I didn’t manage to take pretty pictures at this restaurant, since my camera doesn’t seem to function well in dim lighting BUT I have got a new camera which, I hope, will produce pretty pictures since it has a FOOD scenery setting. Wait for it!
Palm Court Brasserie located in convenient Covent Garden and unmissable from the decorative exterior. Although the front seems small and cosy, to my surprise, the inside manage to sit up to 150 according to Toptable so it’s pretty big. The inside screams: “I’m a cosy looking, possibly romantic, Paris style 1950’s bistro decor with beautiful golden gilded mirrors on the side”
J ordered french onion soup with Gruyere cheese and it was full of flavour and is a definite order for anyone! I decided to skip starter since I knew that the mains would be filling and the desserts seemed to good to be missed, I mean Ginger cheesecake! So new to me!
For the mains J had haddock and chips with mushy peas, and I had the chef’s special for the day (I can’t remember exact name since this dining was taken in March), but it was something along the lines of, duck breast with ginger sauce, broad beans and garlic butter mash.
The haddock is not for anyone who can’t eat fish with bones or for anyone who hates sitting there and constantly having to detect the bones in mouth, but otherwise J said it was nicely done and cooked perfectly, crispy batter with a just right silky soft fish. For me, the duck was cooked to perfection, the mash was smooth and rich the only point that I thought which could further improve the dish was less sauce; I mean who wants to eat a dish swimming in sauce, even if the sauce is lovely and gingery (I love ginger) but there is so much sauce you can have. Duck was a bit dry though.
For desserts, J chose a Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream. It was sticky, that was what she said, and what do you want from a sticky toffee pudding the most? And how do you its a good sticky toffee pudding? Well if it sticks to your teeth then you know it’s good and that is what you want. It was served warm with a good helping of vanilla ice cream to balance the sweetness overall.
I chose the ginger cheesecake and raspberry coulis. Raspberry coulis, is soso and I never really pay attention to it since I always think its there to make the dish look pretty and sometimes to balance the dish out. The ginger cheesecake was awesome! Bursting with ginger taste! Smooth and velvety, rich and what a cheesecake should be, a little crumbly but still smooth when in mouth with a thick biscuit base. But I only manage to eat 3/4 of this, since I was quite full.
For two, including service and drinks (no alcohol), the bill came up to 60 pounds. Booking recommended.
Palm Court Brasserie,
39 King Street ,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2E 8JS.
020 7240 2939
