Diners' Choice: French restaurants in London

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Updated 05 March 2025

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104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins

5.0

5 (229)

£41 and over

French

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

The smallest fine dining Restaurant in London with just 12 seats.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is a stunning, intimate place to relax and enjoy the highest quality ingredients and service. We have been featured in the Michelin guide every year since opening in 2019.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is open Tuesday to Saturday and serves a three course a la carte menu, as well as a tasting menu for people who'd like to try everything we have to offer. Online reservations are available for up to Six guests, up to 3 months in advance.

Dishes include:

XL Scottish langoustine, Celeriac cream, Langoustine butter, satay sauce
French guinea fowl, Delica pumpkin puree, fondant potato and jus gras
Valrhona chocolate souffle, Madagascan vanilla ice cream

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AlexVIP

Dined 4 days ago

the chef is really a master of fish cookery; perfect cuisson, and the bread is superb. All round excellent experience.

La Palombe

4.9

4.9 (130)

£26 to £40

French

Kensington

About the restaurant

La Palombe is a new neighbourhood bistro from restaurateur James Chiavarini (also of Il Portico) & chef patron Jake Leach (previously head chef at the three Michelin starred The Ledbury).

A large wood burning grill takes center stage where the majority of the dishes are cooked over live embers. James & Jake work together every shift to serve dishes with a real sense of terroir and provenance, including our speciality of wild foods foraged ourselves. Expect wild noisette venison, Wiltshire truffles (thanks to our house truffle dog Alba!), rare woodland mushrooms, and much wonderful produce from our small organic farm in Kent.

The wine list is sourced entirely from independent producers, and regularly updated with a specialised focus on low intervention, natural and biodynamic wines.

We are across the road to the Design Museum & Holland Park, a 10 minute walk from Kensington Olympia and a short distance to the Royal Albert Hall.

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Jason

Dined 3 days ago

Outstanding food and exemplary service. There’s a fine line between attentive and intrusive, but James and his team strike the perfect balance, which makes for a very pleasurable, unhurried and welcoming dining experience. My friend had the octopus starter and monkfish main. I had the wild mushroom and garlic starter and mushroom bourguignon main. The food was superb, unpretentious, yet had amazing depth of flavour. We finished with the honey bee tart and a madeleine- both were perfectly balanced, without being overly sweet. A thoroughly enjoyable meal and superb value for money, given the location, quality of ingredients and standard of cooking. I’m spoiled for choice working in the City and living between Highgate / Hampstead, but it was certainly worth the trip across town and I shall definitely be back.

64 Goodge Street

4.8

4.8 (626)

£41 and over

French

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

64 Goodge Street is a new restaurant from Woodhead Restaurant Group, which opened in early August 2023. A former travel agent in our beloved Fitzrovia (64’s older siblings Portland and Clipstone are just round the corner), we were hugely excited by the opportunity this blank slate of a site afforded us.

We’ve been able to build from the bottom up, and therefore design every inch of space to meet our hope for 64 Goodge Street. Namely, that it is a space in which guests feel utterly taken care of.

We are open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. We very much hope to see you soon.

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Russell

Dined 3 days ago

Absolutely superb! Lovely little dinning room, great service and a gorgeous menu

Pique-Nique

4.8

4.8 (67)

£26 to £40

French

Bermondsey

About the restaurant

Located in a restored unused pavilion attached to a small public park, Pique-Nique is a french restaurant from the team behind Casse-Croûte. There's an expertly chosen wine list, a range of seasonal starters, mains to share and great desserts. Sit at the bar counter and watch the chefs cooking or entertain your guests at their large table located in the middle of the main dining room. Enjoy the view of the park and the Shard all year long from our conservatory.

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PCSunshineVIP

Dined 2 days ago

What a perfect meal! It is such a charming venue with wonderful service and a lovely welcoming staff. Had the scallops to start and it was the best seafood I had while in London. So fresh and such a creamy sauce. Perfect crispy mushrooms on top. Went beautifully with the chenin blanc. Then had a half order of the roast chicken with a glass of Corsica red. Felt like a little Paris neighborhood bistro. I went by myself and felt like an old friend. Many happy small groups there as well.

Augustine Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (342)

£26 to £40

French

Battersea

About the restaurant

Named after Franck Raymond’s grandmother, Augustine Kitchen showcases truly authentic French dishes, with a focus on produce from the Evian region where Franck was born.

Augustine Kitchen is a 45 cover restaurant and has got an intimate family feel with a focus on good quality produce and wine. The producers are handpicked, to ensure the very best quality, including charcuterie from Monsieur Colliard and fish from Mouchet Anythy sur Leman, a fourth generation fisherman.

Regional dishes feature Reblochon tarte, gratin of crozets and delicate smoked fera, whilst other highlights range from the sublime snails served with garlic mousse and parsley butter to pike quenelle or pork shank which has been slow cooked for 36 hours.

Behind the bar, the handpicked selection of wines are displayed in open racks, in a typical French charm, along with a fine selection of Armagnacs, Cognacs and other well known spirits.

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PhilipVIP

Dined 3 days ago

As always everything was great. Frank is a superb chef.

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught

4.7

4.7 (806)

£41 and over

French

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught is an elegant expression of craft. Warm and intimate yet bold and modern, every element is bespoke – from the Pierre Yovanovitch interiors to Hélène’s personally tailored menus, grounded in seasonal British produce, infused with French flair and shaped around you.

Our Chef’s Table puts you metres from the inventiveness and precision of the Hélène Darroze kitchen. Talk to the chefs at the pass, enjoy one-of-a-kind service and witness culinary creativity first-hand.

And for a more personalised dining experience with a difference, embark on a journey into the ultimate exploration of The Connaught wines at The Sommelier’s Table. Led by your private sommelier and accompanied by perfectly matched, Michelin-starred dishes, this is a truly bespoke dining experience.

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CarolineVIP

Dined on 27 Feb 2025

Gorgeous experience for dinner at Hélène’s. The restaurant is gorgeous and perfectly situated in The Connaught on a quaint and quiet street. Each plate was expertly crafted. We were invited back to see the kitchen in action, which is such a beautiful opportunity. Thankful for the experience.

La Maison Ani London

4.8

4.8 (4)

£41 and over

French

Knightsbridge

About the restaurant

La Maison Ani London is a celebration of love, food, and the timeless allure of France, located just a stone’s throw from Sloane Street in the heart of Knightsbridge, London.

Created by Chef Izu Ani in honour of his family and inspired by the elegance of Parisian bistros and the rustic charm of the French countryside, La Maison Ani offers a contemporary twist on classic French-Mediterranean cuisine.

From freshly baked viennoiseries in the morning to elegant brasserie-style dinners, each moment captures the spirit of French heritage in a chic, welcoming ambiance, embodying the joy of togetherness!

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Owais

Dined on 14 Feb 2025

I had a special request and they took care of it with joy, lovely food and lovely staff.

Petrus — Gordon Ramsay

4.8

4.8 (2567)

£25 and under

French

Knightsbridge

About the restaurant

Welcome to our Michelin starred restaurant, Pétrus. Join us for an exceptional fine dining experience in the heart of London's Belgravia. We look forward to welcoming you.

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Gill

Dined on 1 Mar 2025

We booked the Chef's table for our daughter's birthday and the experience was beyond expectations. The food was sublime, the service impeccable and it was a pleasure to take our friends there and share the experience. What a wonderful night to remember. Thank you to the team, especially Joseph who managed our evening with style and all the chefs at the different stations who came to explain the remarkable and beautiful dishes.

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4.8

4.8 (4609)

£41 and over

French

Soho

About the restaurant

Having earned a star within a year of opening Gauthier Soho, Alexis Gauthier is described by Zagat guide as "...one of the Best New French food destinations in London...". With an emphasis on vegetables in all dishes, Alexis provides a seasonal tasting menu with the best possible ingredients (British where possible) all 100% plant based. All served in a chic Soho Townhouse where the staff really make you feel special. There are also five private dining rooms for parties of all sizes.

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ShirleyVIP

Dined on 6 Mar 2025

Fabulous vegan food with great attention to detail accompanied by wonderful service -thankyou

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L'Escargot

4.7

4.7 (753)

£26 to £40

French

Soho

About the restaurant

To welcome in 2025 we are offering a special lunch and pre-theatre menu. £20 for 2 courses and £25 for 3 (plus service). It is an amazing bargain for the whole of January.

L'Escargot is London's oldest and most celebrated French restaurant serving classic French dishes. Favourite dishes include French onion soup, Lobster bisque, oysters, Tournedos "Rossini", grilled lobster, Chateaubriand and of course snails ! L'Escargot was voted one of the most romantic restaurants in London and is a perfect spot to celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

If you want to come in just for a drink, upstairs there is a great cocktail bar with reasonably priced cocktails and a bar snack menu.

The restaurant has welcomed celebrities such as Coco Chanel, Charles de Gaulle, Maurice Chevalier, Laurence Olivier, Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon. and was a favourite of Princess Diana

L'Escargot is located close to all the major West-End theatres, which makes it an excellent pre and post theatre dining spot.

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John

Dined on 7 Mar 2025

As always, a great meal with attentive service in a wonderful setting.

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