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2 courses and a glass of wine £17 (Offer valid until Mon Nov 30)
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Complete with café and expensive épicerie, Bluebird is no longer the culinary destination it once aspired to be, but remains a relatively popular meeting place for Chelsea residents. The spacious first-floor interior is nicely decorated in shades of rose and red, offset with modern metallic chandeliers and light structures. The menu is eclectic and please-all, with French accents. Spiced parsnip soup was rich and heady with cumin and coriander, while a périgourdine salad lacked the advertised truffle garnish, replaced bacon lardons with shreds of ham, and paired them with duck gizzards that were too tough to be tasty. A main course of pan-fried sea bass fillet was fine, if a little greasy, while slow-roast glazed duck with cherry brandy and montmorency sauce was a crisp-skinned, tender pair of duck legs served with a slightly sweet, slightly savoury sauce that was otherwise unremarkable. Prices reflect the location. While it may not be a culinary destination, Bluebird remains a perfectly pleasant meeting and drinking place.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 350 King's Road, Chelsea, SW3 5UU
- Area: Chelsea
- Tel: 020 7559 1000
- www.danddlondon.com
- Book online
- Category: Modern European
- Travel: Sloane Square tube then 11, 19, 22, 49, 319 bus
- Times: Bar Open noon-midnight Mon-Thur; noon-1am Fri, Sat; noon-11.30pm Sun. Restaurant Brunch served noon-3.30pm Sat, Sun. Lunch served 12.30-2.30pm Mon-Fri. Dinner served 6-10.30pm Mon-Sat; 6-9.30pm Sun
- Price: Restaurant Main courses £13.50-£25. Set meal (lunch, 6-7.30pm Mon-Fri) £15.50 2 courses £18.50 3 courses
- Credit cards: Restaurant AmEx, DC, MC, V
- Services:
- Available for hire: Separate rooms for parties, both seating 30
- Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs; nappy-changing facilities
- Disabled: lift; toilet
- Dress code: smart casual
- Function room: Separate rooms for parties, both seating 30
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I've been to the cafe downstairs several times, but never realized what I was missing out on upstairs! Met up with some friends for a quick drink and ended up staying most of the evening. The bar was absolutely fantastic. Brilliant drinks, great staff and the music was just right. Maybe not the cheapest place in the world to drink, but for the standard of drinks I'm hard pressed to think of a better place. I think I've just found a new favourite. Will definitely be back.
Avoid at all costs. Terrible service, staff looked miserable and couldn't give a damn. Waited ages for service and the waiter split the wine every time he poured it. Food was average when it arrived, Dreadful!
This place should be put to rest. The food is okay, but the service is awful!
An oriental waitress asking "YOU ORDER NOW PLEASE" when you hardly had a look at the menu is not a good start.
This bird has flown......
I've been going here for years. It's absolutely my favourite restaurant. Fantastic atmosphere, good service, and you feel like you can linger for hours. Love it.
I had a wonderful lunch with three work colleagues last week. The service was exceptional, very attentive yet unobtrusive. The food was reasonably priced considering the wonderful surroundings and the area the restaurant is in, and I would definitely recommend this place to anyone, especially if a client/friend needs to be impressed. I'm really surprised at the below review as I had no such experience.
Very disappointing. Oily veg and potatoes. Very tough steak and lamb even the medium rare was tough. I couldn't cut it with a steak knife (which I had to ask for).
Shockingly limp celery and brown apple on the cheese board. Can't believe any decent chef would let a dish leave his kitchen with brown apple slices.
Slow and aloof service. Took 20 minutes to get a drink and it only arrived after we'd asked for it again. My friend was also dismissed for asking where the toilets were, which were not up to the standard of the main restaurant by the way.
Questionable presentation on the chocolate dessert, I won't go into what it looked like but you can get the idea!
The best part was the truffles that were supposed to come with the coffee but they were served after we'd finished our drinks and only because we asked where they were.
Will definitely not be returning and would not recommend this to anyone.