Frenchie (Covent Garden)

• Frenchie and Clamato were the 2 joints that I really wanted to hit up (oh and David Toutain&ndash
• Imagine my excitement when I found out that he is going to open a branch in London
• S a reason why Frenchie is consistently touted as one of the best in Paris
• Gory Marchand's cooking style was very interesting
• As the original outpost in Paris is always on all the must eat Paris lists
• The meal had some great dishes (papardelle) but the desserts were very disappointing
• Frenchie is one of the new openings in Covent Garden which is quickly turning into a new hub for good restaurants (GO TO DUENDE
• ) There is an upstairs dining room with bar seating and tables available
• The downstairs dining room seems a bit plain Jane compared to what is a really well put together and aesthetically appealing upstairs
• Something about the combination of maple and bacon makes me go crazy and it was omnipresent throughout the scone
• The scone itself was well made with a delightfully crisp exterior
• The combination of radish with a really buttery or creamy sauce doesn't really do it for me
• Arctic Char tartar (8/10) Fish was well cut and of good quality
• The chive cream that topped it was plentiful and really assertive
• Foie gras and rhubarb (8/10) Pristine pate with appropriate touches of pickle and rhubarb
• Duck pastilla (5/10) The duck inside was dry and there was not much of it
• The accompaniments of cheese and raisins were tasty enough
• The pastry was really well made though
• Lamb ragu pappardelle (5/10) The lamb ragu was really good
• The accompaniments all made sense and the dish was incredibly balanced despite being really decadent
• The hollondaise and asparagus is a combination that's often seen
• This hollandaise was exceptionally rich with the addition of the assertively salty pork product
• Will definitely come back to Frenchie as the standard of cooking is very high and they're offering some things that I just haven't seen elsewhere
• Frenchie Covent Garden is not an easy reservation to get
• I usually roll my eyes at restaurants with months long waiting lists because by and far my experience has been that they are over hyped
• My cocktail was probably one of the best I have ever had
• I ordered it because it was vodka based and called Once Upon a Time No 2
• With only a set menu on offer with 3 courses to choose from starters
• Price is a lot more affordable with 2 courses costing £
• One of the best lamb dishes I have had in a while
• Their dessert was absolutely amazing I had a bitter chocolate tart and also the cheesecake
• The evening dinner was at Club Gascon in Smithfield market
• I'm afraid was not my kind of thing at all a fussy and emotionless series of provincial Michelin baiting French dishes
• Authentic insofar as the last time I ate in a Michelin starred provincial French restaurant it was every bit as fussy and emotionless and this
• Dessert of apricots and almond ice cream came scattered with garden peas
• It's a nice enough place and the menu is actually intriguing but the execution is a little on the mediocre side
• Dishes were mostly good and the table next to us too were raving about all the dishes that they had
• Portion size are quite small
• Definitely one of the best bread that I have ever tasted
• Loved this dish was cook to perfection and with the peanuts
• Let's start from the restaurant itself which is small but really welcoming and well thought of
• The service is good but a bit "
• I enjoyed both the hanger steak and the cod with coco beans
• The desserts were disappointing
• The banana ice cream was so salty that it was inedible and surely didn't go well with the rest of the dish
• The desserts were unimaginative and substandard
• My husband and I went to Frenchie with another couple for midweek dinner
• The restaurant is a lovely cozy place
• The bacon scones and crispy pig head really stood out but all of the snacks were perfection
• I had the grilled octopus as a first course which was delicious and the pork in salt crust as a main which was very favorful
• My dessert was the nutty and buttery mimolette cheese
• The highlight is the bacon scone
• The pig head was good as well
• The frozen banana in the middle goes perfect with the cream outside
• Was a delightful interpretation of a winter English garden with its combination of colourful root vegetables
• The classic Maine lobster roll also followed a French interpretation with the succulent lobster lathered in a creamy beurre blanc sauce and wedged inside a piece of pillowy brioche toast &ndash
• I had their grilled octopus which was my first octopus dish and it was AMAZING
• The second dish I had was Pork Belly
• I haven't been really fond of Pork Belly until I had this one which was cooked perfectly
• At the door we were greeted by a sharp suited home counties lad who was doing his best to project an air of Parisienne diffidence
• The poor fellow was no Depardieu and twenty minutes later had reverted to an Anglicised rather more pleasant version of himself
• Some might say that this is a case of form over substance
• We took the tasting menu paired with some prosecco
• Metallic accents with pale tones &ndash
• We started with some cocktails and I cannot recommend the French Riviera option enough&hellip
• The wine list was typical of most French restaurants &ndash
• The expert sommelier was at hand to give us the advice we so desperately needed

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