Mon Plaisir in Camden

Pretty good food, more in line with Italian cuisine as it is a French restaurant. Even in the service and table setting. Prices in line with the city, very expensive for us Italians. Nice place.

Excelente cocina francesa auténtica y bien presentada en el corazón de las esferas. Si la terrina de jabalí y el venado hubieran sido buenos para ser justos, habría dicho que dar pan/etc con la terrina podría haber sido bueno. La decoración es satisfactoriamente francesa y el servicio es bastante bueno, pero no del todo riguroso... como es de hecho la manera francesa. La pinot también era excelente. Volveré.

What a super restaurant-we were pleasantly surprised that the food was really excellent. Mostly as I have not been back for a long time. I can recommend this fab place to eat when you are in Covent Garden.

Old school French Cookery. All done extremely well. Beetroot salad with goat cheese rather splendid. You can never go wrong with steak frites from here either.

Living on past glory ---- just!

Excellent food and wine efficiently served in a lovely atmosphere

Esta fue mi primera visita a este restaurante y no puedo esperar a volver. ¡Era como ser transportado a París! Una de las mejores comidas que he comido 4 en, con un servicio maravilloso y una excelente gama de vinos. Nunca tuvimos prisa, a pesar de que la gente era rechazada ya que estaban tan ocupados, y nos cuidaron brillantemente. Recomendaría este restaurante a cualquiera que quiera comer maravillosa comida francesa en Londres.

Exceptional service and always an exceptional, authentic french dining experience, can't rate highly enough.

As always, one of my favourite places. The house salad starter was superb. The coq au vin would have benefited from longer cooking, in my opinion. Cotes du Rhone wine was very tasty and good value. I love tge authentic French ambience and service.

Always love eating here. Great service as always. I'm not a massive wine buff but the person I was with said the French choice of wine wasn't the best!

Lovely people and great food, thank you for a lovely evening.

Mon Plaisir never fails to please - once again, a delicious meal in a lovely setting.

Fun, authentic French bistro in which you feel totally out of London. Great menu of French classics & an excellent wine list. All the food was delicious

As ever, an excellent lunch in congenial surroundings, expert service and outstanding value for money

Wonderful place that seems to have been in its locale for ever. Something of a warren, but not unpleasantly so! . Food was excellent with wonderful onion soup and delightful pork loin with calvados sauce standing out for me. Had to queue to get in as table being prepared for group in front of us, but unsure why that stopped the greeting of others! Our visit slightly undermined by a nearby diner whose views of the world he was keen to share with all and sundry, but that was not the fault of the restaurant. Well worth a visit

Bof bof… Friendly with a cute interior but very average food.

I love Mon Plaisir and have been going there for years, but I do think that recently the quality of the food has declined a little. It doesn't seem so hot a fresh as before, and I recently had the impression that my dish of guinea fowl had been waiting around a bit. The chips could have been hotter too. I go for the ambiance now rather than the food.

The food was excellent and the restaurant is blissfully quiet so you can have a normal conversation. The only issue were the wait staff, some of whom seemed a bit slow on the uptake, and the time it took for our food to arrive. But generally we had a very good evening.

Excellent food. Slight delay on entry, but nothing untoward. Best described as quirky, but in a good way A rather loud customer somewhat disturbed the ambience, but that is not the restaurant's fault. Well worth a visit. Onion soup and pork loin in a calvados sauce were superb.

I have eaten at Mon Plaisir several times before, and have never had a poor experience. The food is unfailingly good, with a menu that features regular favourites and seasonal specials that are beautiful examples of excellent French Cuisine. The ambience is unapologetically old school, and you could easily imagine yourself in a South Bank cafe in Paris in the early 50’s! But the service is excellent and the staff always friendly. Try the Tarte Tatin for dessert, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Wonderful authentic French restaurant! Highly recommend. Great Covent Garden location x

Have to say the food looked delicious and the place is so beautiful. We got a table for two in few minutes although it was packed on a Friday evening. We were in a hurry so we wanted to order as soon as possible. Our waiter for the table asked us to wait for 2 minutes and didn’t appear for like good 15mins after waiting for 15mins I asked for tissues, didn’t get that either. Asked a lady (was looking like a manager) gave the tissues but have to say in a very rude manner as we asked something that would required a lot of efforts. Was definitely disappointed by the service. Just ordered two glasses of wine and fries and basket of bread and butter (which we didn’t get, but was added on the bill) we asked to remove it from the bill. Paid the money but even that required good 15mins. Would definitely recommend to atleast have more staff on weekends cause these many people couldn’t handle the footfall in the restaurant.

Had a pre-concert supper for six of us. Delicious food and fairly priced. The tartiflete was especially good value .

As ever an excellent meal , l cannot help coming back

Great food, reasonable price, and great service! A very enjoyable experience

Delighted to be back-good as ever. Excellent service

Lovely food, reasonably priced. Spacious. Kot noisy. Not a chain - had atmosphere

Superb mid week birthday lunch with family which due to our time constraints was kept simple. Excellent value charcuterie/cheese platter to graze as starter x5, followed by tartiflette and omelette classics...all delicious. With a very acceptable rosé it was great value for money but hard to put a price on its very unique french charm in heart of London. Highly recommend.

Ha bajado la colina mal. . . Sopa delicioso risotto soso, porciones de menú de almuerzo pequeñas, promedio de servicio, relación calidad-precio pobre. Cargo por servicio impuesto, muy muy decepcionante

Excellent food at a very reasonable price -especially for London. Wide variety on the menu to satisfy all levels of taste and adventure.

French onion soup was delicious, but a meal in Itself. Main courses were drowned in sauce, would’ve preferred to pour myself. Service was a bit erratic and I was disappointed that we weren’t served by French staff took away a bit of the essence of the restaurant one of the reasons we chose this place because it boasts online about being the oldest French restaurant in London so I expected a French experience and it felt anything but if I’m honest. Overall nice meal but wouldn’t necessarily recommend it or return

Great restaurant and authentically French. Food was delicious.

As ever, excellent food and service. Just like being in France!

A relaxed and calm lunch. Excellent food, the most tasty escargot I have had for some while. We will be back soon.

Cozy on a winter night. Yummy food and food service.

Return to Mon Plasir annually. Always love it. Never change!

Tuvimos una gran comida aquí, la calidad de la comida era excelente. Tengo que decir que el servicio no estaba a la altura del estándar normal. Nuestro camarero y camarera no conocían el menú, el carrito de queso se ha convertido en una tabla y la selección del puerto es muy limitada.

Prompt seating with reservation, attentive service, great food, excellent onion soup.

Great food and great service and the comfort and feeling of France.

A great place for a meal in central London. Just like being innFrance itself.

Stepping into Mon Plaisir is like stepping into France without the need to get a plane or train. It's welcoming but unpretentious. The food is excellent without being over fussy - just great French cooking and wine in a relaxed atmosphere. The Mon Plaisir salad was a meal in itself, delicious and a good alternative to a mains if you have a small appetite. For both of us, the meat was cooked perfectly (steak and pork respectively.) In short, it's a proper restaurant run by a good team. Unless you want something very flashy, it's a great dining experience.

Excellent as always, great food, great ambience, good service.

My guests and I had lunch on a quiet Monday, which meant the restaurant ambience was a little subdued. Having said this, the food was excellent and the prices quite reasonable for that part of London..

Lovely as ever, relaxed ambience and delicious food. Service friendly and professional.

Surprisingly my first visit yesterday but won’t be the last. Great traditional food and sensible prices . If you are looking for a glitzy affair this is not the place , but if you want good food, good value (even with quite a bit of wine and Cognac )and a traditional atmosphere in central London it’s a must visit.

Friendly, welcoming and a most enjoyable atmosphere, thank you!

Quite a large restaurant that manages, by dint of inhabits 3 or 4 separate areas, to feel small and intimate. It exudes pride in its Frenchness, and the food is simply excellent: the richness is not overdone (no excesses of cream or cheese), but on a cold night the hearty fare was very welcome.

Great cozy little French place. A table nearby made a fuss but felt I had to share our experience was the complete opposite. Lovely kind service, wine topped up throughout. AND THE FOOD incredible subtle french excellence. I'm still thinking about the jus that came with my canard. Honestly, it was Mon Plaisir to have dinner here.

Fabulous French food, very authentic. Great staff who took time out to chat and make us feel welcome. I hadn’t been for years but will be going back regularly now I’ve remembered just how good it is!

Excellent French classics in Covent Garden. Had been recommended and booked for a group of friends.

We first went here over 40 years ago and it hasn’t really changed- a real cozy French bistro classic. We had a wedding dinner here and came back for our 40th anniversary and it was just as good as we remembered which is often not the case- a miracle!

Onion soup and steak tartare were really good. Creme brulee was not good as expected for a French Restaurant . Wifi was not working and also any of our phone connection was working neither for internet or calling . It was weird , we could not connect anyone outside the restaurant:)

Excellent food and service as usual. The restaurant is clearly a favourite with guests from both sides of the channel

Excellent food and wine choices, very friendly and attentive staff, overall an excellent place to dine

Excellent and authentic food with enough atmosphere for the pre-theatre crowd (which included us). My partner was snapped at for trying to enter the restaurant 10 mins before official opening (the door was open). The red wine choice was unconvincing by the glass - white wine selection by the glass much better. Worth a try if you like French cuisine, though it is a little mixed with no real regional bias, so some French people might not like that and find it a little less authentic. Every single dish we had was great, however, and even the gluten free bread at the beginning was tasty. Recommended.

Recuerdo que Mon Plaisir era un lugar muy especial... pero ya no. No me había dado cuenta de que había cambiado de manos hasta que vi las otras críticas, sin embargo, mi madre y yo estábamos decepcionados anoche. Recordamos que fue una experiencia hermosa, iluminada por velas con un servicio excepcional - en algún lugar para una ocasión especial. Este ya no es el caso: nos llevaron a una habitación muy iluminada que parecía más una cantina que un bistró, el servicio era lento y apresurado, la comida llegó a los 5 minutos de pedir (añadiendo a la sensación de la cantina). Muy decepcionado. No volveré.

Brilliant meal at Mon Plaisir, last time I went was in the 80s! It hasn’t really changed but that’s a good thing as it was great then too. Wonderful food, attentive friendly staff and a very convivial atmosphere. Yes it is quite pricey but definitely worth it.

the quality and taste of the food is exceptional. wine is quite $$, but you pay for the experience , and it’s worth it for the amazing, attentive service and the wonderful , delicious, perfectly cooked French food. again, friendly, attentive service.

Hospitality beyond any expectation !!! Classic french menu, excellent quality and value for money. Celebratory "ladies" lunch was enhanced by such lovely touches with dessert and welcome to natter for several hours in very authentic atmosphere. Will return with our partners to share an evening experience. The reputation here is wholly deserved.

Delighted that Mon Plaisir is still going strong, after many decades. Everything was great except that the food itself was a little disappointing. When there was minimal competition, Mon Plaisir shone out. Nowadays that’s more difficult.

Had a wonderful dinner to celebrate my wife's birthday. We like Mon Plaisir as they are very good with our food intolerances. As ever we weren't disappointed. The birthday celebrations were great!

Wonderfully delightful French restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden. Very unassuming and not overrun by tourists, but excellent food and service from the team. We walked in and could get a table immediately for dinner on a Friday night. The wait staff all spoke French and were very accommodating. Thoroughly enjoyed the food we ordered (escargots, duck confit and the scallops with king prawns - photos attached) and the food was fairly authentic. Unfortunately we were too full for dessert! Do note the restaurant is quite tight so it will be more suitable for small intimate groups of max 4 pax.

Great lunch with old friends. We spent 4 hours in the restaurant with attentive and generous service all the time. We last visited about 10 years ago and it is fantastic to see somewhere that hasn't changed. It will be far less than 10 years before our next visit. Thank you for a relaxed, delicious, happy lunch.

Once again Mon Plaisir didn’t disappoint. Outstanding food, the scallops were completely Devine-thank you

I like Mon Plaisir. It is comfortable, friendly, and, best of all, quiet - you can have a conversation without straining to hear. The food is nice enough, but not surprising; I wish they could do something a little different, and still stay authentically French.

A lovely traditional French restaurant. Very good food, reasonable prices, lovely atmosphere.

great food excellent service; one of my favorite London restaurants

Very good value pre-theatre prix-fixe menu. Good quality and served on time.

Delicious food and excellent service.

Absolutely delicious food and drinks & lovely staff But there was rather a musty smell upstairs? Could the building be damp? Whatever - we'll be back! X

I love this place. It isn’t my first time and won’t be my last

Fantastic start to afternoon. Excellent waitress/Maitre De who was just brilliant. Cuisine was excellent, wine was excellent & we were really enjoying the experience up until 5.00.pm when a somewhat aggressive waitress followed by an equally aggressive senior waitress demanded we pay the bill & leave within 10 minutes. The reason given was the restaurant had another booking which needed our table. At this point the restaurant was completely empty. We were about to buy some Port & coffees to finish the afternoon. The attitude of these 2 staff members spoilt an otherwise a fantastic experience & tarnished our memory of Mon Plaisir. The staff need extensive training before we are persuaded to return. Our bill was £550 which is not a small amount. Could do better.

Situado en medio de Seven Dials de moda, Covent Garden, este antiguo restaurante francés ha durado más que muchos y representa algo especial. Observo que las críticas recientes se han quejado de varios aspectos del restaurante. Exploremos la verdad. Mi esposa ha tomado muchos huéspedes aquí y se lo pasó bien. He estado aquí y experimentado una excelente comida en los últimos 10 años. ¿Qué está pasando ahora? Personal – Mi suposición es que la familia que dirige este lugar está un poco dividida entre sí, se siente un poco harta y tal vez tenga algunos problemas que les hacen la vida difícil. Eso y el personal nuevo que es difícil de conseguir y difícil de entrenar. En París ser camarero es un trabajo adecuado. En Londres no lo es. Nuestros camareros eran nuevos y no hablaban ni una palabra de francés. Para mí esta fue una oportunidad – Podríamos darles forma, divertirnos un poco y hacerlos más cómodos para que luego puedan ayudarnos a pasar un buen rato. Alimentos – si acaso esto ha mejorado con los años. Mi pintada de Guinea era suculenta y sabrosa en una rica crema y salsa de hongos con patatas salteadas. ¿Qué más se puede pedir en una fría noche de octubre con lluvia ligera que cae fuera. Mi esposa tenía el Bacalao en una salsa provenzal con azafrán – En mi humilde opinión era uno de los platos de pescado más redondeados y equilibrados que se podían tener en la ciudad con el azafrán brillando a través. Nuestros huéspedes tomaron el bistec con patatas fritas de fósforo y una salsa de pimienta en grano (plato vacío) y Coq au Vin que fue declarado el mejor que había experimentado. Costo – Los precios han subido, pero no tanto como dicen los muchos restaurantes de carne en Londres o Sheekey’s el lugar de pescado en el camino. Pagamos £ 45 por cabeza con vino y un postre compartido – Completamente razonable para la zona de moda en Londres. Conclusión – Tome el control de su relación con el personal de servicio y sea proactivo – el encanto y la certeza le ayudarán mucho a obtener la experiencia excepcional que se merece y puede lograr aquí. Bon apetito. Recomendado.

Always friendly and welcoming service. Food was beautifully cooked even given a busy Saturday

Excellent quality food, authentic french Short staffed today service was impacted

Very underwhelming. Door bell noise throughout the meal was very irritating. Slightly unimpressed with the starter choices and the one I chose they then didn’t have. Peppercorn sauce for the steaks was very watery. Food was just ok. Really not great but not send backable either.

Our favourite restaurant, never disappoints. It’s like stepping through the door to Nania and your suddenly in Paris

Had a fabulous meal here yesterday. The service and food was amazing currently good and the cheese is delicious. Highly recommend

Still exactly what you need. Consistently excellent food in a great location. Outstanding service and not unreasonable for W End

This is the second time we have been to this restaurant and we love it! The steak Tartare is just delicious! We will be back again 🥰

Once again we had a wonderful dinner - the food is delicious, the ambience is delightful and the staff are first class! Very highly recommended!!

Little gem of a restaurant for a pre-theatre dinner.

Great ambiance even better food

Really good french onion soup. Lovely cute french bistro.

Great restaurant, food was amazing, great service and great atmosphere. I'll definitely come back

The food and service were amazing. Will defo repeat.

Mon Plaisir is one of London's oldest French restaurants and continues to be one of my favourites. The menu is mercifully brief and the classic choices cover most tastes.

I always enjoy coming back. I’ve been eating here for over 35 years and the food always delights and the service is lovely and friendly.

Very French, very friendly. Menu wide enough without too many confusing options

I used to love this restaurant and was worried about returning after nearly 30 years. I needn’t have worried. The food was as good as I remembered it and the atmosphere lively but welcoming. It was a thoroughly enjoyable lunch and a trip down a pleasant memory lane.

As good as ever. We were very early to dine so ambience and noise levels were not representative.

A lovely quirky restaurant with delicious food and excellent friendly service.

Este es aparentemente el restaurante francés más antiguo de Londres según el sitio web. Eso es genial, pero la comida francesa no es realmente lo mío. Fui por sugerencia de unos amigos. La zona de restaurantes a la que se accede inmediatamente desde la calle es bastante pequeña, con las obras de arte habituales que cabría esperar en "un restaurante francés muy antiguo". Hay otra zona a través de un arco que parecía menos íntimo, pero estaba vacío, así que tal vez tiene un gran ambiente cuando está lleno. El personal aquí era muy agradable y la señora francesa explicó la procedencia de los diversos platos y estaba entusiasmado con los quesos que se ofrecen. Tuve el cerdo en salsa Calvados con verduras y papas fritas y fue excepcional. El sabor era realmente brillante. La elección del vino es extensa y en general tampoco costó mucho (teniendo en cuenta la ubicación). Este lugar es una verdadera joya y volvería.

Simple the best. Great food, great service great afternoon

Welcoming people, good choice of food and really well cooked, we really enjoyed our meal.

I haven’t been to this restaurant for several years. It is still a real taste of France in London. The food and service was excellent. The maitre d’ was really exceptional and she was really helpful when choosing our cheese sharing board. She explained the various regions and challenged us and introduced us to some excellent cheeses.

Fantastic food in authentic French restaurant. My favourite place to eat in London.

Excellent restaurant. I have been going there for several years and under the new management the quality and service has continued.

Food very good; service OK; price acceptable. Mon Plaisir has a distinctive and very pleasant dining room (the original?). Unfortunately the current policy is not to open it at lunchtime with the result that service is limited to a small area with only a basic atmosphere. Hence the once fully enjoyable experience of visiting the restaurant is lost. Why do the owners not utilise one of the restaurant's finest assets to their advantage? What was once one of my favourite luncheon spots has lost its charm - a great shame.

Tengo que estar de acuerdo con otras malas críticas aquí. Esta fue una visita de ocasión especial, pero coq au vin terrible. Bill también era extorsivo. Qué pena. En una palabra: evitar.