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John D.Male, United Kingdom

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John D.’s latest review

Galvin La Chapelle (St Botolphs Hall, 35 Spital Square, London, London, E1 6DY)

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Had dinner here last night with a friend. Service was friendly and efficient although they are still learning the wine list.

We had:

Salad of red leg partridge with pomegranate and maple dressing £7.50
Lasagne of Dorset crab, chanterelles and chervil £11.50 – apparently this used to be a staple at the Bistrot de Luxe, but became too expensive. My friend welcomed its return.

Roast côte de boeuf, truffle macaroni and Hermitage jus (for two) £53.00. The truffle macaroni was an excellent match.

Chilled chocolate fondant, clementine marmalade £8.50 Blueberry soufflé, coulis and milk ice cream £8.50

I wasn't in charge of wine ordering, but the total bill was about £175 with one very pleasant bottle of red, a glass of white and two glasses of dessert wine (each dessert has a wine recommendation on the menu), plus coffee and some still water (some sort of purified house water at £1.50 as I forgot to order tap). This total included a default service charge of (I think) 12.5%.

The building is a welcome change from much of the City, being airy without new build ugliness. I would be interested to see how it works in daylight.

I will return, and imagine it would be a good date restaurant in the evening, although I suppose it might be a bit suity at lunch. But I will find out and report back.

December 2009

Overall:8
Food and Drink:8
Service:8
Atmosphere:9
Value for Money:7
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