Amazing place in London. I love the food. can’t wait to come back here again. Congratulations to the staff.
ate at Bazar during a business conference not realizing it was chef Jose Andres from El Bull, so I was in for a nice surprise. Amazing food and wine selection as well as service. Several selections of delicious ceviche and steak. Highly recommend this restaurant!
Rosie Alittlelusciousness
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It's so good when I finally get round to visiting a restaurant that I've been meaning to go to for ages and it lives up to the high expectations I had of it - always a relief....!! Emily and I went to check out the cutesy little French restaurant Blanchette, in Soho, that I'd heard so many good things about but still hadn't got round to going to. Blanchette is a French bistro on D'Arblay Street that's beautifully romantic/lit by candlelight/awful for photos and serves up small French family dishes alongside charcuterie, cheeses and excellent French wines. You're encouraged to order for the table and share dishes, though there were so many utterly delicious plates, I really wanted to eat all of some of them myself!We started with one of their signature dishes - crispy frog legs with Bois Budran sauce - whole frog legs that had been breaded and deep fried, which were actually a little tricky to eat. As the leg is whole, it's still on the bone. I'm not sure if we tackled them wrong, but we both ended up with mouthfuls of frog leg meat and bone. Not our favourite but luckily not a sign of things to come as the rest of the plates of food that came out were spot on.
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It was way back on Bank holiday Monday evening when I finally managed to catch up with two of my lovelies whom were proving hard to pin down. Exhausted of all my ideas I asked F to book and Blanchette in Soho was her (excellent) choice, a place on my hit list to tick off!
We arrived at the cutesy French bistro just after 6:30pm to find it already pretty full and dimly lit by candle light, hence my photos being rather terrible! Immediately ordering some ginger ales after our boozy weekends and settled into choosing our sharing plates and nibbles.
We practically wanted everything and 2-3 plates per person, as suggested, is just right.
Order the Cheese beignets the minute you sit down! Served with onion confit these little morsels are like savoury doughnuts. Incredibly light, irresistibly tasty I could have had bowls of them.
Once ordered, food started to arrive sharpish and the waitress staggered our order with the lighter of the plates coming out first...
A refreshing green bean salad with Comte cheese, shallots and walnut dressing - one I would eat over and over again. It had crunch, sourness and a good amount of sweetness, one to recreate at home. Savour some of this to have with the meatier dishes to come...
Rare grilled tuna, avocado, orange and endive salad. Not a huge fan of the accompanying 'bits' it was all too many sweet flavours for me. Still, the tuna was cooked to a perfect pink.
Grilled duck breast with peach and beetroot remoularde was served very rare and sadly I found it just 'ok'. The duck sadly, seemed tough and stringy.
Grilled pork belly with Palourde clams, Brittany sea blades and vermouth was perfectly cooked with a crisp crackling, decent charring and incredibly juicy meat.
Braised lamb shoulder with anchovy, rosemary and soubise (onion) sauce was my favourite of the evening. Tender succulent lamb sat atop generous amount of plate lickable soubise - what's not to love?
Sea bass with crab bisque, peas and samphire. Was another exceptionally good dish. That crab bisque was packed with shellfish yumminess so much so, we found ourselves mopping it up with everything else on our table. The fish cooked with a brilliantly crisp skin and flaky flesh.
Courgette and aubergine tart with goats cheese and basil. Not the prettiest to picture - in fact half this meal looks dismal but,this was utterly more-ish and they managed to keep the pastry crunch-crisp even with such an array of vegetables piled on top- bravo!
Puddings were a little of a mixed bag we shared two between the three of us. Passion fruit vacherin was full of that irresistible sourness you can't get enough of. Whilst the hot chocolate fondant, sadly, was a little dry.
If you want a little bit of French romance without the heavy French food then Blanchette is your ideal place to cosy up and have some grub... a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
It was way back on Bank holiday Monday evening when I finally managed to catch up with two of my lovelies whom were proving hard to pin down. Exhausted of all my ideas I asked F to book and Blanchette in Soho was her (excellent) choice, a place on my hit list to tick off!. We arrived at the cutesy French bistro just after 6:30pm to find it already pretty full and dimly lit by candle light, hence my photos being rather terrible! Immediately ordering some ginger ales after our boozy weekends and settled into choosing our sharing plates and nibbles.
French cuisine is one of my favourites in the world. It's usually meaty, creamy, cheesy and decadent! But the techniques involved in French cooking are normally quite traditional. I've previously written about our visit to The Waterside Inn, one of the only UK establishments to maintain three Michelin stars. And while the food is absolutely superb, it's very 'old school' in style. You can tell that Alain Roux has been cooking like this for a long time and it clearly works very well. So when I met Yannis and Maxime at a recent Teisseire event, I was intrigued to learn that at their French restaurant in Soho, Blanchette, they serve French cuisine 'with a twist'.
Blanchette stands quietly in the rather crowded, in more ways than one can imagine, Soho scene. On a Saturday lunch the place was filled with a mix of families, couples, girlfriends, all sorts, tasting Blanchette’s version of French sharing plates. The Parisian-styled bistro has its niche polished to perfection from the front of house staff down to the details in the decor. The atmosphere does work a pseudo-Parisian charm and can easily be classed as a romantic little getaway with its flickering candles.
We planned a last minute New Years trip to the capital and after a frantic search for somewhere to dine that wasn’t charging an arm and a leg for a ‘special’ menu, we finally settled on Blanchette in Soho. A cosy bistro serving French small plates and not a set menu in sight which was welcome, at short notice we managed to bag ourselves a table for four for an early dinner before heading off to find a good location to see the fireworks.
Perfect. Very busy and popular restaurant . Concept of plates of french quality food that you share. Everything we tasted was exceptional. Nice choice of wines too. Highly recommended.
After several attempts which failed before Christmas to go to the new French bistro Blanchette in Soho, last week I managed to go there and had lunch. The decoration and atmosphere as soon as you arrive makes you feel in France, with a lot of French objects from a Bécassine doll to the G érard Depardieu cookbook (I didn't know he wrote one before I saw it there). T iles at the bar are painted with an Art-Nouveau style frame like Nover from the 1900's, and on the counter you can see some fresh products such as French baguette, saucisson, charcuteries and cheese. The details I really like was red bricks wall, it reminds me my hometown, the Pink City: Toulouse which is famous for wall with 'la brique toulousaine'. Picture from Blanchette website The concept is based on the idea of sharing small French dishes. You can see their menu HERE . Price are from £2.50 up to £8. It is a very good value, 7 dishes without wine for 2 person, £39.66 (service included). From all the new opening restaura
We had one night in London and landed on a reservation here (definitely get a reservation). The only con was that they probably needed one more server on, but everything else was perfect. The hostess was fantastic and accommodating when we got stuck in traffic and I heard her giving great descriptions of wine. The atmosphere is so cozy/romantic (some of the tables are quite close but not all). Everything we ate was absolutely delicious and we couldn’t get over the prices, was expecting a lot higher. Would definitely recommend for a date night or group of 4 out!
Went in for the lunch menu, and thought it was really worth the price and quality! The atmosphere is cute and rustic, the bread and butter was amazing (just too bad it was extra cost, unlike in France) and served warm. The mussels were very generous! Not all of the dishes were French, some were a bit more Italian inspired like the pea risotto or the Bhaji appetiser, but everything tasted delicious!
Food is in good quality but nothing exceptional. I’d say it’s a simple restaurant with beautiful decorations. The pink table we got stand out from the others. I’d change that similar to the other classy wooden tabletops.
Services was great. That french girl told us some historical background. She was friendly and open very engaging but not intrusive at all.
The background music is the first thing I would change to something traditional French old music that matches the ambient.
Great food. Good service although server was a little rushed off his feet. Lovely ambience. Will definitely return and can recommend.
We found this spot as we scooted around london and wanted to dine alfresco. The seabream and cured egg yolk tartare was a really perfect dish so while it’s on the menu please go get it! The duck was decent, with the skin glazed and roasted well. Seabass and heirloom tomatoes was a refreshingly tasty main. Good food, not spectacular, but enjoyable. I’d would say the best part was the delightful French brunette host that greeted and served us that evening. A real pleasure!
What a find, will be back. Wine, food, service, atmosphere - all on point. Not terribly expensive either. Went with friends and we all ordered different dishes to see how they came out - and every one was sublime. A good concept of ‘French tapas’ style dining that encourages sharing and tasting of the many flavours on offer. And it all tastes better after a bottle of Côtes du Rhône doesn’t it?
Nice small restaurant in Soho. The food was amazing mainly the best braised beef cheek I ever tasted and the honey cheese was great too. Special thanks to Lina who was nice and professional and suggested for me the food
Popped in for a quick set lunch. Loved it! Authentic French experience in the heart of soho. Good food and wine and the set menu was good value as well as delicious. Looking forward to coming back!
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little parisian-style bistro with fantastic and gorgeous French sharing plates ✨
⭐️Blanchette Soho⭐️ is a hidden gem around the soho area, serving excellent food and great drinks 🍾 the bistro is so likable and charmable, which serves a great selection of bites! my favourite has to be their dessert 🤩 the slight bitterness is perfectly balanced by the sweetness carried by the caramelised hazelnut. the incredible dessert comes in a perfect size for sharing between two persons, but trust me, it’ll leave you craving for more! the intimate yet relaxing atmosphere makes it a good place for celebrations! 🎇
We had the fixed price weekday lunch - two choices of starter and main, one of dessert. We tried all the dishes and they were all excellent. Mussels were exceptional. Service was great. Lovely ambiance. ❤️
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