Galvin Bistrot de Luxe in City of London, Westminster

The last day of Galvin Bistrot de Luxe. It closes tonight - the 10th February. All the staff are moving to the Atheneum, but it is very sad to lose such a great venue

是次用餐屬於商務性質，本來對餐廳亦寄予厚望，環境還可以但比較吵和擠迫，少了fine dining應有的自在。食物水準....我只可以說口味不對，除了頭盤的龍蝦湯蟹肉之外，其他的牛肉、甜品我都吃不下去了，整體覺得食的較弱，小朋

So very very sad it’s closing down

Ate with family last week. Had never heard of the place before but we did really enjoy the evening. The restaurant is dripping with French Bistro / Cafe ambience. The chairs not that comfortable, cafe table type. I think on of the booths may be better. Service a bit slow and with a degree of French inspired laissez-faire. But it works. Bread, delicious. Snails good and garlicky. pork belly, excellent and the dessert, well I was a bit unsure about "Paris Brest" but it was delicious. Overall good food at a very reasonable price. The Prix-Fixe was perfectly adequate and the wine list straightforward.

This wonderful place is closing down on the 22nd I will miss it a lot! Food as good as ever. We had the wine choices with our meal which is always a good choice. Thankfully there are lots of other branches in London, time to try something new.

Amazing food as always- do devastated this place is closing. Have come here for years and live the food. All of it tasted divine. Let’s hope the remaining Galvin establishments can keep me happy.

Decidimos tener una visita de despedida aquí donde hemos cenado muchas veces a lo largo de los años-, que lamentablemente son cerrando el 10 de febrero. Esta visita fue agradable: la comida estaba bien estándar, el servicio era muy bueno y el ambiente era bueno, teniendo en cuenta que estuvimos allí el miércoles mediodía: había una mezcla de diners - almuerzos de negocios, turistas y otros jubilados como yo. Un buen recuerdo para terminar nuestras visitas aquí. Probablemente el traslado de Galvin en el Athenaeum la próxima vez que venga al centro de Londres - hemos intentado y la comida es muy buena, pero el ambiente es por desgracia no es el mismo.

Great place with really tasty food. We were lucky to get a table along one of the walls. As people and the waiters and waitresses move around the restaurant it made us realise that we were seated in a good place as we were not in the middle with all the foot traffic coming past. There is a rather intriguing table at the back which is in a glass box, presumably for quiet and privacy. Wine is on tap but they had run out of the merlot that

This restaurant has been consistently one of our favorite places. Unfortunately when we went there 9 days before Christmas we were sorely disappointed. We were going their with 2 members of our family to celebrate my birthday. We all ordered meals we had enjoyed before. Nothing really came out right this evening. The staff seemed under a lot of pressure and were difficult to attract to place our orders, then are orders arrived after a long wait and were not hot and in some cases barely warm. Our favorite dessert, the tarte tatin, was well below the usually fantastic standard. We left quite upset as it ruined a special evening. We were told when we spoke to someone that they had one or more large groups in the restaurant that evening that were consuming the available staff.

Have been to the Galvin, Baker Street several times. Their signature dish, the crab lasagne is to die for. Sunday lunches are a real traditional treat. The roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is delicious. The service is always perfect and the atmosphere is great. Very sad that it is closing as the location is very convenient.

I have to say I really love the food here so amazing and they had a prosecco offer on as well was just so yummy and staff very attentive.

We selected the set lunch. The food and service were great, and overall the meal was really good value. Would definitely recommend for a nice lunch.

Visited on a Friday afternoon and the restaurant was very busy, We chose the set menu of 2 course with a drink and I really enjoyed the starter of veloute with nuts. Very tasty and piping hot. This was followed by venison pastilla on a bed of couscous which was only average as the venison was wrapped in a spring roll and rather greasy.My friend chose the smoked salmon as starter and grilled fillet of sea bream which looked presentable. Service was friendly.

Excellent. We loved it . All the food was delicious including my gluten free. Even though it was Burns night we didn't expect bagpipes in a French restaurant!!

A very enjoyable meal at Galvin. Good and dependable French food, executed well enough but not more. A £9.00 supplement for a simple cassoulet on a £22.50 menu seemed disproportionate and wasn't worth the spend. (Could the chef not have offered an entree within budget?) The restaurant was full and buzzing, and had a good ambience; a kilted piper for Burns' Night celebration only added to the occasion. Service was sound but our conversation was disrupted constantly by one waiter who repeatedly apologised for his interruptions. He obviously knew what he was doing but didn't seem to care about his bad and annoying manners. This habit should be trained out of him. Galvin is a quality establishment and when this location closes it will be a loss for the neighbourhood.

V good shame it’s closing—many excellent dinners and lunches over the years

Meal was OK but overpriced for what we had and the staff are not the most attentive. Mainly business people on expenses but it's in a convenient location. Wouldn't rush back

I am lucky enough to have eaten in some very high end restaurants in my time. Some exceed your expectations in terms of food but can feel a bit stuffy. Occasionally, I feel some are style over substance.

Service that is seamless means you don,t notice because they are that good.My smoked salmon starter with cream cheese quenelles was good to look at and tasted really nice.Entrecote was cooked to perfection but why can,t you have it with saute potatoes? Our waitress who was relatively new thought that there must be a logical reason but that she hadn,t been told it? It seems you can only have them for two with the Cote De Boeuf? The tarte tatin was so good,melt in the mouth that I nearly ordered seconds but realised that would have deprived someone else of a piece! My only gripe was that the base of my wine glass had a large chip in it which none of the waiters or sommelier noticed! This place gets it right every time and is to be congratulated on maintaining such a consistent standard.No it,s not particularly cheap but it,s always a very positive experience to dine here.

We dined thee a couple of weeks ago with our friends. It was an excellent experience from the moment we arrived. All of the staff were 100% on top of their game, Great service. Lovely well thought out menu and a wine list to suit most peoples pockets.

Excellent as always. Such a pity it's closing down shortly.

Great value and lovely restaurant. It’s a shame it’s closing in February. Catch it while you can!

Mi esposa y yo cenamos con los dos hijos de un primo y nuestro "hija del reino unido" y gran hijo de Grand. Nos llevaron inmediatamente a nuestra mesa, que estaba muy bien situado (Las sillas continúe un poco dura en la parte posterior. ! ).

No attempt to pour wine after the first glass or remove aperitif glass for the duration (I've never seen the latter in a restaurant spending £20 on built in service). Consequently the focus is on the food, which was good enough, rather than spectacular. Found the signature crab lasagne / lobster bisque starter good in flavour though a bit spongy.

Seguimos volviendo a este maravilloso restaurante francés cada vez que visita Londres y nunca decepciona. 11 de enero no fue la excepción; excelente servicio de reservas, excelente puerta y servicio de mesa, la comida fabulosa, todos los extras, todo en un ambiente muy exclusivo de bien vestido exigentes comensales y ventiladores de vino.

Excellent as always :) look forward to joining you in Piccadilly

New years resolution: eat at Galvin as often as possible. Amazing!

Этот ресторан нашел абсолютно случайно, прогуливаясь по Бейкер Стрит и считаю это огромной удачей. Великолепная французская кухня, прекрасный выбор вин, отличное обслуживание. Ресторан - не дешевый, но цена/качество - выше всяких похвал. Потом еще несколько раз посещал данное заведение и каждый раз получал огромное удовольствие! Рекомендую - по моему мнению это одно из лучших мест в данном районе Лондона!

I wish I could give this a solid 4.5 out of 5! This is an authentic French bistro with a well-deserved reputation. The 3 course set menu with amuse bouche & glass of prosecco was superb value at £25.00. The crab lasagne to start tasted fabulous, the layers of mouse with a bisque were out of this world, but sadly I had 2 big lumps of shell in the mousse. The pork belly with prunes was also delicious but the belly fat was not rendered down quite enough. The service was very friendly and relaxed as you would expect from a Galvin restaurant, and our waiter kindly ensured that my dining partner who was on a medically restricted diet could have a bowl of vanilla ice cream, which was not on the menu.

This is my new favourite restaurant, I just wish I had tried it years ago. Everything I had was absolutely fantastic however the crab ravioli is just sensational. The steak was great and the Ile flotant fabulous. Lovely service and atmosphere and the prices aren't bad either for this quality of cooking. I get the train from Oxford just to eat here.

Fui allí con un par de amigos. Primero, me gustó el decoro, tipo bistrot. correctamente.

As usual first class. Good value house Rasta’s red wine. Four years bottle age.Easy to find comfortable seating, attentive service. Informal but good on our list as when in london

I ate here with my husband just before Christmas and we had s great meal. Good bistro food and exceptional service. Recommended.

An excellent restaurant and never have a bad meal there. The portions are really good which makes a pleasant change nowadays. The bread is the best I have ever had and loved the endive starter. Well done Galvin The only negative was the prices are too high.

Service was nice and quick. Restaurant busy as it always will be with location. Nice tables for two, not too close together.Lobster lasagne for starter was unusual but obviously skill fully executed and was an additional £8.50 on fixed price menu, but worth it. Then had sea bream which was very well cooked and had a lovely crispy skin on it. Green beans side was actually really nice as well, plenty of flavour.Lovely French brasserie and will use again.

Excellent experience in all respects.We will be back soon. The food is absolutely delicious.

Still one of my favourites Been to Galvin many times over the past 12 years since I moved to London. Big fan! Service could not be better. Food was delicious as usual.

We're regulars at Galvin, but this visit had a few surprises. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good restaurant but,…. I am guessing that they are going after a different market/customer. We always order the Crab Lasagna and love the delicate flavours. This time however, we were surprised to see it served with a Lobster Bisque, but both decided to give it a go - The Bisque dwarfed the other flavours and so was a thumbs down for us. We also noted that the Somelier was no where to be seen. I guess that this is a result of the wine list being reduced from an excellent choice, down to one page on the back of the one page menu. I hope that the changes are only seasonal and for Christmas, and that Galvin will resume normal business and service in the New Year

We dined at this rather lovely French restaurant in Baker Street. We were warmly greeted and shown to our table. The interior décor is rather nice, and feels very much like a typical Parisian bistro type restaurant in it's style and furnishing. After dining here, we were impressed with the food that we had, as everything was seasoned nicely to give a lovely fresh. authentic, tastes and flavours. Our starters were quite wonderful, but the mains were really delicious to say the least. The ingredients used for the dishes were so fresh and wonderfully natural tasting, it almost felt as though we were tasting France from our plates. The aromas of the dishes were so beautiful, it felt as though France was in the room. The service was fine with wonderful, polite and smartly dressed waiting staff. The wines accompanying our meals were. as you would expect of French wines, amazingly good. Our overall experience at this restaurant with the food, service, décor and atmosphere, felt as though we were dining in Paris, instead of a rather cold London. We left satisfied with our dining experience here.

A great meal indeed. With a special colleague. The Resturant came up trumps as usual. Hopefully more visits In 2018

Excellent restaurant / fantastic food and lovely atmosphere

The service was a little slow but helpful. We had booked for the four course menu with aperitif. When we didn't like the sound of the aperitif we were brought a glass of champagne instead with no problems. The food was delicious - we particularly liked the smoked salmon starter with lovely, typically french accompaniments like capers and soured cream. We had a nice bottle of wine and the overall bill was very reasonable. This restaurant is one of our locals so we will be back!

Very good set menu with nice size portions. The only thing that let it down was the Tirimsu for desert which was indeed a strange addition to a French restaurant. Unfortunately it was very dry and heavy. If not for the desert the rest of the meal was great and good value

Last minute booking on a cold winter day. Lovely Parisian cafe style, very good value food and delightful service. Highly recommend

We went for lunch. The "Menu Gourmande" with wine pairings was very good. But our enjoyment was not what it could have been because the service was not what we have come to expect from Galvin. We had no complaint about the staff, they were clearly trying their best to manage at a very busy time. But the restaurant was packed (resulting in a pretty unrelaxed atmosphere), and the staff were overstretched. Shame. A couple of other niggles. The vegetarian option was clearly an afterthought; and the wine (very tasty) was served in small unattractive glasses, rather than the normal goblets.

the Greek waitress was very fine and excellent, the meal really outstanding, nice decor and interesting lunch menu . what a treat !

Pleasant atmosphere overall, though too warm for our comfort. Nice short walk from Baker Street Tube - very convenient. Entrecote beef was our entree choice, wonderful sauce flavor, beef very tough at medium prepartion and not up to standard for the cost. The onion soup starter was the best I have ever had and the pear souffle with ginger ice cream dessert was remarkable. A better cut of beef and cooler restaruant temperature would have made the evening perfect. Great service btw!

Lovely lunch great service. Great food and great lunch offer. Not to be missed

Disappointed! I love french cooking. After reading the reviews, booked the table on the same day. We took the Menu Gourmand of 4 courses, my partner and I had invited a friend who enjoys a glass, went with wine pairing. All four courses were just average, the first course of salmon was really supermarket's standard, not even much presentation; 2nd course, venison was about Ok. 3rd course, the cheese with very dry & hard toast, not impressed at all (my friend didn't even touch it!); dessert was again pretty average. Waitress was trying to give out good services, being seated at the middle row, waitress needed to push over my friend's chair a few times to squeeze across & reached the table on the side! I saw my friend's face wasn't too enjoyed about the pushes! According to my friend, the pairing wine were not great, the oldest was 2015/2016....so, overall, I'm not impressed and I feel rather embarrassed to invite a friend to join.

We had previously enjoyed two other Galvin restaurants but were left underwhelmed by the Baker Street outlet. Upon arrival, we were shown to a downstairs bar that resembled a lounge on a cheap Channel Ferry. Undeterred, we ordered our drinks and then sat there for 15 minutes awaiting their arrival. We were then shown to a cramped table upstairs where the poor waitress was simply over worked and could not adequately cope with the frenetic trade. Yes, the restaurant was full but that it not my problem and in my view, no excuse. I shall keep to the other Galvin outlets in future

Quality new prix fixe menu. Service on point as always! Always the first spot I think of when I want to take a friend for dinner.

The food is really good, it is indeed a michelin star restaurant with extremely reasonable prices. However, the menu is mostly meat-oriented. There was not a single dish of fish unfortunately, making the overall experience quite heavy. However, the service is very good and it is an elegant restaurant with a serious and elegant atmosphere, of older people. I do not suggest it for teenagers or people under 30s.

Always great here , fantastic food and excellent service as always

Been to all Galvin restaurants in London, multiple times & this was our favourite. Booked for lunch, table in middle of the room & our guest had to get up twice during the meal to let the cheese trolley past (not good). Sold out of our selected wine and I had to refill the glasses myself. Got to the end of the meal & was told we had to leave as they needed to setup the table & was given the bill, no coffee for anyone. Previous time we dined here I wrote to Galvin's to say how wonderful the staff were & what a great time we all had, very different to this time. Starting to feel like a corporation & maybe getting too big? We are visting another Galvin resturant in a couple of weeks, I hope we find service is back to normal & this was just an unlucky day.

Again I met with a friend and we had the prix fix menu and went for the accompanying wine tasting menu, so we had a lovely selection of wines with each course. We were almost the last to leave the Resturant. The noise levels In the Resturant were low so good conversation was had. I will go back again and again.

Had lunch at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe on 17th November 2017. Simply said - GREAT MEAL! The set menu was well presented and delicious without being too much or too little. We also accompanied our lunch with the paired wines selection which was a good move as it perfectly accompanied all the courses. Without wanting to sound pedantic, however, the setting reminds me far more of a brasserie rather than a bistrot, but regardless the meal and the service were impeccable. Not inexpensive but good value. It is a perfect setting for a business lunch, as we had, or for the "ladies that lunch" set. Thank you, well done to the whole team.

The food is superb and an excellent service.One thing I would comment on to Opentable goers is to watch out for offers and check on the extra cost with an asterisk when selecting on an offer.

Fantastic service; speedy without feeling rush, great food, ambiance... really lovely.

This has been one of my favorite London restaurants for many years and it continues to offer excellent cuisine, friendly professional service and a great atmosphere with reasonable prices for London. Be naughty as I was and enjoy their Rum Baba!!

Great restaurant and friendly staff, have been here a couple of times now and absolute gem!

Excellent venue for good value, quality food - especially the Crab Lasagne. My wife & I ate there in mid-October, during a week long visit to London, and enjoyed it so much we went back a further twice. Staff were very accommodating to my hearing difficulties.

An excellent Sunday lunch: lamb, beef, chicken or vegetarian options. We tried everything except the chicken, all meals were excellent. Only one vegetarian option, but the veggies loved it. Only down side were the roast potatoes that were too crispy on the outside, but soggy inside. Not to my taste. Puddings were delicious. Expensive, but worth it.

Fabulous authentic bistro style dining in Baker street. Top service and the set menu good value. A welcome relief in trendy, over priced, slate ridden, Marylebone.

This is really a tale of two visits, one mine, one a friend's. My friend went a couple of months ago, booked for 8:30 pm precisely because the set menu, which seems excellent value, is only available for specific time slots - in his case, as in mine, 8:30 pm. He arrived on time, was kept waiting for half an hour, and when he got to his table was told that the set menu was only available if ordered no later than 8:30. He stamped his feet and insisted on getting the set menu. In my case, I arrived bang on time, party of six, myself and some Italian customers, and we were shepherded to the empty and rather soulless bar downstairs for half an hour, then shown to our table, not offered the set menu option, and it was only when one of the party popped outside for a cigarette and saw it displayed, that I realised what had happened. On top of this, we had to ask for extra bread - I feel at this kind of establishment they should automatically offer two bread baskets for a table of 6, and refill as necessary. I asked for a dozen snails, and 6 arrived. I couldn't be bothered to insist on the extra half-a-dozen, as we were already running 30 minutes late. The food was good - not as good as the food I had previously had at their excellent Spitalfields restaurant, but good. The service was somewhat lackadaisical.

Went on a Monday and had the set lunch menu with a glass of fizz,staff very good and could not fault the food.Very relaxing and no one rushed us to finish,choices on the set menu were very good and portion size was great.Wine list good and and house white was fine, overall very good and would go back, great value.

I enjoy going very regularly to this Bistro de Luxe as it serves very good food, the menu changes often which means one can go regularly without getting bored. The kitchen is first class , the soups are always good - I loved the Gnocchi with some butternut squash !What is great is that the fixe menu has more imagination than most restaurants. The soups are more delicious than anywhere else with same ingredients.The service is very good in particular Sassa the greek lady.

Very good food. Exceptional value on the set menus. We really enjoyed it.

superb food quality and value soup was excellent and the venison for main course was exceptional the Quince added to it and the small amount of roasted hazel nuts was great

Lovely service, food, ambience and the fixed price lunch menu is insanely good value for what is an fantastic spot. A big big fan, thanks.

Galvin's was a great find that a business partner and I happened across whilst looking for a restaurant for dinner.A great selection of dishes and wine. The Pork Belly was fantastic and the Corbières we selected tasted great and was reasonably priced.Great for a business meeting or when you want a really nice meal

Another faultless meal at Bistro de luxe. Food is on a par with the Michelin starred Galvin restaurants, but a fraction of the price if you're prepared to eat slightly earlier and take advantage of the pre theatre set menu. Truly a hidden gem.

excellent meal with accommodating staff and great ambience. really enjoyed our meal

Visited for late prix-fixe menu lunch on a trip to the West End (about 10 minute walk up from Oxford Street) and were quite impressed.The main restaurant is not too large (approx 60 covers) and has an eclectic French atmosphere, with a mix of traditional and modern touches, so feels more intimate and comfortable than the 'sterile' environments in many big London restaurants.Chose from the reasonably priced set menu - mackerel and terrine starters, both had sea bream mains and a couple of yummy chocolate and toffee pudding desserts.All good and my main reason for not giving a 5* rating was the mixed service levels, which were attentive when we arrived but tailed off and, for example, I don't expect an expensive bottle of wine to be dumped in a cooler on the table and the guest left to open and serve it themselves!Overall very good but Galvin need to sharpen up their service standards.

The food was really good and I went here with my husband for a birthday dinner. The menu was good value but the service was ok - not as good as some of their other restaurants.

Excellent food and very professional table service.Many table and patrons, but space-enough not to be overheard!Beef steak is always excellent, fish too. Even the pork belly was excellent.The blueberry souffle is essential tasting - even for those of us not liking sweet things!Wine list - superb; for all tastes and pocket depths.Private dining available.

A warm welcome back from the Maitre D and excellent food and wine to follow. Always good here and a real sense of a French bistro in London.

We had a group event in the private dining last Saturday night. Good and coffee was good but the waiter we had was absolutely miserable and it was annoying to pay £290 as a compulsory service charge. He couldn’t even explain the menu. Not only was he miserable he served red wine in an unlabelled champagne bottle at the end of the night assuming people were too drunk to notice. Just felt cheated. Other staff upstairs were much more friendly but I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Food here is terrible. Place is nice enough in its settings, but the food we had was awful. And the waiter was the most unfriendly and unhelpful waiter you can imagine. Definitely better places to eat than here in London. Do not understand who is giving it 4 or 5 stars, honestly.

I went to Galvin&#039;s for my anniversary. Although the table we were provided was tucked around the back of the restaurant, the service was good and the food really nice.<br /><br />I enjoyed artichoke soup followed by slow cooked venison and my wife had a salad and fish. Our sides were spiced red cabbage and french beans. There wasnt any need for dessert as the food is quite rich but with two glasses of champagne and a glass of red I thought the cost of £85 reasonable. <br /><br />We will be back

Lovely looking restaurant, however I found the food butter heavy

Finding myself visiting London, staying in the Marylebone area, with no pre-booked dinner, I thought that I’d try Galvin as it looked warm and inviting from the street. The receptionist was polite and welcoming of a lone diner and my spirits were high as she escorted me into the dining room. Alas, I was to the back of a fairly full area and seated looking at an empty area which remained empty for the whole time that I remained. Depressing, especially as there were similar tables in the main area that stayed empty during my meal.Service was polite though a bit forgetful, my wine only arrived with the main course. Wine and coffee were excellent, but all three courses were rather mediocre, the product of an artless kitchen.Goat cheeses and beet salad, simple but tasty if well done, as it is at Brawn in the East End. A leaden “crispy” pork belly that I just couldn’t finish. A bland rum baba.If this is the standard at Galvin Bistro du Luxe (du Luxe mind) maybe, we are returning to the age of the Bernie Inn. Seventy-two pounds for one. There are an awful lot of excellent restaurants in the area that deliver much, much more for the same or less.

Great atmosphere, quiet, nicely-appointed room, excellent food, wine and desserts. Service ranged from excellent to horrible. We were seated right away and asked if we wanted an aperitif. The dessert-taker was excellent re: explaining the dishes, providing recommendations, etc. Pleasant and not snooty. However, our principal waiter was snooty, inconsistent and frequently couldn't be bothered with us. He failed to return to take our wine order, did not respond when we asked someone else to send him over, and we had to actually get out of our seat and go ask him to take our wine order! Also, when he asked us whether we wanted still versus fizzy water and we requested still, he automatically brought us BOTTLED still water. But when our guests arrived and they told him still water, he brought them tap water. I.e., he never suggested to us that we had the option of tap still water (as opposed to automatically bringing us bottled still water.)

Having enjoyed lunch recently at another Galvin establishment, we decided to try dinner at their original restaurant on Baker Street.The decor and environment are quite reminiscent of a traditional French bistrot. Service was swift, professional and attentive. The atmosphere was lively but not too noisy.The starter and main (fish) course, chosen from the Prix Fixe menu, were delicious and both the accompanying prosecco and house white were of good quality. The chocolate mouse dessert was a little disappointing by comparison - too contrived and rather messy in presentation - but nevertheless quite tasty. Overall, this was an enjoyable and good value meal. Our waitress was knowledgeable, very pleasant, and attended immediately to our needs, checking at regular intervals that everything was to our satisfaction.

We decided to go with the paired wines option alongside the Gourmand: 4 Courses &amp; Aperitif. This deal is clever in the way it uses slightly cheaper ingredients, but produces a lovely meal for a fabulous price.<br />The service lacked specialist knowledge on either the food or wine which detracted from the experience somewhat... but they worked well to accommodate us with adjustments to the menu catering for someone with Coeliac disease.<br />All in all, I&#039;d recommend this deal, but they did inadvertently over charge us by £72 which I only discovered on the train home.<br />I left a voicemail explaining, but no one called me back. however, when I called them myself the following day, the matter was swiftly resolved.

Escargots, the last grouse of the season (perfectly pink!) and a bottle of Mercurey (or 2), life is sooooo sweet! Thank you to Sassa for the great service!

I have been to Bistrot de Luxe at least 10 times and they have never failed to impress! I&#039;d also recommend their loyalty programme.

Great value set menu on a Monday night. Very few places in London that will beat this deal. Great on price and consistent quality! A must try

Good food but waited 30 minutes for order to be taken then 45 minutes to be served. Explanation was that they were short staffed that day.

Having eaten at Galvin Bistro around 3 times before we recommended it to our friends to celebrate their 40 th wedding anniversary. We went for the fixed price lunch menu which is good value for money. However we did not receive the free glass of processco as advertised. The head waiter did not make us feel very welcome and the standard of the food and atmosphere and service was definately not what we had experienced before. I had let the resturant know twice re the special anniversary and it was not acknowledged at all. Overall I was very dissapointed and felt very let down as I had arranged this for my friends celebration it was most definately not the standard which we usually get at a Galvin restaurant. We had decided to book for New Years Eve yesterday but then changed our mind due to this experience. We have always classed this as one if our favourite restaurants so we are now very dissapointed

Been here several times, this time wasn&#039;t as good, which was a big shame as we went with friends after telling them how good it was. When booking the restaurant online we were asked if was a special occasion but it wasn&#039;t acknowledge. Servise wasn&#039;t as friendly as other times, no complementary prossco, this was advertised on the on line menu. Over all OK but not what we usually say after having lunch at Galvins.

Cannot understand why I had booked through Open Table and had a confirmation, and my wife had also booked verbally and direct with the restaurant by mistake directly for a slightly earlier time and they had neither reservation. <br />Service to commence was really terrible , it was all going very wrong and we realised this had to be unusual, but eventually the manager was exemplary and fully made up for any shortfall.<br />We will go back again! Food was fantastic

First visit and very impressed. We had the offer which was very good value. The choice is not big but all dishes were very good ad was the service. Will go there again

Very enjoyable dinner, attentive service, diverse menu, nice selection of wine. I had a delicious sole dish. Only sorry that I didn't leave room for desert. Recommend.

Took advantage of the £17.50 3 course lunch offer which is fantastic value. It came with a glass of prosecco and as our 9 year old son was with us they offered to make him a mocktail which he loved.Roast beef was no longer on the menu so for my husband who had ordered that, they offered boudin noir as an alternative. It was absolutely delicious, boudin had I think, shredded roast beef laced through it.For our son they offered to do him a steak at no extra cost after the excellent waiter/manager sensed that boudin noir might not be his thing. It was done to perfection and he absolutely loved it.Desserts were delightful and the service was personal and attentive without being overpowering.Our son felt that he had had a real treat, we felt that we had had a lovely family lunch without breaking the bank or resorting to fast food.The epitome of a French bistro experience.When we arrived, we were the first customers so it felt very formal and quiet with no music, but as lunch service got going the place was pretty full and the atmosphere changed to one of buzzy conviviality.Would recommend, particularly for this deal which we booked through Open Table.

Great food and lovely relaxed ambience. Service efficient without being intrusive. Had a wonderful evening that just flew by.

Decided we had to have a traditional English roast dinner while we were visiting London and chose Galvin. It did not disappoint. Service was good and the price very reasonable. Overall the dinner was excellent. We chose the roast lamb leg with mint sauce, and the roast beef. Both came medium rare with a beautifully cooked selection of vegetables, gravy, roast potatoes and very light and airy Yorkshire pudding. The meat was very tender and extra gravy arrived promptly when requested. The only slight disappointment was the mint sauce accompanying the lamb which turned out to be a rather bland and lumpy mint jelly.

We visited on a Friday evening during a recent trip to London. The restaurant was busy, with a great atmosphere and the service was fantastic from start to finish. We went for the Menu Gourmand with pairing wines and the food and wines were extremely good. We felt that the well run restaurant was great value for money and we will definitely visit again.

I booked this restaurant on a recommendation and was not disappointed. The food is excellent, and the staff attentive and friendly. The set menu is amazing value with a glass of Prosecco included. The atmosphere was relaxed and cosy. I will definitely be returning.

Nada más entrar por la puerta nos atendió una chica simpática que nos dio la mesa el camarero era algo distante y poco ayudaba para la carta , la comida estaba bien y la cuenta algo inflada en mi opinión , poca cantidad , no creo que volvamos

My friend and I had the Gourmand fixed price menu and one of us had the paired wines. The food was exceptionally good with the venison being a stand out.The atmosphere is that of an authentic bistro and I praticularly liked the fact that the staff did not push either the a la carte or prix fixe menus. Instead, the service was relaxed but attentive. Although the restaurant was full, there was no apparent stress.I look forward to dining here again.