Le Chardon

[purplehaze]

loved

being called mademoiselle and

my beautiful starter

my delicious main

my exquisite pud

[edcam]

Good to see a thread redressing the balance. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course but the loaded negative thread titles don't help, especially under dubious circumstances.

[guna nua]

In my opinion Le Chardon is one of the best restaurants on Lordship Lane, I haven't been there recently but when I have gone there (lunchtimes and evenings) the atmosphere is marvelous, the food delicious and cooked exactly how I want it, the staff have always made me feel welcome and treated me like a princess regardless of whether I'm with my main man, my sister, my friends, a client or my boys, always a good experience one of the best restaurants in south London( and I've been to a lot ) and also very reasonably priced.

[Loulou]

Had lunch here today with a Groupon offer, service was excellent and food very tasty. Couldn't fault it!

LL

[Annasfield]

I like it there too. A gourmet card makes it excellent value for money

[buddug]

Have just had a fabulous meal, yet again, at Le Chardon - the first restaurant in East Dulwich before its gentrification, that may well have attracted all the others that made this such a special place - and, as usual, I enjoyed the wonderful French experience. How we laughed about the English failure to understand the French sense of humour. But I'm Welsh, and I get it. It only adds to the experience. But the ma?tre d' also said to me that many of her English customers 'get it' too. And she valued that. Sadly, only a small minority of English customers don't get it, but they can be most vociferous in their criticism of this wonderful establishment. Quelle domage. Vive la revolution!

[CataRosca]

I go there for lunch and always appreciate the food as well as the service. I agree it's one of the best restaurants on Lordship Lane.

[steve 1975]

I'm going this evening. I can't wait to tast the food and attitude ;-)

[marmaladeontoast]

I have found it always to be consistently great food and service and remains a favourite since I first tried it years ago. The fact it remains busy up against the chain restaurants is testament to its quality.

Am baffled at negative posts.....

[steve 1975]

What can I say. The 6 of us had an exceptional friendly meal. I had the fishcake to start, followed by the steak. Always superb. Unfortunately I didn't get to see any French lady attitude. Maybe next time as there will be one very soon :-)

[Annasfield]

Had a lovely meal tonight. My steak was a bit over cooked but I decided not to make a fuss. When the hostess asked if our meal was okay, I mentioned it but said I didn't want to change it. She insisted and couldn't be any more apologetic.

My favourite restaurant on LL

[yeknomyeknom]

See deal on Groupon:

Guests can get a taste of France in East Dulwich, with ?55 to spend on food and drink between two people at Le Chardon. The a la carte menu features starters such as moules marini?re (usually ?8.50), snails with garlic butter (?7.95) and a plateau de fruit de mer to share, including oysters (?23.50). Mains include the salmon fillet with hollandaise sauce (?14.95) and a traditional fish stew (?18.95). The less carnivorous can bid adieu to hunger with the baked aubergine stuffed with mixed herbs (?12.50).

[Sue]

You will spend a great deal more of that if you add a bottle of wine to your Groupon meal :(

[Growlybear]

Do beware of the Groupon and Amazon deals at this restaurant. From my experience, and that of several people I know who have bought these offers, you will be served tiny portions of vastly inferior food to what is being served to other diners who are paying the full price from the a la carte menu. When I went, my daughter's steak was less than half the size of the steak served to the man on the next table, and was barely edible. The attitude of the staff also changes rather abruptly when they realise that you are using one of the offers, and they really do treat you like second class citizens. I think some of the Groupon and Amazon deals can be quite good value, but in my opinion, buying the offer for Le Chardon really is a false economy.

[Sue]

We went as a Time Out offer. Probably it's the same deal?

I thought the food was OKish, though I wouldn't rush back (tender steak but completely tasteless, if memory serves), and did not at all feel treated like a second class citizen - the service we had was fine.

However I did not enjoy the house wine (I think we had the merlot) which was far from cheap and really bumped up the cost of the meal, as did the post-meal armagnac (it was my partner's birthday) which I had also expected to be better :(

I don't think I'd go back even with a voucher, and I certainly wouldn't pay full price if the quality of the food and drink is as it was when we went.

[edcam]

Groupon deals are never as good as they appear. I gave up on them completely. It's not just Le Chardon.

[Sue]

edcam Wrote:

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> Groupon deals are never as good as they appear. I

> gave up on them completely. It's not just Le

> Chardon.

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There's a tiny place in Forest Hill (the Catford end) called Gurkha's Flavour which quite often comes up in Time Out offers and which is very good value for a meal for two. Their Indian/Nepalese food is very nice :)

[antantant]

Gurkha's Flavour actually has a deal on Living Social right now -

Starter, Main Course and Side Dish with Glass of Wine or Beer for Two (?14) or Four (?28) People

I've always meant to give it a go...

Sue Wrote:

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> edcam Wrote:

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> > Groupon deals are never as good as they appear.

> I

> > gave up on them completely. It's not just Le

> > Chardon.

>

> xxxxxxx

>

> There's a tiny place in Forest Hill (the Catford

> end) called Gurkha's Flavour which quite often

> comes up in Time Out offers and which is very good

> value for a meal for two. Their Indian/Nepalese

> food is very nice :)

[Jocky]

Bumping this thread a little but I went there with my better half last week and was amazing! nice French cuisine on ED's doorstep.

[LasChicas]

We have lived in ED for 10 years. The Chardon used to be one of the best places to eat around here...providing you were able to cope with the snooty actitude of the woman who ran it before! I wasnt...we have dinner there recently and were dissapointed with the food which is pretty average, quality gone

down but so have the price. The tables are too closed to each other. Staff were attentive ,room is pleasantly decorated. The house merlot is just palatable but not value for money.

[Sue]

LasChicas Wrote:

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The house merlot is just

> palatable but not value for money.

Glad somebody else thinks so - I thought maybe it was just me not properly appreciating wine :))

I could scarcely drink it, and it was far from cheap for a house wine.

[85volga]

food for thought ....

http://ratings.food.gov.uk/enhanced-search/en-GB/%5E/lordship%20lane/desc_rating/0/%5E/%5E/1/1/10 / 25th March 2014

[yeknomyeknom]

On groupon ?25 For ?55 Towards Food and Drink For Two at Le Chardon (55% Off).