Mon Plaisir in Camden

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 🥰

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.

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

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

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.

Very mediocre food here. Coq au vin comprised tough chicken in a sauce which looked and tasted like it has been used for washing up. Lady who took order demanded I speak French when ordering drinks. Really disappointing. Didn't complain as was anniversary night out and we were crammed in next to other diners. Shabby decor. Very expensive also. I imagine they are catering for tourists so bar is low.

This is a sweet little French restaurant on Monmouth Street in Seven Dials. It has a definite French ambiance. Both the risotto and the salmon were excellent. Our server, Virginia, from Lyon, was a delight. She was friendly, professional, and led the patrons in singing Happy Birthday to me, in French, of course!

As lovely as ever, great food, I’m very good service

Enjoyable easy going lunch, nice food and attentive service. I’ve eaten here before and have enjoyed it every time.

I already worked with chef Frank in this restaurant, I was a pastry chef, I made desserts.....it's a shame I left there, today I would be doing very well financially if I had continued, I don't know if Frank managed to set up the restaurant he dreamed of here in Brazil, Think of a guy who loves formula 1. I just miss him.

Amazing food and wines as usual. Thank you for the service and great menu.

Very traditional French, authentic, very well cooked & presented. Attentive and informed Service, recommended

Fantastic, authentic French cuisine with a French Onion soup to die for. Fantastic service. Thank You Mon Plasir!

A wonderful French restaurant in the theatre district. It has a two or 3 course menu for pre show dining and an extensive a la carte menu. The wine list is also good. There are two dining rooms and some outdoor seating. The service was fantastic and the food delicious. The bathrooms are downstairs and there is a bar as well. Highly recommended

Traditional French cuisine. Good service and value. Would go again

Mary was fantastic. We had some guests in town from the US who know their way around a menu and a wine list. We booked at late notice, a party of 8. They were brilliant, including modifying their menu at late notice. Really great service. Thank you and see you soon Virginie.

This was our first time dining at Mon Plaisir and we were very favourably impressed. The scallop dish was original, delicious and very well balanced. My wife's moules marinieres were deemed to be excellent. Typical French desserts accompanied by fine wines completed a memorable experience. The service was friendly and efficient but unobtrusive - just right!

Me and my friend had a great time and experience at Mon Plaisir on the 24th August 😀 We had a table booked for Lunch and we both throughly loved the food there and my friend enjoyed her little birthday 🎂 surprise with her pudding.. Thank you so much to Queintin our waiter he was very attentive and pleasure to be served our meals by.. We are definitely planning to go again there when we visit London 😀

Staff are fabulous. Food is perfect! Fresh, well cooked nice presentation. Been before, will go again. Excellent value for central London restaurant.

As always, excellent French cuisine in an excellent French ambience at excellent value. One of London's enduring treats.

Excellent dinner with friends, great service, comfortable surroundings. We shall return!

Used to visit regularly but since moving out of London haven’t been for ages. Very pleased to see it’s as good as ever. Couldn’t fault the food and a good variety on the menu. Very helpful in advising on gluten free options (most of the menu was or could be made gf). Service perfect. Lighting in the area we sat (by the entrance door) was a bit bright but other areas it’s better. We’ll visit again as soon as we can!

Amazing as always. Request to sit at the Front Room for accessibility was swiftly responded to online. The food, service, environment here are great. A great institution. Merci a vous!

Delicious food and friendly, helpful staff! Thanks, I will definitely be back!

great French bistro atmosphere and cooking, a favourite

Much as it was when I used to visit 30 years ago. Only point dropped was that the service slightly struggled with an influx of guests.

Had a lovely birthday meal here. Excellent, attentive service and delicious food from a lovely family-run team. The meal was unpretentious but well-presented and portions are generous but not over-facing. A good wine recommendation with a taster. The beetroot carpaccio was a unique starter. The restaurant is very clean and well-kept. Noise was not an issue for us as it was not too busy at the time.

Impeccable service, ever reliably great food. A genuine slice of France! And the genius of a box of spare reading glasses in case you forget your own!

Second time here- good French comfort food- great service by Hiren

Went for post theatre early dinner. Service was lovely & friendly. Food was great and waiter offered me a taste of two house wines so I could choose. Great service. The restaurant is split in to separate little areas. One very classy looking and the other a little older, shabby chic looking. Still nice but I’d suggest asking to sit in the front if a special occasion. Definitely recommend

Excellent French restaurant near Neal's Yard. We went twice and loved it!

We had dinner in this restaurant and we took the coq au vin and the pintade. The coq was really tasty but the pintade quite plain and average. Overall it felt a bit expensive for the quality. The waiter was nice and helpful. For the decoration it feels a bit old ans dark. The service was quite slow as there weren't that many waiters.

Good meal, fair value. Would return if in the area

Fabulous authentic French food on the Seven Dials area, we'll be back!

Charming place. Central but manages to maintain a quiet ambiance. Lunch menu Very good value for money

A return to an old favourite with lovely food. My only criticism was the smell of the toilets coming up from down stairs…not good or pleasant. We did have lovely meal though and the service was spot on.

All dishes were very good, except for the Coq au Vin, which was a bit dry. It would be great if you would use table cloths - when the restaurant filled up the noise levels were quite challenging.

A cosy and friendly place to eat in central london, reasonably priced.

Always a delicious meal with personal and friendly service. Traditional French Cuisine at it’s best in a lovely setting

The food was amazing, I love the quaintness of the restaraunt. The staff were friendly, and the service was excellent. The Veal and garlic snails were excellent

Lovely , friendly, vibrant French restaurant in the heart of the entertainment district 😊

Great friendly service. Feels authentic. Very good value.

I used to come here regularly many years ago. In those days this was a very authentic French Bistro. It now has no real atmosphere, clunky service and poor food. the pomme allumettes remain delicious.

As always a delicious dinner - our favourite French dishes - in a calm place.

I worked there a few years ago, with chef Frank Reymond. Longing

Lovely French Restaurant, great service and lovely food.

A once superb restaurant I have eaten at since the 1980's but this dining experience was appalling. That quintessential French ambiance and style has been replaced by staff who do not know the basics of service. Started from being shown to the table in a non communicative and shoddy manner by a young woman who simply did not understand what service entails and whose communication skills were terrible. The guests either side of the table were bemused by the attitude shown by this staff member is showing my dining partner and to our table. The menus were literally left on the table out by a male member of staff who did not interact with the diners except to ask about allergies. No advise was given on the choice of wine in relation to the menu. The food was average at best - a far cry from the halcyon days of Mon Plaisir. Is it a case that post Brexit the lack of suitable European ( French ) staff have been replaced by unsuitable non European staff who know little about French cuisine and even less about customer service ? A very sad reflection of a once excellent eatery.

Our third visit to Mon Plaisir. Love French cooking and the menu choices at this restaurant

Varied and interesting menu - something for everyone, and very good wines

Better than previous visit which was a little after Brexit when there were difficulties acquiring supplies from France and French staff. Service was very good as was the food.

Nowhere like it in London! Never changes and is consistently good. The staff have all been there 30+ years. You won’t find a place with this much soul in london. Thank you for another memorable meal!

Fantastic quality French food. Loved the mains and dessert was spot on for flavour, classsic French cuisine, well seasoned and creamy sauces. food came quick and great for pre-theatre. The hosts were both French and happy to share practising speaking. Definitely will go back

Amazing as always. Thanks for a great evening………..

Was in the first room for the first time and was not as happy as I have been previously

For the four of us it was a catch up and again Mon I Plaisir did us proud. We are all in our late 70’s and the Staff let us old fogies enjoy a great reunion.

Didn’t have Duck Confit or Duck La Orange. But the guinea fowel with a cream mushroon sauce was very good. The house red Merlot was very good.

Since the 1990s, I have dined at this jewel of a French restaurant on every trip to London. The food is well-prepared, delicious and reasonably priced. The decor is warm and inviting. The service is professional and friendly. The restaurant’s management team, in place for years, is highly experienced, savvy, and the best in the business. Mon Plaisir shines in every way. Highly recommended! James C, Los Angeles

Outstanding experience. Wonderful ambience, great food and friendly service. A must visit for anyone in the Covent Garden area.

We were a group of 5 men. We know the restaurant well. It has a good atmosphere, the food is pretty good, and the prices are reasonable for central London. The only fly in the ointment on this occasion is that the coffee machine was not working, so we had to encourage the waiter to find us a coffee to round off our lunch.

Sadly not as good as on previous visits. Service was on the poor side, the member of staff serving our table was not up to the usual high standard. Disappointing.

Fantastic food, very quick and friendly service, very reasonable prices.

A Wonderful find and a slice of history. This charming restaurant is a wonderful antidote to the mass of chain restaurants these days. Interesting and quaint with very authentic French fare and a team who you can see really care about service and the customer’s experience.

Tourist Trap The food is very below average. The ambiance average, but low marks for back room which was dead silent, to the extent that diners didn’t feel comfortable speaking at their table - it was too quiet and everyone could hear each other. All diners were just sitting, eating in silence. However the food quality was not good, not tasty, not recommended.

We had a wonderful lunch on Saturday. Felt as if we had been transported to some bijoux restaurant in Paris. Delicious food. Great ambience. Good wine list and friendly and attentive service. I’d strongly recommend this restaurant.

Fairly pedestrian French cuisine but with excellent service.

This restaurant deserves more than five stars. Beforehand, I requested if possible a table in a quieter area for my autistic 3 year old and a space for my pram with my 4 month baby with little expectation. We ran late due to issues with my older son, and the restaurant were very kind to extend our book to a later time. They were kind on arrival and to my surprise there was a very suitable table. As the evening continued, they did their best to keep the area quieter by clever seating arrangements. The food was actually delicious - the BEST food I’ve had for a long time and we spend a lot on take outs and dining out. Steak tartare was amazing, and the mains also delicious. We were celebrating my husbands job offer as a consultant cardiologist and they took not from my pre-booking and the dessert that came was special as they’d beautifully written congratulations and the staff came to wish my husband congratulations and clap. I was so happy. They offered to take photos for us which is hard for us to do due to our circumstances. The desserts we ordered also were amazing. Drinks and wine were also top class. Staff were accommodating and wonderful. I even managed to feel comfortable to breastfeed which I usually worry about. Honestly, this is the best restaurant we have been for a long time and I would definitely would go again. Going to dine out isn’t easy for us and always a worry, but they made it the best experience and easy for us. Lovely people! Please visit this place!

This is a treasure, a very characteristic old and genuine French restaurant in the centre of London (Covent Garden). The ambience is very Gallic, though unpretentious, and the food is of a high quality. I found the hors d'oeuvre menu a little uninteresting on this occasion (lunch) unlike previously, but main courses are varied and good. The prices are very reasonable for this level of food and service.

We have been coming to this restaurant for many years and once again the food and overall experience were excellent. Sadly the overall experience was impacted by the service. As a ‘French experience’ this was sadly lacking, not only could the wait staff not speak a word of French, their English was poor too and they had no knowledge of the food or wine they were serving! Luckily we did…but it was not good enough for a restaurant of this standard

Great central location. Quiet atmosphere mid week after 5pm. Some staff are dressed very casually in t-shirt/trouser/trainer combinations, not in keeping with a french bistro. The pre-theatre menu options are very limited and not particularly inspiring. Food comes out fast however. Beef tartare flavoursome and duck well cooked. Ribeye steak quite chewy and cooked very unevenly.

Cozy restaurant on a lovely street with a few tables outside. Service was good and food was nice. An original restaurant that has withstood the test of time.

Charming place for. pre-theatre dinner. Food great and location very convenient.

Lovely food, nice staff and good value. Highly recommended.

Went to this lovely restaurant last night, everything about it was amazing, staff are lovely and very helpful, no rushing you out either, food was brilliant, will definitely go back again when visiting London.

Delicious food, cute vibe, great location - onion soup was banging

Good place … genuine … excellent service … traditional French fare.

Love this place. Brilliant quality

Lovely restaurant in the nice area of town... easy access to theatres. The service was very good and the food delicious. I have a food allergy and the staff were very careful to ensure all my dishes were safe. We will definitely return.

On our visit to London this is our favorite restaurant.

6th time visiting this restaurant. It’s now one of our annual places we have to dine at. Food & wine is always excellent. Lovely ambience for couples.