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13-15 West Street, WC2H 9NE Full details & map

Restaurant: Modern European

Time Out says 4 Users say 4/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 17 2011

One of several Ateliers around the world, this is a slick operation, all black lacquer and red highlights, staffed by a team of professionals in smart black uniforms. There's a bar, a first-floor restaurant (La Cuisine) and the ground-floor L'Atelier, where seating is at high tables or around a bar.

Various menus are offered, from full-on feasts to a selection of small tasting dishes (confit duck in aubergine caviar, with crunchy vegetables and sesame crust, perhaps, or langoustine ravioli with savoy cabbage and foie gras sauce). The set menu is excellent value; not only are the two or three courses accompanied by a choice of breads, a side vegetable and an amuse-bouche, but the quality is striking.

Even simple spaghetti of the day - on this occasion, tomato, black olive, parmesan and basil - was an intensely flavoured, beautifully presented pleasure. To start, jewel-like melon and fromage frais tart with coriander and bayonne ham looked almost too good to eat. Next, an elegantly presented plate of fresh mackerel with preserved lemon and saffron on a spice crumble also found favour. A lovely selection of traditional tarts - miniature wedges of chocolate, coffee, pistachio, cinnamon and lemon - made a great finale, though £4.50 for an espresso took off some of the shine.

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Tags: European, Modern European, French, French (modern), Business, Celebrated chefs, Wow factor, Central, Covent Garden, Luxury, Tapas, Restaurant

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Lunch offer: 2 courses with matching wines £37

...from a set menu (3 courses £45, four courses £59). Includes Vat, excludes service. All tables have a 90 minute return time. Please note the offer will not be honoured if guests are late to the table. Includes VAT, excludes service.
Offer available Everyday 12:00-14:30
Offer covers Min 1, Max 6 people
Offer valid until Mar 3 2012

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Afternoon Retreat: 2 courses and afternoon tea £39

...... enjoy 2 course lunch from Menu du Jour then elevate to Le Salon bar to indulge on our version of “Afternoon tea” instead of the traditional affair, ours is a delicate canapé size French pastries along with selection of finest loose leaf teas. Includes Vat, excludes service.
Offer available Everyday 12:00-14:30
Offer covers Min 1, Max 6 people
Offer valid until Mar 3 2012

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Pre theatre: 2 courses £28

...from a set menu (3 courses £32, 4 courses £40). . Includes Vat, excludes service. Please note orders must be placed by 6pm. All tables have a 90 minute return time. Please note the offer will not be honoured if guests are late to the table. Includes Vat, excludes service. Last order is at 18.00.
Offer available Everyday 17:30-18:00
Offer covers Min 1, Max 4 people
Offer valid until Mar 3 2012

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Lunch: 2 courses for £28

...from a set menu (three courses for £32 or four courses £40). Includes Vat, excludes service. 3 choices of starters/main with amuse-bouche and vegetable/desserts. Includes Vat, excludes service. All tables have a 90 minute return time. Please note the offer will not be honoured if guests are late to the table.
Offer available Everyday 12:00-14:30
Offer covers Min 1, Max 6 people
Offer valid until Mar 3 2012

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L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon details

Address

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

13-15 West Street WC2H 9NE

Transport Leicester Square tube

Telephone

020 7010 8600

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon website

Bar Open noon-1.30am Mon-Sat; noon-10.30pm Sun. Ground floor Lunch served noon-2.30pm, dinner served 5.30-10.30pm daily. Main courses £15-£55. Set meal (noon-2.30pm, 5.30-6.30pm) £25 2 courses, £29 3 courses. 1st floor Lunch served noon-2.30pm, dinner served 6.30-11.30pm Mon-Sat

Main courses £15-£55

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children welcome ( high chairs; nappy-changing facilities ), Booking advisable, Available for hire, Disabled ( toilet ), Dress ( smart casual )

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Comments & ratings 4/5 (Average of 4 ratings)

By Many - May 24 2011

5/5

I love this place. Been coming here on a fairly regular basis for the past 2 years and apart from one mix up with the time of my reservation sometime in 2009 the service has always been outstanding. The food is gorgeous, the wine list is fantastic and the waiters are super charming and helpful. I'm surprised that people are complaining about the price - yes, it's expensive, but most luxury restaurants are. If you're not prepared to cough up the big bucks then there are plenty of good budget restaurants serving french food in nearby Soho.
If it's an anniversary, birthday etc then I'd definitely recommend this restaurant: try the foie gras stuffed quail with truffeled mashed potatoes - amazing!

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By Dan - Apr 26 2011

5/5

Incredible experience... The best food I have ever had, beautiful service, lovely ambience. I took my girlfriend and spent half my student loan haha... It was worth every penny. Like everything, it will appeal to some more than it will to others.

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By Sarah - Mar 1 2011

2/5

The atmosphere and decoration are great, but the dishes are tiny, tiny, tiny but veeeery expensive. We paid £120 (no wine - just water, 2 people) and I was very hungry when we left the restaurant. Food does not taste exceptionally well and is just not worth the money. If it's possible just go there for drinks at the bar after or before a propper dinner at a good restaurant.

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By nofoolIn summary, - Nov 7 2010

If you want to pay £30 for a spoon full of soup, a few chicken nuggets with rice and a curry sauce which could barley rival the curry sauce from your local chippy. Then this place is for you and as an added bonus, the staff may let you have butter with your bread if they think its acceptable decorum.
In summary . awful!!!!! Expensive, mediocre food with a side order of stuck up service.

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By Mme Butterfly - May 22 2010

Had booked a table for 9.00 p.m. to celebrate our son's 21st birthday. Twenty minutes before we were due to sit down a rude lady came upstairs and told us that our table would be very late! As our son was going out to celebrate afterwards we could not wait that long and she said that she couldn't do anythng about it! I called the Wolseley in Piccadilly and asked them if they could help out. Half an hour later we were eating at the Wolseley and will never return to L'Atelier who treated us disgracefully!

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By Patty - May 13 2010

My brother & I were lucky enough to be visiting in London and a special friend JB made reservations for us at L'Atelier in Covent Garden our chef and his staff are wonderful, the food was out of this world, if you are in London do yourself a favor and enjoy and treat yourself to a wonderful experience, I'm still dreaming of our wonderful dinner, thank you chef I give 5 stars for our dining experience and I know you will as well.