It is easy to see why: there are students spilling out of the nearby Lycée Francais who bring a distinctive Gallic flavour to the street, there is the French bookshop and then there is Chais Nous.

‘Good cooking’ said Elizabeth David, doyen of cookery writers, ‘is honest, sincere and simple’, and Jérôme Liger, presiding over Chais Nous, knows the secret of turning out classic, well presented French dishes – cuisses de Grenouilles, cassoulette d’Escargot and Bavette de Boeuf among them – of particular appeal.

If you are unimpressed by the flashy tricks of over-praised London restaurants and despair of the trash produced by the proliferation of fast-food manufacturers then a leisurely lunch or supper at Chais Nous will restore your confidence in the highly diverting pleasures of eating out.

Sure to become a favourite haunt of locals and tourists alike and, quoting one admiring customer, ‘a charming little destination’, Chais Nous offers the best value lunch in South Kensington: a plat du jour and glass of well-chosen wine for just £9.95, complemented by consistently good service from Majorie.

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Chais Nous
21 Bute Street
London SW7 3EY

Tel: 0207 589 7311

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