Cafe des Amis - Covent Garden
About Cafe des Amis - Covent Garden
Situated in the heart of Covent Garden the recently revamped Café Des Amis offers stylish dining in a warm & welcoming atmosphere. The cuisine is Modern French with international influences. The extensive wine list that is predominantly French also takes you around the new world to choose from a large selection of wines by the glass. The constantly changing lunch/pre/post theatre menus are particularly popular 2-course £14 and 3-course £16.50. What’s on the ’A La Carte Menu’ this season? Start with rabbit & pork terrine, preserved figs, pistachios & brioche or the grilled goats cheese, marinated red pepper, black olive & walnut tapenade. Next try the linguine, fruits de mer & shellfish broth or the roast rump of lamb, sweet potato fondant, redcurrants & rosemary.
Full a la carte
Starter
- spécialité: cuisses de grenouille persillées £11.50
- oyster 'marechal' £10.50
- 6 irish oysters, grade a £10.00
- cream of baby pumpkin & chestnut, clotted cream £6.50
- grilled chabichou, marinated red pepper, black olive & walnut tapenade, piquillo oil £7.00
- baby squid "bois boudran" £7.00
- smoked sturgeon parfait, keta eggs, horseradish & apple salad £7.00
- assiette de charcuterie: bayonne ham, rosette, saucisson sec copa, rillettes & home made terrine, cornichons & caper berries £7.50
- scallop 'parisienne' £10.00
- beef carpaccio, mustard dressing, piquillo pepper £10.50
- lemon myrtle cured scottish salmon, sour cream, sevruga caviar, lemon myrtle wafer £12.00
- pan-fried foie gras, caramalised granny smith, calvados, pea shoots, quince paste £12.00
- grilled langoustines, braised leeks, baby rocket £12.00
- fresh crab, cucumber, baby gem, boccacino, tobikko cocktail £9.00
- moules marinières (rope grown) £7.50/ £13.50
Main Course
- spécialité: fish soup £15.00
- blue fin tuna steak, richard vine salad, green asparagus £14.00
- lemon sole 'à la niçoise' £19.50
- pan-fried halibut, devonshire crabmeat, wilted warrigals £21.00
- seared salmon , écrevisse tails, 'beurre maître d'hotel' £16.00
- pan-fried sea bass, pea shoots & carrots, sauce lieu de vin £16.50
- pan-fried chicken, morilles mushrooms, crêpes parmantier £13.50
- pan roasted breast of duck, petit pois 'a la française' £15.00
- sweet breads, pain d'epice, 'sauce pommery' £16.50
- pan-fried calves liver, tomatoes, flat mushrooms & confit garlic, red wine jus £14.50
- welsh rack of lamb, kumera mash & french beans £18.50
- angus fillet steak, confit shallots, provençale tomatoes marrow mixed mushrooms, béarnaise £20.50
- feuilleté de légumes, tomato and caramalised onion dip £10.50
- sweet chilli risotto, mint & yoghurt
£6.50/£13.50
side orders £2.75
- chorizo & jersey royals
- crepes parmentier
- pommes pont-neuf
- mange tout
- sauted french beans
- rocket & parmesan salad & walnuts
- warrigals £3.50
- 'richard vine' salad £3.50
Dessert
- soupe au chocolat, black pepper ice cream £6.50
- quince and almond tart, blueberry chutney and jersey cream £5.50
- selection of crème brulée (passion fruit, chocolat, vanilla) £5.50
- trio aux chocolat maison £6.00
- soufflé au pruneaux d'agen £5.50
- crepes suzette, glace vanilla £5.50
- panache de sorbet et glace (vanilla ice cream, chocolate & brandy ice cream,
mango ice cream, passion fruit sorbet,
blood orange sorbet, peach sorbet)
£5.50
les fromage:
french cheeseboard served with french bread & biscuits
- plate of 3 £8.00
- plate of 5 £10.00
Bars Near Cafe des Amis - Covent Garden
In house cellar wine bar
Tucked away in the basement, the bar is full of atmosphere serving wines, ports and champagnes by the glass. Open all day you can choose to eat a light meal like omelettes and baguettes or a selection of cheeses from the award winning cheese board.
¬Speakeasy at Christophers
18 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2
Minamilistic approach to decor - this lounge type bar is for the dressed up person - no trainers! Cosy alcoves for those private lunches and an excellent list of whiskies, cocktails and beers.
Additional Information
Address:
11 - 14 Hanover Place, Covent Garden, WC2E 9JP
Nearest tube:
Covent Garden
A discretionary service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill
Average Price:
£35 - £44
Opening times:
Lunch: Mon - Sat 11:30am - 3pm
Dinner: Mon - Sat 5pm - 11:30pm
Closed Sundays.
Dress Code:
None
