Lille
A La Table De Louise

A La Table De Louise

24 rue Royale, 59800, Lille, France

Glace • Bière • Fromage • Français


"Ate here on a Tuesday evening in July with 2 colleagues. Pleasant looking restaurant, nice decoration, but service was very slow by the single waitress who took a long time to take our order despite the fact that there were only 4 other tables occupied. Menu is not extensive, maybe 6 starters, and 8 or so main course choices. No daily specials available while we were there. We all chose the maroilles croquettes to start - these were nicely presented, but overall were disappointing in that the taste was simply not there, maroilles is a strong smelling and strongly flavoured cheese - could have been edam in there and I would not have known. Bland.For mains I chose the carbonnade, a traditional Flemish dish I have eaten many times before, served with fries and a large salad, portion size of the carbonnade was on the small side. The beef itself was OK but was not melt in the mouth as a good carbonnade should be, the sauce was too sweet for me, don't know what beer was in it, but something darker and less sweet was needed. Nothing wrong with the dish per se, but other carbonnades I have eaten elsewhere have been so much better. Our French colleagues steak was good, but again nothing special, while my other colleague's maroilles burger was under cooked for his taste - his fault in asking for medium and not well done. Deserts were good. A disappointing visit, blandness seeming to be the order of the day. I would not chose to return."

La Consigne

La Consigne

27 boulevard Jean Baptiste Lebas | ., 59000, Lille, France

Café • Barres • Poisson • Français


"My wife and I eat out 100 plus times a year. It takes a special restaurant to excite either one of us. We are usually very critical and are reluctant to highly score most establishments. This is a very unpretentious place with a zero ambiance factor. The cuisine is very good and the service as well. My wife had the cold tomato soup ( gazpacho ) which was creamier than the US version. It also included ricotta ravioli. My starter was veal carpaccio with a zucchini tartar. Delicious! For a main course my wife chose a "cote de couchon" which we soon found out was a pork chop. This was a 10 ounce chop served with a red cabbage chutney drizzled over the top. The side for this dish was a seasoned couscous. My main was a very rare fresh tuna steak that tasted like it had been caught this morning. It was served with sliced sautéed celery and a very minimal melted cheese topping. Very unusual but tasty. On top of this we shared a bottle of wonderful southern France rosé. We finished off the meal with the gourmet coffee dessert which consisted of a tasting of five desserts with beverages. I splurged and also ordered a Mandarin Napolean which is an orange flavored liqueur. This service was delivered by a very customer focused duo of Karen and Clelia. They clearly understand the concept of good customer service. If we come back to Lille this will be on our list of " must return to" spots."