Bastille review by Stephen
Despite living 5 minutes walk from Bastille, I had not sampled it's cuisine until last night (Saturday). A friend and I had decided to catch up over a latish dinner and arrived at about 9 to a packed and lively scene.
Having been seated the service was friendly, courteous and light hearted - a real change from the norm for the area. We both opted for a hearty dish to keep us going - duck and cassoulet respectively. The dishes themselves were exactly what we needed - good tasting comfortable portions which did not detract from our conversation.
Other reviewers have mentioned the decor, and while it is indeed quite spartan, with low lighting and a full room it is not of importance, besides I was here for a meal and conversation, not to sample the owner's taste in art.
I would have only one criticism and that was the accordion based duo playing all your recognisable tracks from French films and your childhood. While they were good, I felt it was a stereotype that the food did not require as an accompaniment.
The service was perhaps a little slow at times, but this was excusable as the staff were at their limit. We had one minor hiccup in splitting bill whereby the amounts were wrong, but this was made up for in a genuinely apologetic way by providing us with some liqueurs and a non-alcoholic cocktail for my friend who does not drink alcohol - a very homely way of dealing with a minor issue which all to often is not forthcoming in other establishments.
To conclude this is homely good French food served by friendly staff without pretence.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
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