Guide MICHELIN 2020

Comptoir Gascon

Name: Comptoir Gascon – Smithfield, London | Bookatable
Address: 63 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ, uk
Telephone: +44 2076080851
Price range: £15
Rating: 4.32

(200 Reviews)

63 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ

French, Gourmet

Top offer

Star Deal - 3 courses & a cocktail £19.50 per person

Available lunch & dinner Tue-Fri until 28 February 2020, subject to availability. Dishes from a set menu & subject to change. Includes VAT, excludes service.

Average

Main course: £15

Food spend: £28

Opening hours

Tuesday to Saturday: 11:45 - 14:30 & 18:00 - 21:30.

Comptoir Gascon offers the finest French bistro creations, strongly influenced by bold flavours from south west France. The Comptoir Gascon deli is a rustic food hall with specialist French produce, including fine preserves, fresh bread and foie gras.

A gourmet food lover’s delight in the Smithfield area, Comptoir Gascon Farringdon is a relaxed and cosy dining retreat, named a ‘wonderful French bistro’ by Fay Maschler. The refined wine cellar hosts a range of classy French bottles, while specials on the blackboard display an array of seasonal French gems.

Award-winning duck fat French fries, the famous piggy treats charcuterie selections or the indulgent duck and foie gras burgers are legendary favourites on the Comptoir Gascon menu. Other regional French creations include traditional cassoulet Toulousain, whole grilled sea bass, pan-fried cod and daily changing specials. Fantastic meat cuts including Chateaubriand for 2 and ribeye steak are cooked over the charcoal grill, whilst original lamb, fish, duck or beef burgers are offered at lunch.

On London's Charterhouse Street, Comptoir Gascon London epitomises regional French bistro-style cuisine. Farringdon Tube Station is just a 4-minute walk away.

4.3

(based on 200 reviews)

92%
of diners recommend this restaurant

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afternoon tea (1)
al fresco (1)
breakfast (3)
business (58)
child friendly (3)
dinner (140)
entertainment (8)
large parties (8)
lunch (104)
luxury (14)
private dining (23)
romantic (53)
trendy (27)
value (56)

By Daniel S from London

6 December 2019

Great place, delicious food and outstanding service! Loved it.
By Carina J from Rochester

29 November 2019

Friendly staff and pleasant enough surroundings. Food was tasty and inexpensive-good venue to meet up with friends for a bite to eat.
By Sally Montague-Brooks M from Bedford

22 November 2019

Very nice kind of industrial chic with very high ceilings. Staff lovely and professional. The mini ravioli dish was gorgeous, as was the velouté. Piggy Treats was yummy but a bit too much salami. Deluxe burger was yummy. Partner found his duck breast overly salty. Friend's haddock dish bland and boring. I was very kindly made a dessert not on the menu as I'm not eating sugar . - but there was quite a lot of sugar in it! Ah well. We liked the place very much and it wasn't full of noisy people. We'll be back.
By CN N from London

20 November 2019

Great ambiance, great service and 5 star food and wine. Definitely would recommend and will be going back again
By Mike H from Oxford

13 November 2019

Great lunchtime atmosphere - not too busy, not too quiet. Friendly staff, decent service. Gascon cuisine is a favourite which brings us back here every time.
By Kenton W from London

15 October 2019

Five Star
By Daphne M from London

8 October 2019

We went for a special Gascony dinner of four courses for £25, which was a bargain. The dishes were all delicious, but it was a little heavy on the meat. We had an entire roast guinea fowl to share between two, with a little pumpkin on the side. This followed a starter of a black pudding pie, which had lovely flaky pastry. Probably a quarter bird would have been enough, with more vegetables. The ambience and service were good. We had a glass of the cheapest red wine, which we both enjoyed.
By Emma H from London

3 October 2019

Staff were excellent but food was poor
By Jane R from Edington

1 October 2019

Excellent, All round with a delicious innovative menu. I was particularly impressed with the gluten free options
By Charco C from London

27 September 2019

Not so good as previously. Waitress said set menu advertised was not available and a dish on a la carte was also unavailable. Would give one more chance based on earlier meals.