The menu

The menu at Chez la Vieille, dish by dish, from the gratin de la Vieille to the flamanderole.

60 rue de Gand, 59800, Lille03 28 36 40 06

A carbonade and its chips, served at the counter of Chez la Vieille

Our own photograph

À la carte

Prices are those for table service. The menu changes with the seasons and the blackboard tells the rest. And to drink? Good beers, good wine, local aperitifs and digestifs, and an alcohol-free cocktail for the more sensible: to be discovered on the spot.

The French name under each dish is the one on the printed menu: just point to it.

Aperitif boardsLes planches apéritives

Our boards and starters cannot be ordered as a main course on their own.

  • The small board (2 people)

    La petite planche (2 personnes)

    Smout (seasoned lard), gingerbread and beer pâté, cheeses, dry sausage.

    €8.00

  • The large board (4 people)

    La grande planche (4 personnes)

    Smout (seasoned lard), gingerbread and beer pâté and prune pâté, cheeses, dry sausages.

    €15.00

  • Croquette board

    Planche croquettes

    Maroilles croquettes and smoked herring croquettes, six pieces.

    €16.00

StartersLes entrées

  • Smoked herring croquettes

    Croquettes de hareng fumé

    Three pieces.

    €7.90

  • Fish soup

    Soupe de poisson

    €7.70

  • Maroilles tart

    Tarte au maroilles

    €7.60

  • Maroilles croquettes

    Croquettes au maroilles

    Two pieces.

    €7.90

  • Goat's cheese waffles glazed with brown sugar

    Gaufres au chèvre gratinées à la cassonade

    €8.20

  • Black pudding and apple tatin

    Tatin de boudin noir aux pommes

    €7.60

  • Cœur des Flandres

    €7.60

  • Duo of terrines

    Duo de terrines

    Pork pâté with gingerbread and beer, and pork pâté with prunes.

    €6.00

The classics of the NorthLes incontournables du Nord

Sides: fries and salad, or braised chicons (chicory). Sauces: mayonnaise, Maroilles, wholegrain mustard.

  • Carbonade flamande

    Beef slow-cooked in beer, with gingerbread and dark vergeoise sugar.

    €18.50

  • Potjevleesch

    Pieces of white meat, pork, rabbit and chicken, in a vinegar jelly. Cold dish.

    €17.20

  • Maroilles tart

    Tarte au maroilles

    Cheese tart. Vegetarian dish.

    €16.30

  • The famous fricadelle

    La célèbre fricadelle

    Two pieces.

    €13.50

  • Chicken with Maroilles

    Poulet au maroilles

    Chicken leg and breast coated in a Maroilles sauce.

    €16.80

  • Maroilles welsh

    Welsh au maroilles

    A slice of bread soaked in beer, mustard, ham and Maroilles, all browned in the oven.

    €17.90

  • Regional platter

    Assiette régionale

    A selection of specialities: carbonade, potjevleesch, Maroilles croquette and Maroilles welsh.

    €23.50

Our specialitiesNos spécialités

  • Cœur des Flandres

    Tart with minced pork, bacon lardons, onions and apples.

    €16.30

  • Maroilles croquettes

    Croquettes au maroilles

    Four pieces. Vegetarian dish.

    €16.80

  • Black pudding and apple tatin

    Tatin de boudin noir aux pommes

    Upside-down tart with apples and black pudding.

    €16.30

  • Gratin de la Vieille

    The famous chicon-gratin: chicory, ham and béchamel, gratinated with Maroilles.

    €16.70

  • Grilled andouillette (chitterling sausage)

    Andouillette grillée

    Served with Maroilles sauce, mustard sauce or apple compote.

    €16.70

  • North Sea salad

    Salade de la mer du Nord

    Raw vegetables, smoked herring croquettes and smoked salmon.

    €18.80

  • Chevriette salad

    Salade la chevriette

    Raw vegetables and goat's cheese waffles glazed with brown sugar.

    €16.50

  • Smoked herring croquettes

    Croquettes de hareng fumé

    Four pieces.

    €17.20

  • Children's menu (up to 12 years old)

    Menu enfant (jusqu'à 12 ans)

    Carbonade, fricadelle or smoked ham, served with fries, a mini dessert (merveille or ice cream) and a 25 cl soft drink.

    €13.00

DessertsLes desserts

  • Chicory coffee crème brûlée

    Crème brûlée à la chicorée

    €6.80

  • Speculoos merveille

    Merveille au spéculoos

    Meringues, speculoos whipped cream, whipped cream and speculoos crumbs.

    €6.80

  • The flamanderole

    La flamanderole

    Thin regional all-butter waffles, regional vanilla and dark chocolate ice creams, hot chocolate, speculoos crumbs and whipped cream.

    €8.90

  • Brioche French toast

    Brioche perdue

    Served with a scoop of regional vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.

    €7.80

  • Chocolate mousse

    Mousse au chocolat

    With salted butter caramel and caramelised hazelnuts.

    €6.80

  • Lemon meringue tart

    Tarte au citron meringuée

    €7.00

  • Dessert platter

    Assiette gourmande

    Speculoos merveille, chicory coffee crème brûlée and chocolate mousse.

    €8.00

  • Café gourmand

    The dessert platter served with a coffee.

    €8.80

  • Thé gourmand

    The dessert platter served with a tea.

    €9.00

  • Irish gourmand

    The dessert platter served with an Irish coffee.

    €14.20

Ice creamsLes glaces

  • Dame blanche

    Regional vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

    €8.20

  • Treasures of the North

    Trésors du Nord

    Regional speculoos, gingerbread and nougat ice creams, salted butter caramel, whipped cream and speculoos pieces.

    €8.50

  • Colonel du Nord

    Regional lemon sorbet with genever.

    €7.80

  • Scoops of ice cream

    Boules de glace

    One scoop €3, two scoops €4.90, three scoops €6.90.

Menu of June 2026. Prices include VAT and service. Tap water served free of charge on request. The list of allergens is available from the team. Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, drink in moderation.