Bastille Day at La Brasserie was a jolly affair
The 14th July is to the French what 4th July is to Americans. It’s a day to celebrate and at London’s first all day brasserie, La Brasserie, Bastille Day is taken very seriously.
![The staff at La Brasserie celebrate Bastille Day with gusto](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/La-Brasserie-take-Bastille-Day-very-seriously-1.jpg)
![Coq au vin at La Brasserie](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Coq-au-vin-at-La-Brasserie-1.jpg)
With the staff dressed in traditional costumes, red, white and blue balloons and coq au vin by chef Robert Malyon and pastis – a French anise-flavoured liqueur and aperitif – on the menu, “Fête nationale”, as it is formally called, commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération and the storming of the Bastille a year earlier.
Situated in the heart of South Kensington, La Brasserie – opened in 1972 – has long been popular with both the area’s substantial French community and visitors alike.
A happy Bastille Day from all at The Steeple Times and all at La Brasserie.
La Brasserie, 272 Brompton Road, London, SW3 2AW. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7581 3089.
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