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Bleeding Heart Bistro, London,

Bleeding Heart Bistro

4.4
4.4
1321 Reviews
£26 to £40
French
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Romantic
Our busy buzzy French Bistro with all year round outdoor seating and its striking 19th Century French wine posters and eccentric Vineyard Sculpture combines a warm ambience and cheerful yet professional service with traditional French dishes plus a great-value list of 350 wines by the bottle and more than two dozen by the glass. It has been noted by City AM as “the best French Bistro in London”. The Bistro has a 60 seat Terrace, highly popular throughout the summer for its a Seafood dishes and its chilled Rose. Conveniently situated midway between the City and the West End, it is but a 3 minute stroll from Farringdon Station from where it is a single stop to Kings Cross St Pancras and the Eurostar terminal, and via the majestic new Elizabeth Line, a single stop from Liverpool Street Station, and onward to Canary Wharf. It is also just a five minute walk from Chancery Lane Station.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    French, British, Mediterranean
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    020 7242 2056
  • Website
    http://bleedingheart.co.uk/french-restaurants/bistro/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Andrew Barber
  • Private party facilities
    Book a Private Room at Bleeding Heart
  • Location
    Bleeding Heart Yard, London, EC1N 8SJ
  • Neighborhood
    Farringdon
  • Cross street
    off Greville Street
  • Parking details
    The closest surest parking is:NCP Car Park London Saffron Hill14B St Cross St
  • Public transit
    Farrington tube and train station. Chancery Lane tube station.
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Private dining

Menu

Champagne, Brut

  • Piper-Heidsieck, Cuvée Brut, NV

    • Btl£63.00
    • Mag£120.00

  • Devaux Cuvée D, Aged 5 Years, NV

    • Mag£85.00

  • Perrier Jouet, Grand Brut, NV

    • Mag£90.00

  • Louis Roederer, Collection 242, Brut, NV

    • Mag£93.00

  • Piper-Heidsieck, Essentiel, Blanc de Blancs, Extra Brut, NV

    • Mag£104.00

  • Bollinger, Special Cuvée, NV

    • Mag£105.00

  • Piper-Heidsieck, Brut, 2012

    • Mag£106.00

Champagne, Rose

  • Piper-Heidsieck, Rosé, Brut Sauvage, NV

    • Btl£79.00

Sparkling

  • Prosecco, Extra Dry, Ca' di Alte, Veneto, Italy, NV

    • Btl£36.00

  • Rathfinny, Brut, East Sussex, England, 2017

    • Btl£64.00

  • Gusbourne, Rosé, Ashford, Kent, England, 2018

    • Btl£71.00

  • Nyetimber, Classic Cuvée, West Sussex, England, NV

    • Btl£78.00

White

  • Picpoul de Pinet, Baron de Badassiere, Languedoc, 2020

    • Btl£30.00

  • Viognier, 'La Chevalier', Laroche, Pays d'Oc, 2020

    • Btl£36.00

  • Rioja Blanco, Bodegas Muga, Spain, 2020

    • Btl£38.00

  • Douro Branco, 'Vihna Grande', Casa Ferreirinha, Portugal, 2019

    • Btl£42.00

  • Riesling, 'Volrazt', Trocken, Scholss Vollrads, Rheingau, Germany, 2020

    • Btl£46.00

  • Marsanne / Viognier, Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravel, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2018

    • Btl£49.00

  • Chardonnay, Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravel, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2019

    • Btl£51.00

  • Chablis, Domaine Billaud-Simon, Burgundy, 2019

    • Btl£59.00

  • Sancerre, Pascal Jolivet, Loire, 2021

    • Btl£61.00

  • Soave Classico, 'Calvarino', Pieropan, Veneto, Italy, 2019

    • Btl£64.00

  • Pouilly Fuissé, 'Clos Marie', La Soufrandise, Burgundy, France, 2020

    • Btl£67.00

  • Montagny 1er Cru, 'Découverte', Stéphane Aladame, Burgundy, 2019

    • Btl£81.00

  • Rully 1er Cru, 'Mont-Palais', Les Hauts de Milly, Burgundy, 2019

    • Btl£85.00

  • Château Lamothe-Bouscaut, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, 2018

    • Btl£89.00

  • Gewurztraminer, 'Des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre',Trimbach, Alsace, 2012

    • Btl£93.00

  • La D18', Domaine Olivier Pithon, Cotes Catalanes, Languedoc, 2011

    • Btl£99.00

  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Blanc, 'Les Sinard', Famille Perrin, Rhône, 2018

    • Btl£112.00

  • Meursault, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy, 2017

    • Btl£120.00

Rose

  • Luberon, Rosé, Famille Perrin, 2020

    • Btl£31.00

  • 'Studio' by Miraval, Côtes de Provence, 2020

    • Btl£39.00

  • By.Ott, Domaines Ott, Côtes de Provence, 2021

    • Btl£51.00

Red

  • Syrah, Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 2019

    • Btl£34.00

  • Tempranillo, Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravel, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2019

    • Btl£49.00

  • Chianti Classico, 'Fonterutoli', Famiglia Mazzei, Tuscany, Italy, 2019

    • Btl£50.00

  • 'The Gimblett', Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravel, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2019

    • Btl£51.00

  • Château Mouras, Graves, Bordeaux, 2015

    • Btl£52.00

  • Syrah, Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravel, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2019

    • Btl£53.00

  • Vacqueyras, 'Domaine des Gênets', Domaine Delas, Rhône, 2017

    • Btl£54.00

  • Rioja, Reserva, Marques de Murrieta, Spain, 2016

    • Btl£55.00

  • Sancerre, Pinot Noir, Pascal Jolivet, Loire, 2018

    • Btl£58.00

  • Le Volte dell'Ornellaia, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Tuscany, Italy, 2019

    • Btl£60.00

  • Meerlust, 'Rubicon', Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2017

    • Btl£69.00

  • Château Haut-Beausejour, Cru Bourgeois, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, 2016

    • Btl£71.00

  • Amarone della Valpolicella, 'Torre del Falasco', Valpantena, Italy, 2017

    • Btl£79.00

  • 'Vivens', Château Durfort-Vivens, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2015

    • Btl£110.00

  • Gevrey-Chambertin, Vielles Vignes, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy, 2017

    • Btl£120.00

  • Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Amiot-Servelle, Burgundy, 2014

    • Btl£134.00

Sweet

  • Vin Santo, Isole e Olena, 2006, Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy

    • Btl (375ml)£90.00

  • Pinot Gris, Vendanges Tardives, Trimbach, Alsace, 2009

    • Btl (750ml)£132.00

Port

  • 'Quinta dos Malvedos', Graham's, Vintage 2006

    • Btl (375ml)£39.00

  • LBV, Sandeman, 2016

    • Btl (750ml)£50.00

  • 10 Y.O., Tawny, Sandeman

    • Btl (750ml)£60.00

  • Tawny Reserve, Taylor's

    • Btl (750ml)£85.00

  • 20 Y.O., Tawny, Sademan

    • Btl (750ml)£105.00

Madeira

  • 'Sercial', 10 Y.O., Blandy's

    • Btl (500ml)£55.00

  • 'Terrentez', 20 Y.O., Blandy's

    • Btl (500ml)£120.00

  • 'Bual', Single Harvest, Henriques & Henriques, Vintage 2000

    • Btl (750ml)£140.00

Wine by the Glass

    Champagne & Sparkling

    • Champagne Piper-Heidsieck, Cuvée Brut, NV

      • 125ml£13.50
      • Btl£63.00
      • Mag£120.00

    • Prosecco, Extra Dry, Ca' di Alte, Veneto, Italy, NV

      • 125ml£7.00
      • Btl£36.00

    White

    • Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Jolivet, Val de Loire, 2020

      • 175ml£8.50
      • 500ml£22.00
      • Btl£33.00

    • Chardonnay, Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2020

      • 175ml£9.00
      • 500ml£23.00
      • Btl£34.00

    • Côtes du Rhône, Blanc 'Nature', Famille Perrin, Rhône, 2020

      • 175ml£10.00
      • 500ml£29.00
      • Btl£39.00

    • Pinot Blanc, 'Les Princes Abbés', Schlumberger, Alsace, 2017

      • 175ml£10.50
      • 500ml£30.00
      • Btl£41.00

    • Bourgogne Aligoté, Domaine Perraud, 2020

      • 175ml£11.00
      • 500ml£31.00
      • Btl£43.00

    • Montagny, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy, 2019

      • 175ml£14.00
      • 500ml£39.00
      • Btl£54.00

    • Pouilly Fumé, Domaine de Bel Air, Loire, 2020

      • 175ml£14.50
      • 500ml£40.00
      • Btl£56.00

    Rose

    • Luberon, Rosé, Famille Perrin, 2020

      • 175ml£8.00
      • 500ml£22.00
      • Btl£31.00

    • 'Studio' by Miraval, Côtes de Provence, 2020

      • 175ml£10.00
      • 500ml£29.00
      • Btl£39.00

    • By.Ott, Domaines Ott, Côtes de Provence, 2021

      • 175ml£13.00
      • 500ml£36.00
      • Btl£51.00

    Red

    • Pinot Noir, Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2019

      • 175ml£8.50
      • 500ml£22.00
      • Btl£33.00

    • 'The Trinity' Red Blend, Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2018

      • 175ml£9.00
      • 500ml£23.00
      • Btl£34.00

    • Côtes du Rhône, 'St. Esprit', Domaine Delas, Rhône, 2020

      • 175ml£10.00
      • 500ml£29.00
      • Btl£39.00

    • Chinon, Château Coudray-Montpensier, Loire, 2018

      • 175ml£11.00
      • 500ml£31.00
      • Btl£42.00

    • Château Macquin, Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion, 2018

      • 175ml£14.00
      • 500ml£39.00
      • Btl£54.00

    • Les Hauts de Perganson, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Médoc, 2015

      • 175ml£14.50
      • 500ml£40.00
      • Btl£56.00

    • Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy, 2020

      • 175ml£15.00
      • 500ml£42.00
      • Btl£59.00

    Fine

    • Chablis 1er Cru, 'Les Lys', Daniel Etienne Defaix, 2008

      • 125ml£21.00
      • 175ml£31.00
      • Btl£120.00

    • Brunello di Montalcino, Castglion del Bosco, 2015

      • 125ml£22.00
      • 175ml£33.00
      • Btl£125.00

    • Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 'Les Chapouins', Famille Perrin, 2012

      • 125ml£28.00
      • 175ml£42.00
      • Btl£167.00

    Sweet & Port

    • Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, Delas, Rhône, 2019 (375ml)

      • 75ml£6.00
      • Btl£29.00

    • LBV Port, Sandeman, 2016 (750ml)

      • 75ml£6.00
      • Btl£51.00

    • 10 Y.O., Tawny Port, Sandeman (750ml)

      • 75ml£8.00
      • Btl£60.00

    • Sauternes, Château Delmond, 2016 (750ml)

      • 75ml£9.00
      • Btl£69.00

    • Riesling, `Cordon Cut`, Mount Horrock, AUS, 2021 (375ml)

      • 75ml£14.00
      • Btl£68.00

    What 1,321 people are saying

    Overall ratings and reviews

    4.4
    4.4 based on all time ratings
    • 4.3Food
    • 4.4Service
    • 4.3Ambience
    • 4Value

    Noise • Energetic

    Review summary

    AI-generated from verified diner reviews
    Bleeding Heart Bistro is a beloved dining spot, praised for its "delicious food" and "excellent service." Guests enjoy the "relaxed atmosphere" and "friendly staff," with many highlighting the "great wine selection." The bistro's "charming courtyard" and "authentic French menu" ensure a delightful experience for all visitors.

    1,321 Reviews

    1. Matthew

      London63 reviews

      4.0

      Dined on December 20, 2023

      1. Overall 4
      2. Food 3
      3. Service 4
      4. Ambience 3
      A good experience outside (by accident as their booking system screwed up), but the waitresses were great and the food even better.

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    2. CLJ1

      London11 reviews

      4.0

      Dined on November 28, 2023

      1. Overall 4
      2. Food 4
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 4
      I have been here a number of times and it is always excellent.

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    3. OpenTable Diner

      London3 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 26, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      Lovely location, excellent service, food to die for. Must visit again

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    4. ArthurC VIP

      Kent5 reviews

      4.0

      Dined on September 25, 2023

      1. Overall 4
      2. Food 4
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      It was nice weather, and we were given the choice, so we sat outside. The service was incredibly efficient and very friendly. The atmosphere was totally relaxed. The food was better than I have had there for years - it was always quite good, but now it’s really good - a real step up.

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    5. RichardJ

      London4 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 23, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      Been going to the Bleeding Heart for years. Always enjoy it. Never had a bad meal and this visit was no exception. Great food, fab wines and generally all round pleasant evening.

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    6. OpenTable Diner

      London3 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 23, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      Very hospitable hosts and food and wine choices and quality was first class. Thank you.

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    7. Mary

      London10 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 20, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      It has been a little while since we were there it was as good as we remembered.

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    8. Dougal

      London2 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 20, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      We had an early table (6.30) but didn't leave until 9 - we weren't hurried or chased away. Service was attentive but not pushy, friendly but not obsequious Tables were reasonably well spaced, the restaurant was busy. Food came promptly after ordering. We had a couple of glasses of wine from the cheaper end of the list; french Sauvignon blanc was delicious, as was the Puglian red. Food was lovely; we had tuna and courgette flower as starters and then the halibut and the lamb for mains: beautifully cooked. Delice de chocolate and lemon posset for desserts which were fine All in all a very relaxed and enjoyable place to spend a couple of hours

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    9. AdrianH

      London2 reviews

      4.0

      Dined on September 19, 2023

      1. Overall 4
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 3
      Always great service and food. Prices from the set menu are moderate for London, although occasionally dishes can seem small e.g. the cheese board. Limited selection of beers, but good selection of wines. A relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere, although the noise level can be high due to the reflections from hard surfaces. This is the default location for a catch up lunch with former colleagues of mine.

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    10. SquareMileOmnivore VIP

      London210 reviews

      5.0

      Dined on September 16, 2023

      1. Overall 5
      2. Food 5
      3. Service 5
      4. Ambience 5
      Possibly the last warm evening of the year, overcast but perfect outside, all my favourites as good as ever: fish soup, duck liver terrine, lamb rump (still with the excellent slightly smoky aubergine pureé) and the always perfectly kept cheeses. Perfect. Service pretty rapid despite an understandably quite full house in the courtyard given that weather. I do wish they'd bring back the (paid for) saucisson option with the cocktail though.

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    Google Map for Bleeding Heart Bistro

    Bleeding Heart Yard, London, EC1N 8SJ

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    Additional information

    • Cross street
      off Greville Street
    • Neighborhood
      Farringdon
    • Hours of operation
      Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
    • Price
      £26 to £40
    • Cuisines
      French, British, Mediterranean
    • Dining style
      Casual Dining
    • Dress code
      Casual Dress
    • Parking details
      The closest surest parking is:NCP Car Park London Saffron Hill14B St Cross St
    • Public transit
      Farrington tube and train station. Chancery Lane tube station.
    • Payment options
      AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
    • Executive chef
      Andrew Barber
    • Additional
      Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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