Le Grand Café

Name: Le Grand Café
Address: Valence, FR
Telephone: +33 4 75 56 56 96
Price range: $$

973 Reviews

15 Bd Bancel, 26000 Valence, France

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Le Grand Café

973 Reviews

15 Bd Bancel, 26000 Valence, France

Dine in

€€

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Features

Serves breakfast

Serves lunch

Serves dinner

Opening hours

  • Monday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Thursday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Sunday: Closed

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Ludo Van Raemdonck

Ludo Van Raemdonck, Jun 2023

Luxurious place, with great terrace on the boulevard, in front of the big fountain. Reasonable prices, although I find it crazy that all coffee's are more expensive in the afternoon than in the morning!? Good cocktails. Kitchen closes at 14h.

Luis Dewald

Luis Dewald, Sep 2024

Really nice service. The food was incredible and not too pricey.

Emma Johnson

Emma Johnson, Mar 2024

Delicious food and the menu caters for all. Thank you for the wonderful food and service.

raymond rose

raymond rose, Nov 2023

Fantastic Waiting staff, spoke really good English. Food was great

Jaimy J

Jaimy J, Feb 2019

I've only been here for drinks, not food. It's one of the few places in Valence that are open on Sunday. I find the interior gets quite noisy with a couple full tables and a very loud coffee machine. But on beautiful days their terrace is nice, well situated and sunny!

Avoid when in a hurry, as they seemed to be a bit understaffed the last few times I was there.

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