RestaurantsLondonE1

survey result

Summary

£61
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A simple menu with unexpectedly great food” is to be found at this ‘bistroquet’ on Brick Lane, which has flown the Tricolor in curry country for the past 11 years with a parade of Gallic classics including snails, frogs’ legs and veal sweetbreads.

Summary

£62
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “reliably good Gallic bistro” stands out from the crowd in Brick Lane, perhaps the last address you’d expect to find something “so French” in London.

Summary

£61
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Like a rip in the fabric of space-time, transplanting a perfect Paris bistro to Brick Lane” – just the job for a quick French onion soup or plate of snails.

Summary

£58
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Top-quality French food in a totally unpretentious environment is served up with knowledge” at this really charming Brick Lane bistro, with an inviting selection of croques monsieurs at lunch.

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Restaurant details

Yes
No dress code
40

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£9.00 £18.00 £3.50 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 12.50%
45 Brick Ln, London, E1 6PU
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
Wednesday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
Thursday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
Friday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
Saturday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
SundayCLOSED

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