Chester, Connecticut
Restaurant L&E
French 75 Bar
59 Main Street, Chester, Connecticut
French sense, American ingredients. The winter book is a detour — Morocco, the French Caribbean, New Orleans, Quebec — starters at 10, mains at 20.
This winter
Get over the bridge
Main Street is closed for bridge repairs. Follow the detour, then sit down to the 10 & 20.
Tuesday
Burger night
A gourmet burger, crispy fries, and a glass of house wine or beer. 14.50.
Wed & Thu
Orphan bottles
Ask for the orphan list. Selected bottles at half off, with dinner.
The room
Bistro & bar, one floor
L&E mixes a French sensibility with American farms and fisheries. Dine in the bistro or at the lively bar — sixteen bourbons, and bitters, syrups and juices made in the house. Antiques, mirrors, copper.
Read the room
Hartford Magazine
“Cinq étoiles? Bien sûr.”
Spencer Caldwell gave the house five stars in August 2014, after making it fail on purpose. It didn’t.
The review
Upstairs
The Good Elephant
Two restaurants under one roof. French Vietnamese, above L&E. Reservations for the house: 860-526-5301.