Balthazar London

Nice place with a very french feel. Food and service both ok though nothing outstanding. Very expensive for what it is. Would recommend but was not Wowed.

our waiter's recommendations were perfect, we ate different cuts of meat.

Thanks

I've always been a loyal customer of Balthazar both in London and New York. Although, they didn't have Pavlova, they are forgiven.. Next time I hope

Incredible plate of scrambled eggs & crab for brunch here. The selection is great, the ambience is lively but very crowded seating and difficult to flag down staff when needed, but otherwise highly recommended experience!

The service was incredibly inconsistent and unreliable. Restaurant is incredibly loud. I guess we were easy to fotget- waited 30 min for a glass of wine. They didn’t acknowledge my sisters birthday which I called to arrange.

Good food and good service with the waiting staff excellent throughout until it came to pay where they were slow.

The oysters and escargot were very good as was the duck confit. The mussels were ok and a bit fishy in smell which can be off-putting.

My wife arrived early but was found a place at the bar by the very helpful bar manager . When I joined her we were shown our table where the service from that moment was superb . The food was excellent and the best steak I’ve ever had was in Paris but now Balthazar hold that mini accolade . Thank you Israel for being so attentive and making it a wonderful day out . We will be back again in May .

Lovely food and experience

Exceptional - worth every penny food was superb and wine excellent - will be returning :)

The food and service was very good. The only criticism is it got a bit loud and a small baby was screaming at 21.45pm. I didn’t even think restaurants permitted small babies to a restaurant that late. However the staff were friendly and efficient.

While my wife and I enjoyed our experience overall , my scoring would be more positive had it not been for the very fatty and partly uncooked lamb chops served up to my wife. In fairness the staff were very apologetic and removed the meal from the bill. We do intend to return to the restaurant, just not order the lamb chops next time!

Theatre trip for birthday treat

I loved the kindness of the waiting staff, the ambience, the food, the care which everyone took to bring my courses and the discreet nature of everything was lovely.

Good food excellent service !

Having frequented Balthazar’s in NY it was disappointing in comparison in service, ambience and food.

Brunch is never anything other than perfect. On the pricier side but absolutely worth it.

Onion soup was decent, steak tartar had too much sauce and no beef taste. Wine had a fly in it, they replaced but didn’t apologise. Service was mediocre. Really pretty ambience though.

Everything fine except getting any attention at 2.30 after lunch was difficult in spite of many staff hanging around. All well in the end but they should’ve been coming to ask me if we wanted anything. We had to ask for the desert menu and then the bill several times while they chatted and generally messed about.

Food was nice but nothing special. Seemed a little dated

Try to worth it!

Pre theatre quick dinner before La Traviata. Excellent and friendly service as always. Service was quick and not rushed, felt like we had all the time in the world.

Amazing service and food

A unforgettable birthday party! Thank you Balthazar.

The place is gorgeous with high room ceiling and nice leather seating. The menu is nice, too.
The challenge is the incredibly high noise level, overly busy restaurant = overly busy staff, and lack of washrooms on the ground floor.
Had I known how busy and noisy it gets here I would not have gone at all.

Service was really good and food also!!

This was AWFUL. We have been going to Balthazar for years.. as our tradition for any pre or post theater, and the quality has just continued to deteriorate. This was final straw and last time we could ever go... our food came like warm almost immediately and it was rubbery, uninteresting, and tasteless. My son ordered pancakes, there were two cold rubbery small pancakes covered in powdered sugar. They could have come from an awful diner and been better. The eggs also were lukewarm and when we asked for no sauce it came with sauce all over. The Virgin Bloody Mary we ordered was warm tomato juice. No ice and no flavor, a cold half cooked piece of bacon was topped. We had to ask for an extra cup of ice and they gave us a bottle of Tabasco to make up for no flavor. Could go on.. but, bottom line, so disappointing and not worth it.

Very good atmosphere and food but service was rushed and not consistent although the waiters were very friendly.

The service and ambience were good, but I felt the food was underwhelming for the high cost. Starters seemed to be better in our experience, whereas my main was not as described and very disappointing. However when I raised this issue the staff were professional and accommodating and offered to change it for something else of my choice. There were quite a few families dining, and we didn’t feel out of place with a toddler - staff were friendly and made us feel comfortable. However the children’s menu was also over-priced, at least for a small child who can’t eat that much. Overall a mixed experience, pleasant, but didn’t live up to expectations. But credit to the excellent staff!

Great menu and staff, great decor and ambiance

Excelent, can be expensive, but food is superb

New Year’s day family Brunch

We were sat 30mins late but was then told we had ten mins to order as the kitchen was closing for the NYE sitting. Felt a bit rushed, and was given a very expensive vodka twice without being asked what we would like. Other than that it was a nice environment and prob would have been exceptional had we have not felt rushed.

35th Wedding Anniversary

bon accueil et cuisine excellente mais très (trop) bruyant ( il faut parler très fort pour couvrir le volume de la musique diffusée)

Took my mum for dinner after the theatre. Fantastic service and food as always.

Terrible service. Too crowded and too noisy. Interior feels a little dingy and tired.

Tables were so close together, it was hard to hear our own conversation above others

Perfect, the right place in Coventry Garden

Excellent experience! Extraordinary food and ambience. Christmas decoration was outstanding.

Amazon Service! Fast, friendly and professional. We loved it so much we went back the next day again