Had dinner with the family last night and it was beyond amazing!!! I had this tomato soup appetizer and then the risotto followed by the lamb all of it was to die for!!! The service was beyond our expectations they even took us in an hour early ( our plans fell through). The ambiance was great and all the details in the plates and silverware was perfect! Great for dates and family dinners read more

Love this place. Firstly, it looked like I was visiting my friends apartment for a sit down dinner. I like that it is very intimate and cozy. The servers were very pleasant and attentive. The food was very delish. Can't wait to go back again. read more

The food was great, I like the 3, 4, or 5 course menu options. The wine amazing. The service was terrible, walls completely bare, and an all around stuffy atmosphere. read more

This had long been on our list of places we need to go prompted by the many favourable recommendations from clients at the salon. A planned birthday celebration was the perfect excuse to visit. We went wild with the taster menu and accompanying wine selection. Stunning breads, sweet attentive staff, faultless food obviously prepared with much love and relaxed surroundings. This is grown up food of the highest order served in relaxed and tasteful surroundings. We will definitely be returning. read more

Went to Gauthier Soho as part of Toptable 2for1 Tasting menu offer. They have done a fab job of redecorating post-Lindsay House. Very pleasant, welcoming staff and low key but attentive through evening. Excellent sized portions and great presentation. Wonderful range of fab cheeses - an being a cheese mad fan, some of the best cheeses I have tasted outside France! The pre-dessert was a slightly odd cherry and chocolate combination which did not work as well as traditional recipes. Chocolate croquant dessert was amazing - one of best we have tasted. Definitely recommend trying tasting menu (£68pp). We will be back! read more

for rating, photos and more: http://hungryinlondon.com/2011/01/gauthier-soho-soho/ Gauthier Soho is the restaurant where I went to celebrate in style the happy occasion of me having finally finished my PhD. At the same time, Gauthier Soho probably celebrated that it just got awarded its first Michelin star. Not that it is the owner's first Alexis Gauthier has already achieved this award as chef at his former work place Rousillon. But I think, basically, Alexis and me were both happy! I did like the style and atmosphere of the restaurant a lot. You have to ring to be let into the inconspicuous townhouse in the middle of Soho. Instead of being welcomed by posh and polished want to be models which you tend to encounter more and more at top end dining etablissements(see this hilarious review about the waiting staff at Nobu), our coats were taken by a warm and friendly middle-aged man.We were then led into one of the dining rooms on the second floor and due to the diners being spread out between several dining rooms on separate levels, it felt intimate, generous and cosy. I am not sure if this was chance or misogyny, but I did not see a single female employee. The waiters were adorably young (they looked about 12) and French and even though they seemed slightly stiff, I thought they were doing a rather good job in keeping us happy. Particularly the wine waiter was excellent, he knew to not overfill the wine glasses. We decided on the tasting menu for 68 pounds (special occasion, see :) ). Even though 68 pounds is not exactly cheap, it is not a bad price for a tasting menu at a Michelin starred place, particularly considering the high quality of the food served. I thought the strongest part of the meal were the starters. They just about managed to keep the momentum going to through the mains and for me, the desserts were the weakest part of the meal. But this could have been just due to the fact that in the end I just couldn't eat anymore and was therefore not fully able to appreciate the last couple of dishes. The Honey Duck Foie Gras with fresh apple and a port and Parmesan reduction was very good. The liver perfectly cooked worked extremely well with the sweet, almost honey-like sauce and the tangy apple. A promising start to the meal. Next came the Shetland Langoustine and Scallop. I can honestly say that I can't remember ever having had a scallop as fantastic as this one. (Yes, shame, it was only one). Almost raw, it had nothing of the rubbery texture I often associate with scallops, but was literally melting in my mouth. Somehow even the celery was nice even though I usually detest celery. Please give me this Black Winter Truffle Risotto every day! The rice grains were exactly al dente, and the risotto was moist and creamy. The spot-on but subtly seasoning did not overpower but underline the unique taste coming from the generous, fresh shaving of the black truffle. Exquisite! Sigh We then moved on to the mains which admittedly did not blow me away. I am not saying that they were not good but they missed the touch of genius that glimmered through in the starters. The Slowly cooked fillet of halibut was slightly overcooked for my taste and therefore a bit dry. I quite liked the spinach immersed with little clams. Tournedos of Angus Beef was the second main. A dish of solid quality, the meat wonderfully rare, the pancetta and beef jus rich and tasty but again the wow factor was lacking. (I have to say that I am rarely wowed by root vegetables, but then again that is just me). Then I ate far too much of the French cheese. But look at this, could you have resisted? I asked the little waiter to give me a selection of his favourite cheeses. He did, and very generously so. If I could just remember the names, they were all so good! So, i don't like desserts made of citrus fruits, therefore the Glazed Orange Tartlets didn't do it for me. My dinner companion however who is very much into citrus fruity desserts enjoyed it very much, so you might want to believe him in this case. Apparently the Golden Luis XV a chocolate praline thing with a gold leaf on top is Gauthier's much adored signature dessert. I was not terribly impressed by it actually, I thought it tasted a bit boring. Possibly this estimation was due to the fact that I had about 80 courses before and were close to exploding. So go try it and tell me what you think, ok? When we finally rolled home we had spent close to three hours at Gauthier Soho and I enjoyed every minute of it. Most importantly, there was enough time between the courses not to feel rushed. Feeling rushed at a tasting menu can destroy the whole experience so I think they did an excellent job there. This is the perfect place for a romantic date and I am already desperately waiting for my next big occasion. read more

[Non-photo Review] For full review, please go to: http://wp.me/pwXBH-Kf Gauthier Soho Alexis Goes to Town Summary:Alexis Gauthier, the 1 Michelin star French chef, has moved from Roussillon in Pimlico to a townhouse in the heart of Soho. From a preview meal I had during the restaurant's soft opening, it appears that he may have found a winning formula. The menu format is clever and good value, the environs are cosy and inviting. And the food continues to be precisely cooked with subtle and delicate flavors, while at the same time carrying the chef's particular flair. Gauthier Soho looks set to become a welcome addition to the growing cadre of enjoyable restaurants that have graced Soho over the last couple of years. Trading places There was a rumor circulating earlier this year that French chef Alexis Gauthier, then chef and proprietor of Roussillon, a 1 Michelin star restaurant in London's Pimlico, was looking to do something different. Having broken ground by creating one of the capital's first purely vegetarian tasting menus that actually held interest and tasted great throughout and then keeping standards consistently high for a number of years, possibly he felt it was time for a new challenge, to take the road less travelled. Having had the pleasure of dining at Roussillon on a few occasions, I was generally impressed everything from the service, to the subtly prepared food, through to the elegant little dining room demonstrated that Gauthier wanted his customers to come away having had a wonderful overall experience. And I think most people did. It turns out the rumors were true, and although Gauthier still retains a small shareholding in Roussillon, he has now taken over the townhouse at 21 Romilly Street in Soho, which was home to Irish chef Richard Corrigan's Lindsay House before he moved on himself to open Corrigan's Mayfair. I was lucky enough to dine at the new restaurant, which is matter-of-factly called Gauthier Soho, this week during the 'soft opening', and it opens for business on Monday the 17th of May. As such, the meal was complimentary and diners were asked to leave any token amount of money they felt like leaving as well as filling out detailed comment cards. Making a house a home I was dining with a foodie friend, and we both arrived promptly for our early dinner. The ebony and ivory facade looked subtle and classy, and we were glad to see that the design of the interior rooms had also been well thought out, especially given the constraints that an old townhouse could potentially create for a restaurant attempting to inhabit it. The four-story townhouse that the restaurant occupies is made up of a ground floor dining room with about 18 covers, a first floor dining room with approximately 24 covers, a third floor with two private rooms (one caters for up to 16, the other for up to six), and a fourth floor which houses the administrative offices. The kitchen resides in the basement and there is a temperature-controlled open wine cellar just behind the ground floor dining room (more on that later). The downstairs dining room is pleasantly formal and has a calming effect. In fact, you'd barely know you were in bustling Soho as inside the cool colors and soft lighting put you at ease straight away. There are lovely original features such as the fireplace and also beautiful arrangements of fresh flowers. We felt as if we were sitting in someone's very posh residential dining room, so although it was formal, it was not at all too stiff. The tables themselves are well spaced, allowing for private conversation, and nearly all of the two-person tables were arranged in the 10 o'clock / 2 o'clock format (which I much prefer), with only two tables having chairs positioned directly facing each other. The other thing I liked about the dining room was that there was no music. This is a pet peeve as I usually find the background music in restaurants either pointless or just plain grating. The tables themselves also had some nice modern details, with a red rose bathing in a spherical bowl and a cone-shaped translucent glass lantern. A delicate & subtle hand The menus were delivered and well explained to us. On the main menu, diners have the choice of three, four or five courses, and each course has four different options (with a few more possibilities thrown in at dessert time). These are priced at £27, £36 and £45 respectively and all include an amuse bouche, a pre-dessert and bottomless purified still and sparkling water. One interesting feature is that you can mix and match any of the dishes to form your desired three, four or five course meal (i.e. you could have two of the first plates, one of the third and a cheese plate while other members of your party could do something completely different). There is also a 12-course tasting menu priced at £70, which is also available in pure vegetarian format. Gauthier has always been a big proponent of utilizing the best British produce that is in read more

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Best meal i've ever had in my entire life! Black truffle risotto, waygu beef, the chocolate dessert with the gold square. Unbelievable. The neighborhood is a noted gay area and the men's toilet is complete with male erotica but aside from that, the food is unparalleled. read more

My favourite restaurant ever. I went here in June when I was back home in the uk as I missed it so much and again the food is just outstanding. The chickpea chips are wonderful. The sommeliers here are the best so knowledgeable and friendly. The Georgian townhouse it's in is just wonderful. Some of the best food I've had in my life and I've eaten at a fair few Michelin star restaurants. Cannot wait to return early next year!!! read more

Pics @ Chopstix2Steaknives http://chopstix2steaknives.blogspot.com/2011/08/gauthier-soho.html I'm in a tiny room; I looked around at the floor to ceiling stacks of alcohol around me. Yes, my table for dinner at Gauthier is in the wine room. This is what I get for only making reservations the day before I guess? I'm here to have a farewell dinner with one of my friends who finished her 3 months secondment in London and moving onto New York before finally returning to Sydney. It was while searching for a place to eat that I discovered that Gauthier currently have a 2 for 1 offer on their tasting menu. With an offer like this, no hesitation from the dinner party. So back to the wine room, it was both cool and weird at the same time. Weird as we have the wait staff coming in regularly to pick up bottles of wine and we can hear the clinking of cutleries and dishes sent out from the kitchen. We started with a tray of canapés. The beetroot macaron was a mini flavour burst followed by crème fraiche wrapped in smoked salmon which was unmemorable. Sticks of Parmesan Crostinis was dipped into a narrow glass holding a confit of onions and mustard. I couldn't get enough of this; those sticks vanished quickly trying to mop up all that confit. Foie Gras Royale This got mixed results with the dinner party. I actually like it. You get the taste of the foie gras without it being overpowering. The broad beans cuts through the heaviness with the cherry and port granite adding sweetness. It could do with a bit more of the cherry and port granite though. Scallop, parsley jus The scallop was cooked perfectly and was great by itself. The accompaniments don't enhance and in fact mutes the fresh and sweet taste of the scallop. Summer Truffle Risotto I tend to steer away from risottos as this tends to be cooked badly in a lot of places. Am happy to say that the risotto here is really good. It might be a touch too al dente but I don't mind and in fact like that it gives a bit more texture. The truffles perfumes the air around you, this is one amazing risotto. Wild Sea bass & Tiny Squid It took nearly 30 minutes before our next course, the sea bass arrives. In fact, I was wondering when looking at it what the 30 minutes was for and after tasting it, the same thought still rings in my head. Crispy & Soft Piglet Wafer thin crackling that is light and crunchy, that was what I remembered most about the piglet course. Selection of Unpasteurized French Cheeses It is unusual when dessert takes up 3 courses of a tasting menu. We started of with three cheeses. Each were quite mild with the boldest being the blue cheese. Nothing too exciting. Mini Chocolate fondant, Warm Soft Cherry White Peach Souffle, Champagne Sorbet I wasn't excited with any of the desserts. They were all good but not spectacular. Gauthier does good solid French food and I would still recommend it. The risotto is really amazing but everything else I probably wouldn't miss too much. It is incredible value with their current offer for the month of August only. Do jump and book it before it is over. read more

Every time we come to London we book Gauthier for lunch. In fact, this visit we are going twice in two days! Greedy maybe, but the food, service and value for money (especially lunch) are remarkable. I am not a fan of lamb, and would never choose it on a menu, but the mint-rubbed lamb on the tasting menu was absolutely amazing. This is the restaurant I judge others by as I have never been disappointed with any aspect of the experience. Thoroughly recommend the lunch tasting menu - £40 for five stellar courses and a glass of champagne. read more

So I took the fiancée out for a birthday meal, attracted by aa gill's rave review. The veg was supposed to be sublime. Things got off to a bad start when we were sent to Siberia. I had the service entrance on my left and the entrance to the room at my back. I asked for a Martinez as an aperetif. Blank look. Sweet gin martini? Made with something like old tom? Nothing. Ok a regular martini with tanqueray 10. Don't have 10. At thus point am underwhelmed. Why offer an aperetif if you don't have gin? I went for hendricks in the end. It was good. Then I decided to stop being an arse. After some amuse bouche of fishy green paste and chickpea chips I had the chilled mint pea soup (lovely stock, possibly veal) razor clam, monkfish and then lamb. The portions here are tiny so that was ok. The cheese tray was pretty. The staff expert. But that feeling of eating something lovely and amazing was absent. It was competent cooking. But not clever. Or suprising. It didn't explode in the mouth like some of the offerings at 32 great queen st. So it gets three stars. Don't go there. Go to 32 great queen street instead. Or steak at cafe boheme. This place hasn't got it's act in gear yet and I'm not sure it shall. read more

Alexis Gauthier's brilliant restaurant, nestled in the middle of Soho. Dinner was sublime the seasonal menu making the best of the Autumn harvest (I dined in Sept). Beautiful plates held amazing combinations of flavours, with the red herring fish course and Louis XV dessert my particular favourites. All 5 courses, plus the amuse bouche and petit fours, for only £11 a course was incredible value given the quality of the food and the impeccable service. 5 stars. read more

Excellent unique dining experience in Soho. Service was spectacular. Risotto was off the chars, as were the chocolate deserts. For the main courses, the lamb and the halibut were incredible. I would definite give this restaurant a try. read more

OH.MY.GOD Gauthier was astonishing, amazing and lots of other words beginning with a that I can't think of right now but they're all good! We went for the toptable 241 deal (£68 per person usually)on the tasting menu and it blew my mind. The service was the perfect level of unobtrusive but attentive and I think has wrecked me for any other restaurant that I go to. The freshly baked in house raisin bread was nearly my downfall as I couldn't stop eating it almost to the detriment of the rest of the menu. Try to resist the bread, maybe you have more will power than me! I adored pretty much everything but stand outs for me were strangely the sorbets, which I substituted for the cheese course, which were refreshing and zingy and exactly waht I wanted at that point in quite a rich meal. Better in fact than the pre dessert which was a mini chocolate fondant and cherries. It was ok but I resented the space I had wasted on it afterwards when the actual dessert arrived which was the amazing (yes! that word again) signature dark chocolate and praline dessert. If Alexis Gauthier won't take this the wrong way it tasted like a very very posh Ferrero Rocher, which in my book is a compliment!So why not the elusive 5 stars? Well I don't want to lose my hard to please badge for one and I'm saving it in case something even more mind blowing comes along but frankly on this showing I think that's unlikely. read more

I absolutely loved the cozy ambiance and the quality of the food. As for dessert, their little macaroons were THE best I have ever had. Only downside -- they were out of a few menu options when we went, which was a little disappointing. read more

I still dream of finding a place like this in NYC...the truffled risotto is heaven!!!! and the replica louis xv cake!! yum i love this cake. came here for the tasting menu when the restaurant opened, and had to come again a month later. Best french food in london hands down. read more

Wonderful food, really friendly and relaxed. We went on a Saturday night for a pre-theatre dinner. One of the very best deals I've ever seen 3 courses (plus amuse-bouche, pre-appetiser and pre-dessert along with some of the best bread I've ever had!), with half bottle of wine each for £33 I'm pretty sure you couldn't beat that in a Michelin star establishment in central London if you tried! The main course of guinea fowl was a highlight meltingly soft and full of flavour, and I have to rave about the famous Louis XV dessert. For a chocoholic like me, it may just have been the holy grail of desserts! Just the right balance of sweet and crunchy croquante base, bitter chocolate mousse with a velvety rich chocolate coating heaven! The service was as you'd expect of this level of restaurant friendly, unobtrusive and efficient. The setting is so cosy small rooms in a Georgian townhouse and with fireplaces roaring, a really lovely experience on a snowy winter's night, and quite different to other restaurants in the same league. We'd have stayed longer but had a show to get to. Next time, we're planning on nowhere to go afterwards, so we can linger and enjoy the experience for as long as possible! Can't recommend highly enough. read more