Wendy's Reviews

Brasserie Blanc has recently taken over the Chez Gerard restaurant in the amazing venue at the top of Covent Garden. As local residents we were very excited at the thought of a new restaurant take over from Chez Gerard which was appalling! I am so disappointed to say that last night was equally as bad as the ‘old Chez Gerard days’. The food was extremely basic and the sharing platter for 2 people was tiny. I had mussels which were over cooked and the steak verged on inedible. I think the service would have been better if they had had any food coming up from the kitchen to serve. We had to permanently ask for more wine (we were drinking quickly so you would have thought that they would have noticed this and been prepared) and had to ask 3 times for the coffee that we had ordered and 4 times for the bill. The first Irish coffee that they served had no whisky in it…

All in all, a poor effort which is such a shame as it really is the most amazing venue. Raymond Blanc you need to get your finger out – we will not be returning!

I love this place!
The wine list is very good and reasonably priced. The menu is tantalising and the food is delicious. When we went we had outstanding service.
It is a real hidden gem.

We have since visited the restaurant – A friend and I turned up on Saturday night for a 7.30 reservation for two that I had made on the internet. When we arrived, the restaurant was closed due to a private party.

The manager was very kind and apologetic, rang a neighbouring restaurant (gave us a glass of champers while we waited) and, all in all, dealt with the situation in a wonderful way.

I am so ashamed to say that when I got home and checked the booking, he was, of course, correct and I had made it for the wrong date. I come to the B&S on a regular basis and this has only reaffirmed my excellent opinion!

I am stunned by the good reviews for this restaurant!

We have just returned from a week day work lunch. It was extremely disappointing. We were the only 8 people in there at first which should have guaranteed good food. The service, we have to say, was excellent as was the wine and wine list. My soup was cold and the croutons were soggy underneath which shows they had been sitting in the soup for some time. The beef was very tender but again cold. The goujons were very average and it was commented that they could have been pre-frozen they were so ‘ordinary’. My colleagues had fish served with a cold poached egg and the pork belly was tough and also cold. The risotto was excellent, apparently.

All in all we had a nice lunch as it was a rare outing for our department but we were bitterly disappointed. By the way we did not complain at the time as we were short of time and our boss was paying which would have been awkward.

I found Clos Maggiore on the Square Meal under ‘romantic’ and it really is. In the winter it is very cosy with a fire in the conservatory.
We went with two friends and had a wonderful evening. We had the vegetarian tasting menu and went for the option that included wine with each course. The Sommelier was very helpful and gave us a couple of different wines to choose as we went through the menu. The food was absolutely divine and the accompanying wines were perfect. It is a bit pricey but would not hesitate to go back.
Excellent!