Ready for food from chef's in training?…read more Westminster Kingsway college train aspirant chefs and then they let them loose on the public. The Vincent Rooms is the 'establishment' which houses both eateries in which the public pay for the privilege of being guinea pigs! Choose between the modern european style of The Brasserie or the more intimate Escoffier Room which only seats 35. The menu changes daily and The Escoffier Room is open for lunch only - on weekdays. You are assured of fresh ingredients and grandiose plating up but will have to take your chances on the chef's creativity, the kitchen's application and the waiting staff's expertise. These are the college's second and third year students after all.

I recently ate at the Escoffier room and do not believe that hhrtmnn's snarky review is justified…read more(and from the content of the review I am not sure if he/she ever ate there). . But anyhow, I found the £25 five course lunch to be tempting and I had read good things about this place so I gave it a try. . The dining room is quite cosy and the atmosphere is nice. I was probably the youngest person in the room so apparently this is a hotspot for local retirees, which I did not find to be very bothersome. The food was really quite good, perhaps not as refined as it would be in a gourmet restaurant but better than a lot of places in London. They offer a veggie and non-veggie menu but you can swap the dishes around if you like. . It was quite amusing to sit there and watch the trainee waiting staff serve a room full of guests they were a friendly bunch but it does show that they are still in training (and also, on the day I was there, the waiting staff were actuallly trainee cooks so they were probably a bit more helpless than trainee waiting staff). . If you are expecting slick service you will not get it here but if you can take restaurant service with a grain of salt you will get what is probably the cheapest 5 course lunch in London. They also offer the menu with corresponding wines for £48, which is good value.. . They are only open during lunchtime and booking is advisable it is a small room and often booked up.

This place had mixed reviews. Some food and some service complaints I read, but decided to go…read moreanyway. Food was good , but service was very special. This is a very popular place and very tight reservation times. My wife made an 8pm reservation we showed at 730 ready to go. Only to find the reservation was made for 1800 , not 8pm. Not great, and certainly our mistake. We explained and were sent up with hope we could find resolution. We get up there and Naomi could not have been kinder or more helpful. She worked it all out. Her level of service in that situation was amazing. Food was very good too. Very cool place, you should go.if American, check times carefully. Thanks again NAOMI!

Made reservations here a few days in advance. Was excited to see the skytree. Once we got there, we…read morefound out the skytree was closed due to maintenance for the day. I heard the turn away people who had made reservations weeks/months in advanced. What a shame. Upon entering, they were pretty short and rude. Did not give clear directions on how to get to the restaurant- it was a little confusing having to switch elevators with no one directing us. Walked past the skytree which looked really really cool with its balcony. Really such a shame we couldn't see it since that was the main reason we booked the restaurant. Restaurant itself has an average menu- burgers, salad, fish and chips, etc. Expensive for what you get. Quality not good. Taste like average bar food. We got a caesar salad, a burger, and grilled fish. The service was atrocious. After we ordered food, we never saw the server again. After people brought our food, we never saw staff again. I had to literally walk up to the bartender twice to ask for water refills. She looked over at the servers and shook her head in disappointment. We had to ask for the check a couple times. Terrible terrible service. Beautiful views. Huge rip off that you have to pay 10 pounds PER PERSON for a window table.

Finding nice French food in the middle of London might seem an odd combination, but we weren't in a…read moremood to go running across the channel for proper French cuisine. I wanted to try this because if it's proximity to the West End theater locations. Initially arriving at 5:45 PM without a reservation, the only tables available with the outside café tables. Thinking quickly, I while at the outside table perusing the menu. I brought up the restaurant website and noticed there was a reservation available within 15 minutes of the time we arrived so I went ahead and tried booking it. After mentioning it to our server and checking with the manager, they graciously reseated us inside at our new comfortable table. I think some of the selections have been simplified in order to moderate cost of each item. For example, the escargot is served sans shells. The duck over moose is tasty, but not as rich as a true pate. The braised calves liver was excellent as was the duck breast salad, dauphinois potatoes and haricot vert green beans with almonds. A classic tarte tatin, and a raspberry crème brûlée capped off a wonderful impromptu meal. I'm glad for the service accommodation, so do note. It's best to make reservations before planning to come here to ensure availability as it is a quite popular place because of its pricing. The prix fixe menu has about 75% of the full à la carte menu. But they always give you the option of adding anything you would like as an à la carte item so never feel like you are limited to one or the other menus.

We were able to get a table about 6:30 pm on a Friday. The place was busy but the service was…read moreefficient and excellent. I ordered the Escargot Appetizer and the Braised Lamb roulade for main course. My partner had the Duck Rillettes appetizer and the Seabass fillets for main course. All was excellent!

Amazing food, attentive service and reasonably priced. Outdoor seating is great for people…read morewatching. This is a must visit place for me whenever I'm in London!

It's a small place and we didn't have a reservation, so we had to sit outside. The menu is simple,…read morebut the food was excellent! The staff was very attentive and made good recommendations. I had the Irish filet, which surpassed my expectations. The duck breast was also very nice. As we are we started wondering what dessert must be like. The crepes were very good, if a bit intense on the orange flavor. The winner for me was the mousse with the raspberry sorbet.

We dined here for a client dinner & the service was incredibly pushy. People saying they didn't…read morewant appetizers or wine & the waiter kept pushing it. The food was okay, nothing too crazy for the prices they charge. I think there's much better French spots in the area.

Coq D'Argent is one of a few restaurants with a terrace I found in London, and our last full day we…read moredecided to stop in. The terrace was comfortable and quite pretty and after we were seated I let the waitress know that we had a time crunch so we ordered when we sat down. To cut to the chase, the food just wasn't good. At around $70, while it was well cooked my sole had very little flavor and we didn't care for the terrine. The bread and butter were again, similar to Corrigan's Mayfair, the best part of the meal. At one point a waitress (not ours) walked up and said "may I" and without waiting for my response put their smudged cloth napkin I'd ignored in my lap, then walked away. I cringed and immediately pulled it off and put it back on the table. As someone with allergies, most fabric napkins aren't cleaned well enough for me to use. I'll allow it at extremely expensive restaurants with white glove service and a dress code, but Coq D'Argent isn't at that level, so I found it more rude and presumptuous than anything else. All in all, I can't recommend Coq D'Argent as the food just doesn't live up to it's price tag.

We came in for dinner and had a good experience. The atmosphere is dark and modern. Service was as…read moregood as it could be. I was annoyed to learn that despite the dinner rush, only two waitresses were working. I know staffing can be difficult, but that's fairly unacceptable for a restaurant of that size. However, our waitress did a great job considering she had to cover half the dining room herself. The bread service was very nice. There were three types of thick breads and all were good. I had an Aperol spritz and it was refreshing and well made. We shared an order of calamari and it was crisp and tender. For my entree, I got the bavette steak, which came with pomme frites and a delicious shallot sauce that resembled a gravy. My steak was a perfect medium rare and I loved the sauce. For dessert, we split an apple tartan which was nice, but simple. Overall, this is a great spot. The food was amazing. I just hope they can improve their staffing in the future.

Went here for New Year's Eve celebration. We stayed at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge and Joel…read morehad a six-course prefix menu, that seemed appropriate. It was with matching wines and had a reasonable price. The restaurant had hired a singer for the evening. She was more out or tune and in-tune, so at times a bit painful. I felt sorry for her. The food was a lobster terrine or duck/fig terrine. The lobster was overcooked and chewy. The duck was good. For the next course, we both had the tortellini stuffed with crab meat in a lobster consommé. The lobster consommé was delicious, but the tortellini was not fresh as the pasta had become rigid. We then had beef filet or fowl. Both were delicious courses. After a while, we got cheeses with crackers. The cheeses were good, but the crackers were very dry. Finally, we had tiramisu and raspberry cake. Both the desserts were good. The wines were poured very generously, but were of medium quality. The service was slow and in-attentive. The 6-course meal took 3.5 hours. People around us were getting quite impatient. As this was a pre-fix menu, it should have been easy to orchestrate, but I think they got overwhelmed.

My friend and I had lunch at Cote Brasserie in Sloane Square on a hectic sunny Saturday while…read moreChelsea In Bloom was going on. Cote was excellent from start to finish. I had booked a table in advance and a cool corner was reserved for us, which was great as the venue was unsurprisingly busy. The staff were just amazing, particularly our server, Deepika. She gave us recommendations for wine and our cheese plate selections and both were spot on. We had selections from the set menu, and both food and service were fab, where Deepika made sure our wine and water glasses were refreshed and that we were ready for each course rather than simply presenting the food. We had some dessert wine with our cheese course and although only one dessert wine was on the menu, it was a good pairing with the cheese and each made the other taste even better. We lingered over lunch but were never made to feel that Cote wanted us out of there on what was a very busy day for the venue. A very relaxing experience as well as being a tasty one.

Was looking for a brunch spot near our hotel. This was so close to our hotel and we picked such a…read moregreat spot. Brunch included champagne, a coffee/tea or juice, and entree. Food was delicious. We had the cote breakfast and Breakfast Cassoulet. Food came out fast. Service was good.

An absolutely charming meal! There is zero reason this place shouldn't be packed each night, do…read moreyourself a service and make a booking that shall impress your friends, family, etc. You'll look super smart, too. Yelpers are right about this one, most definitely. We were hard pressed to find a restaurant a bit more "down to earth" whilst staying in uber fancy Knightsbridge, so luckily a quick search pointed me through Hyde Park north to the lovely Angelus. Tucked into Bathhurst Street, it was the perfect dining destination to ring in year 4 of being married. We wanted something nice to celebrate our anniversary, but not...opulent/over the top. Angelus fit the bill perfectly. We arrived a bit early or our reservation and opted to have a few glasses of red wine on the sidewalk seating before coming in for dinner. We were escorted in, sat at a The service is the stuff dreams are made of. I am not kidding, one time I picked up my last bite of bread and the plate had disappeared to ready the table for the next course before it reached my mouth. ON POINT doesn't even begin to describe it. And not just efficient, but friendly (as friendly as French guys get, right? Yes!) We felt welcome the entire evening from start to finish. The food, yes -- that too was fantastic! I enjoyed the beef tartare and the chicken, both gorgeous, rich and decadent. The menu is truly French, not French-British or French-American so do be prepared to see snails and the like. Yum, you'll like it if you give it a try. They event sent out a small anniversary plate for us with some delectable little desserts. Such a pleasant London meal -- Angelus boasts old school charm, but with all the polish and sophistication of its West London location. Service, food, ambience - 5 stars.

We booked the private room for a surprise bday dinner. The waiting staff were attentive but didn't…read moresmile much at all. I ordered the recommended "Creme brulee" which was delicious, but the portion was far too big.but I guess they had the justify the ridiculously high price tag that went with it. Into the mains. I have to say I was EXTREMELY disappointed with this meal. The waiter had highly recommended it hence I expected something amazing...on par with the stater.especially as it cost around the £30 mark. What my friends and I received was a slab of overcooked meat which looked and tasted like a cheap piece of pork chop. Underneath was a small piece of potato or something. A total disappointment. Finally, the small bites that came with the teas and coffee tasted and looked burnt hence we had to leave most of it aside. Unfortunately, after that experience. None of us will returning.