Les Deux Salons, 40-42 William IV
Street, London WC2N 4DD
20/04/2013
She said: We were in the Covent Garden
area and hungry when I remembered wanting to try Les Deux Salons but hadn’t
until now as he never seemed enthusiastic about it. I must have caught him on
an off-day as he agreed to dine here. Les Deux Salons is designed as a classic
French brasserie – two floors with metro style lighting and brass railings,
dark green banquettes and starched table cloths and the obligatory distressed
mirrors. A glass ceiling is a central feature of the room. On entering a near
empty room we were given a nice table in the centre on the ground floor. The
menus and complimentary bread were quick to come but after sitting around for
too long, surrounded by waiters nattering to each other and therefore oblivious
to our gestures to place our order, he went up and got a waiter to come to our
table. Thankfully, the food service was good. I had a beetroot salad which was
light and tasty, followed by the fish pie which, for me was a bit thick on mash
and light on juicy fish although he liked it. I quickly ordered a side of
spinach to cut through the dryness of the fish pie which worked nicely –
although the spinach was more salty than I would have liked. We had noticed a
nice new cake place up the road so decided to skip dessert.
During the meal more customers arrived
creating more of a buzz in this retro, smart room. The ground floor feels more
classic and open although upstairs has a nice intimacy to it. In the heart of
tourist-land Les Deux Salons is always going to attract more out-of-towners
than locals which makes for a different atmosphere although the lack of a
pre-theatre menu will take care of one segment of tourists. Les Deux Salons is
a pleasant enough place with pleasant enough food and if you choose wisely,
reasonable prices at £50 for two courses for two with soft drinks.