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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Le Restaurant de Paul – Boulangerie transitions into a restaurant

Le Restaurant de Paul – Boulangerie transitions into a restaurant

October 3, 2014 by manjirichitnis 9 Comments

Originating in France in PAUL bakery  continues to be be a family owned company  five generations on. Today they are present in more than 25 countries  in London, Washington, Dubai, Tokyo  ,Singapore and Moscow. They have been the go to bakery for authentic French bread, cakes and pastries for Londoners with  30 other branches located across the length and breadth of the city.

Their first bakery in London at  Covent Garden has recently become a  full fledged  restaurant . We were invited there for a relaxed dinner on Sunday evening .Located in the heart of theatreland , its walking distance from Covent Garden tube station but I prefer walking from Waterloo station . Walking beats taking the crowded tubes and my reward is a beautiful walk by the river with stunning views of the London eye on one side and St.Pauls cathedral on the other.

The famous black shop front with the name in stately lettering made famous by Francis Holder in 1993, is difficult to miss amidst the evening crowds, theatre goers and many shops.The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans is a welcome olfactory assault that is complimented by the the beautiful display of meringues, cakes ,pastries and fresh bread .

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The restaurant was packed when we arrived  and the front of the restaurant which functions as a delicatessen  had people queuing up for French bread , coffee and cake at the counters up front when we reached , so we busied ourselves taking pictures of the beautiful baked goodies .

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Our waitress for the evening was a smart young lady who showed us to our table a beautiful semi circular sofa against a wall and comfortable chairs on the side. The beautiful décor which is comprised of hand picked antiques is pleasantly distracting and a lot of photos later we finally settled down.

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Our two sharing ,one a charcuterie and one a vegetarian platter arrived with a large tray full of colourful glass jars stuffed with bright ,preserved vegetables – which were used as a base to rest the sharing platters wooden boards on – now that is going to be an idea all of us will end up using for our food photography !

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The charcuterie is a selection of saucisson, jambon cru, coppa, rosette,terrine,smoked duck breast, pickled baby onions ,cornichons,butter and assorted breads.

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The veggie platter was such a beauty – so colourful and fresh – selection of grilled and marinated vegetables,tapenade,aioli,hummus,sauce vierge and PAUL cheese gougere.

Heidi enjoyed her oven baked Camembert and  toasted Campagne bread.

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If anything these starters had made us hungry for more and our mains were so good that when they arrived all conversation came to a standstill ….

My main of Loup de Mer – Pan roasted fillet of sea bass, braised fennel with sauce vierge was flavourful and the sauce was faulous , my sea food loving self was very , very happy!

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I also had a delicious side of Gratin Dauphinios – Traditional French potato gratin   (£2.95)

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We shared a bottle of red which went well with the mains – a French Pinard Classique  2013 – best described as a lively bouquet of plum, bluberry and hints of blackcurrant on the nose, the palate is beautifully rounded, soft and juicy.

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Our group of food bloggers had these fabulous French delights :

Clockwise Top left to right – Demi Poulet au Grain Rôti à l’Estragon – Roasted free range corn fed half chicken marinated in tarragon ,lemon & garlic ,green salad (£12.50) ,

Saucisses de Toulouse – Traditional course cut Toulouse sausages served with crushed buttery potato mash & Bordelaise sauce (£10.50)

Poivron Fraci  (£7.50)  and

Confit de Canard aux Olives – Slow-cooked duck leg, crushed buttery potato mash, black olive & red wine sauce (£10.50)

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I am glad I could squeeze in some dessert as well after all that food – I really needed some coffee so mini macaroons paired with a latte it was.

Am positive that I shall be returning to dine at Le restaurant de Paul and would highly recommend that you check it out for yourself – a taste of authentic French food in the heart of  London – with a sensibly priced menu too – Why not ?!

While you are here why not have browse through the blogs of my blogger friends too?

  • Karen blogs at Lavendar and Lovage
  • Heidi’s blog is called Kitchen talk and travels
  • Nayna blogs at Citrus Spice

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Comments

  1. karen278 says

    October 4, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    I SO enjoyed myself that day Manjiri and your post and review has brought it all back, all the laughs, wonderful food and wine too! GREAT review! Karen

    Reply
    • Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D) says

      October 4, 2014 at 8:19 pm

      It was a lovely meal with lots of good company

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      • Manjiri Chitnis says

        October 18, 2014 at 8:02 pm

        Indeed Nayna, great food, and great company!

        Reply
    • Manjiri Chitnis says

      October 18, 2014 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Karen! Thank you, seems like it’s time we planned another such meetup!

      Reply
  2. Sandhya's Kitchen says

    October 11, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Glad to know another fellow blogger from London. I was browsing thro Karen’s Blog and I landed here reading about the blogger meet. It must have been an absolute pleasure being in the company of like minds….

    Do visit my space when you get a chance. Would love to connect.

    Reply
    • Manjiri Chitnis says

      October 18, 2014 at 8:13 pm

      Hello Sandhya! Thanks for stopping by my blog, am so glad you enjoyed reading my review post. It’s lovely to know another fellow London based blogger too! 🙂 Will definitely have a look at your blog soon.

      Reply
  3. Sylvia says

    October 18, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Loved our meet up Manjiri! Hope to see you soon! x

    Reply

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