Bistro's coq au vin is in top 50 dishes

ONE Guernsey restaurant is featured in a guide to the 50 best dishes in Britain.

Le Petit Bistro was the only eaterie from across the Channel Islands to be mentioned in the Independent's Summer Food Magazine.

While acclaimed food critic Christopher Hirst, who compiled the 'What to eat where' guide, thought the traditional French food was 'cliche' the coq au vin was 'perfect bistro food'.

The Pollet restaurant is owned by 29-year-old Delphine Auder, who runs the front of house and partner Michael Pesrin, 32, head chef.

The pair have managed the eaterie since 2005 and bought it in March. Their first child, daughter Lee-Lou, was born in January.

'We only knew we were mentioned in there when a customer came in and said "congratulations". I thought he was talking about the baby or the restaurant - that was when he said we had been in the paper,' said Miss Auder.

She does not know when, who or how often someone might have visited Le Petit Bistro for them to be included in the guide - but was very happy that they had.