La Petit Auberge, Islington, London

A great local independent restaurant in Angel. Don't be put off thinking French food = flour! Their prawn and vodka starter, steak and mussels are gluten free (but of course always check with the waiter as recipes can change). So it's a great choice for a meal if you have friends with Coeliac Disease or gluten intolerance.

Waiting staff are very attentive and happy to confirm if dishes contain gluten. They don't fob you off about which sauces contain flour etc. A BIG plus is that they remember you each time you visit to it's a great way to feel good about supporting small restaurants and ensuring you get to eat out without getting 'glutened'. Great wine list. Oozes French atmosphere so perfect if you can't afford that break to Paris! Whisk your over half to Le Petit Auberge instead! Try and bag a table at the top section of the restaurant as the ones on the ground floor can sometimes feel a little cramped especially when it gets busy. You can easily have two courses and a great bottle of vino all for two people for less than £60.

Must Try: the mussels they are amazing! *Tip only try them when there is a R in the month.

Amazing little place. Be aware that it can be a tight squeeze on busy weekend evenings and you may feel you are dining with the neighbouring table. But worth the wait french food. Can't wait to go back again and again and again (like my parents do).

A very charming and cosy French restaurant. Perfect for a tasty romantic dinner.

Dining here on a Tuesday night, the place was packed to the rafters. The place is popular, and it's easy to understand why, with a well-priced menu serving french bistro classics (plus vegetarian options) in a relaxed atmosphere.

The decor (and some of the menu items: frogs' legs? really?) tends towards the 'Allo 'Allo end of the French-ness spectrum, but the sub-£10 3 course prix fixe lunch menu makes up for it. A la carte ordering won't break the bank either.

Not being in a hurry, the service was pleasantly shambolic on my visit, apparently due to new staff and the unexpectedly busy weeknight. I'm sure it'll improve.

And watch out for the hothouse microclimate on the upper level - it can feel like you're stuck on the central line up there!

Decent little french resto on Upper St. Friendly staff and good food, at very good prices. I had a steak baguette sandwich with “french” fries - was very gd.

I really enjoyed this French restaurant. I am veggie and so am not normally well catered for in French restaurants but this place had a number of excellent choices. I chose the aubergine dish with goats cheese; was delicious. They soldwie by the carafe, which was good because a half litre was perfect for two. They also did a nice selection of desserts.

I must say, despite the extortionate drinks prices, I have enjoyed myself each time I’ve visited La Petit Augerge in Islington (particularly the last time). La Petit Augerge is a French eatery which services great bangers and mash (french style), duck with potatoes (absolutely delicious) and amazing pancakes (I love mine with ice cream and chocolate sauce!).
The interior is cosy and sweet with outdoor seating, wooden decor on the inside and large french style windows. The atmosphere is great, just mind that you don’t get carried away with the overflowing wine and receive a shock when the bill comes (but it was worthwhile…).

This place does everything it can to make you feel like you're really in a genuine French bistro - red check tablecloths, frogs legs and snails on the menu, pictures of ze Eiffel Tower (which I recognised from Ikea) and charmingly accented staff. Despite this blatant appeal to naff stereotypes, it actually sort of works. OK, I've never been to a restaurant that was this French-looking in actual France, but the food was genuinely great, and affordable, and the waiters were nice, and they didn't make a fuss about us turning up really late on Friday night or ordering tap water (as well as wine, of course!). In many ways, better than an actual French bistro.