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Le Cafe Anglais London
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French in London
- Bayswater
8 Porchester Gardens
, Bayswater, London, W2 4DB
+44 (0) 20 7221 1415
http://www.lecafeanglais.co.uk/
Le Cafe Anglais London is a French restaurant serving its local area in London. They offer French dishes . Le Cafe Anglais French restaurant’s phone number is +44 (0) 20 7221 1415.
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Le Cafe Anglais
London
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Mmm Parmesan custard... - I've heard many things about Le Café Anglais. A few friends went to the Taste of London festival last year, where they had their anchovy toasts with Parmesan custard. How good does that sound?! That put Le Café Anglais firmly on my 'must go' list, especially as I adapted a delicious recipe for lasagne from Rowley Leigh (chef patron).
Recently I met Charlie McVeigh, part-owner of Le Café Anglais at an ale and oyster tasting at his pub, The Westbridge. We've been talking on Twitter ever since and I was delighted when he invited fellow bloggers Niamh and Krista and I for dinner. The restaurant is situated in Bayswater, not a very well-known part of London for me. Upon arrival and having a drink at the bar, I was surprised to learn that the restaurant used to be a McDonalds. It certainly doesn't look like it. We were seated at a booth, upholstered in pistachio green and immediately presented with some delicious radishes and some tasty bread. Of course, we asked Charlie to do the ordering and he came up trumps.
We ordered a selection of Hors D'oeuvres, and thankfully two lots of the Parmesan Custard with Anchovy Toasts because it was everything I had hoped. The custard was silky and rich with umami with a strong hit of Parmesan. The anchovy toasts were perfect dippers, although some buckled under the effort of how much custard I was greedily trying to pile on.
The food that followed was nothing short of delicious. I liked that you could start off with hors d'oeuvres and then launching into the meal. All in all, a most excellent meal with a great host. When we arrived the restaurant was virtually empty. By 8pm, the dining room was buzzy and filled with pleasant chatter of fellow diners. Interestingly, Rowley Leigh prefers not to play music in his restaurants and while this can make the atmosphere slightly stifled, it did nothing of the sort here. Waiting staff was attentive and friendly and I fell in love with our server a little bit when he proffered a napkin to hide my embarrassing red wine spillage on the white tablecloth.
Now, I know my review may be biased due to having dined with Charlie, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place to people. The food was fabulous, and the service great.
Blog post here: http://lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.com/2009/03/le-cafe-anglais.html
29-03-09
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