Le Potager des Demoiselles Cote Bistro

Superb. Excellent, delicious food and decadent desserts. Very friendly environment. Patrick is very knowledgeable of the food and the wines. He helped us pair the wines with the food we had that was incredible. Choices for vegetarians and non vegetarians. The calamari appetizer was cooked to perfection. The pork was served in what could look like a pot pie and the crust was so soft and the pork will melt in your mouth. My friends have the steak and said that was the best meat they have tried in France. Overall a great experience, the chef cooks amazing and the service is the best. I will definitely go back to dine there.

People often ask what it is that I miss the most from home. Family is the obvious one, a flaky buttery croissant or flâner on market day and wonderful places like le potager des demoiselles. On the eve of heading back to Dublin, we thought of trying something new. The menu was small, which I always prefer, marrying beautiful sounding ingredients and wine pairing to boot! We were not disappointed… it is not often you visit a place for the first time, and yet the owner makes you feel like a regular within 10 minutes. You are happy to let the choices of wine being made for you and what a journey! Time is spent transporting you through various terroirs, a terres salées perfectly matching beautiful scallops, yet taking on the robust flavour of the truffle or the tale of a Grenache made by a friend, which apart from being the perfect marriage to a rich chocolate, hazelnut and pear tart, you can see yourself sipping by the fire on a cold Irish night. Nothing is left unchecked… a 2016 champagne comes with a complementary amuse-bouche, a radish tartar cutting through the bold taste of a perfect herring bite size croquette… I could not finish this without mentioning Jules, such humour, care and interest! All I can say is see you in July!

I don’t usually write reviews but after eating at this restaurant I felt like I needed to. The food, wine, and service was exceptional, and the atmosphere was very relaxing. Patrick is extremely knowledgeable about wine and knew exactly which wine to pair with each course. We also really appreciated that he took the time to describe each item on the menu to us in English. The restaurant is a little bit out of town but to be honest we would have happily traveled further to come here.

Be prepared for a bit of a taxi journey from Lille, but thoroughly worth the extra expense. Our French is quite good, but we were were brilliantly helped (in English) by the owners with food and wine choices, which we thoroughly enjoyed. In fact they retail the bottles of wine that they serve, at a very good price. What's not to like? We intend to go back to Lille and will certainly be heading back to this lovely restaurant.

Je cherchais un établissement pour découvrir des accords mets et vin avec une cuisine de haut vol allant de pair et, je n'ai pas été déçu ! Le patron et la patronne sont d'excellent conseil et les plats proposés sont novateurs et succulents. En plus, le restaurant met à point d'honneur à proposé des vins de petits producteurs qui ont un intérêt gustatif. Les plats sont élaborés et très bon ! Une soirée parfaite et j'ai déjà hâte d'y revenir !