Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
51.51066145416
-0.15544060219917
020 7408 0881
Le Gavroche
Current
Avg. from 5 rates: 4.6
43 Upper Brook Street
Mayfair
London, W1K 7QR
Nearest Transport: Marble Arch
020 7408 0881
Le Gavroche is an upmarket French restaurant located within 47 Park Street Hotel, offering classic dishes created by chef Michel Roux. The cellar produces a wide selection of wines and there is a set lunch menu. There is an inflexible dress code for gentlemen: shirt, jacket and tie. An exquisite private dining room is available, seating between 8 and 20 people with its own reception room and cocktail lounge. The restaurant has been awarded two Michelin stars and continues to be a gourmet's delight.
Reviews for Le Gavroche
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4
Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
8th March 2008
Fading
I have had some of my best meals in London in Le Gavroche both in Sloane Street and Mayfair.
The best beef cheek stew ever served with an amazing mouseline of potatoes as well as superb pan fried scallops with thin crispy vegetables and a touch of oriental spice.
It has remained at the top of fine French cuisine right through to Albert Roux handing over to his son Michel Roux Jr -despite losing it's third star at handover for me it was just as good for a few years - However this is no longer the case since around 2005 and I am not sure why ?
I suspect Michel is more interested in running Marathons and working out in the gym which is fine if like Ramsey at Royal Hospital Road you have sme of the best young talent wrking the stoves.
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5
Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
18th May 2007
It is indeed one of the very top restaurants in London, right up there in the top five. A detailed review can be found at:
http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?id=311&country=UK
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4
Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
18th May 2007
Over-rated, especially for price
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5
Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
15th May 2007
Is it the best?
There is a reason why this restaurant has been open for over 35 years, its bloody good!! The Gavroche could win anyone over with its impeccable service and ultra-refined cooking.
Silvano has been plying his trade here since the very beginning and is in full command of his dining room. Michel Roux jnr is a master behind the stoves. On my visit i had the pleasure of meeting him. I walked into the kitchen, unnannounced to find him on the pastry section preparing what i think was a souffle mix.
We ate like kings, the fricasse of langoustines with ginger that i ate was a lesson in subtle cookery with just the slightest hint of the fragrant ginger behind the sweetness of the perfectly cooked langoustine. A little butter sauce and delicate cucumber finished it off. My companion devoured a globe artichoke with foie gras and black truffles. I tasted it and wished i had ordered it myself! A fillet of beef with foie gras and white truffle maccaronni cheese followed for me. It was rich and satisfying, balancing strong flavours well. Whole lobster with jersusalem artichokes and wild mushrooms was magnificent, my partner again ordering very well.
We finished with the chefs selection of desserts allowing you to sample several of the a la carte dishes. Delicious.
The service is attentive yet not overwhelming. The room a grand, dimly lit basemnent in Mayfair. You get the feeling that many an important decision has been made under this roof. When your food arrives and the waiters lift of the kosh, it is like a ceremony.
We dined on Valentines day and were not surprised to see a proposal at a table opposite and every woman in the restaurant received a long stemmed red rose, very slick!
Very expensive, yet faultless. A part of London food history.
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5
Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook Street
London
W1K 7QR
uk
23rd April 2007
London's finest restaurant?
Nothing like being contraversial but this is certainly the finest restaurant I have ever eaten at in London.
Founded by the Roux duo in 1967 it was the first UK restaurant to be awarded 3 michelin stars, so you might expect something special. Now run by Michel Roux Jr and Silvano I have to say that I have never experienced anything quite like it (true to say that I am probably not well versed in eating in such pampered environs). You are literally waited on hand-over foot and the food is a sensation. I have been a few times now and I always forget quite how good it is. I object to paying huge amounts of money for posh restaurants and feel a skeptical as I approach the table but each time I have been won over. The food is a dream and the things that I have had that have wowed me especially are the souffles...in fact it was all exceptional. Each time it feels like a genuine treat and I am quite surpised at how good it is.
If I sound a little over the top it is because it is. Maybe it should be at the price but you get what you pay for.
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