3rd August 2007
Nice enough little Soho bistro
A couple of my friends had been raving about this place for ages and finally we got the chance to go the other week. They said that there was a set menu before 7pm, and as we all like a bargain, we legged it down there just in the nick of time.
Its a nice looking place, good light is provided by the large windows at the front and is aided by white walls. Nice chunky wooden tables and a tiled floor help give it that 'rustic French bistro' look. Sadly the piano player was not on that night so I cannot comment on that. The waiters had good words to say about him though.
Assuming, then, that it was a French bistro, I was somewhat surprised that the menu was biased towards Mediterranean rather than French cuisine. A bit of a disappointment, but no major problem.
To begin, I had the falafels (very nice, decent portion) whilst my friends had the duck pate on brioche. The pate was good, however the brioche looked and tasted more like a toasted slice of Mother's Pride. This was followed by a reasonable enough lamb burger masquerading as lamb kofte (correct me if I'm wrong but a kofte is a long thing, right?) served on a nice fresh greek salad with feta. Great olives. One friend had the fish and vegetable skewer with rice. I nearly went for this but I'm glad I didn't - it was bland as you like, in looks and taste. I think this is probably the only red herring of a dish though, gawping at other diners' dinners I would say most other choices looked pretty reasonable.
In summary, the service was ok, the wine was ok, the food was ok....I don't think you could say that it was remarkable, or even memorable, but if you want some basic bistro food then this place does it well and doesn't charge over the odds. Everyone seems happy enough with their food and their surroundings, and it is good value for money - you could do a lot worse in Soho.
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