The Michelin Club
4 friends who love food
Le Gavroche
2 star Michelin Restaurant in Mayfair, London
Head Chef: Michel Roux
Food: French
Date visited: 02/02-2013
Total Bill: £803.81 (including service charge)
Menu:
All 4 members in the Michelin Club went for the Menu Exceptionel, where the following dishes were served:
Cheese Souffle Cooked on Double Cream
Foie Gras and Confit Carrot Layers, Ice Wine Vinegar Jelly, Pomegranate & Radish
Stone Bass and Pastilla, Scented with Arabian Spices, Fennel, Red Rice & Meat Jus
Langoustines and Hereford Snail in a light Hollandaise Sauce flavoured with Basque Pepper and Parsley
Black Pudding, Crumbled Egg, Crackling & Spicy Tomato Chutney
Roast Fillet of Galloway Beef, Potato Cake with Bacon & Red Wine Sauce
Seletion of French and British Farmhouse Cheese
Cripsy Filo Tart with Pears and Salted Butter Caramel Sauce & Vanilla Ice Cream
Café et Petits Fours
Wine:
The Wine was picked with excellent help from the Sommelier, where we had the following:
White: 2010 Viogn Cuill & 2011 Sanc Prieur
Red: 2011 St Joseph Epine
Dessert: Banyuls Res
Extras:
The restaurant furthermore served 2 extra tasters before dinner.
Annette and Carlos also had a nice tour of the kitchen while it was still quite busy - so saw this in full action.
Further pictures from our evening can be seen here:
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Link to the restaurant:
To read about our whole experience in this restaurant, please refer to our blog where we will also like to hear your comments and view if you have visited the restaurant yourself.