Bistronomic cuisine · Fribourg Lower Town
Fine dining at brasserie prices
Home-made cuisine, a terrace facing the cathedral, and five spaces to host from 2 to 120 guests.
Why l'Épée
Three reasons to step inside
Premium, without the premium price
Beef fillet, foie gras, seasonal game: the bistronomy classics, home-made, at prices comparable to Fribourg's brasseries.
Menu Signature from 79.- · Main courses from 28.-The finest setting for your occasions
A terrace facing the cathedral, a large first-floor hall with round tables, and the atmosphere of a house in the Lower Town.
Public car park directly oppositeUp to 120 guests
Private entrance, sound system, projector and screen. For groups of 30 or more, we open just for you, even on Mondays and Tuesdays.
7 days a week for groupsThe current menu
A short menu that changes with the seasons
Fresh produce, home-made sauces and desserts, a concise menu so that every plate is just right. Game is served until 22 November; the festive menu takes over from the 23rd.
Game season 2026 — from the menu
Starters 9.– to 28.– · Meat 34.– to 62.– · Desserts 4.50 to 18.– · Menu Signature from 79.–
Groups and events
Your event, from 12 to 120 guests
Fixed-price banquet menus from 54.–, with a choice for each course, or your own menu built dish by dish, prices shown. The written proposal arrives within 24 hours.
EventCompany dinner
End-of-year party, office dinner, team outing
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EventSeminars and business lunches
Weekday lunchtimes, projector and screen
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EventWedding
Apéritif on the terrace, dinner at round tables
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EventBirthday
From a table of eight to a big party
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EventChristening, communion, confirmation
A stone's throw from the Saint-Jean church
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EventFamily meals
Weddings, anniversaries, reunions
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Five spaces, one house
On the ground floor, the small room (22 guests), the restaurant room (65) and the left-hand room (28). Upstairs, the large banquet hall (120). And the terrace facing the cathedral (50).
The large banquet hall
Round tables and parquet floor, up to 120 people.
The small room
Beneath the arched windows, up to 22 people.
The restaurant room
The green wall and the bar, up to 65 people.
The left-hand room
More intimate, with its paintings, up to 28 people.
The terrace
Facing the cathedral, up to 50 people.
Dates in the calendar
Dates in the calendar
The game season, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, the Carnaval des Bolzes, Easter, Mother's Day and the Bénichon. Each menu is published a month before the date.
What people say
Our guests' reviews
“Refined cuisine, careful presentation, attentive service.”
TheFork · 9.2 / 10
“A magnificent setting in the Lower Town, ideal for a large group.”
Tripadvisor · 4.0 / 5
Practical information
Find us
Opening hours
For groups of 30 or more, we open 7 days a week.
Address
Planche-Supérieure 39
1700 Fribourg
Public car park directly opposite.
Bus 4, Planche-Supérieure stop.
Gallery
The house in pictures
