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19-21 Monmouth Street
Covent Garden
London, WC2H 9DD
Nearest Transport: Leicester Square
020 7240 3757
Renowned as one of London's oldest French restaurants, Mon Plaisir is a family-run restaurant that has been established for more than 60 years. Serving a variety of authentic gastronomic delights, Mon Plaisir emanates a lively atmosphere and can cater for private parties of up to 10 guests upon request.
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  • 1
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    gastro1
    3rd March 2008
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    Current
    Sorry to disagree with my fellow reviewers.

    Pas mon plaisir.

    For me this is a bad joke a french TGI's.

    Poor food prepared and designed to achieve high margins with average ingredients.

    Good French bistro food does not exist in the UK or at least I have not found it.

    Mon Plaisir is really poor if you want to sample the real thing jump on the Eurostar to Paris and try L'Ami Louis ,Allard, Benoit ,Aux Lyonnais and Moissonier just to name a few.
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  • 5
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    Browners
    13th December 2007
    Everything changes but this
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    We've been eating at Mon Plaisir before and after plays and on special occassions now for about a decade. It's authentically French and gives you the chance to show off with a few choice bon mots.

    I think one of the main reasons we've stayed loyal to Mon Plaisir as a family is that Dad rather likes the lingerie shop next door. Needless to say the rest of us find this a bit creepy!

    The first time we came here I ate perfect French onion soup followed by a rare entrecote steak frites with creamy peas with lardons. And it was so good that I have eaten the same thing each time! In many ways the peas are the star of the show. A bit like a pea carbonara they're so good they'll have you hooked like a smack addict. They set the standard for French bistro food in London.

    Over the years I've sampled (nicked from other peoples' plates) some fantastic garlic snails, delicious grilled salmon and a disturbingly cold coq au vin which Mum was too embarassed to send back! That one disaster apart we've collectively fallen in love with Mon Plaisir and will continue coming back until either they or we shut down!
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  • 4
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    FluffyRona
    23rd October 2007
    French charm
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    A slice of old-school France in the centre of Covent Garden!

    Ask for a table upstairs and you can while away a happy afternoon with some superb traditional French grub. Great Muscadet on offer with some wonderful fish last time I went.

    And don't let the sneer of the waiter deter you - they DO take bookings and WILL let you choose the table YOU want!! ;-)
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    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    ChrisHarrison
    9th October 2007
    Stable, solid, unexciting
    Current
    As a pre-theatre venue it delivers - quick service, tasty food, reliable dependability which being decently cheap, if almost a parody of its Frenchness. It won't blow your socks off, but by not changing visit-on-visit, it won't disappoint you, either.
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    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    JulesHolmwood
    26th July 2007
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    I went for lunch one Friday after an exceptionally busy week and felt like I'd stepped out of the hustle and bustle of professional life into a rural French bistro. It seemed a million miles from Central London both in ambience and style. Had a lovely meal and a great experience. Food was fabulous. Would definitely recommend this as a restaurant for both romance and business; certainly when I went you could have enjoyed either
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  • 5
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    gilka
    15th July 2007
    Current
    my favorite french restaurant!
    cosy and beautiful. You can get the pre theatre menu if you want to pay less than £20. sometimes on mondays they have accordion player which adds to the atmosphere!
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  • 4
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    simonB
    22nd March 2007
    Current
    This is a favourite restaurant of mine and its classic French dishes never disappoint. Probably the most authentic 'french bistro' experience you'll find in London?

    The only negative I have is that the tables at the front of the restaurant are exceptionally close together....you dining neighbours are definitely going to hear every word you say so it's definitely not the place for wispering amorous thoughts or doing high powered business deals!
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  • 5
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    tristan
    8th March 2007
    Current
    Romantic and oh so French. Great menu. Last food orders need to reach the kitchen before 11.15 so it's a good spot for after the theatre too. It's also surprisingly bigger on the inside than it appears ... although the best place to sit is up front near the windows to catch the full flavour.
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  • 5
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    valtaylor
    24th September 2006
    Fabulously French!!
    Current
    You just can't go wrong when you go to Mon Plaisir. For private or business dinners it NEVER dissappoints. I could kill for those deserts....
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  • 4
    Mon Plaisir
    19-21 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DD uk
    Formaggio_Amore
    15th August 2006
    French bistro with a certain "je ne sais quoi"
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    A big French flag, perched proudly at the front, greets you when you arrive at this little pleasure of a restaurant. Funnily, it is facing another outlet with an equally massive, British flag on the other side of the street -things never change, do they?! This street should be renamed "Channel Street"!

    Anyway, this venue has been serving simple, authentic French cooking -as opposed to exuberant "tour-de-force"-type French cuisine- for more than 50 years, apparently. The place is charming, cosy, not to say old-fashioned, with an interior resembling a French bistro.

    Dishes are old French classics: for example, I had an onion soup with croutons and melted gruyere which was delicious -and I am not even a big fan of soups, although I adore cheese! (where I come from, they call me "The Che"). ;OP...sorry...couldn't resist the fat pun!

    Having to rush before going to the theatre, I skipped having any piece de resistance and finished with a sinful chocolate mousse: sheer delight.

    Otherwise, the staff is young, "lovely", friendly, attentive and mostly French -if you love the accent, then it will be an extra piece of entertainment for you!

    In a nutshell, if you like French food, cooked simply but expertly, then ZIS IZ ZE place TOU BEE, in Covent Garden. They do have pre-theatre menus at 12.50/14.50 for two/three courses, including a glass of wine. Unbeatable, you say? Mais oui!....is it a coincidence then that this place is situated on "MON-MOUTH" Street?! I wonder.
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