Gusto Dining Club » £39

Le Bouchon Breton

ian.sweeney@gusto-dining.co.uk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:47:41 +0000

Wednesday 1^th September, 2010

8 Horner Square, Old Spitalfield Market,
E1 6EW

Actual price per head: £39

Nearest tube: Shoreditch (East London Line) or Liverpool Street (Central Line, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line).

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.

Mango Tree

ian.sweeney@gusto-dining.co.uk — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:30:37 +0000

Wednesday 5^th May, 2010

46 Grosvenor Place,
SW1X 7EQ

Actual price per head: £39

Nearest tube: Victoria (Circle Line, District Line, and Victoria Line).

Remarks

I won’t be going back to this factory.

Reservations

Andreas B., Andy Y., Bal T.,Gareth H., Ian S., Kelvin M., Kevin M., Mark J., Mark T., Matt S., Paolo A., Peter J., Richard V., Steven V.

Maximini

ian.sweeney@gusto-dining.co.uk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:04 +0000

Wednesday 3^rd March, 2010

31 Sussex Place,
W2 2TH

Actual price per head: £39

Nearest tube: Lancaster Gate (Central Line).

Remarks

Expensive house wine!!!

Attendees

Ali H., Andrew Y., Bill R., Chris S., Colin I., James C., John H., Matt S., Roy C., Steven V.

Toulouse Lautrec

ian.sweeney@gusto-dining.co.uk — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:10:55 +0000

Wednesday 4^th November, 2009

140 Newington Butts,
SE11 4RN

Actual price per head: £39

Nearest tube: Kennington (Northern Line).

Remarks

Good meal in a nice restaurant. Very French. Happy to recommend it, especially the lamb.

Attendees

Ali H., Andy Y., Brian M., Colin I., Ian S., Gerard B., Keith B., Laurence S., Matt S., Paul R., Peter J., Phil W., Richard U., Rob W., Steven V.