Le Garrick

I highly recommend this place;

I felt like in France, the food was tasty, well presented and the portion more than sufficient. The best snails and cassoulet i had so far in London, Wine prices were very reasonable, and i am french.

Most importantly the atmosphere, the alcoves with candles in the basement and deco was great. Service was very friendly efficient and when we had a word with the boss, he offered a little "eau de vie". I will definitely be back when next in London.
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pellet
10 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Wow... What a change since my last visit... Food was absolutely amazing, burgundy snails , duck confit perfect ly cooked a good bordeaux.. Really nice. The place was packed and I understand why, such a good atmosphere and buzz. I already know what I'll eat next time and there will be a next time, very friendly staff
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Martin jean
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, December 10, 2011

What a shame. A night ruined by bad service and passable food. Kept waiting for a pre-booked table only to find the table had been ready all along. Then forgotten by waiters and kept waiting for 20 minutes before we had our order taken. The starters were very nice but the mains were bad. Don't bother trying to complain in this place. The manager has no customer service skills what so ever. Took great offence at the mere idea of us complaining. Then to top it off he stood over us as we worked out the bill between us. Such a shame that this once lovely little favourite of mine has gone to the dogs. Awful awful awful.
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2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Delightful typically french bistro. Tables squeezed into every available corner. Lots of charm. Excellent steak frites. Cheeseboard was simply perfect. All enhanced by the lovely bubbly french girl that served us. Will definitely go again.
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Laura
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Good place to eat in Covent Garden, it would struggle outside of the tourist trap however. If I have to eat in CG then my 1st choice would be Carluccio followed by Le Garrick.
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Geraint Lloyd
6 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Garrick is a no nonsense 'Bistro'. Their Steak Frites is great. It is a traditional French cut, onglet, which is beef skirt. It is so tasty as long as you like rare/medium rare meat.

The charcuterie plate is great value.

Try it, its friendly and quirky.
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Nick - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, September 25, 2010

I'd been to Le Garrick several years ago and had high hopes of our return visit. Sadly, I was very disappointed. The cosy ambience is completely ruined by poor, thoughtless, bordering-on-rude service, distinctly average food, poor value for money and an uninspiring menu.

For example, one and a half scallops and a hint of salad cost £7.95. And the steak was worse than Chez Gerard.

Service was really very poor - staff are defensive and unhelpful. For example, the waitress berated my partner for leaving his coat in her way and "making her step on it". Hmm. We sent one dish back (politely!) because it was not as described on the menu and received a shrug and a "what do you expect?" Well, I expected much more and won't be returning.

If you're in Covent Garden, go and eat in the basement at Cafe des Amis or head to Bedford and Strand. Both have similar prices, much better quality and excellent ambience/service. And the cheese at Cafe des Amis is awesome, unlike that at Le Garrick.
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Marie - View all reviews by this user
2 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Saturday, February 06, 2010

We were down for the day to go to a matinee performance of Les Miserables and had looked on this site before we left home for a reasonably priced lunch at a french restaurant. We were not disappointed. Very nice waitress, lovely food, starters were goats cheese tartine and scallops, for mains we both had moules marniere and frites. The mussels were great, plenty of them in a tasty sauce, the reviewer who had rubbery ones must have hit an off day. We only had an hour, but the service was speedy and we enjoyed a very relaxed meal. We will certainly return next time we're in the area.
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valjanny - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, January 09, 2010