Chez Lucie French Restaurant

By Bert Mendoza

I have been writing about Asian restaurants and cuisines in my previous blogs. Except for La Gondola and Lemon Grass, most of my blogs were about Japanese and Chinese culinary masterpieces. It is because most of the restaurants I visited were Oriental and not to mention that they are also my all time favorite. For the past eight years of my career as a pharmaceutical executive, I have been holding functions with healthcare professionals in different venues around Cebu City, so I was quite exposed to most of the city’s best restaurants. The doctors are one of the most particular groups of customers when it comes to restaurant choices. They are well traveled themselves and have been to the world’s best restaurants. The pressure is upon me to choose the restaurants to suit their distinctive tastes. This is the reason why I am constantly updating myself with the best restaurants in town.



There is one French restaurant in Cebu City and probably the only one of its kind here. The name of the restaurant is Chez Lucie. It is located right across the Gaisano Country Mall in Banilad Cebu City. It is only a small restaurant. Only a few people are dining there because they are catering mostly to can afford class A and B crowd. Although their prices are quite expensive, their services compensate for it. The restaurant’s ambiance and service is good. You get your money’s worth for their foods and services. They serve European dishes particularly French. I am not really familiar with French dishes but I can associate it with Italian dishes. I have tasted their pasta dishes and they taste good. They also serve steaks cooked in French style. I highly recommend that you order one if you happen to visit Chez Lucie.



Another fine attraction of the restaurant is their acoustic band, which entertains customer dining there. You can also sing with them if you are game and talented enough to join them onstage. They play good music and very relaxing ones. Each dining experience at Chez Lucie is truly a memorable one. However, I am not sure if their acoustic band plays nightly. We were there on a Friday so they might be playing only during weekends. But whether there’s a band or not, the atmosphere of Chez Lucie is already enough to make you feel more comfortable and at home.