Le Coq - Islington

The name might sound a bit naughty, but Le Coq specializes in rotisserie chicken with a weekly changing menu of meat and vegetable options. It could be compared to a posh Nandos, but the focus here is on tasty, healthy food. With a selection of appetizers, main courses, and desserts, Le Coq sets itself apart as a top choice for chicken lovers. Make sure to check out their menu options displayed throughout the restaurant.

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Lecoq specializes in rotisserie chicken, and they do it exceptionally well. Their menu is straightforward, allowing diners to choose how much they want, with rotating options for sides and desserts made with fresh ingredients. The atmosphere is casual yet stylish, with beautiful plating adding a nice touch. While it may be a bit pricey, the quality of the food justifies the cost, and guests will leave satisfied.

My favourite part of a roast dinner has always been the potatoes. Never mashed. Never boiled. Always roasted, with a crispy golden outside, and a fluffy inside. At Le Coq, the focus is very much on the chicken. It’s the only main course, lined up cooking on their rotisserie spits. The chicken was perfectly cooked, with moist, flavoursome meat and crisp golden skin. But you must not go and not order an extra side of their potatoes cooked in the rotisserie, which are therefore full of even more chicken-y flavour. The chicken does come with a side – this week it was a tangle of soft, mellow fennel and nicely bitter cime di rapa (a type of broccoli). They also serve it with a...read more

I genuinely thought this place was fabulous. It's sort of a one dish place for mains all you can have is the Sutton Hoo rotisserie chicken, which is cooked to juicy perfection. Where they get to show their flair is the ever changing (daily) menu for starters, the side that the chicken comes with, and the dessert. For those courses you have two options. We decided to have two courses but we chose different courses to have so that we could try both starters and desserts. So, to start, we had an amazing bruschetta dish with cedro a lemon flavoured ingredient without the bitterness. Absolutely gorgeous. The chicken came with swiss chard and an excellent sweet and sour sauce, and we...read more