Le Bouchon Lyonnais

We chose Le Bouchon Lyonnais for dinner. The place looked extremely inviting with its large chandelier that you could see at the end of the alley way - complete with red check table cloths - it just said "come and eat with me." So we did. We were quite early and only the second table in. We were seated in direct line with the air conditioning - which was wonderful as we were both hot and bothered after a long day. Our waiter and other staff were extremely accommodating and ran around to please us. The waiter suggested a choice of 2 Rose wines from which we chose one. Then we ordered: I chose the entrecôte steak and my husband ordered the sole. Firstly, the steak - this was I think the best steak that I have ever had in my life - totally melt in the mouth meat - cooked to perfection for me and plainly served with mushrooms and chips! My husband's sole again, was perfectly prepared and cooked just right with lemon and parsley and again served plainly with boiled potatoes and a small amount of salad. What an amazing meal. It was truly one to remember.Just prior to us being served a big table of 12 arrived and sat very near to us - in fact so near, we had to move our table over a bit for them all to fit in. Before long someone at the big table complained about the air conditioning and so the waiter turned it down and pushed the wings up so as it was practically of no use to the room. My husband and I became extremely uncomfortable with the heat so we didn't stay for coffee or any extras because of this. This restaurant is fitted out really well with good quality decor and style - I think the problem of the air conditioning should be sorted out so that the whole room can benefit from it. It is for this reason I will stick with the very good, rather than excellent!