La cannoise

Pizzeria, restaurant, glacier et bar. Nous étions au paddy's pour le match France/Uruguay (on aurait mieux fait de rester chez nous d'ailleurs), bref nous avions deux heures d'avance, nous avons donc décidé d'aller voir la pizzeria d'à coté .

Et c'est plutot pas mal,on était pas déçu. On y trouve tout ce que l'on peut attendre de toute pizzeria qui se respecte: de bonnes pizzas !youpi!
Pour le reste ,ben ,à par les desserts qui semblaient pas mal, c'etait trés moyen. Mais les prix sont plus que raisonnables . Par exemple ma salade était à 4 euros, peu de garniture mais une vraie sauce au lieu d'huile d'olive.

Je n'ai jamais été une grande fan des pizzerias de quartier, mais celle-là j'y retournerais volontier lors de petites faims occasionelles.

Nous sommes repassé devant, une semaine plutard ,vers 20h00. Il faisait beau et la terrasse était pleine . Je crois que ça résume bien cet endrois :
Si l'ocassion se présente ,pourquoi pas ? c'est bon et sympas .

Decor:3/5
Service:3/5
Price:3/5
Toilets:N/A

La cannoise, 6 rue de cuire, 69004, Lyon (Google map)

Kelly's Pub - Quiz Night

Marie was doing that fully-ready leaning-against-the-door-jamb thing and eyeing me critically.

"OK, two minutes. I'm nearly ready". I scrabbled for my bag and camera, and downed a pre-game shot of whiskey. "Let's go."

We scuttled down the traboule and hurried to Kelly's Pub. Marie was concerned that the pub would be full and we wouldn't be able to get seats. After all, that's what would have happened at The Smoking Dog or Paddy's Corner if we rolled up without leaving a good half-hour before the quiz started.

Arriving at 20h45, the pub was largely empty and I snaffled a prime terrace seat while Marie did the honours at the bar.

It was still happy hour, yet a pint of Guinness and a glass of vin rouge came to €9. Marie groused about the English barman's inability to understand her French.

The bar is large, with lots of tables. There's a pool table which costs €8 per hour. There are several TVs showing sport.

The music was middle-of-the-road cock-rock. The kind of music Citroën use to advertise cars. We loaded up on nicotine and retired inside to be quizzed.

The quiz costs €1 per entrant. The French quizmistress asked the questions over an indistinct PA system, then the questions were repeated in English by her assistante (who had a better microphone technique). The quizmistress seemed to enjoy her moment in the spotlight and chatted with her friends over the mike, confusing the hell out of me.

There were rounds on geography, science, music, pictures and sport.

Questions were OK — not quite up to the standard of the professionally produced UK pub quizzes, but not bad. The quizmistress stated that phones were banned, and anyone using a phone would be kicked out, which is a good policy which should be enforced at all quizzes.

Verdict: If your wallet can stand it and you fancy a quiz on a Monday night, then go for it. You'll be able to find space for a largish group, and you should have fun. I expect that the quizzing will improve with practice too.

Happy hours: Guinness €4.50, vin €4.50, misery hours: Guinness €5.70, vin €4.50

Quiz Monday at 21h00

Decor: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Prices: 1/5
Toilets: 4/5


12 Quai Romain Rolland 69005 Lyon, (Google map)

Pizza'Pentes (Delivery and Takeout)

Pizza'Pentes is our regular pizza delivery operation. Sometimes we get take-outs there too.

There's not much to say — a good sign, in my book.

The pizzas are pretty good, though the menu is a little odd — for example, there's no Hawaiian, but they do have pizzas with potatoes or barbecue sauce.

Delivery is fast and reliable; and there are no problems paying by card at the door.

Picking up a pizza there is usually interesting. The pizzas are ready in 10 minutes. You may be served by an eight year-old girl.

Once we tried to buy a bottle of diet coke, but the guy refused to sell it to us as it was out of date. I'm not sure that diet coke degrades over geological time-scales, never mind over the short term, and it makes me wonder why he had it on display if he wasn't going to sell it. Maybe he likes us, or only sells out-of-date coke to weekend drunks.

If you're after a delivery or takeout pizza in Croix Rousse, Pizza'Pentes is a good bet. It's on Montée Saint-Sebastien by Croix Paquet.

Buy two, get third free on delivery, buy one get second free on takeout.

Decor: 1.5/5
Service: 4/5
Prices: 3/5
Toilets: N/A

Pizza'Pentes, 43 rue René Leynaud, 69001 Lyon, 04 78 27 27 27 (Google map)