Brasserie Blanc - Chichester — Restaurant in Chichester

I wasnt sure if to put a 3 or 4 stars based on 1 issue that was quite a sensible matter to me but lets start with the positives:

I went with my partner and a couple of friends and we all enjoyed the food.

The waitress was really nice and friendly and food came quite quick.

The setup of the place was nice and comfy.

Now the negatives:

My partner and I are recovering from a long and strong illness that made us not being able to celebrate christmas properly due tilo how strong this illness was and how we felt. We recently started going out again, this place being our first restaurant since our illness almost a month ago. While we did not mention to the waitress we were taking strong antibiotics that couldnt be mixed with alcohol we ordered mocktails and cocktails were given to us instead.

Not sure how the mix up happened but needless to say I wasnt feeling great the rest of the night, gladly my partner wasnt as affected.

The restaurant manager was nice enough to take both of our meals and drinks out of the bill btu that wasnt the point for us as we are not the type of people that are seeking for a free meal, it was mainly a big concern to us as we have been quite poorly for a while.

I understand mistakes can happen and apart from that everything else was perfect.

Luckily this wasnt an allergen issue as things couldve turned even worse.

All in all though the place seems to be a good...

April2023 Shout out to the chefs (John), Rita and her lovely crew for we had a wonderful time at Brasserie Blanc. Our orders were taken and all served at the same time. We were able to bring our own wine without any corkage that Monday night as that was their promotion. We were served basket bread with spreads to enjoy prior to our mains arriving. My chateaubriand was perfect. I know they said its for 2 but I can easily scoff it down 😊 beef was medium rare and perfectly seared on all its sides. Tender and juicy. Side salad and fries included. Yes, fries -- crunchy and not too heavy since they werent chips which made me very happy. I tried some of the beef bourgignon it was very tender like it didnt need any chewing 🤣 love the sauce it came with. It has been simmered very well for it to have that consistency and texture. I tried some of the chicken balloutine -- juicy and seasoned so well. Always a lovely time here. This place is special to me. 😊 Dinner out with friends - quick catch up and celebrating lifr and friendship

Jan2024 I have spent memories here with friends and loved ones. Bonding and chatting over food ❤️ celebrating each others...

Disappointing Tuesday evening Birthday meal. I had two courses from the a la carte. French Onion soup was very nice but impossible to eat wirh a soup spoon the toasted bread in the soup as it had gone tough and chewy. Main course was sirloin and french fries. I rarely order steak but had spent the day looking forward to a quality cooked french bistro steak and fries. My was I disappointed with what I was served.

Steak was ordinary, french fries tasted (and looked) like oven chips. One soggy looking fried tomato, no garnish... very poor aesthetically. I've had better at Premier Inn - truly I have.

The pepper sauce was vile... looked like cat sick... turns out the green lumps were gherkin... couldn't taste the pepper. Eventually I had to swap for the roquefort sauce as I couldn't stomach the horrible pepper sauce. The roquefort sauce was thin, watery and hardly tasted of roquefort.

My companions were also disappointed... bland ravioli and the onglet steak was like boot leather.

Awful... won't be going again. Expensive evening... wished I'd saved myself a packet and opted for...