Café la Vie

"Café La Vie in Clayton, MO, is the restaurant located within the Le Méridien hotel! It has a chic design to it with stylish decor and versatile seating styles. The spot is a perfect spot for a morning coffee, a lunch meeting, having drinks at the bar for happy hour, or having a sitdown dinner. It’s a very versatile restaurant. They also have different experiences throughout the year such as the champagne and chocolate tasting. We came for lunch! We tried the cheeseboard which had a lot of variety in addition to the baked brie. The salmon lox BLT (hold that bacon) and the salmon entrée were both delicious. The salmon entree had a crunchiness to it and it was juicy on the inside. All excellent! Very pleasant dining experience! Angela took great care of us!"

"I went here with 4 friends and we tipped our waiter his name is RAY 40 in CASH and he decided TO do fraud and wrote and added a service tip to my bill and my friends bill without us knowing and when I tried to ask for my original receipt the waiter RAY and the manger of the cafe couldn’t provide our original receipts (they said they didn’t have them) which is very scandalous and doesn’t even make sense because what restaurant doesn’t have a receipt log? You literally have to enter that information into the computer !!!! However when we left they were able to email us the receipts but the writing on the receipt wasn’t my hand writing and in fact the waiter RAY tried to tell his bosses that we was lying so now instead of firing Mr RAY whose been working there for 3 years the director tells me instead of trying to figure out whose lying ima just give you theTIP money back he stole off your Card so now I have to go through a process to get my money back & we tipped RAY 40 in cash just for him to steal 40 more dollars from us out of our bank accounts. As for food wise I had salmon and salad the salmon was dry as hell! And blend as hell the cocktails and drinks are good tho ! Service just sucks . You can really tell they been stealing from people for a while now !"

"In for a wedding- had some extra time and so we had some drinks and an app. The drink menu was pretty extensive and the small plate was very good! We had an excellent bartender- super personable and welcoming! It really made our stay at Le Meridien."

"I came here with my partner on a Sunday evening for dinner. If you enjoy a very quiet, nice and calm dinning environment this is it. We had an excellent server named Ray, he was welcoming, professional, and made our experience wonderful. Food/Drinks: Go to their website for the actual menu. They offer a wide variety of cocktails, wines and spirits. The dishes they serve are for light meals, which is what we wanted. I would only recommend adding more variety to the menu, I noticed many similarities to the offered dishes, but there menu maybe seasonal. We ordered the Tenderloin Filet, the Galette and the Blood orange sorbet. It was all delicious. We will definitely return because of the great service we received."

"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 visits we also ordered drinks/cocktails. At both visits, these drinks were quite good. There’s not really a sign on the outside of the building that states Cafe La Vie….it’s inside of the Le Meridien Hotel in the affluent/financial district of Clayton, MO. Gated parking is free if you get your parking ticket stamped at the hotel desk when dining here."