Club Gascon

Went here last night for a birthday meal with my boyfriend and absolutely adored it, the décor is lovely, the atmosphere is lovely and the food was gorgeous (if a little overpowering at times).

Lovely menu, with a drink chosen to complement each course, a little bit pricier than suggested by this site (£85 for menu with wine, £55 without) but worth it all the same.

I would definitely recommend this place!
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Kirsty
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

We went here to celebrate my husband's birthday. We're pretty seasoned restaurant goers with reasonably high standards so much so that sometimes we're a bit fatigued by the standard 'how thin can we slice the beetroot' for the starter.

We had the tasting menu with matching wines which was for the most part fabulous. I have to say the amuse bouche was revolting - a cucumber and artichoke granita. Foul! After that was a hare and venison terrine, foie gras in ginger macaroons, plaice in a stunning watercress sauce, a really inventive lamb variation dish (with a meat flower!) and an interesting bitter orange dessert.

Matching wines were lovely and really enhanced the food. Service was excellent with just enough bowing and scraping to make us feel special, but not enough to make us feel uncomfortable.

I would definitely go back and am really confused about the previous reviews!
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8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, March 02, 2011

The food is good but not magnificent, presentation of the dishes is quite simple, not elaborate. Service is good, friendly and attentive. I personally won't return.
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e.
5 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Monday, February 28, 2011

interesting..we went a la carte..the peanut ice cream amuse bouche was the most peanutty thing i have ever tasted! We were presented with flavoured butter with great ceremony and then had to wait for bread which when it arrived was handed out as though we had come to steal it! we never did see any more..Frog legs starter was excellent ..the duck carpacio prompted the debate of ' when is the duck raw!!' but interesting none the less. scallops (perfectly cooked!) and blueberries and ruby fruit don't go together with seafood someone please tell the chef...bad idea . sturgeon (perfectly cooked !) with bordelaise sauce ..very sharp, rather spoilt the dish. Then a spoon of something quite tasty arrived with spacedust in it ..very Heston..Desserts were on good form and well presented although there was something odd in the flavour of the cream on the Chocolate that we could not figure out. service good overall, ambiance lively, food good. also at the end ther were some very tasty chocolate things with an ice cold test tube of green stuff with a marshmellow bung... great fun!

We looked with envy at some of the other dishes we saw..will go again
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Mr Bill
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Atmosphere - cold and formal

Service - professional and disengaged

Food - all froth and savoury iced creams. I had a single almond in every dish I had. Plus someones pretty handy with the solferino cutter as tiny balls of this and that.

Food is good but locked in the late 1980's.

Wouldn't go back
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Ivan Daniel
5 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Me and my boyfriend have been planning for a while to go in Club Gascon. We've been at their wine bar next door, Cellar, a few times before just for a couple of glasses of wine, charcuterie and foie gras,

We were received with a smile and our waiter was quick to take the aperitif order and serve it, which we very much apreciate after a long week of work.

It was hard to decide what to order, once we fancied so many of the dishes, but our waiter was very helpful in explaining us how the menu works and answered all the questions we had about the dishes (foie gras popcorn?). We went a la carte and left the taster menu for our next visit.

Everything was delicious and we struggled to find room for dessert but had to have it because the pudding & cheese menu was so atractive! And it was worth it.

I personally was amazed by the huge flower arrangement at the bar, amazing!

I loved this evening and don't regret at all the bill, because everything was worth it.

We will defenetly recomend and come back.
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9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Saturday, May 01, 2010

We went to Club Gascon as we wanted to dine in a Michelin star restaurant for a reasonable price, which Club Gascon certainly offers. however it didn't take long to realise why it was so reasonably priced.

On arrival we felt a little uncomfortable and it really lacked atmosphere and ambience.

The service was poor, we had to ask for rolls, twice had to ask for drinks, we had to ask what we were eating and when we asked to switch tables it felt uncomfortable as it seemed like we had asked something hard work and felt like we had put them out.

The tasting menu itself whilst at times was delicious on a whole was disappointing. It lacked real flavour and the glazed snail dish really didn't have a flavour to speak of, good or bad.

When we asked for service charge to be removed (as we didn't feel it was deserved) we were met by a very very frosty reception. and our coats were simply dumped on a chair by the front door waiting for us when we left. Not what you expect when you've just spent 200 pound on a meal for 2. On the whole lacked brilliance and we won't be returning.
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5 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 7
Saturday, April 17, 2010

I have been looking forward to visiting this place with my friend for ages and when I finally did I felt I haven t been let down neither by the service, neither by the quality and creativity of the cooking.

Having been warmly welcomed by a charming receptionnist, we were sat down on the bench side of the room (Great flower display by the way!).

We got a half bottle of champagne on arrival (Quote Birthday Gascon when booking for a birthday celebration), and where then explained how the menu works (create your own tasting menu on the a la carte side with mid size dishes) or choose the Chef seasonal Le Marche in 5 courses.

After long negotiations with my friend we finally opted for the a la carte, commencing with some fun amuses bouches (Macaroon Mojito or Bloody Mary mousse), we then shared some amazing dishes like white pudding gnocchi with sea urchin jus and seared tuna with hibiscus jus followed by mouth watering foie gras dishes with pop corn or carpaccio of foie gras in a shape of a rose!

We ended having the cappucino of black pudding with lobster (the best dish ever!) and the seared venison with chocolate and banyuls sauce (coming second...).

We were greatly recommended by knowledgeable staff, the sommelier served us glasses of wine to complement each course and I found the service to be faultless.

Would definetely be back and recommend to friends and family.
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Gustave
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

We went to this restaurant last Saturday and I have to say I was a little disappointed. We had the tasting menu with matching wine which was good but it wasn't excellent.

The service was a little bit hit and miss and I had to keep asking for water refills as the staff didn't notice empty glasses. The staff were polite but seemed inexperienced and not very confident. The lady presenting the wines had such a strong accent (not french) that it was difficult to understand her.

There were 2 toilets that could be used by men or women but a man had missed the toilet quite significantly but when I returned to the toilet more than 1 1/2 hours later it still hadn't been cleaned. They should have checked them more regularly as it was very unpleasant.

So overall it wasn't bad but wasn't amazing either especially when we paid over £200 for 2 I would expect something better.
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5 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 2
Sunday, March 28, 2010

We had the tasting menu. It was amazing, and also the service was great. We would like to come back every time the tasting menu changes.
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, January 27, 2010