Wednesday 1th September, 2010
8 Horner Square, Old Spitalfield Market,
E1 6EW
Actual price per head: £39
Remarks
This was a BYO evening, so the actual price covers food and service (12.5 %) only; we provided our own wine. The food did not really justify such high pricing. The menu had many strange wrong spellings of French words. There was a complaint from one of the diners about the quality of the meat in a Steak Frites and the management removed the cost of the Steak Frites from our bill. Even so, note the overall high price. The evening worked anyway; the Gusto crowd had a good time. I’m not sure the Hungarian waiter did.
Charging an extra £1.50 for a sauce on a £32 steak is a rip off!
| Jesrsey Rock Oysters * 6 | £12.00 |
| Bulots (whelks) | £5.95 |
| Escargots (snails) * 12 | £12.00 |
| Croustillant de Chevre | £7.95 |
| Salade Caprice | £7.25 |
| Soupe a l’oignon (tasteless) | £5.95 |
| Soupe de Pecheur | £8.50 |
| Terrine de campagne | £6.25 |
| Frisee aux Lardons | £8.50 |
| Salade de Tomate/Haricots | £5.95 |
| Dorade Royale | £17.00 |
| La Bouillabaisse | £15.50 |
| Saint Jacques (3 small scallops) | £14.00 |
| Carre d’agneau | £19.95 |
| Rognons de veau (delicious) | £16.95 |
| Coq au vin | £15.00 |
| Demi Poulet (huge) | £12.50 |
| Filet de Boeuf (excellent) | £32.00 |
| Peppercorn sauce (what a rip off on top of charging 32 quid for the steak!) | £1.50 |
| Steak Frites | £26.00 |
| Gratin Dauphinois | £4.25 |
| Choc hazelnut Liegois | £6.50 |
| Frozen Mess (huge, fun presentation) | £6.50 |
| Selection d’ice cream | £5.95 |
| Tarte au framboise | £6.50 |
| Tarte Tatin (Eight quid – outrageous!!!) | £7.95 |
| Mousse aux chocolat | £6.50 |
| Profiteroles aux Chocolat (Why is the ‘c’ sometimes capitalised?) | £6.50 |
| Clafouti aux Pruneaux | £7.50 |
| Dame Blanche | £5.95 |
| Americano Caffe | £2.25 |
| Filtre Coffee (why the inconsistent spellings?) | £2.25 |
| Cappucino | £3.00 |
| Mint Tea | £2.75 |
| Macciatto | £2.50 |
| Badoit | £4.00 |
Attendees
Ali H., Anthony F., Bill R., Brian M., Colin I., Gilles C., Ian S., Jeremy P., John H., John H. (2), Mark J., Mark T., Martin H., Martin T., Michael N., Paul R., Peter J., Royston G., Scott T., Steven V.
That was a jolly evening, although I shudder to think what it would have cost had we had to pay for the wine as well. It was a bit over priced to be honest and those massive puddings were really over the top. I had the kidneys which were delicious, but the guy next to me had the scallops, three of them, which was a bit mean. On the other hand the chicken dish was huge.