Bar Boulud

This is a great restaurant. Nice food great service

Good food, at prices you'd expect. But the service was poor and the room had more than a hint of basement pizzeria to it.

Having booked for 8.30pm we got a table a little before 9.30pm, in the private dining area that was shared awkwardly with three other tables of diners - although at least we were a little removed from the shrill clatter and chatter of the cramped main dining area.

Fish soup was excellent. The waitress poured the soup into my bowl strewn prettily with croutons and muttered an introduction to the dish, mentioning rouille. I asked for more rouille - it is only spiced mayo, but I love it in larger quantities than they offered spontaneously - and she came back with more soup. If the staff are going to speak French at me, perhaps they should know what they're saying?

For mains, the deal-breaker: my chips were cold.

Our experience was not good.In spite of masses of waitstaff and a huge number of "suits" managing them,every course we ordered went to the wrong table before eventually coming back to us.This meant tepid food;runny ice cream etc.
We were there at lunch on a saturday and the place was half full,so no excuse there.
For me,the cold pea soup was pleasant,nothing more.The burger was also ok,nothing more(don't really see why some reviewers hail these burgers as the second coming).The caramel ice cream-see above.My partner had the coq au vin which was very good.But her starter -the famous charcuterie plate was poor.None of the luscious items mentioned by bloggers and reviewers was present.Don't know if this was just during the opening week that these items were present-but her plate included sliced ham that was about half white fat;greasy sweaty salame;a celeriac small cup that was turning brown;a finger slice of rabbit terrine that had to be sent back because of.....;very dispiriting.They took it off the bill after the mishap.The half pint of beer was great but was £5.50!!!!plus service.So it seems just another place that overpromises,and underdelivers at great expense,like many in London.

Excellent food and service, especially since it just opened a week ago! Tried the Piggie Burger, Boudin Blanc, Charcuterie (of course!), and the roasted Lamb Chops. The chops were divine - so moist and flavorful. The Piggie Burger was good too - the bbq pork really makes it. Boudin Blanc was out of this world - so rich and creamy and decadent, it almost melts in your mouth. And of course the charcuterie is just as good as Bar Boulud in NYC. Pate Grandpere is my favorite with delightful chunks of foie gras in the terrine.
The value is excellent, especially for the posh location, and it's about time London upped its game with good cuisine!