Fantastic food, excellent wines, superb service and comfortable atmosphere!
From the moment you knock and enter through the private door you know you're in for a treat. If you can opt for the £50 set meal which must represent the best value in London for lunch.
Can't wait to go back again
We have eaten in quite a few top restaurants including the Simon Radley at the Grosvenor in Chester, Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, Northcote Manor, Frache in Oxton and Gymkhana in Mayfair. Some of these have come close to the quality of food at Gauthier - but none have surpassed it.
I first booked this restaurant for my wife's 50th......and despite being apprehensive over the fact that they had previously held, but lost a Michellin Star, I booked anyway based off how amazing the menu sounded
I'm so glad I did and have never looked back. We have been back many times and have another trip to London booked at the beginning of June for our wedding anniversary - with one of the main purposes of the trip being another visit to Gauthier.
The setting is cosy but friendly and it's nice to see familiar faces on the waiting staff year after year. The food is classic french in nature, but very well done. Their truffle risotto is to die for and I love the Foie Gras starter (when they have it on the menu).
The only criticism I could level is that the service isn't quite as slick as some of the other restaurants we have eaten. Don't get me wrong - the service is excellent, but some places just seem to take it to the next level. This doesn't bother me as I don't really go for the pomp and circumstance - i'm there for the food first and foremost, but if you are used to eating in such places regularly, I can see how you might find it slightly lacking.
Overall though - it's my favourite restaurant in the country by far and I hope to be in a position to make many trips to eat there in the future.
We had the tasting menu and wine to match. Every course was outstanding and the wine very nicely paired. This place was a new find and despite being kind of formal it wasn't stuffy or stayed. A very nice modern twist on trad French cuisine. The lunch was great value as a tasting menu.
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