Chez Elles Bistroquet

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 weeks ago

  “Great location and absolutely delicious and authentic French restaurant with French staff. The menu changes to seasonal ingredients which I loved - there were slight differences to the website menu and they had specials too on the board. It was great to have an autumnal Fig Baked Alaska dessert!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “The food was amazing!!! Highly recommend the onion soup and the chicken schnitzel but it was all great. We had a out 5 dishes. The decor is nice and super cosy.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “We chose to dine here after having read the multitude of 4.5-5 star ratings. This was a small and authentic restaurant situated surprisingly on Brick Lane. A perky waitress served us and seated us promptly, offering us a jug of water. For wine drinkers, I must add that there was an extensive wine menu available. There were red candles lit on every table and dim overhead lighting, giving that romantic feeling throughout. French artwork adorned every wall and I heard the chefs in the open doored kitchen downstairs communicating to one another and the waitress in fluent French, leading me to believe that this indeed was an authentic French restaurant. We started with a French onion soup as an entree; this was authentic tasting, a lovely thin broth with lots of caramelized onions and croutons within. The soup was covered in a thick and gooey layer of cheese, which personally I could have done without, as I’m not much of a cheese fan. (see pic below for the amount of cheese leftover after finishing the soup…) From my understanding, the cheese layer is traditional on the onion soup. Perhaps if it were served with a piece of bread, it would have been easier to digest the ungodly amount of cheese. My date opted for a steak plate with ‘frites’ / (fries), peppercorn sauce and salad. Oddly his sauce wasn’t the typical peppercorn sauce but rather the typical French, lemon nuanced Bernaise Sauce simply mislabeled as peppercorn sauce. He enjoyed the steak and sauce and fries greatly. I ordered the confit duck, and enjoyed every last bite of it, as the duck was extremely tender and falling off the bone and the skin on top of it crispy, to the point of crackling when bit into! My duck was served on a bed of beans and a lentil soup, which was flavoursome and very wholesome. I must say, I was very pleasantly surprised by the broth beneath the duck. It was filling, healthy and unexpectedly gave a nod towards my Indian ancestry ie. Daal. Over all, I think this restaurant was authentic, intimate, romantic and unique in its own right. The friendly service and lovely decor really rounded off the delicious food served. I would rate it 5/5 and will definitely be planning a visit again soon!”

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “It was a hot day when we ate here. Inside was a little hot but overall nice warm atmosphere with dim lighting. The French onion soup was delicious. Snails were made perfectly, with a nice sauce to dip your bread in. Steak was cooked properly and was tender. Would go again.”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “I love that place ! It was our second time in Chez Elles. I think now it's a place where we want to go with my colleagues each time were in London. I usually don't eat french food in my own country (as I'm french) but this restaurant is really really good. And their french fries are the best I ever had! I recommended!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “The food was excellent, with very good quality products. The service was spectacular, super attentive, and the place is very cute. I would definitely come back.”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Chez Elles is a very quaint, cozy and romantic venue out of Brick Lane. Really love the decor and attention to detail. The service was friendly and correct, they even offered us to provide to try two reds they were testing for the restaurant. Food came quite quickly and it was a pleasant atmosphere. Having said that, I found it extremely pricey for what it was. 25 pounds for mussels and fries? 1kgs mussels will cost 6 pounds at a good fishmonger, and potatoes how much? Yet the portion I got was ridiculously small for the price. Snails were tasteless. Souffle wasn't bad but not wow. Again, I found the food very average for the price.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·10 months ago

  “Lovely traditional French restaurant. Superb all round. The chocolate mousse for dessert was the best I have ever tasted. Great value for money for the quality. I look forward to coming back.”

• G

  Google user

  ·11 months ago

  “You don’t usually think of French food when you think of Brick Lane, but this cosy little spot really stands out. For starters we had garlic butter snails, and French onion soup - the snails were ultra garlicky and the sturdy bread was perfect for mopping up the residual butter. The French onion soup was better than what I had in Paris, sweet and caramelised, the velvety broth had a deep beefy flavour, with a nice creaminess from the comte - this was super decadent and tasty. The steak was cooked beautifully to a perfect medium rare, but those frites were the secret star of the dish - crispy (even after 15 mins) and not at all greasy. It was served with a mustardy leafy salad which helped cut through the richness. Really good quality and value steak frites - L’entrecote who? Ended on a pistachio Creme brûlée which was lovely also, a nice nuttiness from the pistachio which just lingered in the background. Next time we’ll try the tarte tatin if it’s on the menu! Service is warm and efficient, lovely people working here.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·11 months ago

  “This is a small cosy and intimate restaurant. Pink and red candles and heart-shaped mirrors. Very good if you are dialling with a partner but if you are dining with a group of people or just a friend could leave you feeling a little bit like a gooseberry. The food that is offered on the menu is cooked very well and you can tell they use very good ingredients very good quality all round. There is not a huge selection of meals on the menu compared to other French restaurants that I've been but this is probably more authentic and what they served was very good. There's enough here for everyone maybe not so much vegetarians but there are a couple of options. The music in the background was very good not too loud but nice.I had the souffle and my friend had escargots and steak tartare and as if that wasn't enough a cheese souffle! There were a selection of desserts and they seem quite nice. The service was very efficient and fast and everything was served super duper hot. Thank you I would definitely like to return here”

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