Lady Godiva

If you're looking for an English speaking crowd in Geneva, you have Mr. Pickwicks, The Clubhouse, and Lady Godiva. Among these three, Lady Godiva is definitely the nicest.

We found ourselves hungry in the southern side of Plainpalais, when we happened on LG. We had actually been looking for another restaurant, which was closing just as we arrived. I convinced my friend, who was by then suffering from starvation-induced crankiness and despair, to give the generically-Irish looking pub a chance. Stepping inside is a surprise, as it's much nicer than you would expect from the plain black exterior. The bar is long and deep, with huge chalk-writing on the wall announcing their specials and cocktails. The windows are adorned with Christmas lights, which somehow avoid being tacky and actually creates a nice environment. And if you're like me and don't like pubs in general, the restaurant-like setting makes LG feel almost elegantly romantic, as long as you can get passed the big screen TVs showing football or basketball.

Most importantly, of course, the burgers. We both had the Town Burger with Cheese, and I was a bit skeptical as they didn't ask how we wanted our meat cooked. So I was very pleasantly surprised to find the meat with a juicy pink center! I'm apt to believe that the lovely Lady Godiva has decided that burgers should ONLY be cooked medium to medium rare, and has made an executive decision not to offer it any other way. The patty could have used just a little more spices, but I was very happy with the quality of the meat. I'd forgot to ask them to hold the thousand island dressing on the burger, but was very happy to find that the burger only had a very thin swirl of the dressing on the bun, just enough to add flavor without making the burger soggy. Oh, and did I mention that the bun was beautifully toasted and tasted really good?

The fries were thick-cut, "typical British fries," according to my British dining-mate. They weren't outstanding, and I had a few fries that seemed a bit under-fried.

Lady Godiva was one of the places that have been touted as having the best burger in Geneva. In fact, I think pretty much all burger joints in Geneva have been raved about by someone or other as having the "best" burgers. While I wouldn't say Lady Godiva was the best, I would happily give it a top 2 or 3 rating among the places I've tried so far. It's also on the other side of town from the other two English/American pub options, so definitely worth a go if you find yourself on the left side of the river looking for a friendly crowd to watch a game or just have a good burger.

I've held off reviewing the Lady Godiva Pub, also known as Lady G to locals, for a number of reasons. I've had friends work here and quit due to the behaviour of the owner, and I have had friend refuse to ever go back because of problems with staff. Needless to say this is as blunt and honest a review as I can give.

To start with, lets just address a major problem with this pub - It's price. Located in the heart of the 'cheap' student area of the city, the price is more expensive than some of the hotels next to the lake! The food as well is priced extremely high considering the options available around the area. There are very few deals on, and despite the rather impressive selection of beers on tap, the selection of other drinks is rather limited.

Secondly, this is more of a restaurant than a pub... and to be honest I would rather call this a Gastro-Restaurant than a pub. The food selection is large and over priced, and the qua lit is nothing to rave about. They recently did a revamp not he food menu, but it is still appalling.

On a more positive note, the amount of sport that they show is great and it does seem to fill up nicely for the odd big event that they host. However, friday night after 11, this place becomes a grave-yard. The pub quiz is good, although there are better ones in Geneva, such as The Clubhouse.

To sum up, this pub seems to be stuck & in need of some major changes; but all is not lost!

Lady Godiva seems like a great local pub that people go to watch the games. It is nothing fancy inside but it is nice and big with lots of tables and a few TV's. Great beer selections and lots on tap. A few tables are set up outside so you can enjoy the view / weather. I gave it a 5 based on the food and beer selection. I had the cottage pie and it was outstanding. It was a large portion and came with a side salad. Highly recommend you give it a shot.

One of the better English pubs,serving draught Guiness and a selection of good lagers and beers. A favourite for British and American ex pats and if you like to follow football and rugby there is normally a good seat and multiple screens. Another bonus is the menu which offers great TV food which is great value and a spectacular breakfast!

Very nice for watch football cricket And eat something