Savoir Faire

Dined at Savoir Faire again last night and as always was up to it's 10 star standard .

The mussels were to die for and the lamb shank so tender , it slipped off the bone. My companion was estactic about the foie gras and the beyond belief tender ribeye .

What made the night as usual, was the repartee with the staff who have been there as long as I can remember.

No wonder I keep coming back.
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Michael Dolan
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Ended up there during Easter holidays as my favourite nearby Italian reastaurant was closed.

I simply cannot believe this restaurant has any positive reviews. Quite frankly - this was probably my worst dinning experience ever.

Service was so slow it nearly made me leave before ordering ( I now regret I stayed ).

Waitresses were polite but had no menu knowledge and did not understand English very well.

My starter ( Onion soup ) was luke warm and main ( Braised Lamb shank )arrived with stone cold vegetables and mash potato - and all I could really taste was the red vine jus.

As for the ambiance - what ambiance?

I never complain in restaurants - I just ask for my bill, I leave and never ever come back.

Whoever gives this place positive review has absolutely no standards and poor taste in food.

This is the first ever restaurant that made me go online and write a negative review.
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Lisa
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Food 1 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, April 12, 2009

I visited this lovely little restaurant on Monday 23rd March with four other ladies

the food was lovely typically french it was like being in paris, i will be returning in the next couple of weeks with my husband and already planning another night with some friends highly recommended.
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debbie
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 29, 2009

We found this lovely restaurant purely by chance, and are both so glad that we did. The food was excellent. The staff were very attentive and polite. Great ambience. Will definitely eat here again.
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Tina and Shaun
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, February 16, 2009

We found this place entirely by accident (we were looking for a Tapas bar that had closed) and boy were we glad we came across it.

Fantastic staff, Lovely, simple, tasty food. Fun, if slightly eclectic, decor (think Luci4s crossed with Maggie Jones..... in fact very similar to both on many fronts)

Excellent house red.... and a pretty good price of £55 for 2 incl the tip. Go..... and invite me!
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Mark
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, February 02, 2009

Really fantastic food. You could almost be in France. Have been quite a few times, and never had a bad meal. Super value for money.
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frances hartnell
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, January 29, 2009

I've been to Savoir Faire quite a few times now and each time has been a most memorable experience- for all the right reasons. What I love about it is that you actually get amazing value for money- there is no rip-off involved- just really, really good, proper food at a very reasonable price. For me, this makes it stand out against the bulk of other resturants I've been to in this price range that serve tasty, but nothing to write home about fare. At Savoir Faire you may well want to write home about it- or start spreading the word at least.
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, January 25, 2009

I had an absolutely excellent experience here my last night visiting London. Perfectly cooked foie gras and absolutely spectacular pork belly, and all for a solid price (particularly for a traveler coming to London with a terribly imbalanced exchange rate). The house wine was solid and dessert, the tarte tatin, was also very good (and I'm not really a dessert person).
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, July 27, 2008

I sourced the Savoir Faire from this guide, in Australia, before we left for Europe, so am happy to provide a review now that I have been there. I was having my birthday whilst staying in Bloomsbury, and wanted somewhere yummy that was within walking distance. It was just perfect. Lovely, cosy little restaurant on New Oxford St. with shoals of atmosphere. We were at the window, so could watch the passing parade. We had the 16.50 2 course meal - my husband chose the pernod mussels then lamb shanks, and I chose the fois gras and spiced pork with polenta. It was probably one of the yummiest meals I have ever eaten...great birthday present! The service was quick and excellent, and the wine list was good too. We were happy to leave a good tip for the sweet waitresses.
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Jane White
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 07, 2008

Absolutely fantastic! Me and a friend wandered past this place and thought we'd book to come back later, and I am very glad we did! It was thriving with that mixture of happy eaters, good music and flowing wine, and the food really didn't disappoint. We ate from a very reasonably priced £16.50 Menu, which included all the french classics such as steak, seabass and mussels (flavoured with Pernot, a slight twist, but works very well). The service was very good too, and they have a wonderful message on the menu that says , we do not charge service - please only tip if you feel you would like to. No really, where in London can you go now that doesn't add a tip to the bill?? I will defin ately be returning.
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Jenny B
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, June 25, 2008