Brasserie Blanc - Threadneedle Street

We came in here on a whim for an early supper this evening and were blown away with the food.

It was very early when we sat down - around 5.45pm, but while we were there, the restaurant didn't seem to fill up at all - with only a couple of other tables by the time we left at 7pm.

I had the fillet steak with a side of mushrooms and a salad. (They very kindly made the mushrooms specially, as... more

Waiter was very patient and accommodating and really took best care of us. Unfortunately, that's the only positive to this place. As far as our food was concerned, I didn't feel it was worth the money nor my presence. Came with a relative upon her recommendation, however, I didn't like the risotto at all and though I like pistachio, I've never had it in a warm/hot fashion. The flavor was def... more

You'd think that coming from Blanc (albeit a chain), there'd be a certain attention to detail and finesse to maintain integrity in the name... but you'd be wrong.

The food is good, passable, adequate. As expected, the food is just that little bit more expensive than you'd expect, but certainly not exorbitantly so.

I ordered the specials that day. The starter was a prawn and lobster... more

I went here for breakfast with a group of people from work, as we were being treated by the boss before a meeting. We were a large group, c20 people, and I was very impressed at how efficient the staff were.

Most people had pre-ordered, but of course there were tweaks to be made, and the staff coped very well with that, and they were so lovely. Everyone was brought their breakfast at the same... more

i've been to this restaurant for a corporate event so didnt really chose it but ate for free :)

1st thing to note is that we had a room for ourselves, which was nice as we were more than 20 people!

I got the scallops for starter that were ok, they were mixed with potatoes so unfortunately you couldnt taste them.

then went for the steak tartare! partly because i didnt have a chance to eat one... more