A cute and cozy little restaurant with good quality tasty food and service with a casual intimate…read morefeel. They offer meals that are fixed price appetizer plus main plus dessert, appetizer plus Main, or main plus dessert for a discount off the menu prices. We had the regional specialties of Welsh Complet which was slices of bread and ham covered in a rich mixture of cheddar cheese, mustard, and beer topped with an egg and Carbonade Flamande, a Flemish beef stew made with beer, gingerbread and sugar. Both were served with a generous helping of French fries.

We had dinner at Le Petite Table on Saturday night having taken the precaution of reserving a table…read morea few days in advance. It's a small, nicely decorated, casual dining place with a few tables on the ground floor and four or five more on the top floor which is where I would recommend taking your supper if you have the choice. The menu is split into choices from the "North" and the "South" - as you would expect the southern dishes are a little lighter and have a more Meditteranean flavour while the northern dishes on offer are pretty much the Flemish classics you will find all over town. There is an English menu available if you need help with the translation. The wine list is very compact with a choice of 3 or 4 unremarkable whites and reds around the 20€ mark. There is a reasonable choice of beer including the local trois monts and a few other decent brews by the bottle. We shared a shrimp croquette to start which was quite light and tasty. It came with a cream cheese accompaniment and some nicely presented salad. Good dish to start with and plenty for two to share. My main course of carbonnade flamande was a pretty good version of this local classic but lacked a little bit in terms of depth of flavour. The beef was good but could perhaps have benefited from being teamed up with a more interesting beer in the pot. On the plus side it came with some decent home made frites. B went South and had the carbonara poulet gorgonzola which she declared to be tasty but not a dish to knock the socks off. We were full by this point so we skipped dessert and had a cafe with an armagnac to finish what had been a pleasant but fairly average meal. If you know where to look you will find much better in Lille but I can see why Le Petite Table gets good reviews,that are well deserved, on the tourist websites.

What a great little restaurant this is. We were in town on vacation for just one day and selected…read morethis place. Very happy we did. My wife had a salad with goat cheese that she says is the best she has ever had, and she has had that many places throughout France and the US. As the photo shows, the goat cheese was baked onto a piece of wonderful bread, so it was almost like getting a salad and sandwich. I had a stew and our friends with us each had a ham and cheese bake of some kind. Forgive me for not remembering all of the details, but it was in French. Overall though, this was an excellent experience in every way. Great service, great food, convenient location. Note that we did not have a reservation, but the owner squeezed us in. I would highly recommend it because even at 1:30 on a weekday, this restaurant was packed.

Northern French food with an emphasis on the Maroilles cheese. The cheese itself is a bit strong…read morefor me. This review is biases because I was here on a day where it was 95 degrees hot.. no air conditioning in the restaurant nor did they have ice.. but I'm sure it would be much more enjoyable on a cooler day.

Food cooked so-so. Place looks quasi romantic, with view on old church, but not clean…read more Staff is friendly. There is no clear schedule for open kitchen

The Rue de Gand is lined with tempting little restaurants where you can eat well for under £15 a…read morehead but after traipsing up and down for an hour, looking for lunch to be told they were all full, we came across this brasserie and bar at the bottom of Rue de Gand on the other side of the square, which was a lovely find, right next to the Hotel de la Treille. You can have the dish of the day and a drink for around a tenner. The dish was cooked to perfection, the white fish on a bed of delicious mash potatoes surrounded by pestos sauce, just melted in your mouth. It came with a green salad, mushrooms and baby tomatoes. Everything just tasted really fresh. We accompanied the meal with a glass of Leffe lager. This was very refreshing and tasted good. Finished off with a hot cup of coffee. Nice relaxing atmosphere and quick and pleasant service.

Hidden in a back alleyway, Les Compagnons de la Grappe is the place to come to try out Northern…read moreFrench dishes in a gorgeous garden or dining room setting. The service here was extremely friendly and attentive, offering us careful explanations of all their best dishes and accommodating all of our requests! The item to order if you don't know what to choose is the L'Assiette du Nord, a sampler plate which came with small square bowls of four of the Northern French specialties on the menu. The carbonnade was a sweet and savory stew made with tender chunks of beef and onions; the Welsh des Compagnons was a decadent dish of beer boiled with cheese, served over a slice of ham and a slice of bread (pain d'epices); the Pot'jevleesch was a cold terrine made with chunks of pork, chicken, and rabbit in a savory jelly; and the croquette de crevettes was a fritter made with a creamy batter mixed with little shrimps and served with a thick, creamy dip with herbs (almost like tzatziki). Every item on this plate was absolutely delicious, but I was a particular fan of the Welsh (great for spreading on more bread), the Pot'jevleesch (surprisingly flavorful yet refreshing), and the croquettes (the crispy exterior, the creamy, umami interior, and the cooling cream sauce went perfectly together). In addition to the sampler plate, I also ordered the Filet de Bar, or sea bass in a crispy parmesan crust, served over a tomato-onion compote in an iron plate. On the side also came a "bouillabaisse" in a tiny metal pot--this was a boiled soup made with seasonal summer vegetables including eggplant, zucchini, red onions, and tomatoes. This was a light and delicious seasonal dish, and the presentation and flavors of all the food here were extremely on point!

This was my favorite restaurant while visiting Lille…read more This cozy restaurant is set like family style... it has that warmth and shabby chick that you get as you walk into someone's dinning room. Very unpretentious and nice inside... outdoor you will find an open terrace with warm lighting and heaters for those winter days. It is a beautiful place. Having said that, the best part of this restaurant is the food... heart warming dishes, incredibly tasty bread, awesome wines and service couldn't get any better. Service here was friendly and very attentive. I usually heard of people in France being rude... but I could not disagree more. All of the people in this place were friendly... even other people at the restaurant with whom we talked for a bit and got a few recommendations as they are regulars here. We had a salmon tartare, raw tuna steak (very good), steak and fries and a lamb stew that was delicious all followed by a dessert that had a lot of things... I forgot the name but it was huge. Everything here was delicious. Prices are "very" reasonable. This place is a most visit when coming to Lille. Thumbs up.