Les Trois Garcons

I normaly do not review restaurant, but my partner and I thought that Les Trois Garcons deserved it. we went for dinner last night and had a memorable time. The food was absolutely at the standard of a michelin star, the service was impecable and the atmosphere...well it 's something that you don't usually find anywhere else. I highly recomend to anyone who wants to spend a fantastic evening out to visit Les Trois Garcons as you won't find a better place then that.
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Corinne
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, June 07, 2007

My partner & I had a brilliant evening here, experiencing none of the negatives written about by previous reviewers. The renowned decor is fabulous .... my only gripe was wishing it was slightly more illuminated so I could take it all in better. We arrived 15 mins earlier than booked, but nonetheless were welcomed and shown straight to our table. Our waiter was friendly, attentive (though not intrusive) and knowledgeable, explaining in detail which cheeses were available that night for example. We were able to linger over coffee without feeling at all hurried.

The food was marvellous. My partner's attitude towards food stops at does he like it or not, but being a bit of a foodie, keen cook and avid collector of cookery books I appreciated how much time & skill had contributed to each finished dish and its presentation. He had the mackerel & crab to start which was sublime; an amazingly fresh combination of flavours & melt in the mouth textures. I had carpaccio which was beautifully tender. The assiette of pork was fantastic - again a winning combination of tenderness and flavour. Pork served 3 ways - the skill being in how each different piece tasted distinctly different. Apple sorbet (as part of a dessert with white chocolate & calvados parfait) was sublime.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Les Trois Garcons for a special occasion.
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Gill Parr
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

I've eaten a few times at Les Trois Garcon - the first time was to see the infamous interior, but now its definitely all about the food.

Whilst the cooking here was always competent, it is now far beyond that is now rather extraordinary. On my last visit, every course my dinning partner and I enjoyed was perfectly balanced and cooked. That this restaurant is consistently busy mid-week, and with a diverse clientele running from Shoreditch fashion-victims, through city-types entertaining clients to more senior gourmands its the cooking they come for - and everyone seems to leave happy...

Highly recommended.
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Simon
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

A party of 8 of us went last night to celebrate my wife's birthday. It was a truly memorable meal (the first time I'd been to this restaurant) - a fantastic setting/ambience and outsanding food. I had the pate de fois gras with brioche toast to start - very very rich, but cut by the accompanying apply chutney. But the highlight was the Chateaubriand I shared with my wife - fantastic meat, superb pomme purees and an amazing bearnaise sauce. Every mouthful absolute heaven. The Swiss cheeses I had instead oif desert were good, altjhough it would have been nice to be told what they were rather than simply having them plonked down in front of me.

Only one very minor quibble - the esepresso I asked for failed to arrive, although when I pointed this out - when the bill arrived - it appeared very quickly.

Not cheap - the bill was just under £700 for eight people (but that included a bottle of Bollinger champagne at £80 and lots of Poilly Fumee) - but everyone agreed it was good value for money.

I think this is now my second-favourite restaurant (after Apicius in Cranbrook, Kent) - I wil definitely be going again,. the next time we can find someone to look after the children overnight...
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Ian Westbrook
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Sunday, May 20, 2007

I was given a tip by the staff at one of my favourite restaurants in London (Arbutus) to try this place out. I'd always written it off as being all about decor with second rate food - but I was proved completely wrong by an absolutely amazing meal.

Yes, there are taxidermied animals wearing tiaras and shoe-shaped salt cellars non the tables but as plate after plate of beautifully presented and exquisitely prepared food arrive at your table you realise why chefs from all over London choose to come here on their days off.

Seared foie gras with rhubarb, lobster ravioli, gilthead bream with tarragon emulsion - these guys are serious about their food and it shows. I even saw the chef at Borough Market nosing through the stalls - apparently he gets a lot of his supplies from the stallholders there.

If you haven't tried this place - go and see what you've been missing. It really is exellent and deserves a place on London's top ten.
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Norton
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Sunday, May 13, 2007

I went a year ago and was enchanted by the whole experience. I went last night and was underwhelmed.

The little things that make a great restaurant truly exceptional were gone. Service was lacklustre, food was merely acceptable and the Maitre d was inattentive. Disappointing.
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David
Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 4
Friday, May 11, 2007

I am surprised to read so many negative reviews of Les Trois Garcons. As someone who dines out frequently at some of the better restaurants in London - I rate Les Trois Garcons very highly and my wife and I always look forward to going back.

I have eaten there 4 times in the past 6 months and have always found the service attentive if perhaps slightly rushed, and the maitre'd at the door has the patience of a saint as well as a photographic memory. He always remembers us when we go back and makes us feel welcome which for a city the size of London is fairly exceptional.

Foodwise, I love the fact that the menu changes regularly and you never know what the chef's latest creations will be. The portions are always generous and clearly the staff in the kitchen aren't afraid of serving meat properly - this is one of the few places I can reliably get a nice slab of beef cooked rare, with a nice thick red wine sauce. The decor may be a bit OTT but this is real man's food!
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Jonathan
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Saturday, March 17, 2007

cost per head=£50

Les Trois Garcons is worth a visit (especially if you are not paying). This is a fairly pretentious place (as is the attached Lounge Lover bar) and I am never that keen on places that ask you for your credit card before they will even let you have a table.

Saying that the food is of a high quality and the wine list is excellent. What really lets this place down is the service - rude, inattentive waiters who have the art of ignoring you perfectly honed.

The décor is amazing and makes a great 'first date' restaurant. Certainly the food, wine and decor are top quality - but remember who the customer is! Service is appalling! Go once that is all you need!
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penny
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Saturday, February 24, 2007

This was a belated Valentine gift from my partner and it was worth it. When we entered the restaurant we were were both flabagastered by the the Bling Bling decor and stuffed animals.

I have been to many top restaurants but this beat all of them with the fine cuisine and of course the unusual decorations.

We will definately visit this restaurant again and bring our friends to view and appreciate the food.

Well done Les Trois Garcons.
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Selva
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, February 19, 2007

This was the most pretentious and over-priced restaurant I have ever eaten in. And I’m not referring to the décor, which is high-camp but nevertheless quite amusing and lends the place a pleasing ambience. No, the problem with this place is that it thinks it is L’Oranger and can get away with charging L’Oranger prices for food, wine and service that are simply not in the same league. The food is not bad overall – while my starter and desert were mediocre, the main course (braised beef shin) was pretty good. However, this was let down poor, over-priced wine and simply abysmal service. I have read about arrogant, obnoxious waiters in London, but until now have not experienced them at their worse. Let’s just say I was looking forward to leaving a nouvelle-size tip to go with the nouvelle-size portions, but was denied what would have been one of the few pleasures of the evening by the fact that the service charge had already been added to our monstrous bill. Avoid like the plague.
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Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 2
Monday, February 19, 2007