Le Garrick Restaurant (Covent Garden)

• Le Garrick is becoming my family&rsquo
• The homely brasserie situated in the entertainment heart of London is ideal for pre show dinner
• The service is fast but not rushed and the staff is always welcoming and happy to engage without being overly attentive
• The foie gras is my starter of choice and the meats for the main courses are tender
• Especially the pork which is magnifique
• The server starts bringing out a tray of glasses with a shot of alcohol with all round bright smiles
• They been working for the family run restaurant for many years and happy with the work environment
• Charles mission for his restaurant is to use top fresh ingredients and he personally visits them to check for quality
• The fab thing about Le Garrick bread and water is free of charge to all customers they don&rsquo
• A must try dish is this little artist palate looking pot with holes filled with a smell of lovely hot garlic
• S and best eaten piping hot with the butter dripping off its cocktail sticks
• I must say the duck was beautiful cooked without being too tough
• The orange sauce was pure addiction
• A very good portion of mash is also served with the dish along with wilted spinach
• Re a major fan of nutella then Petit pot au chocolat is the one for you
• I must have walked past Le Garrick about 700 times (literally twice a day for a year give or take) and finally got round to visiting this week with my fiancé
• Atmospheric place with a lovely story it's been running for 25 years
• Was taken over 8 years ago by the manager Dominika and Frenchman Charles who was previously a regular
• Charles sent the head chef Rocco to SW France to train with none other than his mum
• There are a few tables at ground level but most of the restaurant is down a spiral staircase into the cellar
• Where there are various nooks and crannies to settle into
• While it was cooked so it was lovely and moist with a flavoursome tomato sauce
• Lovely duck confit with a heart bean stew gorgeous flavours and again
• They finished off with a complimentary digestif of a prune liqueur perhaps not the particular spirit that I'd choose again (
• Le Garrick was opened over 25 years ago and was recently taken over by Dominika and Charles
• The menu is so authentic that head chef Rocco was recently sent to the South West of France to learn some valuable cooking tips by none other than Charles' mum
• Le Garrick is a family run business with a passion for offering good
• We began our evening with their signature champagne cocktails
• This cocktail will be served throughout the festive season and with it's red hue
• This sauce was highly loved by the staff at Le Garrick and had a truly sweet yet hot flavour
• We shared a whole cheese fondue with plenty of white baguette
• Those cheese was studded with garlic and fresh herbs which helped it match beautifully to the white wine
• The wine was beautifully dry with a creamy finish
• Was a duck breast cooked medium rare with a cherry sauce
• The duck was served with a creamy celeriac mash and soft cabbage for an extra hit of vegetable goodness
• The sweet and savoury notes in this dish were just a delight to eat and despite being incredibly full from the starters
• The potatoes and vegetable brought colour and variety into the plate which was a nice touch
• We finished our supper with a perfect creme brû
• E and chocolate ganache with a buttery biscuit
• E and the chocolate in the ganache was wonderfully thick and rich
• It was easy to see why the calamari and beef are two of the most popular dishes
• The love story and all the pictures are featured on my blog
• I'd like to start by saying just how charming and accommodating our waiter was (as were all the staff)
• Our waiter suggested I start with the evening's cocktail and my fiance a Ricard
• The Foie Gras was creamy and rich the accompanying pear brought this out perfectly whilst the brioche was crispy and delicately sweet
• The cornichons were too pickled for both of our tastes
• My Cassoulet was authentic to the eye as well as the tastebuds
• The beans (which took up most of the dish) were smooth and complimented the meats well
• My fiance's duck was perfectly medium rare
• The orange was strong and paired well with the simple flavours of the spinach and mash
• The latter two were easy to eat
• The creme fraiche and coulis were not needed
• We finished with a digestif of pear williams eau de vie (water of life)
• Le Garrick is not anything fancy to look at
• If you're after an authentic French experience then this intimate setting is the place to go
• Dominika and Charles are its newest family to look after this London institution
• This restaurant is an integral part of their life
• Step through the doors of this quaint French brasseries and you quickly forget the bustling Covent Garden is right outside the door
• Walls adorned with Theatre posters and wine &ndash
• After settling in with a good glugging of wine
• Even better was the foie gras topped with home made pear chutney &ndash
• The ginger was so fragrant it was leaping out from the dish and the chilli gave a lovely warmth in the mouth
• Here at Le Garrick they were rich in garlic and laden in oil &ndash
• Admittedly I was a bit naughty when visiting Le Garrick
• It had the one thing you rarely encounter with such a sauce &ndash
• Le Garrick had kindly provided me with some lovely bright photos to use
• As a rule I always use my own and it was pretty dark inside
• Desserts arrived and they were still just as spectacular
• I really fell in love with the lemon tart &ndash
• Almost just as good (living up to the expectation of that tart is hard) was the chocolate fondant and vanilla ice cream
• All finished off with a selection of well sourced cheeses
• Le Garrick is simply magnificent
• Ve had a bad experience is obviously deluded
• If good value and great food is what you&rsquo
• Re after then look no further because Le Garrick is here &ndash
• Especially with the promise of those snails and calamari
• We are often go to These restaurant even if is a chain one
• A wonderful family owned restaurant right in the middle of London with excellent service and incredible food
• We had a wonderful night at Le Garrick and would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a romantic setting or excellent French food
• It's always a good sign that you're surrounded by French speakers and that the staff are French so we knew we were in good hands from the start
• The moules were some of the best I've had and definitely the best in London
• Andy and I decided that a night out on the town was in order and in our books that means only one thing
• Le Garrick was calling our names
• Le Garrick is a family run French Brasserie restaurant owned by Brendon for 25 years before handing down his heart and soul to Charles and Dominika
• The French restaurant is based in the heart of Covent Garden
• As we made our way down the spiral staircase we were guided to our sweet table under the exposed brick arch with a welcoming drink of prosecco (with grenadine and strawberries
• The room was low lit so I was in the mood to enjoy my evening with my fabulous colleague and friend for a meal to remember
• The menu looked all too delicious so I asked the lovely lady who was serving us to recommend what we should have
• The calamari dish was all about the sauce
• I dived into the sauce and soaked it up with bread as I waited for the next anticipated and final dish from the (Les Entré
• Probably the best snails I&rsquo
• The starters were delightful and we were so ready to tuck into our main
• So our saviour French lady who recommended the starters picked out the best and popular dishes in the Les Plats section
• 8 oz chargrilled rare breed rib eye steak served with fries and bé
• The portion was huge so we decided to split the dish between us so we can sample our second main dish as well
• Packed full of flavours with that sweet honey glaze and balanced with the French crunchy green beans
• S no way we were going home without some sweet delights after a giant meal for two girls
• A warm chocolate fondant served with vanilla ice cream
• Both of these desserts were to die for and that caramel shell was literally so glossy like glass
• I am a massive sucker for chocolate and I was completely guilty when finishing off the whole plate
• The team in Le Garrick were so friendly
• The waiters were all super friendly and while most of the tables are situated downstairs
• The place is very cosy and romantic with candle on most of tables but the food is nothing special
• The tart is really nice with thin crust and burnt top
• The onion soup was ok but they didn't toast the cheese on the bread
• The beans in the cassoulet was overly salty although the meat were tasty
• Service was also not that great as we have to ask twice to get the bread to go with our starter
• Set over two floors the ground floor is rather unassuming compared to the cavernous nooks and crannies in the basement
• Service was nice and attentive and there is a homely atmosphere to the place
• De campagne served with two of the smallest cornichons I have ever seen
• Despite these little niggles I can't shake the feeling that Le Garrick is the sort of place which could conceivably provide the setting for a truly epic evening I'll be back to try and set one up
• Le Garrick is almost a London institution
• Le Garrick is utterly and unapologetically French
• I was greeted with a bonjour and flick of the wrist
• Not a lot of gluten free entrees but most of the mains are gluten free
• Our waiter was able to tell us about all the gluten free options

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