March 21, 2018
We were lucky we got a table at the Parisian native restaurant called FRENCHIE even if Oyen only booked online half hour before we arrived at the restaurant. I heard reservations could be as long as a month. At their main in Paris, people wait for 3 months to get to dine there. To have people waiting for months just to get a table must be a restaurateur’s dream.
Frenchie Covent Garden is rated 4.5 over 5 on TripAdvisor and is ranked #246 out of 24,015 restaurants in London.
The birthday girl
We were given a table on the lower ground floor, where the open kitchen is.
My back was against the kitchen’s counter.
We picked the three course set menu. I ordered duck foie gras for my starter dish and this cost an additional 6 British pounds.
Neal’s yard goat’s curd
Main course of Oyen, pan seared gnocchi
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It was interesting to watch the kitchen team spring into action every time a new order comes. The head chef is like the orchestra conductor directing his team.
Another chef came and quickly changed into his uniform and wore his apron. The two chefs beside the counter were the ones doing the plating. They also quality control the food. They were the last to touch the food before they were served to the customers.
Cornish Hake a la Grenobloise, Lemon and Broccoletti. Why do restaurants make their dish names sound so complicated? Hake is a fish from the Cornish waters which can also be found in Scotland. It has a soft flesh and is most delicious when pan-fried or grilled.
Lavender creme brulee, rosemary shortbread, candied lavender
One for all.
Oyen booked a table in another restaurant for her birthday dinner naman. If not for that, baka sobra kaming mabubusog, we would order another lavender creme brulee.
Edmund ordered coffee. They served him a demitasse cup na malapot, tila dagdagan mo ng isang pitsel na kulong tubig, pwede na good for 6 people.
I have to say that I wasn’t expecting much when we walked into this restaurant. Buntot lang ako sa anak ko. But I was pleasantly entertained and I enjoyed the food, the ambiance, and watching the 10 guys work in the kitchen. Their wash rooms are also very French, meron pang malakas na radyo, pwede kang makinig sa French drama.
As soon as we stood up, a couple occupied our table. By this time all the seats were already occupied and the chefs were busy orchestrating another round of sonata.
Happy eaters
Thanks anak for bringing me to this restaurant. Thanks Mr. Yee for scratching your Mastercard.
Frenchie Covent Garden
16 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8QH, UK
Phone: +44 20 7836 4422
Opens at 12 noon.
