Ambiance - it has got outdoor seatings and bar counter is nicely done to. This is full most of the times.
Drinks - Beers are very nice and they run happy hours too. Even Prosecco is on happy hour menu and I just loved the Prosecco which they served.
Bar bites -
Fries - Good quantity and good preparation.
Korean chicken - Just loved it.
Spicy corn - Don’t ever order this.
Service - Not so impressive.
Peter Morrell enjoys a very relaxing bottomless brunch with excellent food in this charming restaurant. The market at Spitalfields in London’s East End dates back more than 350 years. It sold meat, fish and vegetables until it was moved to Leyton in 1991. This left the old market structure, built in Victorian times, ripe for development. After sympathetic renovation it has emerged as one of the capital’s most vibrant areas featuring market stalls selling everything from flat caps to interior design accessories.
It is that time of year when, if the sun dares to poke its head out for the day on a Saturday or Sunday an al-fresco brunch seems like a VERY good idea indeed. And, if you happen to be looking for a venue that might work for you, I can heartily recommend Galvin Hop, which has a small outdoors terrace.
Echoing the reviews below - this place provides a cheaper but still high quality alternative to La Chappelle. The restaurant both inside and outside offers a nice atmosphere and the service was generally favourable and the waiters were incredibly polite. We had a table of 7 and all plates were clean and that is not because the portions were small! I eat off the fixed menu and had coppa and pork escalope, whilst my colleagues sampled the lemon sole and the chicken. Recommended.
Glavin Cafe a plenty of vin. Had a fab ladies dinner here on Friday, charcuterie plate to start, delicious, and beef daube, yum yum. Had just enough room after to share a chocolate fondant. Geat place to be glutinous: two bottles of wine, plenty of post dinner drinks, 3 courses each, came to approx £50/head. Waitress slightly unintelligible but very sweet, manager charming. Recommend.
Around the corner from their starred restaurant La Chapelle , the Galvin Brothers offer-up a way to sample their cuisine in a hip, brasserie-style environment for a very good price at Café a Vin. You can either sit on the terrace on a sunny day, on a bar stool under the glass ceiling or in the main room, which has a real Parisian feel. Granite tables, mirror boards detailing les plats du jour and waiters sporting white shirts and black waistcoats; every detail seems have been borrowed. And the menu continues to build on this theme by offering the absolute staples of classic French cuisine.
Riding on the bus to Galvin La Chapelle , I am already picturing the dry martini I will have on arrival. I can envisage the whole ritual
Recently I was celebrating an important anniversary and decided that it was time to treat myself and Dr G to something a little special. Galvin la Chapelle seemed liked the natural choice. Housed at St Botolph's Church Hall, a Victorian
CALL me French, call me picky, call me direct but if there is something that I don’t like when I go to a restaurant and that is when the service fails.
Having worked their combined chef whites off to create some of London's best fine dining restaurants, Café de Luxe offers an altogether different proposition from what the brothers Galvin have become renowned for. However, despite being the most financial
Incredible mushroom Veloute/soup for starter. 3 course set menus was absolutely delicious. Maybe offer one more choice for starters mains and dessert. Great ambiance and decor.
Wonderful service by Gwen. Thanks for making my partner’s birthday special with a glass of champagne.
Really attentive staff made this experience absolutely perfect. Wonderful food and excellent wine list. Top of their game.
the_freedom_traveler Helena
+5
A lovely experience for Bastille day. The food was delicious, the staff was friendly and the atmosphere will make you feel like in Paris 🇫🇷
Had a lovely lunch for two. Staff were polite and attentive but not overpowering, and the atmosphere was very relaxed. Food was excellent, couldn’t fault anything. Not cheap, but worth the money in my view. Highly recommended.
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Unmistakenly French look and feel. The large bi-folding doors seamlessly connecting the indoors with the outdoor terrace. Beautiful in the hot summer evening I went. The food is really good and the service excellent. More a 4.5*. I loved it!
I also loved the ceiling fans on the dark ceiling. Very Français. As it darken, it had a beautiful atmosphere, all the most with the lighted trees just outside the terraced area in the square. Magical.
They serve Pilsner beer from the Czeck Republic, that comes directly from there in a beer tanker. One of the very few places in London where you can find it. The beer is kept in the 3 copper tanks over the bar. Amazing just to look at it.
The food was really good. I went for their Michelin menu with caraffe of wine. My starter of braised calves' tongue, beetrot & celeriac and main of free range chicken breast, peas, broad beans, alsacs bacon, baby gem were wonderfully cooked and beautifully presented.
My dessert of buttermilk pannacota, strawberries, pistachio was truly delicious. The buttermilk pannacota was one of the best i've ever had, sooo smooth, and the crunchy bits of pistachio adding the texture. Divine.
In brief, a beautiful bistrot, with great food and excellent service. The staff are superb! Very highly recommended.
PS: while there, have a look around the square at the sculptures of the Herd of Hope. Truly magnificent. At night it's got a magical feel!
A warm welcome from Marie the manager and her staff. An a la Carte lunch including the signature steak-frites was excellent with super service. Highly recommended.
Arrived for 18:30 booking. Ordered at 18:45. No Chateaubriand, nor Cote de Boeuf left. Was very sad, but Grant, our waiter, was amazing. He pulled me out of my sulk. Great guy.
Good place to have a drink after work.
Place is nice for a lunch and greet. or an after-work glass of wine with some pretty good food.
Situated fairly close to everything in Shoreditch too. So you can pop in and pop out easily.
Fast and friendly service. Delicious vegetarian options, great margaritas and the 2x course offer is great. We tried the goat cheese salad and the aubergine both delicious
Went here for a birthday and to celebrate, it was awesome and befitting the occasion.
The waiting staff was very discreet and attentive.
The food was exquisite, however the dessert was forgettable. The Comté was not quite what I'd hoped for and the biscuits didn't fit in the picture (not Galvin caliber).
The brut served with the set menu was surprisingly good.
They also served canned beer, which didn't feel in tune with the experience, but was so good and different to have.
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