Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge

Das Essen war ausgesprochen toll und der Service für Genfer Verhältnisse überaus freundlich. Wie der Restaurantname schon sagt, kann man da wirklich sehr gut mit Rindfleisch umgehen. Vor allem Steaks sind wirklich hervorragend zubereitet. Die Weinauswahl kann sich auch sehen lassen. Ingesamt kann man es nur empfehlen.

Un bistrot avec des plats typiquement lyonnais et convivial. Très bonne cuisine mais les plats son très copieux. Le châteaubriant avec sa sauce béarnaise est excellent.

Dieses Restaurant serviert vor allem verdammt gutes Fleisch! Absolut zu empfehlen ist das Châteaubriand mit sauce béarnaise. Die Portion ist sehr grosszügig, sowohl das Fleisch wie auch die Beilagen. Die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich und speditiv. Obwohl das Boeuf Rouge zu den gehobeneren Restaurants zählt, ist das Personal sehr herzlich und immer für einen schwatz bereit. Die meisten sprechen sowohl französisch wie auch deutsch und natürlich englisch.
Auch die Desserts sind vorzüglich — man solte also noch etwas platz lassen. Dann lieber auf die Vorspeise verzichten: D
Das Ambiente ist passend, französisch orientiert. Trotz der eher gehobenen Preise werde ich sicher wieder kommen, vor allem wenn man was zu feiern hat oder Besuch einladen möchte.

All the reviews below were spot on. This is a great find… excellent food presented beautifully in a classic French Bistro setting. The Beef Tartar appetizer was ridiculously amazing. Tajine de Poulet — tender, flavorful, and delicious. Although we are American, our server was gracious and warm. My only regret was that I did not have enough room for desert!

Fantastic restaurant but MAKE A RESERVATION if you are going for dinner
I felt my fellow Unilocalers failed me when we showed up to this restaurant and were turned away because we didnt have a reservation. Nobody mentioned this on their reviews.
We tried the next day, callling 8 hours ahead, and still no. So do it at least 24 hours in advanced. As we all know, Its hard to plan ahead when you are doing touristy things all day and dinner can be a spur of the moment thing.
Another point is the restaurant is located in what looks to be the Red Light district of Geneva. A little seedy at night time, but pretty safe, just ignore the hookers on your way there and you’ll be fine. This is an authentic place to go specially if you are looking to get away from the tourists traps surrounding the Cornavin area.
Enjoy!

Came across this place in Jan 2012 whilst trying to find ‘just the right place’ for lunch with friends on their first visit to Geneva. We got the last table and were a little concerned that it was a tight squeeze and right next to the toilets… But the atmosphere and buzz made it seem worth risking.
No regrets at all — neither posed any issue and were outweighed by the food, service & ambience.
Clearly, proudly Suisse, this restaurant exceeded our expectations. Unfortunately I don’t remember what we ate — but I blame that on the aperitifs and good wine that we sank during a 3 course lunch.
Now we’ve located it again on Unilocal,it’s top of our ‘to return to’ list.
Returned again Jan 2013 only to find that this wasn’t the restaurant we’d loved & raved about! Walk 100 metres down the road to discover the fabulous L’Entrecôte Couronnee! As good in 2013 as in 2012.

My wife & I had the best Chateaubriand (with bearnaise sauce) in the world here. Melt in your mouth incredible dish. Great, bustling atmosphere for dinner. Cozy space, incredible service. Can’t wait to go back.

I went to Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge with another Unilocaler, Yujin, today for lunch. I found this place online as one of the top restaurant in Geneva. The food was alright on my end, I had a Beef Steak with some Café Paris and some Rösti (Hash-​brown for Americans).
Atmosphere ⁵⁄₅: I really liked the atmosphere of the restaurant. It looked exactly like one of those french Bistrot you can find in France. Great atmosphere, small dining room and still a family run business for 21 years now.
Food ³⁄₅: A lot of different menus and choices but as I said earlier, I chose a medium-​rare Beef Steak which was perfect because it was tender enough and not too chewy. The rösti is excellent but the plate looked kinda empty. Maybe the presentation of the food could have looked a little better. The Beef Steak was part of the Plat du Jour and was 19 CHF. A good price including a side salad and homemade dressing sauce.
Service ⁴⁄₅: Service was ALMOST perfect should I say with a waitress that really helped us throughout the different options for the day, some recommendation and stopped at couple times to make sure everything was alright. We just had to wait a little bit to pay at the end.
I want to come back to try the Chateaubriand (min 2 persons) next time which is the signature dish at this location. Good food for the price.
NB: Parking is really difficult for Lunch but Parking Les Alpes is couple blocks away (5min walk) from the restaurant.

Piggy-​backing off of Schahram’s review below, the food was good on my end as well. I had the tajine de poulet, which had a nice flavorful broth, generous portions of potato, and chicken that fell easily off of the bone. No complaints here. Mine was even presented nicely. :-)
It did have that distinct French bistro feel. It seemed like a nice place to have a casual business lunch, as long as you weren’t sharing trade secrets or something as the tables were very close together. Service was fine, but may have gotten marginally better with the arrival of the French speaker in our party.
Overall, definitely one of the better places I’ve been in Geneva, and while the rest of the menu isn’t cheap, CHF19 for the plat du jour is a deal.
**As I was waiting, the table next to me ordered what must have been the «carre d’agneau au gross sel» (rack of lamb with a lot of salt?). It looked a bit ridiculous, like a rack of lamb had been swallowed in an avalanche, but the lamb looked amazingly succulent once it was carved and placed on a dish.

Petite brasserie au service et au cadre soigné.
Excellentes viandes et bon choix de vins.
Un peu cher mais vaut le détour

I had the fortune to be taken here for a business dinner. It is what is says on the tin — a french style bistro. It specialises in grilled meats and serves them tender, medium and coated in lovely sauce. Service with potato dauphinoise, ratatouille and some peas and carrots, this was a wonderful traditional meal. Probably the best I’ve had in Geneva. For pudding I had crème caramel which was delicious!
The service was good, by typical old french style ‘patron’ and the atmosphere was great, very francophone.
I would heartily recommend it, although it was quite pricy (by my Swindon UK standards!) — 36chf for the lamb I had and 45chf for the steak of my colleague, plus 10chf each for pudding, 8chf for salad starters.