L'Entente: Paris opens first ever restaurant that only sells classic British food

It serves everything from shepherd’s pie to fry-ups

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A restaurant selling traditional British food has opened in Paris and it’s a huge hit with locals.

To many French people, the English’s knowledge of cuisine is limited – think fish and chips, messy puddings and greasy fried breakfasts.

But it appears that something across the Channel is changing. People are loving British food and it’s all down to one Englishman.

Oliver Woodhead, who has lived in Paris for the past two decades, has opened the city’s first ever British brasserie, called L’Entente, and it only serves classic British dishes like shepherd’s pie, scotch eggs and fried breakfasts.

“So many people are telling me they are pleasantly surprised. I never expected to be le spot de weekend but last Sunday the champagne was still flowing at 5pm,” Woodhead told The Telegraph.

“The London restaurant scene is light years ahead of Paris.

“It’s groundbreaking what we’re doing here – there are 500 registered French restaurants in Britain and countless French-style establishments – in France there is now one British brasserie.”

Quickly becoming a cult favourite among locals, the restaurant has only been open for three months but has already opened its doors to a number of big names, including former French president François Hollande.

It has become particularly popular among the fashion set too, serving food to designers Karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs, and critic Suzy Menkes, and also making an appearance in Vogue.

So, what can you expect to see on the menu?

For a weekend brunch, the restaurant offers earl grey-soaked porridge with fried eggs and black pudding on toast on the side for €24 (£20).

Or, if you fancy something a little heartier you could tuck into a shepherd’s pie for €17 followed by apple crumble for €10.

While many French restaurants will shut on Sunday and Monday, L’Entente offers all-day dining and is open seven days a week.