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Reviews - Le Bistrot Lillois

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8.9/10

Fabulous
1973 reviews
Food
8.8
Service
9.2
Ambience
8.8
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  • Mark B.2 months ago

    8.0

    lovely ambiance, friendly staff, and decent local cuisine, but under-staffed and too busy meant everything rather slow

  • Srabani S.2 months ago

    8.5

    It was ok

  • Jon v.3 months ago

    9.5

    Charming restaurant with a very friendly and efficient owner. The food features local treasures served in generous sizes. Great beer on tap!

  • jamie k.3 months ago

    9.0

    Excellent service, lovely food

  • Jean-François C.4 months ago

    10

    Excellent repas

  • Allison C.6 months ago

    10

    Friendly small place, tasty food. A true mountain of mashed potatoes accompanied the lamb shank.

  • João Pedro C.
    João Pedro C.8 months ago

    10

    Perfect service with an incredible food.

  • Nanna Ä.9 months ago

    3.5

    First the staff forgot our order and it took a very long time before they realised it. When the food finally arrived the mashed potatoes were completely cold. We did not get any compensation and they also tried to charge us for more drinks than they served us. We will not go back to this place.

  • Brigitte D.11 months ago

    10

    Excellent food and service. Excellent value. Highly recommended.

  • Anders E.
    Anders E.11 months ago

    8.5

    Very authentic feeling, setting on the sidewalk this lovely May evening and eating good traditional/local food. I especially enjoyed my starter - a lovely quiche lorraine, Nice service added to the experience.

  • Mohammed T.1 year ago

    10

    we ordered Welsh complet, and it was delicious. however, I was expecting a bigger portion, but it was expensive for small plate.

  • Loris C.1 year ago

    9.0

    Personnel sympa

  • Alice B.1 year ago

    10

    Amazing food, wonderful service - highly recommended

  • Joerg H.1 year ago

    10

    Very nice and cozy restaurant close to the City Center of Lille. Great service, very friendly personell, also speaking very good English. Wine was excellent, food very traditional and tasty. In summary a restaurant which I can highly recommend.

  • Jeremy B.1 year ago

    10

    Charming restaurant with great food and service.

  • Joane e.
    Joane e.2 years ago

    10

    Restaurant incontournable

  • Nursu S.2 years ago

    7.5

    Totally French food nice wine and cool style inside. I enjoyed and you can reach easily by walking from Lille Flanders

  • olivia h.2 years ago

    10

    Delicious slow cooked meat dishes and good value carafes of wine

  • Michael K.2 years ago

    8.0

    A most authentic bistro in a nice part of the old town.

  • Ian R.2 years ago

    10

    Great authentic restaurant serving local food, mainly to locals.

  • david d.2 years ago

    10

    Just superb! A night I will never forget. Festival of music !! Bienvenue a France! People are so wonderful and makes you appreciate life. Party on mes amis!!

  • Kate J.2 years ago

    8.5

    We arrived during a quieter time and were able to be seated right away. We chose to sit inside to avoid cigarette smoke but sadly, one of the owners decided to smoke right in front of the door with the door open. Thankfully it was before our food arrived. Service was polite and the food was served quite quickly and was decent portions. The ribs were supposed to come with panfried vegetables according to the menu, with a surcharge for salad but was served with a salad and no panfried vegetables. No explanation was given for the change. The food we received, however, was delicious. We were glad we only ordered a main and no extra sides, entrees or desserts as the meal was very filling. When it came time for the bill, we couldn't get their attention so had to go to the bar to ask for the bill and pay. We had to remind them about the discount offer. They gave us a discount but applied only a 10% discount instead of the 20% discount we should have received.

  • Susan I.more than 2 years

    9.5

    This little restaurant was a great find. We arrived a few minutes before our 7pm booking time, but they gave us a table to sit, a drink, and menus so we could relax. When the food came it was excellent, the mixed platter was HUGE, meats, cheese, breads, salad and fries. Delicious but a very large portion. The beef carbonate was excellent, it was served with fries which I wasn't expecting. Extremely tasty. Wine selection very good. Overall an excellent evening. Service was brisk but efficient and friendly. We will go back next time we're in Lille.

  • Caroline H.more than 2 years

    9.0

    I had a very pleasant evening here, the food was very good and the service was excellent. It’s a shame that when you book via The Fork you are penalised for being a solo diner. Any party number upwards of two gets a 20% discount, however if you dine alone you do not.

  • Terri S.more than 2 years

    9.0

    Lovely little bistrot, glad we found it. Staff very friendly and helpful, and we were interested to learn a little bit of the history of the area, particularly the Ch'ti language & culture. Food and wine superb, lovely evening

  • Jon v.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Cheerful waiter serves great food at very friendly prices. The happy customers enjoy a friendly atmosphere in a charming old restaurant. Lots of wise locals have found the place. Tourists are welcomed in English if needed!

  • Christophe G.more than 2 years

    6.0

    Correct

  • Sylvain J.more than 2 years

    10

    They truly care about their customers. Great local experience, I strongly recommend it.

  • Julie L.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Personnel top, repas excellent

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