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We went last year. Wine was surprisingly very good. Food good for the price, 1970s French aimed at the English (overcooked rack of lamb, thick gloopy sauces), but reasonable. The decor was original 1970s too...you could smell 30 years of cooking and nicotine...an absolute blast and like being in a museum.


Good service and like being in a timewarp. Great for those in their 50s/60s...a one off experience so for the younger crowd.


Sorry Louisa, but the world revolves and changes constantly. I don't either want ED to be a Clapham clone, but we do need to update things.

We went about a year ago and had a nice time but the atmosphere as well as the food all felt very old fashioned, things have moved on. Put it this way we haven't been back..

Having said that I hope Eric and Margaret have a long and happy retirement as they are great hosts.

Went there this evening and we had good beef dishes and reasonable wine.

Wish I'd dined there previously, but thanks to this forum I at least found out they're closing, allowing me to squeeze-in a meal beforehand.

Love the decor and first time the other patrons waved goodnight as we left !!

KK good to hear you got to the Moulin for the last time ruffers huggers and steveo will pass on your regards to Eric and Margret to night, this is their penultimate night and fully booked Sunday has been reserved by a family that want to have the last day exclusively for themselve's 26 years has just past in the blink of an eye good by and good luck to Eric and Margert.

Bob S

Have had many family events at le Moulin - sad to see them go. Was going to go there tomorrow lunch time but obviously cannot do that now. However we had a group meal in April. Income was not steady and large enough for them to plough back into decor etc. They do not consider themselves as going for retirement - just going to see how they feel.

I thought they were closing on 31st may?

All for dated decor, don't need the latest overly-sized monochrome wallpaper (on one wall only), crap art and matching palette decor. Quirky and a bit Fawlty-esque is more original by default, doesn't affect the food, more genuine.

I'm no interior decorator tho, either !

Sad to see them go..but wish Eric & Margaret all the best for the future...I remember a few years ago we had an horrendous day, heavy rain caused our guttering to overflow and water cascaded through the flat upstairs & through our bedroom ceiling, which partially collapsed, we had already been to the restaurant a couple of times, and after an evening of surveying the damage to our home we thought "sod it ! lets get out of here for a bit" & headed there, we had a lovely bottle of red & nice dinner, while Eric & Margaret listened to our woes and made us feel generally looked after & we went home a lot happier and ready to get on with sorting the damage out :)
I remember it before Eric and Margaret took it over. It was a Turkish restaurant then. Kebabs and bottles of Buzzbag. Only went in a few times over the years whilst it was Le Moulin but had pretty good experiences there on the times I did. Yes, you could say it was a little like a time warp - even the 70sish menu - but they were great hosts and as I walked past last night I could see many people were enjoying themselves in there for the last time. So good luck Eric and Margaret with whatever you choose to do now. Time to put your feet up and relax.

JL I thought I saw you go by last night yes it was quite a mixed emotions evening lot's of people wanting to share the last meal together with Eric and Margret some men in black tie and DJ'S their partners in evening gown's lot's of cards and flowers given the wine and bollie flowed in excess excellent food in large amounts a good time had by all poor Margret was quite over come at the end of the night good luck to you both and Eric you will now have more time for your golf farewell.

Bob S

I don't post as much these days, but I just wanted to say, I'd like to wish Eric and Margaret a very happy post-Le Moulin life, whatever and wherever they choose to go and do. One of the main things I feel pretty strongly about on this forum as many of you may know. Le Moulin was once a big part of my life, fabulous restaurant, fabulous people and I would be lying if I didn't say a tear was brought to my eye when they bowed out last night for the final time. A great loss to East Dulwich.


Louisa.

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