Cracking evening at the Bouch. The flavour in general in the food has some of the best depth I’ve tasted in French cooking. Staff are attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. Atmosphere was great, bustling but not cramped, very convivial. It’s pricey and the portion sizes are on the small side, but the quality is there.
Absolutely phenomenal. We ordered a cote du rhone vine that was delicious. For food we had: - tete de moine salad: the simplest, best executed salad I’ve had in a long time. - the bavette: the herby olive oil was amazing, like a thinner cousin of chimichurri. They didn’t ask how we wanted it cook but it did not matter as if was absolutely perfectly cooked to medium rare, leaning on rarer side. - the veal: the flavour and sauce was delicious but was a bit chewy and hard to cut. Still delicious. - beef tartare (main): absolutely phenomenal. Great flavour and well cut. - creamed spinach: we all enjoyed this. Personal preference is a thicker or more textured cream spinach but enjoyed this nevertheless. - crème caramel: delicious and light yet decadent. - chocolate ganache: incredibly rich so definitely one to split but the tart cream on top was a good balance. All mains came with fries!
We ate delicious food. The servers deserve full marks for their knowledge of the products, their sincere and friendly service. My only criticism is that the steak tartare was a bit pale. The crème caramel was truly wonderful. All the dishes had a balanced flavor; the anchovy tomato salad, pâté, and deviled eggs were all delicious.
Beautiful setting. Staff couldn’t be more helpful. We thought the mustard in our ham and celeriac starter & the rabbit was just too overpowering. The terrine and steak were excellent though. Great wine recommendations from the staff paired perfectly with our food and the dessert she recommended was our favourite dish of the night.
Fantastic French food in a very nice setting. The food is really great and has that rustic quality that you could find in a forgotten village in the middle of nowhere in France; the bayonet ham with celeriac remoulade was perfect, the chicken liver pâté with cornichons was outstanding and the rabbit with bacon and mustard dressing was superb. The dessert was a creme caramel with Armagnac and prunes and I had also the petit pot au chocolat. Both very good . The service is attentive and competent. I suggest to go in a group of at least 3-4 people as there were so many things in the menu that I would have loved to taste but couldn’t as I was on my own . The cuisine is the kind of French food that uses everything, including parts of the animal that we are not used to taste anymore ; it is cooked with love and precision and it is similar to the kind of cooking made by French grandmothers who were able to conjure up amazingly satisfying meals with whatever they had in the kitchen . The wine list is good and very reasonably priced. Book in advance and go
Very special! The perfect London gastro experience above a pub you can’t get anywhere else in the world. Food was truly delicious, service was outstanding and atmosphere was buoyant. Lamb and pork were next level. Fries and endive not photographed salad(disappeared too quickly) but a must as well
We had a fantastic weekend lunch here. The food was fantastic, can’t wait to go back and try more. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Had really good time. Highly recommend.
Wonderful ‘Goldilocks’ brasserie - it’s not too big, not too small; not too expensive but really not cheap; relaxed pace but good service… The menu however is no compromise - excellent ingredients, taste-first cooking with charming presentation and lick-the-plate finish. It’s non-showy. You can have a date or business lunch there and focus on your guest without the food piling you in the eye. It does however infuse a certain chuckle of joy and anticipation to proceedings and it’s memory may outlive the business or the relationship ;) Sadly it’s now so (deservedly) popular that bookings are like hen’s teeth and so a long or lucky game needs to be played. It’s worth it though. Just go.
One of if not the best meals I’ve had in the area. Stunning menu, very reasonable wine list, top notch service and atmosphere. Crème caramel dessert is as good a finish to a meal as you’ll find anywhere. The menu is perfect - offering something for the adventurous as well as a wide range of other options. We were lucky enough to get a walk in table, which is rare. However I highly recommend booking and accepting the long lead times for a table, because it’s more than worth it.
Bouchon Racine is located at Upstairs, 66 Cowcross St, London EC1M 6BP, UK
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