Monday night, a last minute decision to eat out. Choices to be made…read more One of the reasons I like Hampstead so much is the variety of French cuisine. My family spent time in France when I was growing up and French cuisine is my equivalent to other peoples bake beans on toast. Tonight we chose Cote. It's one of our regulars for breakfast but, in truth, we've never been for diner. It was semi full, the staff attentive. We 'of course' all chose Fillet Steak, two rare one medium rare. The steaks took a little more time, than they should, to arrive and unfortunately when they did, the two rares looked & tasted more like a medium than rare. Our waitress was quickly called over, took one look at the steaks and immediately took one away. Moments past before the manager appeared apologising for the steaks. He was professional, apologetic and quick to remedy the situation. If it hadn't been for him, we would have walked out, never to return. While we waited for our food we were given free frites (french fries). He asked if he could give us free starters while we waited, but we declined. The food came back with brand new vegetables and even more frites. We ended the night with Coupe Noir & Coffee, and the night ended up being relaxed and just what we needed. The manager and his attitude saved the night and because of our experience dealing with him I know we'd be happy to return.

I have been here for lunch quite a few times in the past year and have enjoyed my visits to this…read moreFrench style restaurant on every occasion. The restaurant, always busy, has an excellent menu, offering a good choice of appetizers, entrees and deserts, plus a well chosen wine list, all very reasonably priced. Additionally, the food preparation, presentation and quality are all first class and the service here is both professional and friendly. Finally, I would sum up to say that I have found the overall dining experience here to be very satisfying and will continue to come back here for more.

Located near the London Eye, this restaurant has a very friendly staff,good food and a nice…read moreatmosphere. They offer gluten free options as well. Offering both indoor and outdoor seating. You can opt for lighter fare or a pre fixe menu. We started with a few drinks. The Meteor French Lager was very good. We both opted for the pre-fix entrees.I tried the Steak Frites with Potato Leek soup and a cheese tray. My wife had a Tomatoe salad,Fish Parmentier and Elderberry Creme Brulee..all GF. Portions were good. Everything was fresh and prices were reasonable for the area.

In our short stay in London we decided to stop here for dinner. Fortunately even with how busy the…read morestaff was we were able to be seated right away. We were very pleased with how well we were attended to during our visit especially with how hard working and busy all of the staff seemed to be. The food came out quickly and the fougasse was delicious! For a main I selected the poulet grille and was very satisfied. It was overall quite a simple dish but the sauce was really the star of the show, simple but packed with so much flavor! Christina our server not only had brilliant colored hair that I loved (as someone who also has colored hair) but was incredibly kind, attentive, and conversational! Im so glad we had the opportunity to have her serving our table as she was a joy!

Well, a full day at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich and a ride to Bank station on the DLR, I had…read moreto find a restroom! This very nice upscale establishment was near by. My sweetie went ordered two Vs and Ts while I made a much needed visit. Back up at the bar, the vodka tonics were a refreshing treat. It was quiet because it was during commute times. It was a pleasant respite and the bartenders were very kind and attentive.

Recently our team of 25 chose to enjoy dinner at One Lombard Street…read more Upon entry, the restaurant is elegant, open seating, high ceilings, with a bustling and busy atmosphere. When you eat here you know you're in the heart of the London financial district as the ambience and high brow feel vibrates inside the restaurant. In other words, it feels expensive and it's loud, obnoxiously so. This is not a quiet hidden gem but is a victim of its own open floor plan and music choice some manager deems. The service and food: When you find yourself at such a hip yet sophisticated place, you're right to set your expectations high. Sadly you're about to encounter the first preventable issue - the service. Our waiter was a busy and quick talking man who moved briskly darting here and there reminding me of the player in "whack-a-mole". Like the game, he reacted but rarely caught a pattern on how to best succeed at his job. For instance, we have multiple tables. The first couple received water, wine, and cocktails yet our table was ignored for twenty thirsty minutes. When I say ignored, I mean he knew he was missing us he just decided to focus what limited time on what he could control, and who would disagree if been in his shoes? This is one of the fundamental reasons we will not return as a team. The service was poor and underwhelming. The food did not help. It was small portions, complicated, aiming for a higher experience only to be missing the basic elements of what most would define as good. It was bland. I was "issued" a beet salad, even though I said I did not care for beets. The chef seems to think I would convert upon tasting. He is mistaken as were everyone who ate his beets in my group. Main course was a small chicken breast and potatoes. (Side note: my friend had the same dish only his potatoes were boiled and mine mashed, no one could explain why we had different dining experiences yet ordered the same item). The chicken skin was rubbery, an avoidable failure easily remedied with a salamander in the kitchen. One of the yanks at our table pointed out he had better rotisserie chicken at Costco - ouch. The cocktails and wine selection were the shining stars of the night. Sadly our waiter moved bottles of wine around so much we often found ourselves thirsty and frustrated, and dodging droplets of red wine has he carelessly dripped near our jackets and slacks. Overall I'd recommend you try One Lombard Street. Why? Simply because a restaurant should not be judged by one groups experience. I suggest you enjoy the good wine, make great memories and leave the restaurant with your own opinions and observations. Will I go again? Yes, simply because everyone deserves a second chance. Will I go a third if Groundhog Day repeats itself, no.

Unable to make poached eggs. Seriously. Offered me scrambled as an alternative. Is their 'cook'…read morecompletely untrained? Thank God I didn't try to order anything more sophisticated. Avoid

Great food and service. Really enjoyed the meal. Something for everyone at a good price.read more

Anywhere this close to newly fashionable King's X, with only two tables taken on a Friday night,…read moreshould ring alarm bells. From the get go it was clear we were in for a comedy, if not gustatory, treat. If John Cleese as Basil Fawlty and Gordon Ramsay were clustered in the kitchen with a video camera rubbing their knees and plotting some form of post-divorce double act money-spinner they couldn't have done a better job. The venue is cosy, kitschy and stuck in the 80's. The bad 80's. The middle class 80's. When normal people with normal jobs had started to eat out semi-regularly but my God you ate what you were given and didn't ask questions. And questions were verboten hier. A deliberately Teutonic phrase for a casual French bistro. And the two questions seemingly most verboten were "why has my main course arrived 40 minutes after everyone else's?" and "could my food be cooked until not raw?". Trust me, it's a long time since I've been somewhere that has deserved a slagging off like Bistro de la Gare, but my God did they strive to serve (or not in one case) one of the worst dining experiences I've experienced this year. Of the main courses; one was allegedly pretty good (but then I defy you to fuck up a Caesar Salad), two were acceptable, three were pisspoor and another, chicken based, meal failed due to being slightly bleedy in the middle... My pisspoor processed ham pizza, its semi-raw base reminiscent of bad paratha, was only cleared because it was shared two ways with the poor soul deemed unworthy of dinner. I did mention we were one main down didn't I? That's slightly unfair, it actually arrived as we stood up to leave and so they tried to charge us for it anyway... It could have been worse I mused, watching the elderly woman next to us gamely give a stiff upper lipped response as she struggled on with not one, but two fawlty racclette machines in a row. At least I'm confident I've got a good few years of dining ahead of me. Gamely pushing a curly slice of cheese round a lukewarm hotplate, she must have felt like a pained participant at the last supper. I'm not going to describe it further. Suffice that others suffered so that you don't have to

Definitely one of the restaurants that have the best value for money in this area. Had a lovely…read moredinner for four people at a hundred quid, service and wine included (in other places, this is usually the amount of money you need to invest in a decent meal, but for two people instead of four here). Food was good and ingredients were fresh. I am a little disappointed by the crême brûlée but for this price range it's ok. Looks like they redecorated recently so don't trust the reviews that say it's kitschy.

One of the best meals I've had! Such a wonderful experience! The atmosphere was amazing.read more

Oh my goodness I loved my experience here. Great food and drink, great location. Would absolutely…read morecome back here.

Came here on my trip to London and the French toast was to die for! So good especially after a 10…read morehour flight. I tried the carrot juice and it did taste like play doh (fair warning if you don't drink juice like that) not their fault I just wanted to try something different. Besides that the service was great and I highly recommend!

FAST We were…read moreattending the Harry Potter play just around the corner and heard the music playing here and had to come in. These two guys jammed to some of the best Spanish Music in town. FAST review Food: is just ok, not many options, I had the potato, mushroom leak pie and we also got the chicken club, along with a side of sweet potato fries. The fries were really good. The beers were 2/3 pints and fairly priced. Atmosphere: these two guys were awesome. Playing some great music. Bohemian feel, nice bar. Service: the young lady serving us was really nice. Tips: definitely keep an eye out for music.

Finding nice French food in the middle of London might seem an odd combination, but we weren't in a…read moremood to go running across the channel for proper French cuisine. I wanted to try this because if it's proximity to the West End theater locations. Initially arriving at 5:45 PM without a reservation, the only tables available with the outside café tables. Thinking quickly, I while at the outside table perusing the menu. I brought up the restaurant website and noticed there was a reservation available within 15 minutes of the time we arrived so I went ahead and tried booking it. After mentioning it to our server and checking with the manager, they graciously reseated us inside at our new comfortable table. I think some of the selections have been simplified in order to moderate cost of each item. For example, the escargot is served sans shells. The duck over moose is tasty, but not as rich as a true pate. The braised calves liver was excellent as was the duck breast salad, dauphinois potatoes and haricot vert green beans with almonds. A classic tarte tatin, and a raspberry crème brûlée capped off a wonderful impromptu meal. I'm glad for the service accommodation, so do note. It's best to make reservations before planning to come here to ensure availability as it is a quite popular place because of its pricing. The prix fixe menu has about 75% of the full à la carte menu. But they always give you the option of adding anything you would like as an à la carte item so never feel like you are limited to one or the other menus.

We were able to get a table about 6:30 pm on a Friday. The place was busy but the service was…read moreefficient and excellent. I ordered the Escargot Appetizer and the Braised Lamb roulade for main course. My partner had the Duck Rillettes appetizer and the Seabass fillets for main course. All was excellent!