L'Optimist' in Lac de Neuchâtel (NE)

Good location but unfortunately it was closed today.

Restaurant was closed, even though it was listed everywhere (website, Google, booking portal) that it was open.

Great food....nice staff!! TOP !!!!!

-Poor service -arrogant waitress -waiting times too long -Coke without gas, ice or even lemon as requested in the order

The food is sensational, super tasty, fresh and beautifully prepared. In addition, the prices are very fair and the selection is varied. The service is also extremely friendly. The ambience is also appealing, a very nice terrace and ideal for families, as there is a playground and soccer field right next door. But with the disadvantage that it is also a little loud.

Very beautiful place, pommel tart, scoop of Vanilla Ice cream, succulent, pleasant staff and smile

We came to have a coffee and croissants; the terrace is very pleasant.

Very nice discovery. It's very enjoyable to eat there and the food is very good. Nice frame. And for children there is a playground.

The location is very nice and there is a playground for the children. The service goes like this. Could be more attentive. Food was bad. Had a burger. Meat was cold and raw inside. The bun probably came straight from the fridge. I then complained about this and was able to order something else. I took the Caesar salad, it was ok.

Very good restaurant with a wide choice of menu. Very friendly service and beautiful location by the lake. I have eaten there now more than 3 times and I have always enjoyed my dishes. I am still surprised to receive grated parmesan on my pizza when I was expecting shavings. But that remains a detail.

The terrace is pretty with a small adjoining play area, nice for children. Except that there is no outside light provided, so we no longer see the children after dark. There were people there, although the terrace was not full, there were 3 serving and 4 in the kitchen. The service is very very slow, we have to grab someone each time to get them to come. The food is fast but the service is not. 2 plates and 2 coffee: arrived 6:30 p.m. left 8:30 p.m. After 15 minutes of waiting for 2 expresses ordered, I go to the bar to ask. They were waiting on the bar and I was the one who had to bring them to my table. The waitress tells us in a condescending tone that it's normal to wait for drinks when there are people. The open kitchen could be nice if we didn't hear all their shouting matches from the terrace. The setting is magnificent, too bad nothing makes you want to come back.

Very nice place with a lovely view of Lake Neuchâtel. Paid parking nearby.

Good welcome, nice place, good food

Always well received and very good cuisine THANKS

I highly recommend and super friendly staff

Perfect on the terrace on a Monday at noon, everything worked out well, I recommend 😍

Not great, the wait takes around 35 minutes and the food is not great. Otherwise there is a playground and football field for children

Thank you very much for the fine food and the friendly service. We'd love to come back!!

Carpaccio with truffle oil, Without truffle, therefore no taste. Waitress not smiling, bordering on annoyed..

Not a good restaurant. The tables were dirty and the floor was sticky. And there were spider webs everywhere on the ceiling

A nice place. The food is quite good but the service is very very slow. My daughter's scoop of ice cream never arrived...

Superb place, superb terrace by the lake. Superb cuisine at a very reasonable price and quality service! Ideal for a lovely summer evening 👌

Delicious food, location right on Lake Neuchâtel, beautiful terrace with a view of the harbor, friendly staff. Reservations recommended on weekends, if the weather is good ;-).

Used fry oil Warm goat’s cheese salad with vomit-flavored goat’s cheese The sommelier steps on the leg of a howling little dog and instead of apologizing she had a good laugh with the table next to her, a shame

Excellent food and great dessert.

Nice atmosphere, great menu choice with delicate presentation , friendly staff and beautiful panorama 🙂

Come for a drink, great welcome and atmosphere!

Very slow service. The staff walked by our table numerous times without taking an order. We left without having dessert.

Magnificent place...incredible food and great staff...To do again quickly... Thank you for your work my son loved his birthday S. Theurillat

On July 21, 2023, we were able to enjoy a super-free cheese fondue with a tasty white wine on a warm summer evening. The service was very courteous and friendly. We'd love to come back!

Good day everybody, Me and my girlfriend have already been to some very good and beautiful restaurants. Today, July 20th, 23, we wanted to eat here and made a reservation at 9 p.m.! The reservation is made online and we made a reservation for around 6 p.m. on the same day. Since I had to drive 5 minutes longer, I wanted to call and let you know, but no one answered! Afterwards I went to the restaurant and the “nice” gentleman said very rudely: “You Can’t eat here and didn’t have time to make a reservation, goodbye merci!” This is definitely not how you should run a restaurant. Best regards Manokaran

friendly and helpful. The burger was very good. The salad is excellent.

Very nice place facing the lake. Very tasty and well served salmon tartare. Too bad, the fries are big and soft. Forgotten our reservation but compensated by the kindness of the staff and a free limoncello. I recommend this restaurant

Simple but good food with a bathing feeling. Nice service.

Food good, waited a long time for food. Service unfriendly...

Limited service, but superb setting

2nd experience: The waiters make a little more effort when it comes to smiling but can still do better. The food is good and well presented. The setting always pretty. 1st experience: Server who barely says hello, no organization in the service, his part in all directions. Too bad because it's a nice place, but if you chose a restaurant near the lake, I wouldn't choose this one.

So good and a great setting, a good start to the season!!!!

Very good food. Great location right on the lake...

Selection of dishes is nothing special but that's a matter of taste...long wait for service.

Nice place to have a stop by the lake.

Very good food, nice attentive service, beautifully located by the lake

I didn't eat because of the cost of meals

Anyone who doesn't speak French will not be served here. We come from Germany and unfortunately we really don't speak any French. We thought the region around Neuchâtel would be bilingual (German and French). So we were rejected in a very unfriendly manner and unfortunately our attempts to speak English didn't help either - they didn't want to serve us. We left very sad and disappointed.

Perch fillet not cooked enough, fried too big and not crispy with sauce! Couldn't do better

A top restaurant! Welcome, service and quality, everything is excellent and in a really pleasant setting! For an outing with family, friends or a relaxed business lunch ;)

Holiday. The service was a bit overwhelmed and could hardly cope with the rush. But remained very friendly. The food was good, but the price was a bit high. Probably due to the location of the restaurant.

Very good cuisine. Very welcoming and smiling staff. Great experience.

Very nice experience that I highly recommend

French tourists passing through this summer. We ate very well facing the lake. (magnificent) Very clean place.

This is a very good beach restaurant for the summer. The terrace is located opposite Lake Neuchâtel. A quiet space and a very good daily menu. The food is very tasty there.

Very nice place by the lake and very good cuisine

Big disaster this restaurant, slow service, the waitress is not counting and is wrong on the bill... Several customers had to wait an eternity before being served... we change tables and it's us to take our glasses and plates to bring them to the new table and I'm going to avoid any damage because it is a magnificent setting with a beautiful view of the lake.

Very nice location, quiet and pleasant atmosphere. Well-kept kitchen. Recommended!

Super good by the lake extra kitchen friendly staff

I never tire of this place. Great setting, great food and great staff. Class 👍

Very attentive staff and boss and a salmon tartare to get you up at night. the beef carpacio is of magnificent quality. A background of music creates a great atmosphere and all this at the edge of the lake with a superb view. We'll come back as soon as possible. Well done to the cook obviously.

A nice place but the attention is neither courteous nor friendly. It's not enough to have a beautiful place if you can't create a beautiful experience

The service was a bit strict, unfortunately we had to change the nice table for four because there were only two of us. Either to the children's playground or right to the front. OK have decided to move forward. By the way, the table for 4 was always empty... My chef style octopus, absolutely perfect and very tasty. The partner's cordon bleu wasn't completely cooked through, the cheese was still unmelted on one side. During our meal, the baby's pampers were changed at the next table and this was done on the restaurant table. The waiter watched idly. I had lost my appetite. Therefore only 2 stars. The table was not disinfected afterwards. I won't take any more photos.

Beautiful place by the lake. Nice card and good value for money.

The roast beef is very good and the setting is very nice (almost right on the water)

Very good but could do better! The service is great. This is the strong point of this restaurant. On the other hand, the quality of the salad at the end of the day is very average. It should be stored damp in the refrigerator and not in the kitchen. The perceived quality would jump and the 4th star would be assured in any case for the “salad” section.

Very well eaten, but lack of organization in the service, we have to distribute the tables to the sommeliers

Very good restaurant by the lake

Slow incompetent waitresses not pleasant at all and it's the second time we've come there and it's always the same same problem for us it's over and that's good, we ask to change places because too much sun and she us doesn't bring our order, saying that it's up to us customers to bring our order, never seen before, never heard of, it's her job but she doesn't know about it.

The food took a long time and the kitchen wasn't very good either, sorry

I change my assessment of this bar next to the lake of St.Aubin-Sauges as it is very different with more charm and lots of things to enjoy a drink or meal on these hot summer days. It is a place to visit without a doubt.

We went there spontaneously for dinner. It was amazingly good! The vegetables tasted excellent, the fries were homemade (I think) and the quinoa pattie was also delicious. Unfortunately the staff was a bit overwhelmed and it was suddenly very full. We would have had to wait too long for dessert. The staff wasn't very friendly at first, but the good food and the beautiful location made up for that.

Overpriced, poor service. Food is ok, nothing more. Location is good so the bad stuff gets tolerated.

Ate very tasty. As a group we had a long wait between the main course and dessert because: It was more important to the waiter to close all the parasols than to bring us the dessert menu... My husband even had to duck his head during the above-mentioned maneuver to avoid being 'wrapped up'. Otherwise the atmosphere would be very nice!

Great terrace. Perch fillet and homemade hamburger are very good.

Great view of the lake and the port. We have good times Activities for children right next to the terrace.

Fine food, especially the baked mussels!!! The service was a bit stressed due to the understandable rush at the meal!! The Hotel Conty can learn a lot about how service works 😉👍keep it up BRAVO

Very nice terrace!! Very caring staff, we had a lovely evening! Thanks to the whole team !! 😀🤩😍

The service is slow, a good half hour wait for a coffee

It's always so nice to eat by the lake, it always gives us the feeling of being on vacation, the children love the play area and being able to swim before or after eating. the dishes are always good and the welcome is always nice, I recommend this place with pleasure

Great ambience, delicious drinks, excellent food and delicious regional wines. The staff is top. Finally: The location right on the lake is sensational. We had great boating holidays in St. Aubin. Thanks to Thiébaud and his team for allowing us to be your guests. A la prochaine F. + D.

Very nice restaurant by the lake, with a very pleasant patio. The food is very good, cocktails are very tasty, and staff is really friendly. I really enjoyed my experience and will come back!

Great discovery during a bike trip. The menu responds well to the various expectations for such a place. Full terrace, the staff is welcoming, friendly and efficient. The boss is present and attentive to the well-being of customers. In short, a place where we have a good time. THANKS!

Well sent, reasonable price, I recommend

We had had a few bottles of water and some iced coffee. I asked for another bottle of water. The waitress brought it and, without asking or checking, served it in one of the dirty glasses on the table. “That one had coffee in it,’ I told her. She paid no attention. When she brought the bill I asked her for a clean glass and a new bottle of water. She refused. She said she would bring me a glass of tap water to replace the one she had poured onto the dirty glass. (!) I said that she should have brought me a clean glass anyway. She said that I should reuse the glass I already had on the table. I said no. She rudely said something and finally brought a new bottle and glass.

Too much waiting because not enough staff that said the staff present very friendly

Very good right next to the lake

Very nice place, good food and friendly staff ☺️☺️

The meal is very good, I ate there two evenings in a row, the quantity is sufficient, the service is fast and friendly. You can eat outside facing the lake, a good deal, even if a little expensive because we are in Switzerland.

Views of the lake are wonderful, the prices are on the high end for me, but probably normal for the area. The waiter was very nice.

Very good dish, dessert left me a little hungry but above all very slow service. We waited 30 minutes for our desserts, as well as several dozen minutes between for bread.

The quality has improved in 3 years, to see over time

Friendly beach restaurant with a tasty menu and a breathtaking view of the lake and the Alps.

GREAT RESTAURANT! Excellent food, personnel, lake views, and value for money. Strongly recommend!

Very cozy restaurant, with delicious food. The owner is very friendly and the location is great.

Great place, friendly service, varied menu, you can sit there while the children play instead of games because you have them in front of you

Excellent dishes! Disappointing service! The furniture on the terrace is outdated! It's a shame because the place is full of potential.

Very pretty area,...magnificent view...

Very nice location and very nice servers !

Very long service and it was not good!!!

Very friendly and helpful staff, beautiful and good dishes

Good service and the mussels are so good!!

Nice, simple and pleasant restaurant with a diverse menu for a quiet break on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel. Perch (not from the lake), burgers, tartares, roast beef and salads await you!

Mother of two magnificent little children, the quality of the freshness of the meal for us and for the little ones is very good! Playground next door and of course the lake we had a great time with the family thank you and congratulations to the chef for the quality