Le Pain Quotidien - Rihour

Enfin une chaîne qui met à l'honneur des plats végétaliens !


Updated from previous review on 2016-08-28

This restaurant has vegan options marked on the menu, but they are only a few. You basically get a salad with some slices of bread and you pay more than €15 for it. I wasn't charged for an extra basket of bread, though, and all together it was enough to feed my appetite and was very tasty and healthy. The waitress serving me spoke English very well, but wasn't completely informed about what vegan means. I would have liked a dessert, but there were no vegan options.

Nice place with simple but good food in the center of Lille. Like the description says, it is not a vegetarian place, but has vegetarian and vegan menu options.

For a clueless tourist like myself the concept was a little confusing. There are several daily specials which are not on the menu and which are not very clearly described. If you order one of these, make sure you ask if they are vegetarian/vegan.

I saw a lady at another table get a huge salad which looked vegan as far as I could tell. I have not often seen a plate that full of vegetables in this area, where the local cuisine is dominated by meat and cheese.