Outstanding fondue and raclette! Great treat if you are in Lille...a must visit…read more East walk (about 15 minutes) from the city center. Staff are exceedingly friendly and speak English. They were very accommodating to our three young children and helped us decipher the menu. We ordered cocktails (excellent), some great bordeaux wine (tasty), appetizers (all very good) and two kinds of fondue (more than enough food for the five of us). Everything we had was great. The place was packed (clearly very popular), the staff were helpful and professional, and the food was tasty (and fun). Worth a visit. Great 4-star restaurant. Strongly recommend!

When I first saw this place my initial assesment was "like a classic American restaurant - if it…read morewere French." It turns out I was pretty close; the plates are HUUGE and the food is pretty average. The produce is good for the simple salads - as is the, but those are *very* simple. For starters I had a "Croque Ancienne" (with salad) which was decent, but which I couldn't differentiate from an above average cheese toast and I couldn't determine what was "ancienne" about it - though that might be my own failing. My mother had a salad with a goat cheese and lardons which she seemed to like - the chevre itself was exceptional - but which was quite large for a starter. My entree (or main) was a Turkey filet in a Calvado cream sauce topped with camembert. The turkey was overcooked and dry; the sauce was *extremely* rich and the Calvado was lost in the sauce. My mothers main was also turkey (better) cooked in a (different) cream sauce - which was the same size as her starter and *also* came with a salad. My starter and entree *also* both came with salads, which didn't bother me as I had ordered them separately, but my mother had ordered hers as part of a *full menu*. Overall the food was decent, but the portions were over-large for the starters particularly and the food was quite rich. It was basically simple comfort food done with exceptional products. I should add that I tried two different blonde beers and they were both quite good.

My fiance and I came here for dinner between Christmas and New Years and really enjoyed ourselves…read more We arrived at 7:30pm on a Tuesday night and it didn't start to pick up until 8-8:30 (typical French). I really liked the atmosphere and decor, but as an American and a Brit, we did find it to be a little tooooo quiet, but again, that is just a cultural difference. My steak was cooked a perfect medium rare and the wine was fantastic. Service was great, however I am deducting one star because after we ordered and were poured wine from our bottle our server informed us that their credit card machine was "broken" and it was cash only. So my fiance had to get up and go find an ATM machine. I did not notice any other diners getting up and leaving to go get cash and I find it difficult to believe that everyone in Lille walks around with that sort of cash on them. I think they singled us out because we were not French and I am not sure why. Other than that I would highly recommend!

Slow food!! We had a wonderful lunch at this restaurant -…read moreonglet de boeuf (hanger/skirt steak) with tatin of endives, and choucroute garnie (sauerkraut with smoked meats and sausages). This restaurant specialises in beech wood smoked meat - and the results are terrific!! The service was attentive and the prices are reasonable! This is highly recommended!!

Butcher's turned into a restaurant, turned into a meat lovers' place. Traditionnal meat cooking…read moredishes as well as northern dishes. Staff is a bit slow and inhibiting, however comical and cheerful.The setting is warm and authentic and carries a delicious smoked sausage smell. Recommend The Carbonade and roasted camembert.

Forget all the hype around Au Vieux de la Veille and other such 'well known' places…read more From the minute we came in we knew we had chosen correctly! I had the Carbonade Flamande and it was possibly the best I've ever had, homemade fries were amazing too. No crticisms possible!