Comptoir Gascon (Farringdon)

• My personal favourite is the Cassoulet de Toulouse
• The mussels are also fantastic
• I really like the cafe gourmand for dessert as I like having something sweet after my main course but quite often already quite full so a coffee with petit fours is perfect
• Comptoir Gascon is a small French bistro on Charterhouse Street
• Part of the gastronomical Gascon group including Michelin starred Club Gascon and bar Celler Gascon with a strong focus of food from Gascony
• Bread does not come with the treats and it felt like something is missing just eating so much salty meats
• The platter is definitely enough for two people to share
• Our mains was served before we even finished our starter but because we were in a rush we had to gob down the food
• It's not the best burger but the foie gras made up for it
• The amount of meats may have you set for a heart attack but i was one little happy girl
• French fries cooked in duck fat and crazy salt was far from crispy and looking lifeless
• Firstly we were short of time and secondly we were too full
• 45 minutes is definitely not enough time to enjoy the brilliance of food
• Our carafe of vin de pays was execellent and very good value at just over £
• To find an authentic regional French Bistro with such affection to food is brilliant
• When I moved two years ago around Smithfield market I didn't know I chose the best area for a Southwestern French girl to live
• The surrounding area of Smithfield market is like being in my hometown Toulouse with Club gascon
• Sometimes a nice restaurant is the simplest one
• I am always wondering why they don't do a duck treats platter with for example crispy duck skin scratchings
• This burger is just devine
• I guess it is to make it look more healthy
• The call of foie gras is more powerful than a classic dish with Toulouse sausage
• Everything is tasty from a duck
• Those fries are just amazing
• Comptoir Gascon is a great address to discover Southwestern French cuisine
• Apparently they are doing 20% Off food during August 2014
• Fatty duck with which to celebrate
• Comptoir Gascon is a French bistro in Clerkenwell
• We started with a glass of bubbly
• I had the duck rilletes which came with sourdough toasts
• Shredded duck which I was happy to plough into on its own
• Especially with some crunchy cornichons to lighten it a little
• It was quite filling so from that point of view bread was probably unnecessary
• My vibrant sauce was very garlicky and salty and I very much enjoyed swishing my melt in the mouth duck with its crispy skin in it
• I know garbure is traditionally a veg stew but I say ditch them and just keep the soup
• S cassoulet was a thing of stodgy
• ) and 'crazy salt' which just seemed to be salt with a bit of spice to it
• Though I let stephen eat the majority as I was so stuffed from my food
• Their signature Duck foie gras truffle burger was an absolute delight and their Desserts (especially the boudin noir) were simply amazing

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