My poor children's pastas were really way too salty. And the accompaniment of this overcooked (!) and much too salty pasta was symbolic (see photos). The beef Tagliata (Chf. 58.-) was not bad; but small quantity (I'm not a big eater) and rather tough. More than discreet vegetable accompaniment. Without wanting to be unnecessarily hurtful, we need to review a lot of things in the kitchen… But the tourists and other birthday tables seemed happy… I promised myself that I would only publish positive reviews, but now, really, it’s too much…

- Great view of the mountains and lake from the restaurant - Friendly and attentive staff - The food/plates are average, probably not worth the premium price. Complex dishes having element which requires different cooking time may not be all warm or perfectly cooked once the dish reach the table, some elements on the plate can even be cold. Pasta is either over-salted or not salted at all

Very nice, clean, organized, classy but also simple. The dishes: you notice the attention, the desire to do things, the refinement, the care and choice of ingredients. I willingly pay those prices if everything follows five-star service and taste. And apart from a few flavours, unfortunately we were often just a hair short of getting that extra taste that would make us jump out of our seats

Pleasant location (almost) on the lake. There is a street in front, but it is closed on weekends. Beautiful atmosphere and direct view of the mountains. Friendly, but slightly indifferent service. Even at CHF 150 per bottle of wine, you have to refill your own wine. The dishes are average to good. The tuna tartare, buried under a pile of unseasoned salad, contains more (canned) capers and hazelnuts than tuna. The spaghetti al nero is tasty, unfortunately overcooked. For an Italian restaurant, quite unforgivable. My companion has better luck with his Panzanella and Tagliata which suit him. Allow min. 30min between dishes, which seems very long to us. In the end, it is the beautiful atmosphere by the lake that wins the 4th star, but the quality/price ratio of the restaurant itself is average.

Great location, some plates were great but price/quality unattractive. Get better Italian food in Lausanne for much lower price. Also, some main plates are simply not enough for a “normal” man. Service was unorganized and not flexible.

Average food and really unfriendly staff.

Huge disappointment both in terms of service and cuisine. Makes you wonder if this isn't an establishment that only targets tourism and those who don't know how to eat. In order to be as transparent as possible, here are my observations regarding what went wrong. As a regular of Italian cuisine but also with more than ten years of experience in the sector, I think I'm being quite honest in telling you that I have never been so disappointed by an Italian restaurant. - we were addressed in English, French and Italian, although we did not speak a language other than French during the entire meal. - The waitress took away our bread plates from us while we were still eating, the latter, after having done so and seeing that we were eating, asked us if we had finished, obviously not. The food wasn't ready so she could clearly have waited a bit. - No more sardines on the menu as starters, well, that's the limit. But it was the only entry that changed a little from the rest and in principle we announce this before the customer takes the order, it avoids finding ourselves in this situation. - Bad luck, we order the only bottle of wine that they apparently no longer have. Well, this is purely bad luck. But that doesn't help with a good first impression. Kitchen side - Linguine with vongoles, which they bring to us announcing "spaghetti with vongoles", it's already off to a good start, even if it sometimes gets confusing. In terms of form it looks good, the quantity seems correct and the appearance is quite good. However the pasta, although correctly cooked, has absolutely no taste, it is bland and without any seasoning, although yes there was some taste given that we only felt the taste of the olive oil. olive. It was basically pasta with olive oil, salty vongoles (too much) but no taste in the pasta, neither vongoles nor salt, we only had oil. No garlic, almost non-existent parsley, in general this dish is a little spicy with chili but nothing this time. It was really very, very bland. Unanimously. -Chittara spaghetti. Already the quantity is ridiculous compared to the dish above, it was at least half in quantity if not even less, which I find astonishing knowing that it is almost a pasta dish THE More expensive on the menu (45.-), at this price for pasta you still expect something very good. I even had to ask if it was the “flat” size, something which I still doubt at the moment even if we paid 45.- for. The squid ink pasta is pretty, said homemade, well made and well cooked but without taste there is only color. sauce wise it was a disaster, we can't call it a "shellfish" sauce, it had NO taste, bland once again and no shellfish taste, really nothing. The almost cold plate causing the “sauce” to gel and the pasta to cool in 5 minutes does not contribute to a good experience. Next to it is a gamberoni “tartare” which in no way justifies the price of the dish. There must have been between 30 and 50 grams, an unseasoned tartare, with nothing in it, just cut up gamberoni and perhaps a little oiled. A few points of an uninteresting sauce either with the dish. - Arriving at the end of the meal, the waitress asks us how it went. In a nice way I said to him “like If like that”, the latter retorts “ah for the sardines and the wine it’s not our fault”, well in fact, yes, it’s definitely theirs for once 🤣. A truly pathetic attempt at justification. - the bill arrives, the bottle of wine was counted. Surely a mistake can happen even if a double check doesn't do any harm, or we had too many pigeon faces. No commercial gesture either for all the inconveniences. I will never return there.

One of the finest Italian restaurants, a variety of dishes, distinguished service, and beautiful tranquility

Great presentation and location, forgettable taste.

Location with an enviable position, very attentive and professional service, simple cuisine with good products

Very warm welcome, correctly measured and very good dish. Terrace very well located. Price commensurate with the standard

Got a reservation here through our hotel Beau Rivage Palace. We're so happy. The view of the mountains and lake against the sunset were top notch. The food was excellent. The bread starter, the palate cleanser, and the burratta dish were phenomenal. This might've been the best burratta I've had - it was so milky and juicy and soft. The gnocchi pasta was sooooo good. They were pan seared and so they were crunchy but still on the inside were super duper soft and doughy. Maybe this is the best gnocchi I've had too (my favorite variation). The lamb chops were cooked nicely too. Finally, the tiramisu dish was excellent. Thank you!

Waited 15 minutes to pay, including 1 glass of Epesses at 11 fr, or 110 fr per liter... They don't have any peanuts!

Disappointing... Gamberoni still frozen on the plate... red fruits from the dessert still frozen and difficult to chew as well... For the price, can clearly do better. Too bad... However, we were looking forward to going there. Hoping this will change in the future.

Bland, tasteless and uncooked dishes, the Italian chef must go back to take cooking lessons and obviously learn respect and know how to live

Great view of the lake from the terasse and the front line tables in the restaurant. The food is a mixed review with some strong and weaker dishes. Our waiter was fabulous as well as the small wine selection with some naughty markups! (3.5x). All in all a nice place just choose your dishes carefully. And yes our waiter was top notch!

The flavors of Italian cuisine look succulent when reading the menu. Indeed, the taste buds are delighted. The presentation of the dishes is careful, the service is impeccable with a pronounced accent, you'd think you were in Italy. The room is well arranged in a cozy style and with taste for decoration. The warm colored light points bring a relaxing touch to this space. A quality of dishes served, a welcome with a smile, very nice address, however, in a 4 star, the price is up to the menu proposals.

Sold by Gault & Millau as the best Italian restaurant in Lausanne. Unfortunately, it is not the case. Over the last 7 years, I have tried my luck there 3 times, with each new chef arriving from the peninsula. But let's stick with the impression of my last visit, 3 weeks ago. The welcome and the service are correct (smile of complacency), it could gain in authenticity. The foccacia and olive oil, brought upon arrival, are always just as good. For the meal, I had a Milanese osso bucco with a mixed salad on the side. The mixed salad was very fresh and of good quality, but lacked seasoning. Unfortunately, the dish turned out to be far too dry, without flavor and no generosity. After 3 unsuccessful attempts for this Michelin-starred restaurant (1), I will only return there when the Lausanne public approves it after an authentic change.

A Sunday evening at 4, everyone very happy. The cuisine was refined, the wine to our taste and impeccable service.

I no longer recognize the Accademia. The restaurant that once made me shudder has become… distressing to be very polite! Everything has become mediocre, from the service to the dish. Tonight was the worst dining experience of my life. Bland dishes and an insect in one of my dishes!!!!! A brief apology while not questioning ourselves, then we left. An address that I will now forget.

If you want to be received like trash, I recommend this place. If not, Le Château d’Ouchy is not far away and the welcome is much warmer!

Top quality of food and cuisine. Quantity too. Top service. What else coud I say? Wow!

Excellent cuisine, staff and service are very professional.

First time inside, usually we sat outside in the summer. The food is really good! Service was poor. Astonishing. Taking used glass a off the table? My coke glass from the aperitif stayed until we left 2 hours later, so did many other stuff. A couple sitting next to us spilled their wine glass. They moped the floor and their table themselves for minutes, no one ever came. We gave them serviettes from neighboring tables. When we asked if we could have some more French fries, the waiter told us that NO because kitchen was closing soon. I asked when and he answered in 30 minutes… I guess they had to grow the potatoes for the fries first? Ridiculous. Last time we’re coming, unfortunately. A truly great restaurant in its decline.

We come here every time we are in Lausanne. Very good food and service.

According to a recent article in Gault et Millau, he is the best Italian in Lausanne since the arrival of a new chef in January.... what a disappointment!! A very common antipasto misto, unsurprisingly. A frito misto "del mafioso": 40g of Julienne vegetables barely coated in a batter without seasoning for 28.-! It's making fun of the customer, a real scam...and to finish, linguine alle vongole is perfectly cooked, but too salty, too much garlic and floury. In short, usually, we follow the recommendations of Gault et Millau....but this time, it was a mistake.

Was expecting a good dinner but left with slight disappointment because the restaurant didn’t meet my expectation. I was expecting good food & good service at this price, from a prestigious hotel chain. Among multiple appetizers explicitly mentioned that were to be shared, the burrata didn’t come with serving spoon/fork, so it was messy when ~8 people used their own utensils in the same bowl. My gambas risotto came with lots of sour cream on top of the rice, which was weird to my taste, plus the stiff prawns (I wondered whether they were frozen prawns). Vegan panna cotta was not of my taste - it might be just me. I also had to ask for drinks menu after I sat down + a waiter came to ask what I’d like to order for drink. Not a big deal at all, but wasn’t expecting this at such restaurant.

Very good address to recommend for an Italian restaurant. Very good food, warm welcome

Delicious place The mushroom risotto in the last photo made a special impression

Lunch on the terrace in radiant sunshine... In mid-February CT, nothing but happiness... Very warm welcome and tasty cuisine... Remember to book... I confirm.

Very friendly staff, nice location, price-performance unsatisfactory.

Restaurant with superior Italian cuisine, quality products, lovely presentation, pleasant welcome and service too...

New Italian Cuisine Nice frame! Welcome 👏

Great location, a bit expensive

We spent an unforgettable evening here. Everything was just perfect from the start. Great food, excellent wines and Grappa Riserva, highly professional and very courteous staff. Be sure to reserve - it's worth it.

The service was very unpleasant. Don't want to go back!!!!

We enjoyed our dinner at L‘Accademia. At the same time, I think there are an opportunity to bring it to the next level. What is great: Awesome presentation of dishes (see pictures), fast and professional service, rich and creative dishes. What could be improved: The taste of the dishes was sometimes a bit flat, too little spices - would be great if this could match with the presentation of the dishes!

Great service and plating, very good dishes, apart from the linguine alle vongole which was too heavy, probably better w spaghetti. The place has a great view of the lake. However the serenity and great ambience are destroyed by the street traffic just in front of it. Good Italian in general, not sure I would recommend for a return trip. The loud passing traffic really irritated me.

Beautiful place and great Italian dishes

What more can I say, cuisine, setting and staff at the TOP