Quo Vadis

I have eaten at Quo Vadis with my wife twice during the last three weeks and have had an excellent meal on both occasions. The restaurant itself is bright and fresh but is sophisticated enough to let you know that this is a seriously good restaurant without being overpowering. The menu, although not overly long, has everything I like and the prices are very reasonable, especially for central London. The food is simple and straight forward and the service is friendly and efficient. I highly recommend it.
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Bobby B.
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, June 20, 2008

friendly, helpful and good quality food.

Good portions, the standard £2 cover charge for each person is an excellent idea.

crab tagliatelle veal, dover sole excellent value.

let's just hope that they keep the standards up and prices under control.
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Despite going in the opening week, Quo Vadis lived up to and even surpassed expectations. The night I went with two friends, Eddie Hart was there and greated us like old friends. The interior is beautiful and the fact they have left features such as the interior mirrors and the front windows in-tact all add to ambience of the restaurant. I had the fresh water mussels, the 28 Day Lincoln Red Beef with Chips (shared with a friend) and between the three of us we shared profiteroles and lemon tart - all deliecious. It has got to register up there with the best! The service was friendly and very efficient and the staff looked happy to be there - somewhat of a rareity these days!! I look forward to returning soon to try other dishes one the menu that caught my eye!
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Pip
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, June 19, 2008

After reading the write up in Metro we stopped off at Quo Vadis on the way to see the Jersey Boys last week. Although they didn't have a pre theatre menu the staff helpfully talked us through the dishes suitable for a quick turnaround in order to get us out in time. I had the sea urchin to start - served out of the shell on teaspoons over ice with just a lemon accompaniment which was delicious and fresh. My partner opted for the steak tartar which was similarly good and perfectly seasoned. We followed up with veal cutlet with a califlower puree and gnocchi pasta with pesto. We shared a chocolate cake for dessert and had plenty of time to spare before the show started. With a glass of wine each we spent around £80. Definitely recommended.
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Being a fan of barrafina i was excited to see that the owners had bought Quo Vadis somewhere i had walked past many times but never quite made it into as it always seemed somewhat intimidating. Newly reopened (with that new car smell about it!) and open for business according to The Evening standard, i ventured in for lunch last week with a friend. The restauarnt is large and airy with comfy leather banquette seats and crisp starched linen and already had a nice buzz to it. I started with the house cocktail on the bartenders advice, campari, champagne and citrus juice while my friend had what she proclaimed to be the best bloody mary ever.

The menu is broad - everything from oysters to omelettes, and all seemed pretty decently priced. I chose the intriguing sounding tomato essence with crayfish, essentially a chilled tomato water (not as thick as gazpacho) Which was delicious and summery and my friend opted for a pork terrine which was suitably meaty and very tasty. For main course i chose the brown crab with mayonnaise which is listed as a starter but i was advised it was suitable for a light lunch - they weren't kidding! It was a monster and filled me up- my side tomato and fennel salad was also delicious. My friend went for the 28 day aged fillet steak with bernaise sauce and chunky homemade chips, cooked to perfection it really was great - up there with the best steaks i have eaten. We were too full for dessert but i will definitely go back for profiteroles another time! We drank a very reasonably priced chablis and our bill came in at £35 each which i was rather impressed with for the area. They also get bonus points for their water - all filtered tap even having fizzy so nice and eco friendly in that respect too.
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janice
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, June 09, 2008