Le Montmartre

Amazing food, great price, lovely surroundings and atmosphere. I totally recommend it!
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Andrea
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

I stumbled upon this restarant by chance as i was walking down Essex Rd late one Sunday evening about a month ago. I am a bit conscientious about going into places that I don't know and asking for a 'table for one' but I was welcomed with a lovely smile from the waitress and instantly made to feel at home.

I love steak and chips so when I saw the steak 'perigourdine' in a fois gras and port sauce with fries my mind was automatically made up! I was pleasantly surprised as the generously sized rib eye was cooked perfectly to order (rare to medium) and the plentiful brown sauce was rich and tasty. A generous amount of fries accompanied the steak in a large bowl and they are very good indeed (some of the best I have tasted anywhere), a fresh golden colour, nice and crisp on the outside and soft in the middle and great when left to soak in some of the lovely brown sauce! On top of the steak was a small slice of fois gras pate which just melts in the mouth (and is made in-house). I washed down my steak with a reasonably priced large glass of house red and left feeling full and very satisfied for under £20.

I have returned 3 times since then and each time ordered the same dish! I even spoke to the French chef/owner about the brown sauce as I would love to replicate this at home and he gave me some tips on how to go about it (although making homemade veal stock for the base sauce might be pushing my culinary abilities somewhat!) .

If you live in the upper street/essex road area I would definitely give it a try.

This review is of course only based on one dish sampled 4 times but it was consistent which is a very good sign and bodes well for the other items on the menu which I look forward to trying. In fact I mentioned to the very pleasant waitress that the next time I will be determined to try something different. She knows the menu very well and recommended that I try the lamb next time which I will gladly do!
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johnm
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, June 09, 2010