My Tour of French London - October 2009

Bonjour mes amis!

As some of you know, I had the unique pleasure of dining on French
fare in London three times in a 2 day period this week.
Well....actually FOUR times, if you count the cafe au lait et
croissant that I had for breakfast. As it was all delicious, I
wanted to pass the information along to those of you that I know visit
London from time to time.

Here's the rundown....

http://www.loranger.co.uk/ - L'Oranger, in Mayfair. The room is
sophisticated and upscale and the manager is delightful! We had the
beef fillet with bone marrow and roquefort, and the chocolat fondant.
It was EXQUISITE, and is a great place to take someone for an
impressive business lunch or a professional or personal dinner.

http://www.coqdargent.co.uk/ - Coq D'Argent. The restaurant is on a
rooftop and the room is very hip and sexy (as is the outdoor lounge
space.) We had crab with dill mousse and duck confit....amazing creme
brule (it was the vanilla, I think)....and the best martinis I've had
in London. I think that it would be a great place to take a date that
one is trying to impress. On the whole, I preferred the food at
L'Oranger to Coq.

And....an adorable French Bistro in Chelsea near the Sloan Street
Station - La Poule Au Pot. They don't have a website. The onion
tarte and chicken with tarragon sauce were lovely, and they had
fantastic frites. It is cozy, not at all trendy, and I felt quite
transported. It is romantic and VERY authentic. I was there having a
business lunch, but think that it would be the perfect place for a
romantic, sweet dinner for 2.

Hoping that this finds you all well! I'm now trying to sort out how
one burns off all of that French food.....

Kisses - A