Bermondsey, Chicken Restaurant Guide

This southeast London fixture (sibling to nearby Casse-Croute) is said to “divide opinion” by some of its regulars. “It’s in a random tennis clubhouse with an apparently Alpine theme in a park off Bermondsey Street” – a setting that some see as characterful and others “strange”. As for the traditional cooking: “some dishes are decidedly average, but others are impressive”; and “while the food is meant to be shared, the portion sizes can be haphazard”. The overall culinary verdict? “fairly authentically French and enjoyable”.