Kurt D.
Yelp
It was Saturday night and we were in serious trouble...
Sitting in the park next to Notre Dame de la Trelle we realized that it was 21h, we were starving and we had no reservations. On a saturday in the Lille city center this is a dangerous position to be in. It these kinds of unfortunate circumstances that lead people to make the kinds of decisions that can haunt a person for hours or even days. If we didn't act fast we might find our selves holding a shitty Kebab or even worse...a shwarma!
I grabbed my girlfriends arm and fled the park as fast as we could stroll, leaving our friends to pick up wrappings from our afternoon visit to the boulangerie. As we headed down the street we stopped at a number of establishments begging for a table outside. You see despite our eminent danger we were determined to take advantage of the beautiful weather and long spring day. After numerous attempts I was starting to feel destitue when we came to la Petite Table...
"Sure, we can accommodate. Give us a minute and we'll bring a table out for you," the manager said (note: this has been translated from french, of course he wasn't speaking english). We were saved!
The service took a little while but what can you expect when they build you a friggin table on request and they more than made up for it by being very friendly and dealing with my oh-so-terrible french with not so much as a furrowed brow. I ordered the steak tartare and she ordered the fish. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed her meal but I'm not sure because I was barely able to hear a word she said over the sounds of angles singing in the background every time I put a bit of that delicious steak into my mouth. It was perfectly seasoned and every bit was purely delightful. I am a bit tartare fan and this was hands down the best I have ever had. I officially had a new favorite restaurant in Lille.
All in all the food was excellent, the service was very friendly and accommodating the atmosphere, on a beautiful spring night, was top notch. Do yourself a favor and eat here often.