Tipped

A sophisticated treat

November 06, 2007

Tucked behind the back streets of Coven Garden sits a modern French restaurant with a calm interior and a mouth -watering menu. The atmosphere is intimate and where the wide open pan windows stop the soft beige walls begin giving the restaurant a minimalist quality which is stylish but not cold. When you first enter there is no question that this is a restaurant for those with good taste and (surprisingly) money. Impressed by the simple yet calm interior I was very intrigued as to whether the food would be an equal standard. The menu was not typically French as it offered Thai Green Prawn Curry and Italian Tagalitalie with seafood. Nevertheless, when my Thai curry arrived I was pleasantly satisfied that the food was as exceptional as the venue and the service. Although the food may not be characteristically French the wine menu is. I choose Picpoul de Pinot which is a French gem made straight from the Vin yards of the South of France. The restaurant is owned and managed by the same team as Le Café Du Jardin and it is ideally located for both pre and post theatre dining as it is no more than a 10 minutes walk form most of London’s major theatres. For those of you who appreciate fine food and wine in a venue which is not too loud but definitely atmospheric I would recommend this modest yet eloquent bistro.

Tags: French, Bistro