Bloomberg.com Richard Vines. December 2010.
Jamie Oliver, Boulud, Roux, Top Chefs Pick Best London Meals.
Anthony Demetre (Les Deux Salons)
“I’ve had three exceptional meals. The best was at Brasserie Joel."
Raphael Duntoye (La Petite Maison)
“Koffmann’s. I had an amazing black grouse and a beautiful mackerel terrine. Joël Antunes (Brasserie Joël) is brilliant too.”
Pierre Koffmann (Koffmann’s)
“We had a fantastic meal at Hibiscus and I’ve had many good meals at La Petite Maison and Joël Antunes (Brasserie Joël).
Metro. Mariana O'Loughlin. December 2010.
Food Glorious Food. The Year In Review.
"The classic French chefs are back in town: Joël Antunes, Bruno Loubert and the grandaddy of them all Pierre Koffman."
Metro. Andy Lynes. September 2010.
4 out of 5
"Some of the best classical French food in London." and "I'd happily crawl over Westminster Bridge to eat it again."
Spectator Scoff. Rosie Birkett. August 2010.
“an excellent grasp of the flavourful, sophisticated French food, and with most mains priced under the £20 mark, a smart meal there won’t break the bank.”
Before the first morsel even touches my lips it’s a feast for the eyes – the big, shining snails peeping from a creamy green parsley and garlic sauce, dressed with crisp, deep-red flakes of pancetta, swollen sun-blush tomatoes, discs of melted, fried and Parmesan and tiny, fairytale girolles. It’s utterly divine …”
The Times. Giles Coren. July 2010.
Food – 9 out of 10
Service – 9 out of 10
“I started with artichoke soup, earthy and aromatic with foie gras kromesky (little liver dumplings, kreplach almost) and mousserons, and then had the sweetbreads, roasted large, proud on the dark plate with mushrooms and the gentle cheeks of veal, thumb-sized bulbous and sweet.”
“The service is wonderful, too. The staff know their food and wine inside out…”
City AM. July 2010.
Food - 4 out of 5
Service – 4 out of 5
“We had a mid-course of homemade ricotta ravioli with spring vegetables – lovely tight parcels of milky cheese doused in a gravy that came from the squeaky clean, riotously coloured vegetables dancing around them. I did not want this dish to end.”
“My friend’s tournedos Rossini was pure red-meat fireworks. The discs of deep red, crusted fillet mignon came with a faintly sweet, butter-drenched potato cake (heaven) and, of course, a glistening piece of foie gras. To eat this symphony of naughtiness was to suspend all other attention.”
Time Out. Guy Dimond. July 2010.
“Meat cookery is a strong point, from the dark pink and tender slivers of quail in a starter salad, to the high-quality beef used in a ’12-oz grill prime NY steak.’ Roasted lamb shoulder (£36 for two people) was also simple, but cooked to tenderness and full-flavoured.”
TheCulinaryGuide.co.uk Gabrielle Sander. July 2010.
“It’s not often that I eat something so good that it makes me giggle with delight.”
fine-dining-guide.com Daniel Darwood. July 2010.
“The care and attention lavished on the food, and the outstanding quality of the finished product, are testaments to the strong impact this newcomer to the London restaurant scene has already made.”
ViewLondon.co.uk. Michelle Court. June 2010.
4 out of 5
“The prawns themselves are perfect, much bigger than you’d expect and cooked so that the delicate flavour isn’t overwhelmed, and the ricotta tortellini that comes with it is wonderfully subtle.”
Evening Standard. David Sexton. June 2010.
“…Suckling Pork Belly (£17) was a blast — a square of melting meat, topped with delicate crackling, served with a lacing of jus, just the one braised carrot, and one big banana shallot, well softened and beautifully caramelised. But the highlight of the meal was the accompanying “pork feet cannelloni”, a gratinated parcel of hoggish deliciousness, so gelatinous, rich and earthy, a match for any treatment of pig’s trotters I’ve yet met…”