Venue – polite staff, we were the first ones in and for most of the sitting there was only one other table but towards the end got busier. Comfy relaxed sitting with a soft carpet across the whole room.
Kir Royale cocktail
Mushroom consomme
Canapes – all pleasant, the smoked fish doughnut was the standout
Bread and butter – standout butter with espelette pepper and hot fresh bread
Onion soup with iberico and fumaison cheese – very nice and pretty, bit tricky to eat
Vol-au-vent – lobster, sweetbreads, chicken thighs in a rich sauce, very filling
Dessert – eucalyptus and yoghurt sorbet with fruit – another standout, cuts through the fat heavy courses before it
Mignardise – pistachio one was complex with sweet/sour/bitter and multiple textures; sweets were chocolate and whiskey also very nice
Take-home Canele – another standout! crispy outside with soft inside
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Venue – polite staff, we were the first ones in and for most of the sitting there was only one other table but towards the end got busier. Comfy relaxed sitting with a soft carpet across the whole room.
Kir Royale cocktail
Mushroom consomme
Canapes – all pleasant, the smoked fish doughnut was the standout
Bread and butter – standout butter with espelette pepper and hot fresh bread
Onion soup with iberico and fumaison cheese – very nice and pretty, bit tricky to eat
Vol-au-vent – lobster, sweetbreads, chicken thighs in a rich sauce, very filling
Dessert – eucalyptus and yoghurt sorbet with fruit – another standout, cuts through the fat heavy courses before it
Mignardise – pistachio one was complex with sweet/sour/bitter and multiple textures; sweets were chocolate and whiskey also very nice
Take-home Canele – another standout! crispy outside with soft inside
£95/person is a steal!
I went there and had [this same lunch](https://www.reddit.com/r/finedining/comments/1i822tt/hélène_darroze_volauvent_lunch_ourstanding/) about a month ago. It was so good we’ve booked it again for early March. Great value and lovely meal!