Randall & Aubin

I love this place. The food is fresh and the staff are very friendly. The Manager was very down to earth and guided us through his wine list with knowlege and authority.

The music is louder than most restaurants - but I felt that Randall and Aubin isn't supposed to be like other restaurants. It clearly has its own identity.

My party and I enjoyed every mouth full and every moment.
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Janice Cathery
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, January 22, 2010

The restaurant is fun, lively with good service. But the food was very poor, which makes it over-priced.
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Food 2 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

This is a terrible restaurant. The food is very average and therefore well over-priced. The seating is uncomfortable and loud inappropriate music just adds to the discomfort. I cannot understand the rave reviews this restaurant gets when there are so many better restaurants in London.
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londongal - View all reviews by this user
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Food 3 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Saturday, November 14, 2009

We're from San Francisco and come to London frequently and are alway in search of great fish and chips. We've now found the place. It's really a small fish restaurtant with a pub like feel and with an excellent broad menu of very fresh cooked and raw choices. We started with 12 Fin de Claire oysters; super fresh, super cold with the juice left in the shell. The fish and chips followed. Both were very crisp but the batter on the fish, unlike other places, was very light and the oil was very fresh. The staff were very attentive and helpful. The experience was well worth discounting the location being across from a sex shop.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Saturday, September 12, 2009

This place is fantastic. Ok ok, if you are looking for an intimate, romantic little spot, this isn't it. If you're after quiet conversation, this isn't it. If you're after silver service and intricate haute cuisine, nope, sorry you'd be out of luck again.

If however you are interested in a lively, fun restaurant, to have a great time with your friends, enjoy delicious bistrot food, have a bit of fun with the wait staff and boogie in your seats the whole time then this is it!

Service is fast and friendly, our champagne glasses were never empty. The grilled lobster and frites was delicioius, as was the massive platter of oysters.

I'd definitely recomment Randall and Aubin as a great spot to start a good night out in Soho, starting somewhere around midday!
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Moog - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Assistant manager had a terrible attitude. We were trying to keep out of the way of the staff as we waited for a table (as we couldn't put our names down and then come back) and he got extremely aggrevated and stroppy. He told us to put our two glasses of wine on the floor and not rest them on the side of the bar!

Completely unacceptable - their attitude is that because of their location they will always be busy. It was a shame as we had gone there previously and had a really nice meal. Just shows you how one rude person can ruin the experience.
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N Smith
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Monday, March 23, 2009

Went there for a pre-theatre dinner.

Desperately trendy - with lots of chic young things flashing their midriffs over a glass of champagne - and an eclectic decor mixing glass chandeliers and paper Chinese parasols. The musak - classic Euro disco played at eardrum haemorrhaging levels - may not be to everyone's taste either.

The staff are friendly and welcoming in an off-hand Gallic sort of way. A very large and varied menu, from which we chose the roast Mediterranean prawns and the ribeye steak and chips, washed down with a couple of glasses of a very nice Argentinian Malbec.

The food arrived promptly. The prawns were very good, but the steak - described on the menu in terms leading you to expect meat tender and tasty - wasn't... being tough and not very tasty. Disappointing, since one of a French restaurant's staples should be a reliably good steak frites.

The bill for two came to sixty quid, including 12.5% optional service and a one pound optional Street Smart charity contribution.

Glad we tried it, but unlikely to repeat; there are many better Soho eateries than this, albeit maybe not so appealing to the yoof sector.
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John Masters
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Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Absolutely great find. We stumbled across this at the weekend. Saturday evening, Oysters, red wine, steak, and the best damn Chocolate Creme Brulee in the world.

I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Geraint
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, November 24, 2008

Me and my hubby ate here for the first time on Wednesday 19 November. We had oysters first then the scallops both of which were excellent. Will definitely be visiting again. However, someone had left the ladies toilets in an unsatisfactory condition, I brought this to the attention of the staff and they thanked me for pointing it out and sent someone in to clear up. Would have been nice if they had given us a complimentary glass of wine given I had not had my main course.
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Cheryl Grace
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 21, 2008

Brilliant place!

Took my girlfriends there on a Wednesday night and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner! Bollinger, oysters, more oysters, more Bollinger... Highly recommended
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Alex Bearman-Kossykh
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, November 04, 2008