Le Bistrot Lillois — Restaurant in Lille

Excellent little Bistrot where my mom and I ate superbly. It was very tasteful and excellent pricing. Very nice atmosphere, wood everywhere and original vintage tiles with flowers! Very cute place. I would add though that it was quite cold when we went. We ended up putting our jackets back on. We both had as entrée the Os à Moelle, the marrow bone, a dish typically served with bread and kosher salt. You spread it onto the toast and it's just a delight to eat! For main course, my mom chose the Carbonade with Gingerbread, French fries and I had the Souris d'Agneau (do not worry it's not a mouse 😂, it's delicious lamb shank that just melted right off the bone!). My mashed patatoes were so yummy, full of tasty butter. I did have to digest a while after our lunch haha! It was so rich and filling that we even had to skip dessert! Absolutely recommend, but...!...

I wanted to try some local specialities. Carefully looking at the boards, menus of the nearby restaurants, I ended up at this restaurant. The bistro name fits perfectly to the atmosphere, it's a good, comfortable place where one can eat a great meal. In fact, for me the dishes that I tried were really good... I ate snails for starter, and even though I wasn't hungry, I decided to eat a main course. I ate a 'Welsh', and it was magnificent. Melted cheddar, with egg, meat... Just great. And on top of it, the guy, that served, made the evening even more enjoyable. He laughed a lot, causing others smiling, and was a very good, but at the same time patient advisor regarding the choice. I wish I could find more like...

A mistake, taken in by the reviews on Trip Advisor which are just not reliable since it was commercialised!

One of the worst meals we have had in Lille, with a waiter who was rude and not that helpful!

The waitress was reasonably helpful but the food was really not that good, there are so many more decent restaurants in Lille and while I knew I had made a mistake it was too late to book another restaurant.

Not much more to say really! Only highlight was a nice bottle of house Bourgogne white, decent wine sadly not matched by the food!

Next time I will trust my gut and stay away from...