L'Escargot

Service needs to be more attentive for restaurant of this reputation and level. A slight sense of everyone going through the motions. Apart from that it was pretty good if not absolutely sensational.

A thoroughly enjoyable dining experience in an iconic restaurant.

Great value menu...£65 for three course and glass of champagne. Snails, sea bream and a soufflé....absolutely delicious with very attentive, discreet service. We’ll be back

Best French cuisine in London. There's a reason this is still regarded as a Soho institution -its unsurpassable in terms of food, service and understated elegance. Bravo!

have visited several times. It is my go to restaurant for lunch.

Great table d’hote choices and usual impeccable and ever-friendly reception and service. A perennially reliable and lovely experience.

Superb brasserie cuisine. Slightly rocky service, but friendly. An excellent place for lunch.

Beautiful venue. Great food and service. Well worth a visit

It’s our second visit and again we were very impressed and our choice of escargot 🐌 followed by Chateau Briand was excellent and would highly recommend this restaurant for pre theatre or a romantic evening.

We come to L’escargot every time we visit from Adelaide- it was good but not quite as attentive service as usual. Food was v generous. Tarte au citron superb.

Did not appreciate having to question the bill. Having a minimum on comment is stupid.

Very enjoyable experience

Everything was perfect for my birthday dinner in l’Escargot; the food, the ambiance and the service until I was told that I have to wait the cab that order outside of the restaurant, on the street, as they were closed. Never treated so disrespectful by any restaurant.

We have dined at L'Escargot a few times. Their traditional quality and service is sometime's just what we want. The menu is fine contemporary but reassuringly free from gimmick. We like L'Escargot very much and will visit at least once a year pre-show.

Excellent location, fantastic food and ambience, old time London charm & quality just away from the hustle & bustle of the main Soho drag. Went for the weekend special menu - all courses were delicious, perfect in portion size, bursting with flavours. Quite easily spent a couple of hours away from the sun, crowds, madness in a quiet idle of Soho.

Lovely French food in a lovely French restaurant. Best lobster bisque we had ever had!

Superb standard, service and ambience. Have been coming here for a long time and it never fails . Excellent food and really good wine list too. They really take good care of you, staff are welcoming and friendly and really deft with service.

Pretty restaurant, great service, delicious food cooked perfectly!

Well spaced tables where you had plenty of room and did not feel that you were part of fellow dinners conversations. Food while not exceptional was very good and dependable bistro fare, this being the second time we have dined there. Service was friendly and overall competent and importantly not up itself. However, we were charged £30 for a £28 bottle of wine which we did not notice until after we had left and looked at the bill. A very very minor error which obviously is not a deal breaker. For the money a positive experience and we will return. Would certainly recommend as competent cooking in a pleasant environment at a reasonable price.

This is our first time at this restaurant. The food is good but expensive. ONE MAJOR THING WE DO NOT LIKE IS PETS BEING ALLOWED IN RESTAURANTS, ANY THEY WERE BARKING. If we wanted that we would have gone to Battersea Dog Home. I do not think anywhere in OP that they mention they allow pets. Shame on you.

Feels as if this is one of the last great restaurants of Soho . Fantastic ambiance plenty of space . Low key knowledgable service . Amazing value set menu if you are eating between 12.00 and 7.00 which we often do pre theatre. Food quality and presentation is excellent. The wine choices are good but could be improved in terms of quality without increasing costs. Overall really really excellent.

A classic French meal, great food, impeccable service and a brilliant deal. We opted for the Chateaubriand for two, which came with two Proseccos, salad and delicious fries. Perfectly cooked, delicious steak. So good!

A get together over lunch with a couple of friends. The wines were nice, service friendly as ever, the snails were very good indeed. One of our party had the confit duck which he said was great, and another the risotto which he said was also good. Unfortunately I had the cod goujons and frites, as did my partner, and they were dry and the frites not very good, like something I could have bunged in the oven from M&S. That said it was a great lunch and we will be back, but will choose something different.

As always warm welcome on arrival . Service is excellent and waiters are the best in town.

The menu is extensive with an excellent choice for all tastes .

The drinks range is also fantastic.

Great venue and wonderful value

Very expensive for what it was eg a £68 chateaubriand for 2 consisted of exactly 6 modest sized slices of beef. "Discretionary service charge" was a higher than normal 14.5%, which is ambitious in itself, but the service was no better than average. Wine list not great. Delightful room and ambience but not a great experience.

Food was good but not amazing. Staff friendly but not as attentive as you might expect for the price. Toilets dirty and cramped.

Pistachio soufflé dessert was great though and the restaurant feels intimate enough. Wouldn’t tell people to steer clear but not top of my list of recommendations either...

Very pleasant experience, will go back
Very efficient staff

Old school. Great food. Fantastic location. Easy to book a table at relatively short notice. Everything as expected and wanted. Varied but not daunting menu. Will definitely be going back

Amazing food - great value and treated us amazingly!

If we are ever going to the theatre we always go to L’Escargot for dinner before. The staff the food the place is just delightful and really enhances our night out. Quite simple a must place to go.

We booked the Chateaubriand offer which was really good value and delicious and the restaurant dealt with our different requests of medium rare and medium for the beef excellently. We loved the restaurant, the menu and the service and had a great time and will go back.

Most enjoyable. It is great to find a restaurant that has stood the test of time and changes in the culture of its location.

Wonderful French restaurant. We had the set menu which was great value. We will be back!

The food was consistently good. Tasty and interesting with good flavour combinations

Food was not the best in my opinion. Service was very friendly though

This was my 4th visit to L’Escargot & as usual it was superb. We all had the Chateaubriand & I think it’s the best steak I’ve ever eaten. So delicious. My guests were all in agreement. It’s a fantastic deal, delightful restaurant with excellent service. What more do I need to say?

It is 30 years since I have been there and it has changed a lot! However the food is still excellent and the staff and service were great. The food was very good and we had steak, guinea fowl and duck. All dishes were very good and considering the reputation of the restaurant the bill was reasonable.

Great experience. Deal for chateaubriand was well worth going for. Food was excellent and enjoyed the quiet and peaceful restaurant. Would go again and recommend.

Intimate dining experience

A wonderful experience. Loved it