tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post6498185208370132340..comments2024-03-27T11:45:40.393+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: Le Gavroche, MayfairChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-47676021849209570122019-10-01T23:46:21.263+00:002019-10-01T23:46:21.263+00:00Wish I'd read this before taking my sister and...Wish I'd read this before taking my sister and brother-in-law there last month when they came to visit me. We did the full tasting menu but ordered our own wine since the pairing was unacceptably expensive. We still managed to pay over £500/couple. One thing that really bothered me was the bread service. The waiter offered it from a little basket and recommended we take all three if we wanted but we had to pick the pieces out of the basket with our hands and hope that some other guest hadn't accidentally touched our piece when they took theirs. The server should have used tongs and placed the choices on the bread plate. I was really alarmed by this. Our food was good and there were a couple stand outs (the cheese souffle and lamb tortelli) but overall not worth it. So many better restaurants in London, with and without the stars.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715767976453947827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-84512322516446247942019-06-20T06:35:35.566+00:002019-06-20T06:35:35.566+00:00Not one course is worthy of a Michelin star and as...Not one course is worthy of a Michelin star and as for those Canapes , they should be hanging their heads in shame. The grand institution of Le Gavroche is long gone and a major rethink is required.<br />A good start would be opening papa Roux`s cookbook and learning how to cook proper food again.Alan Spedding (cumbriafoodie)http://www.cumbriafoodie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-14387819332945745902019-05-12T09:41:50.958+00:002019-05-12T09:41:50.958+00:00Great content. I love your reviews and act upon th...Great content. I love your reviews and act upon them whenever I can, which isn't very often but hey...<br />Wiewelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254043125148580258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-12145524127749652642019-05-09T15:58:11.678+00:002019-05-09T15:58:11.678+00:00Sorry to hear it - it was once really great food b...Sorry to hear it - it was once really great food but has fallen downhill sadly since he started doing a lot of TV. Silvio (no longer there) made the front of house world class and it was once the go to venue for any big celebrations, like Tante Clair before it. <br />My sister, running a small business, used to take clients there for lunch because for £45 per head (including everything) and you could have it for much of the afternoon, it was cheaper than renting Regis meeting room space in the centre of town. <br /><br />My (not very) recent experiences agree that it should have been docked a Michelin star several years ago.Alex Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-27781346030955172242019-05-09T00:03:29.781+00:002019-05-09T00:03:29.781+00:00All i need do is post my comment from the 2019 pol...All i need do is post my comment from the 2019 poll post<br /><br />"Enjoy your disappointing "rest on their laurels" meal from the Roux (much like I hear Waterside Inn is now). Stick to the classics."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-75223969219612100732019-05-08T12:09:28.016+00:002019-05-08T12:09:28.016+00:00I was underwhelmed about 8 years ago at L G. My wi...I was underwhelmed about 8 years ago at L G. My wife ordered that stuffed artichoke starter (it didn't cost GBP 68.00 then, I assure you - price seems to have gone up alarmingly) and didn't like it. We had to swap starters. Can't remember the mains at all. Cheese board was fun. We didn't stay for dessert. Like you, I thought the staff were good. It was all rather hushed, rather odd, and with an abiding sense of not being as good as it should have been. The tone of this review brings it all back!Donald Twainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-2145232418946898842019-05-08T09:33:28.086+00:002019-05-08T09:33:28.086+00:00Pretty much as expected, which is why everyone vot...Pretty much as expected, which is why everyone voted for it I expect!<br />I do remember the Gavroche lunch deal used to be considered one of London's great bargains, back in the early 2000s. But then it was about 30 quid, the food was better (And Michel Roux Jr wasn't on the telly...)<br /> Carlovskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405735200561676115noreply@blogger.com