Octopus — Restaurant in Lille

A very nice restaurant with great prices and very royal portions. The lady who works here did all the waiting on her own! She was amazing and funny. After having so many bad experiences in Paris I was so delighted to experience the friendlyness of the people in Lille. Eventhought she could not speak English very well and my French is limited at best, everything went smooth. They do have a menu in English which was great for my table guests. It was nice to get an amuse with fruit, sorbet and a savoury touch. Very bold and refreshing. The dishes we ordered were very nicely balanced in flavour and the octopus so deliciously tender. I loved it how they made a kind of ratatouille with seasonal vegetables to go with the main polpo course. We we're so full after an apetizer and main that we couldn't handle dessert. If you ever come to Lille steer clear from the tourist trap restaurants in the centre and stretch your legs a bit and find this place. Be sure to book in advance because...

Highly recommend. Very sophisticated cuisine. We had the maquereau, the best maquereau I’ve ever had! Smoked, lightly cooked, oily, very fresh, served with trout eggs, clams, a light and fresh dressing slightly acidic and fermented, delicious. Grilled octopus, the best grilled octopus I’ve ever had. Very fresh, soft, charred; served with amazing veggies: radish, horseradish perhaps, potatos with fermented shiso leaves I think, no sauce, fresh and crunchy and delicious. And an excellent glass of sauvignon blanc. Generous portions and really inexpensive considering the quality. I will definitely go again the next time I’m in Lille. Lots of good restaurants in Lille and this is...

This is a small restaurant specialised in cooking octopus. We reserved a table to sample how this ingredient can be tamed in modern French cooking. We ordered three appetisers, including their famous crispy octopus, marinated octopus as well as octopus in cocoa tempura. We also tried their Grilled octopus as the main course. All in all I loved the way this glutinous seafood is served, especially the pairing of octopus with different fruit, even cocoa. It gives the ingredient a different or unexpected dimension. It’s nice to see how tastes is reimagined. Also I must say all the dishes were beautifully presented. Prices were very...