L'escargot Restaurant Bar

L’escargot is a real tasty bite and a soho institution. Once they enter the restaurant, they know that they are at a place that means business. it cries the club of the herrn (in the did there is a club above) and has the solicitous service that they would expect from such a place. the eating is classic wine with a sniff of dekadenz risotto with truffle, grilled lobster, lockbriand. It goes without saying that they should try the escargot. I had never had snails so it made sense that my first experience should be at a place named after them. they were so delicious, rich in garlic butter and petersilie. it is not particularly favorable, but they offer...read more

Since my first visit to L’Escargot, a few months ago, my business partner is member of the unit in the upper floor. So, we keep meeting there regularly and I had luck enough to eat in the restaurant a few times. for those who are eating about and the level of the service on a continuous basis, I thought it is worth posting a quick updating.

I remember when I visited L’Escargot in the marco pierre white days and it was stuffy, fussy and a bit of ****. it was then taken over by a beautiful chap called brian clivaz (which soon opened a new swaying member club in devonshire square) and a club prive was added over the ground floor restaurant.

It seems that “Alte Soho” has something of an excitement at the moment. have the foods of london finally tired to remain silent for burger? I have the feeling that trends in the restaurant world are following trends in the fashion – and both are influenced by the state of the economy. the lengths of the röcks should rise, as we get more from an economic “good” factor. I wonder if maybe our taste changes when eating – from no-booking, informal eating to something more refined? the last time I was on l’Escargot was at the height of the economic upturn of the late 1980s, the Thatcher era. I went to the birthday of a friend – it was and still...read more

Actually really not that expensive. And excellent French cuisine very impressed but not bowled over.