Yesterday I have visited Le Petit Rouge for the second time (the previous one was 1 year ago). Le Petit is the sister restaurant of San Carlo's an italian restaurant at street level. I was attracted by their lunch offer of 2 courses for £6.50. I have to say that nothing has changed since 1 year ago. The quality of the food , preparation and presentation are good but the portions are just ridiculous. In fact what I received this time was 2 starters not 2 courses...and I am not exagerating. One year ago I ordered a la carte and it was the same. I still remember it. I ordered chicken wingS and I received 1 chicken wing! At least do not use the plural if you cannot deliver not even two of them.
So this time the two courses were: risotto with mushrooms : portion size was 1 fist of a child. smoked salmon with beetroot : portion size was maybe 25g of salmon and 15 g of beetroot cutted in tiny cubes. Lucky for me there was a little bowl of french chips too. Otherwise I had left the place completely starving.
But there was one more surprise! 500 ml of still water was charged £ 2.95 !!!!
So their name Le Petit Rouge (The little Red) describes perfectly the experience that you are going to get. Portions very little and bill pretty high.
If you want an expensive snack before going to have a proper meal, it's the right place.
It's definitely a pity but it looks like the owners don't want to make real business with this bistrot. read more