Cafe La Vie - Missouri

My wife and I had a fabulous dinner at Cafe la Vie. We have a couple of favs in STL (mostly French) and I can safely add this to our “go to” list. App, mains, and dessert were all outstanding. Our server, Corinthia, was knowledgeable and timed the meal perfectly. Pricing is exactly what I'd expect for the food quality. Zero gripes…we'll be back for sure.

When we got here on a Saturday night at 6:45pm the host said you need reservations but I’ll squeeze you in.. (there were 6 occupied tables) Ok then we sat down waited 10 mins for the server to come and take our order. 15 mins said no mussels…. Than it took 20 mins to get my unsweet tea. And then it took 40 mins to get my cold dish appetizer. It took 15 mins to process my checks. Do not come here if you want fast service. When we left there was 5 tables with 2 servers and 1 bartender. This i … – show

I really enjoy the vibe of this place. Totally my thing. Been here a couple of times with my best friend. She had the lamb the first time, but did not care for it. I had their burger and enjoyed it greatly. (Comes with a bacon jam) I convinced her to go again. Said we could just get burgers. Unfortunately, for both of us, the burger buns were so burned that it affected the taste of the entire burger. Both were cooked correctly to what we ordered, one as medium and the other medium well. On both … – show

I usually only like to post written reviews if I'm saying good things about a place. Other reviews are so good, but based on our experience here, I just cannot recommend this place at all. Maybe they were shorthanded? I'm not going to go into detail, but pretty much nothing went right. Pretty disappointed.

They do not accept cash. If you are paying with cash, go somewhere else, they don't want your money.