Truc Vert, 42 North Audley Street, W1K
6ZR
18/02/2014
She said: He often says ‘why don’t we
ever go back to places we like’, Truc Vert is case and point. We visited this
neighbourhood French restaurant a few years ago and absolutely loved it;
beautifully presented food that was equally amazing to taste. We thought we’d
found a winner. Fast forward to my discount restaurant card running out and
picking Truc Vert because it accepts the card and it’s as if the Truc Vert we
knew and loved had been replaced by an offensively poor impostor. I can only
guess it has changed hands because from the second we walked in, something
wasn’t right. The service was friendly which made if difficult to give genuine
feedback when asked a number of times if everything was okay. I ordered a
starter of crab cakes which I saw come out of the kitchen with two other
starters that made their way as far as the reception; after a confused exchange
between staff, it went back to the kitchen to reappear moments later with his
starter. The crab cakes were really bad. A minced medley soaking up a runny,
yellow, cream sauce that made my arteries uncomfortable just looking at it. No
taste. My main was a white fish, which was a good portion but again very
uninteresting, to the point that I am writing the review 24 hours later and
cannot remember what it actually came with and cannot be bothered to try to
find out because it just doesn’t matter. I can only mourn the loss of the
original, wonderful Truc Vert and as Sade said: it’s never as good as the first
time. That’s why I rarely go back to re-experience a great experience.
He said: all that I’m going to say about
this one is don’t go. We had a good night there a while back, but since then
the management has changed. Truc Vert is now nothing short of a train wreck. A
train full of children. Total tragedy. It is only a matter of time until the
new owner drives this one off the cliff. It’s the Mayfair equivalent of the
short-lease pizza joints near Piccadilly: fleece as many customers as possible
serving them the cheapest possible sludge for the highest possible price, and
then shut and move on. On the plus side this is possibly the most appropriately
named restaurant: it is indeed a Truc Vert, of the kind you find up your nose
and flick away.
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