Diners' Choice: French restaurants in London

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Updated February 05, 2025

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104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins

5.0

5 (223)

£41 and over

French

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

The smallest fine dining Restaurant in London with just 12 seats.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is a stunning, intimate place to relax and enjoy the highest quality ingredients and service. We have been featured in the Michelin guide every year since opening in 2019.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is open Tuesday to Saturday and serves a three course a la carte menu, as well as a tasting menu for people who'd like to try everything we have to offer. Online reservations are available for up to Six guests, up to 3 months in advance.

Dishes include:

XL Scottish langoustine, Celeriac cream, Langoustine butter, satay sauce
French guinea fowl, Delica pumpkin puree, fondant potato and jus gras
Valrhona chocolate souffle, Madagascan vanilla ice cream

Top review

Laurence

Dined on Feb 1, 2025

The food is excellent and the menu great value. This restaurant is a hidden gem. Richard is a phenomenal chef.

La Palombe

4.9

4.9 (116)

£26 to £40

French

Kensington

About the restaurant

La Palombe is a new neighbourhood bistro from restaurateur James Chiavarini (also of Il Portico) & chef patron Jake Leach (previously head chef at the three Michelin starred The Ledbury).

A large wood burning grill takes center stage where the majority of the dishes are cooked over live embers. James & Jake work together every shift to serve dishes with a real sense of terroir and provenance, including our speciality of wild foods foraged ourselves. Expect wild noisette venison, Wiltshire truffles (thanks to our house truffle dog Alba!), rare woodland mushrooms, and much wonderful produce from our small organic farm in Kent.

The wine list is sourced entirely from independent producers, and regularly updated with a specialised focus on low intervention, natural and biodynamic wines.

We are across the road to the Design Museum & Holland Park, a 10 minute walk from Kensington Olympia and a short distance to the Royal Albert Hall.

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Laura

Dined 1 day ago

We can't wait to come back! Beautiful place, outstanding food and service. Definitely one of my faves now :)

Augustine Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (336)

£26 to £40

French

Battersea

About the restaurant

Named after Franck Raymond’s grandmother, Augustine Kitchen showcases truly authentic French dishes, with a focus on produce from the Evian region where Franck was born.

Augustine Kitchen is a 45 cover restaurant and has got an intimate family feel with a focus on good quality produce and wine. The producers are handpicked, to ensure the very best quality, including charcuterie from Monsieur Colliard and fish from Mouchet Anythy sur Leman, a fourth generation fisherman.

Regional dishes feature Reblochon tarte, gratin of crozets and delicate smoked fera, whilst other highlights range from the sublime snails served with garlic mousse and parsley butter to pike quenelle or pork shank which has been slow cooked for 36 hours.

Behind the bar, the handpicked selection of wines are displayed in open racks, in a typical French charm, along with a fine selection of Armagnacs, Cognacs and other well known spirits.

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BERANGERE

Dined 3 days ago

Lovely Valentine’s diner. Delicious, authentic French food, attentive service, no pressure to buy wine. The restaurant atmosphere is warm, welcoming with sophisticated touches (chandeliers and ambiant fragrance). At £65/head the Valentine’s menu was reasonably priced given the sophisticated dishes. We will come back!

64 Goodge Street

4.8

4.8 (602)

£41 and over

French

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

64 Goodge Street is a new restaurant from Woodhead Restaurant Group, which opened in early August 2023. A former travel agent in our beloved Fitzrovia (64’s older siblings Portland and Clipstone are just round the corner), we were hugely excited by the opportunity this blank slate of a site afforded us.

We’ve been able to build from the bottom up, and therefore design every inch of space to meet our hope for 64 Goodge Street. Namely, that it is a space in which guests feel utterly taken care of.

We are open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. We very much hope to see you soon.

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Roger

Dined 6 days ago

Third time we have been - each time with different guests abdxeach say they have enjoyed it as much as us. Just hope we'll still be able to get in now they have a Michelin star.

Pique-Nique

4.8

4.8 (60)

£26 to £40

French

Bermondsey

About the restaurant

Located in a restored unused pavilion attached to a small public park, Pique-Nique is a french restaurant from the team behind Casse-Croûte. There's an expertly chosen wine list, a range of seasonal starters, mains to share and great desserts. Sit at the bar counter and watch the chefs cooking or entertain your guests at their large table located in the middle of the main dining room. Enjoy the view of the park and the Shard all year long from our conservatory.

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Ifran

Dined 2 days ago

Slightly on the pricey side, but the food was very very good and the portions are big. The Jamiroquai background music didn’t really fit the setting, but other than that I do really recommend a visit to Pique-Nique.

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught

4.7

4.7 (804)

£41 and over

French

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught is an elegant expression of craft. Warm and intimate yet bold and modern, every element is bespoke – from the Pierre Yovanovitch interiors to Hélène’s personally tailored menus, grounded in seasonal British produce, infused with French flair and shaped around you.

Our Chef’s Table puts you metres from the inventiveness and precision of the Hélène Darroze kitchen. Talk to the chefs at the pass, enjoy one-of-a-kind service and witness culinary creativity first-hand.

And for a more personalised dining experience with a difference, embark on a journey into the ultimate exploration of The Connaught wines at The Sommelier’s Table. Led by your private sommelier and accompanied by perfectly matched, Michelin-starred dishes, this is a truly bespoke dining experience.

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David

Dined on Jan 28, 2025

An amazing experience. We did the 7 course tasting and were beyond shocked and the meal. Everything was perfect.

Petrus — Gordon Ramsay

4.8

4.8 (2566)

£25 and under

French

Knightsbridge

About the restaurant

Welcome to our Michelin starred restaurant, Pétrus. Join us for an exceptional fine dining experience in the heart of London's Belgravia. We look forward to welcoming you.

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Alexander

Dined 4 days ago

I've been coming to Petrus for 20 years - but not been since COVID. I have to say the food has stepped up a level and this was the finest dining experience we have had in ages. The food, the wine & the service were all divine. The Truffle Linguini was a particular highlight managing that sophisticated simplicity only the best chefs can realise. Very good - will be returning.

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Otto's Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (915)

£41 and over

French

Bloomsbury

About the restaurant

Welcome to Otto’s French Restaurant, London, the world’s only restaurant to have both a duck and a lobster press; the essential solid-silver contraptions from which the most extravagant dishes ever created are made; ‘La Grande Bouffe’.
Step back into the old-world glamour of sumptuous, traditional French cuisine with tableside service at the heart of what we do.
We serve impeccable, classic French cuisine which has been hailed by critics as the best one can find in London.
Not only do we serve the pressed duck and lobster tableside, but at our restaurant, you can also enjoy a traditional poularde de Bresse ‘Demi-Deuil’ with truffles and morels
We do do not turn tables; you have your seat for the entirety of lunch or dinner service.
Everything at Otto’s is made from scratch - and all dishes are created to order.
We invite you to experience the magic of Otto’s for yourself.

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BruceVIP

Dined 5 days ago

This is an incredible restaurant. The downstairs is very nice, quiet and good for larger groups. We had seven or eight people at a table and it was perfect. The food was top-notch. We can’t wait for our next visit.

Gauthier Soho

4.8

4.8 (4600)

£41 and over

French

Soho

About the restaurant

Having earned a star within a year of opening Gauthier Soho, Alexis Gauthier is described by Zagat guide as "...one of the Best New French food destinations in London...". With an emphasis on vegetables in all dishes, Alexis provides a seasonal tasting menu with the best possible ingredients (British where possible) all 100% plant based. All served in a chic Soho Townhouse where the staff really make you feel special. There are also five private dining rooms for parties of all sizes.

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Leonard

Dined on Feb 5, 2025

Great dinner, the flavors were exceptional and the wine pairing absolutely marvelous. It is truly incredible how the spirit and taste of French cuisine is kept throughout a full vegan dinner even in the most meaty dishes. This should inspire other chefs for sure.

La Dame De Pic London

4.8

4.8 (1508)

£41 and over

French

Tower Hill

About the restaurant

Savour the essence of French gastronomy at our distinguished French restaurant near Tower Bridge. Under the culinary mastery of Anne-Sophie Pic, a multi-Michelin-starred chef and the most decorated French female chef, each dish presents a harmonious fusion of flavours and textures, redefining the art of French fine dining in London.

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Richard

Dined 6 days ago

Delightful food. A real shame it's about to close. Just glad we went before it did.

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