La Petite Auberge (Islington)

• This little french restaurant looks very cute and the prices are very affordable
• The neighbourhood is amazing as well
• They maybe went a bit over the top with the stereotypes in the decoration and in the menu
• The cuisses de grenouilles and Escargots are not really representatives of french tastes
• Only for big cheese lovers but if that is the case you will not be disappointed
• This restaurant is located on Upper Street in Islington
• The atmosphere is nice enough
• A perfect place for a dinner with friends where you can talk without shouting
• The menu is quite simple but it smells like France and the prices are affordable
• The time I went there I had a fried Camembert entry followed by a steak with potatoes and a dessert
• At the end of the note for 4 with a bottle of wine was less than 100 pounds
• The Staff (mostly french) is truly kind
• The inside is warm and welcoming with red and white checked table cloths and soft lighting which is accentuated by the candles that sit in the middle of each table
• Another lovely touch is the crepe bar to the right of the restaurant which provides a variety of delicious looking sweet and savoury crepes which are made to order
• So be careful not to go over board if you are planning on ordering more than one course
• Starter I had the vodka and chilli fried prawns which were light and perfectly seasoned
• S starter which was deep fried camembert
• Rich flavour and was very filling
• S rabbit stew was a warming bowl of comfort food which came with a side of buttery mash
• Most of the waiters were French which kept up the authentic feel
• I trust that this is for good reason
• I came to La Petite Auberge because I was looking for a good place to have crepes and I definitely came to the right place
• I tried the Kinder crepe which is essentially a crepe with melted kinder chocolate inside and it was AMAZING
• The restaurant is split in two areas
• One in which you can eat a full meal and the other which is a bit more casual with high tables and barstools where you can just sit to have a coffee and a crepe
• La Petite Auberge (Islington) is really cute and casual and has a really french rustic look with wooden tables and wooden mirror frames
• The prices are reasonable and the service is great
• A glance at the menu suggested that most of the mains were quite creamy dishes so we decided to order two starters to share between our party of four
• When they arrived there was a big difference in portion size between the two starters
• The prawn dish consisted of only 3 prawns whereas the Camembert was a large whole Camembert
• Despite this massive size difference both were extremely delicious and very much enjoyed
• The prawns were meaty and flavoursome but the Camembert perhaps slightly too filling to be had for one person alone
• Though as suspected all were extremely rich dishes so we were very full afterwards
• My rabbit casserole was very tender and is definitely recommended
• Overall the staff were extremely friendly and attentive to us
• They also put a candle in my dessert which I thought was a cute touch
• I was recommended to this Bistro by my Pregnant Best Friend who was frequenting almost on a daily basis
• This bistro is nothing spectacular to look at and it would be easy for you to walk on by but my friends that would be criminal and here's why
• Oooh wee this little family was balanced succulent and one of moment when you wished you had a never ending stomach so you could carry on eating
• Ha everyone was jealous but I was not sharing
• Portion was good and value for money is actually unbelievable
• All the starters was of high standard but I don't want to dwell on them because I need to go straight on to the dessert
• As SOON as I sit down regardless of not ordering any starters and whether it was on the menu (which it wasn't btw)
• It was coupled with hot chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream that I devoured AFTER I finished the soufflé
• As I didn't want to taint the flavour with anything else
• With me but she said her chocolate sauce tasted of meat and thought I was going mad if I liked the sauce
• We swapped sauces and in fact hers was a chocolate gravy lol (I secretly enjoyed it I mean what's not to love
• To be fair the gravy pot was extremely similar to the chocolate one but it shouldn't happen
• Petit auberge combines the best of all worlds
• The prices are reasonable
• Had a lovely lunch with my missus and son
• The roasted lamb shank is an absolute triumph

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