Chez Elles

Oh yes, Chez Elles is doing it so right in the district of souk merchant-​wannabe restaurant owners who are trying to lure you in to their businesses until you start jogging away with a hungry stomach. There are 3 things you should keep in mind before your visit to Chez Elles:
1. Are you interested in catching the best wine happy hour (pitcher of red/​white plus a decent cheese platter at a very reasonable price)? If the answer is yes, you got to be there before 7 pm.
2. Dinner only? Make a reservation.
3. On a diet and can’t do dessert? (Here I slap you real hard) Come to your senses and order that chocolate cake happily swimming on the most delicious french custard ever and continue your diet tomorrow.
We have been living in London only for 2 months and already made it there 3 times. Yes, we will be back.

Chez Elles is definitely worth a visit if you’re around Brick Lane or Spitalfields — a delicious, kitschy gem hidden among the sea of curry houses.
The décor in Chez Elles is eclectic and adorable — the birdcages, plates and framed vintage prints, along with the loveseat in the corner and French tunes are the stuff of instagram dreams. It has a really nice atmosphere, and with a lot of conversation pieces it’s the kind of place that would work well for a meal out with friends or a first date. I also thoroughly enjoyed the mismatching cutlery and plates — it added to the character of the place: life is far too short for matching sets.
We went straight for the mains in order to make good time to make the show, though I was particularly tempted by the Foie Gras. The service was friendly and helpful, which is always a bonus.
Always a fan of anything raw, I went for the tartare de boeuf et frites maison, or steak tartar. It was seasoned beautifully, accompanied by a perfectly dressed salad and crisp frites. The best steak tartar I’ve had in London yet!
Chez Elles have really nailed it — a charming vibe, excellent food, great location — which is a refreshing change from the increasingly anonymous monotony of Brick Lane curry houses (though I’m open to recommendations). It was an absolute pleasure.

Great discovery! Excellent food and warm service ! Will definitely come back to taste more of these look delicious dishes. The place is lovely, deco makes you feel like home.

Chez Elles is the restaurant I have been the most in London. It is a very cute, little French bistrot in the heart of Brick lane. The decoration is a beautiful, higgledy-​piggledy mix. The food is delicious and affordable. The whole experience is always a huge success thanks to Nadia, Aurélie and their team who are very friendly and make you feel like home.
Every visit gets better and better all the time.
I went last time to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday, we shared duck rillette with a jug of red wine, we both had the confit duck main course, follow by the delicious vanilla and pistachio crème brulée.

Fantastic ambience– eclectic and warm; great food and wonderful service! I will definitely be going back and would highly recommend it!

Gorgeous in every way — food, wine, atmosphere, waiting staff. Such a welcome surprise to find a truly authentic restaurant on Brick Lane that isn’t Bangladeshi. Take a hot date — then take a cab home!

I am a total Francophile, who takes any opportunity to cross the channel, so if a restaurant makes me think I’m in France then it gets a big thumbs up from me. I’ve been to this restaurant 5 or 6 times now, and from my 2^nd visit I was greeted like a friend. I’m not looking for a Cheers moment, but that moment of recognition goes a long way in a bustling metropolis like London. And the food. Always fresh, great favours and thoughtful presentation. The goats cheese salad I had on my last visit was a perfectly dressed combination of colourful salad items, topped with a generous slab of goats cheese on toast. And the pistachio and chocolate crème brûlée is a little bit of heaven, smooth and creamy with a lovely crisp top. Washed down with a glass from their extensive wine list, you could be in a side street in Paris.

Ambiance is super cozy and cute. Perfect for a group or couples (but I recommend making a reso bc the place is small).
The food was tasty and good. I would say the portion for the Coq au vin tagliatelles (£14.50) was small for the price… hence the 3 star instead of 4. But, the taste was perfect and the juiciness of the chicken was spot on.
Staff was very friendly and service was great.

Came here for a casual group dinner and really enjoyed it. Chez Elles is right at the end of Brick Lane — kind of a random location for a French restaurant as normally it’s Indian restaurants in the area!
The restaurant was packed but we made reservations earlier… highly suggest to make reservations if you’re dining here, especially on a Saturday night.
Food was fairly priced and really tasty — see photos attached. Service was friendly. Really enjoyed the ambience and the experience — I’ll be back!

Loved the atmosphere! Very cute, comfy and romantic. Loved that everyone spoke French!))) Très bien!
Unfortunately the prices seemed a bit steep.

Came here solely for the fact that they had pistachio vanilla crème brûlée and it was to die for. One of the best I’ve ever had. The interior is very chic and romantic and the owner was so friendly.

This place is too good to be true. We were trying to rearrange last minute plans at 2 pm on a Friday for the same night, and somehow they were able to offer us a reservation at 7:30 pm or 9 pm. Maybe it’s by virtue of not being in central London? They seated us promptly, took our orders promptly, and actually had great service, considering that everyone is all VERY VERY French!
The location is odd, that’s for sure. I know Brick Lane for dodgy South Asian restaurants, and to be fair, I don’t even go there for those anymore. But tucked amongst all of that is this really cute French bistro, which really feels like it should be in Marylebone or something.
As for the food, I ordered the duck confit, which is my go-​to dish when it comes to French food. It was delicious, served with mash on top of a plentiful serving of duck and a lot of gravy. Definitely a luxury comfort food that I wouldn’t mind seeing in the English gastropubs sometime. The roquette salad was served in a separate bowl, and not so pleasant because just pure roquette and nothing else is quite bitter. Not such a big fan of that.
And about the other dishes on the table… the mussels are apparently amazing, very soft and juicy and apparently the best ones my friend has ever eaten. The grilled beef rump was good (but small) and the potatoes croquettes are really just like hash browns. And the steak tartare also got a vote of approval by a guy who used to live in Paris.
We ordered two bottles of the merlot, and the wine list is actually quite well priced, with a few options under 25 pounds, if I remember correctly. I trust all wine in a French restaurant so pretty sure you can’t go wrong with what you order!

Great little French restaurant, I felt like I was in France even though I’ve never been there. Great food, service and ambiance. This was right down the street from the flat on Heneage I was staying in, so it was pretty easy to take a quick walk down and indulge. I sometimes poked my head in just for desert. Fabulous onion soup!

Went here on Tuesday night with a friend. wasn’t sure what to expect as it’s on brick lane. land of the curry. But it was really lovely. Great atmosphere, nice staff & tasty food. We shared a plate of charcuterie (it wasn’t huge but all very nice) and I had mussels for main (the sauce was amazing). My friend had steak tartare, which I tasted & thought was really good too. Will definitely be back.

We arrived really late and were recommended this place by our hotelhost. Prefect start on our vacation! Charming place with good food, service and the best pistacciocremebruleee ever!!!

Had a cheese fondue dinner at Androuet one night, and needed to find a nice little place for coffee and dessert. The waiter recommended Chez Elles, and was kind enough to call them for us to reserve a table :)
The French bistro was incredibly nice, and it was too bad I was already full because their menu looked delicious!
For dessert, we just had the vanilla + pistachio crème brûlée, and a poached peach slices with a raspberry sorbet and shortbread. The brulee was OK, I couldn’t quite detect the pistachio — but I really liked the poached pear. Maybe I’m more particular to fruits :)
Dessert was great, but I will definitely come back to try their main courses. Update to come at a later date :)

About a week ago, I was in France. Okay, not actually France, more like Little France on Brick Lane, but Chez Elles Bistro simply feels very French. From the interior with wine maps of France on the walls to the waiters and waitresses to the wine to the food — everything screams: Vive la France! And this is a very good thing. Chez Elles Bistro is a lovely little French restaurant where you least expect it.
For starters I ordered duck rilettes, and it was incredibly delicious. I had an excellent Pinot Gris with it, a white wine from Alsace, and I really enjoyed it. It reminded me a little bit of a good Riesling.
For the main, I ordered the burger. This was probably not the best choice, I admit, but I wanted to keep some of the other dishes for another visit. The burger tasted very good, it was only a tiny little bit too rare for me. But that could easily be resolved by specifying how I wanted it, so that’s fine for me. I was also a little bit disappointed by the fries. They looked nice and crispy, but they were soft and not as crunchy as I prefer my fries.
The chocolate cake then made me forget the main and instead made me like this place even more. It was rich and moist and not too heavy, it just tasted great!
All in all, Chez Elles Bistro is a very good French restaurant. If you like French food and wine, I cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Feels like you are sitting in a little bistro in the Marais.
Started with lovely dry cured salamis and a glass of the Cote Du Rhone, followed with the hand cut Beef Tartare, which was very tasty, my companion had the Moule frites, which was also very tasty, we shared a cheese plate comprised of four perfectly ripe well presented cheeses. Desert was an excellent glass of Armagnac.
Very enjoyable evening, relaxed and quirky interior, and good staff make this a real pleasure to visit.
Nice bar area to the front if all you want is a glass of wine.

French on Brick Lane? why yes actually and French it is.
The ladies were very helpful. The please is cute, eclectic and warm all at the same time.
Great place to duck into when those surprise rains happen and that how my friend who brought me there found it.
Good French wine selection, nice food, delightful desserts. I will do it again. promise.

It was late night and we were on Brick Lane looking for any spot that was open to get a drink.
Weird enough, Chez Elles found us.
As we were walking down the street, we started to hear a loud noise. As we got closer, we realised it was a band. As we got up to the door, we realised it was a large nine person funk-​jazz jam band crammed into this tiny wine bar. Upright basses, saxophone, Casio keyboard, and a slew of other instruments jamming out.
How could we say no!
Although it was packed with the band, it still didn’t feel crowded. The place feels more spacious than it is and good table placement (not too many of them against the wall) allows for easy movement.
Drinks took a little while to come but they were packed. I ordered a g&t and got a glass of gin and a small bottle of tonic to make it myself. Not sure if I loved or hated this move but it was different.
They also do French Cuisine here but I didn’t try it. I did see people eating escargot though and they looked deliciius.
Not the most trendy place on Brick Lane or by far the biggest. But for fun late-​night factor alone, you bet I’d be back.