Andrew Edmunds

Again, Andrew Edmunds comes up with the goods.

Goose rillettes - perfect. Daube of beef - perfect. smoked eel - sublime. Hake filet - perfect.

The atmosphere is intimate but bubbly, main course took a while to arrive but waiting staff were nonetheless attentive and the wine list imaginative. A good bottle of Crozes Hermitage at £28 rounded off a great dining experience.

A slightly strange choice of aperatif (cinzano anyone?!), but this is the only - very minor - criticism of a restaurant that hasn't crumbled under its own hype.

I will return...again and again.
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vestan pance
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Went to Andrew Edmunds last night with my husband and had a lovely meal the menu was great and had loads to choose from we both had the goose which was wonderful the service was perfect as usual we will be returning in the new year.
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DEBBIE AND JOHN
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, December 06, 2009

We just went this evening to the restaurant with my girlfriend. Being french, I apologize in advance for the mistakes of language. The card was handwritten and not so easy to read, moreover there were not many choices displayed. We found the food very simple, and even if the meat was well cooked, so were the vegetables, the style of the food is still not very refined. For the mood, it was quite romantic at the beginning then there were too many people in the same room which was a mood-killer. The service was nice, but the waitress was overwhelmed with the demands of the customers. There is however a very wide selection of wine available, even if they are quite expensive (as everywhere in London one could answer). The evening was nice but under our expectations : not enough choice, not very refined.
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Sylvain
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Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Sunday, August 30, 2009

I very much enjoyed my mid-week lunch, although I could see that at weekends the environment might prove somewhat cramped. The special of clam linguine with chilli and tomato was delicious, and at £15 although not cheap, had an abundance of clams, so was worth the money. The clams were fresh and delicious, as was the Lemon tart I had for dessert.

Service was courteous but not outstanding, but I had no complaints. The wine list was impressive and included my favourite Gerwurztraminer although at £26 some might find it a little steeply priced.

Andrew Edmunds is definitely worth a visit and one of the better restaurants in that area. Hidden somewhat off the tourist track it is cosy, but still close enough to the action if you want it. I will definitely be going back.
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Jenny
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Went this Bank Holiday Sunday. Gorgeous evening and we arrived in a post-pre-dinner drink glow. We were seated upstairs (which seems to be the way to go judging by other reviews). It was just the two us and we had a great time. Very relaxed and fun. My experience of the people serving us was that they were charming and nothing was too much trouble (a request for a variation on the menu was granted without demur). Good wine, good food and good value. What more could you ask for? Try it.
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Laurence
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Went to Andrew Edmunds on Saturday we had a lovely meal as usual the staff are great and always look after us from start to finish the sticky toffee pudding is the best i have ever tasted will be returning in the next couple of weeks for another great night.
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Debbie
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, May 11, 2009

Have been meaning to visit this place for ages, since receiving a glowing recommendation years ago. Finally managed to last week, on a spur of the moment decision. Couldn't fault the food or service at all. Fairly extensive wine list, which I thought reasonable in both price and length. The only criticism I have is of the inadequate ventilation - we were seated downstairs, so things may have been different if we were upstairs - it was quite stuffy and our clothes smelt quite strongly of food when we left, which always bothers me. Aside from that, I would recommend to anyone.
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Russ
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Sunday, January 04, 2009

Ate here on Saturday 8th November 2008. The service was inattentive and cursory: long delays between courses, the soup was cold, the wine was over-chilled, the main course (which had a posh name and a price to match) was actually only a basic beef stew served with watery mashed potato and two stems of under-cooked broccoli. The bill was delivered without being asked for…too expensive for the standard of service and food.

But this is the worst bit…We politely asked the waitress to pay without the “Optional Service Charge”. A few moments later the manager accusatorily asked why did we not want to pay it. We replied that the service and food had not been very good so we had opted not to pay the optional charge. The manager said the service charge was the way waiting staff make their money and we were therefore in the wrong. He then informed us (and everyone that was listening) that we were “banned” from the restaurant. A pointless gesture; why would we want to eat there again? Our coats and bags were then dumped at our feet.

The service charge represents a restaurant’s accountability for its standard of service and food. The arrogance of the manager is symptomatic of some successful restaurants in the West End; there is a large enough customer base for managers not to need to worry about offending a few members of the public as there will always be someone else looking for a table.

I cannot dissuade people from eating here strongly enough.
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Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Monday, November 10, 2008

My boyfriend & I dined there last night with friends from New York. This was our first visit and we were all very impressed. As vegetarians you become accustomed to having much less choice than others but we were happy with the choices. My boyfriend chose the vegetarian mezze & opted for the larger portion for which he was grateful as it certainly wasn't main course size. We all enjoyed the food very much.

We were surprised that the restaurant doesn't serve beer or spirits but it does have a long wine list including many very reasonably priced bottles.

The service was very friendly and professional. Although downstairs is a little cramped, it wasn't noisy even when the restaurant filled up. We would definitely return. Food, service & atmosphere were all good.
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Sue
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Recent visit. Not bad. I wish I could say I thought it was wonderful. I feel I ought to have thought it was, but it wasn't.

I don't mind the cramped arrangements - I've been there before and know what to expect, and either you like it or you don't and if you don't then don't go - but what annoys me about a place like this is when THE FOOD ISN'T HOT. Sorry, but it's not too much to ask.

'Tepid' sums up what I had. Flavour not bad - not brilliant, but good enough, but there's no excuse for it having been left standing somewhere, forgotten about, till it wasn't hot any more.

The service is friendly, until they want to throw you out to get their second sitting in place.

The reminder that time was nearly up was so crassly abrupt as to be quite offensive. there are ways to deal with paying customers, and some of the staff need a good lesson.

Will I go again ? Dunno. Maybe. But maybe not.
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Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, July 22, 2008