Bistrot de Serine - Ampuis

Bistrot de Serine is one part lunch bistrot, one part local wine store.

Bistrot de Serine is located right in the middle of Ampuis. We ate lunch here after visiting some local wineries. The restaurant has an inner area, but on this day, all the dining was outside. It was a hot day, but there were plenty of large umbrellas for shade, although a few fans would have been a welcome addition. My wife had carpaccio of swordfish, and tortellini. I had terrine of rabbit, and marinated chicken with lemon. The 2 main dishes were excellent, but the 2 openers were just ok. The dessert, peach pie with ice cream was also very good. Service was slow and uneven.

A happy surprise when you enter the door and find the diningplace in the backyard. Beautiful and characteristic! Friendly staff and very good food and wine. Would like to visit again. No problem with children. Also got recomendations for a place to go for a swim.

We were looking for a nice place to eat in the region of Condrieu and darkened Bistrot de Serine's door by accident. We were early, the place was empty and we had no reservation. We were told that the place was unfortunately fully booked. We really loved the place which is a restaurant, a wine bar and also a wine shop with a very serious wine list. We were extremely disappointed and our two adorable hostesses went out of their way to try and squeeze us in. We managed to get a table. What an experience! The wines are very interesting but beware that everything local from Condrieu or Côte rôtie will cost you a ridiculous amount of money. We opted for a more reasonable white Vacqueyras. The food was excellent, fresh, sophisticated, very tasty and extremely cheap. We had the asparagus with poached egg, the salmon clafoutis with lime, the veal with creamy polenta and a surprising Chartreuse iced soufflé. An excellent restaurant!

This place is great! The food is superb as is the wine list. You gotta see this wine list! The prices are the same as you would find in a good wine store, no mark up! Some rare beauty's too. Turns out the four guys that own this place are retired vintners from Ampuis. You need reservations! The place is full everyday.