Experts' Choice Award Mon Plaisir
What the experts agree on
London's longest-running French bistro charms with kitschy vintage decor, classic dishes like escargot and coq au vin, and tableside cheese service. Set menus offer great value; à la carte runs pricey. A theatrical Covent Garden institution since the
“Veritably the first genuine French restaurant in the capital, it opened in the 1940's, and still pulls in a cosmopolitan crowd.”
– BlackBook
Frommer's "Mon Plaisir is a London institution -- a French restaurant still in the same family, which has been dishing up classic food for more than 50 years." Full review
Gayot12.0
"This charming, quintessential, always busy French restaurant in Covent Garden keeps on with its traditional snails in garlic... and tarte maison du jour." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"All the authentically tasting classics are on offer, from snails to terrines, duck to coq; the set menu represents good value while the ala carte can be a little pricey." Full review
Time Out "Delightfully retro, Mon Plaisir is a long-standing Covent Garden fixture popular with theatregoers, tourists and, for some reason, studenty types out with their parents." Full review
Zagat3.5
""Toujours un plaisir" rave Francophiles of this over-70-year-old Covent Garden "institution"." Full review
Not For Tourists "Not up to typical Paris standards, but still tres bon!"
The Infatuation7.7
"With several vintage poster-plastered dining rooms, nooks, and crannies, is unabashedly kitsch...the retro interior, charming service, and cheeseboard served tableside will stick long in your mind. " Full review
