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Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

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66 Baker Street, W1U 7DJ Full details & map

Restaurant: French (traditional)

Time Out says 2 Users say 5/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Sep 30 2011

With its elegant dark-wood panelling, crisp linen and precise combination of class and conviviality, this is one of London's best renderings of a classic Parisian bistro - equally well primed for a business lunch, a treat for two or a get-together with friends.

Exceptional service, charming and responsive, adds to the experience, and the wine list offers an impressive, predominantly French selection at quite hefty prices. At its best, the cooking is both refined and deliciously enjoyable.

In a terrine of chicken confit, foie gras and globe artichokes, flavours and textures were finely intertwined. To follow, saddle of rabbit was ideally matched with an exquisitely subtle curry sauce. Our gripe is with the oddly uninformative menu. Ordering a 'gazpacho andalou', we expected - as you would - a refreshing summer soup, but what came was unusually acrid and had a fierce, entirely un-gazpacho back-taste of hot spice. Cod with mussels and a courgette and saffron ragout sounded like an original stew, but was only a pretty conventional piece of fish with a non-ragout-like light sauce and (unannounced) peas. Creative variations on classic dishes, fine, but if you don't tell diners what they're ordering it's no surprise if some complain.

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Tags: European, French, French (traditional), Business, Wines, Central, Marylebone, Mid-range, Restaurant

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Lunch: 3 courses £19.50

...from a set menu. Includes Vat, excludes service.
Offer available Monday to Saturday 12:00-14:15
Offer covers Min 1, Max 6 people
Offer valid until Feb 17 2012

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Early dinner: 3 courses £21.50

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Offer available Everyday 18:00-19:00
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Sunday Lunch: 3 courses £19.50

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3 courses and an aperitif maison: £39.50

...from the a la carte menu. Includes Vat, excludes service.
Offer available Everyday 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00
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Galvin Bistrot de Luxe details

Address

Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

66 Baker Street W1U 7DJ

Transport Baker Street tube

Telephone

020 7935 4007

Galvin Bistrot de Luxe website

Lunch served noon-2.30pm Mon-Sat; noon-3pm Sun. Dinner served 6-10.30pm Mon-Wed; 6-10.45pm Thur-Sat; 6-9.30pm Sun

Main courses £16-£21.50. Set lunch £17.50 3 courses. Set dinner (6-7pm) £19.50 3 courses

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 3, pavement ), Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Booking advisable, Separate room for parties ( seats 22 ), Disabled ( toilet )

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 2 ratings)

By Daniele - Oct 12 2011

I was looking for somewhere special to celebrate and this was just perfect.

Expensive, but very good value for what you get. Romantic, classy atmosphere. Our 3 favourite dishes of the night were: crab lasagne, lamb tagine and pear tarte tatin: all sensational.