Historical version 1 of L'Autre Pied, W1U 3DB (view current version)
- 020 7486 9696
- 5-7 Blandford Street, W1U 3DB (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- lautrepied.co.uk
- noon-2:45pm, 6pm-10:45pm Mon-Fri; noon-2:30pm, 6pm-10:45pm Sat; noon-3:30pm, 6:30pm-9:30pm Sun
French restaurant in Marylebone, sister restaurant to Pied à Terre in Fitzrovia. It received a Michelin star in 2009.
Kake and Ewan visited on a Thursday lunchtime in July 2009. We'd booked, but possibly hadn't needed to as there were tables free throughout our visit. We decided to go for the fixed-price menu du jour (£18 for two courses, with two choices per course).
Bread rolls and butter arrived as we were pondering. Oddly, the bread wasn't very good; it had the kind of tough crust that comes from too many reheatings. Tap water came in a chilled springtop bottle; top marks.
Kake started with the open ravioli of spring vegetables photo. The spring vegetables turned out to be peas and broad beans; these were very good, perfectly fresh and cooked just right. The pasta was very thin and silky. It was a fairly rich dish overall, but not overly so, and the portion size was well-judged.
Kake's main was roast lamb breast with pommes purees, crushed peas, and a mint-and-caper consomme photo. The lamb was tender, and full-flavoured without being overly "lamby". The consomme had a lovely tangy flavour that went very well with the lamb, a nice twist on the traditional lamb with mint sauce.
Service was fine throughout, with wine and water topped up promptly and unobtrusively. Our final bill included an auto-added 12.5% service charge.
Kake's verdict: I'd happily come back.
Accessibility: One step up to get in. Didn't check the toilets.
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