Mon Plaisir

19-21 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9DD, Reservations: +44 2081662943, General: +44 2078367243, Website

Cuisine & Style:
French - Traditional Restaurant, Family Restaurant
Average main course:
£16
Average cheque:
£30
Hours of Operation:
Evening menu served from 17:45 to 23:15, Monday to Saturday. Lunch menu served from 12:00 to 14:15, Monday to Friday. Brasserie menu served from 14:15 to 17:45, Monday to Friday. Closed on Sunday.

Fantastic pre theatre venue for value,speed of swrvice and quality of food

basfont walker 20 May 2012 From bucks

One of the oldest French restaurants in London, 2 AA Rosette award-winning Mon Plaisir on Monmouth Street has been serving delectable French cuisine for over half a century.

Decorated in French artefacts, Mon Plaisir - London resonates with a nostalgic atmosphere of decadent France throughout its 4 individual dining rooms. Mon Plaisir also features a pewter topped bar which once graced the lounge of a Lyonnaise brothel.

Mon Plaisir Covent Garden continues to serve traditional cuisine created from the finest French ingredients and carefully prepared by the restaurant’s highly skilled chefs. Signature dishes include snails in garlic and parsley butter and the fillet of sea bream with mustard sauce, exuding a real French flair. There is also a slick wine list which predominantly features fine French wines.

With its fine French food and authentic ambience, Mon Plaisir is just a 7-minute walk from Covent Garden Tube Station. Mon Plaisir has been acknowledged in fine restaurant guides, including Hardens, Square Meal, Via Michelin and The Good Food Guide.

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Mon Plaisir
 
4.2

(based on 18 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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          • Dinner (8), Lunch (4)
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          • Pleasant toilets (3), Scenic setting (3)
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          • Vibrant (8), Local favourite (7), Friendly (5), Relaxing (5), Sophisticated (4)
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          • Couple dining (16), Foodie (13), Business brunches/lunches (5), Groups (5), Late dining (5)
          • When you dined, did you dine as :
          • Mature couple (6), Group of ’40 +’ friends (4)

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        4.0

        A very nice place to take a lady

        By Derek

        from Guildford

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              The ambience and food were excellent, but the French waitress was not always on the ball.

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              5.0

              Perfect end to a birthday trip!

              By Steve

              from Edinburgh

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                    Excellently prepared, very fresh and palatable. Perfect timing for arrival of courses and excellent wines. Friendly helpful staff.

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                    • Cosy
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                    5.0

                    Twice in two months

                    By Pointdextre

                    from Oxford

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                          13.15hours Thursday May 3, 2012
                          Superb presentation, excellent value lunchtime prix fixee menu. Very French in every way. Friends quote this as one of their established favourites (has been here for over 25 years).The pomme dauphinoise is famous and to die for, but beware, very rich.

                          Buzzy with customers, so booking seems fairly essential, even midweek.

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                          5.0

                          Mon Plaisir - Great Pleasure!

                          By PR

                          from London

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                                Nice food! Excellent wine! Great night!

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                                5.0

                                visited for the second time, excellant

                                By jenny

                                from jersey uk

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                                      8pm thursday
                                      Authentic french cooking
                                      french staff

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                                      4.0

                                      Relax with good cuisine

                                      By TNG

                                      from Crewe

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                                            12:30 pre matinee lunch
                                            Simple ingredients cooked with a simpe difference
                                            Good added taste
                                            I would have liked a green veg or salad with the main course

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                                            1.0

                                            dreadful food served with zero grace

                                            By John

                                            from London

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                                                  Onion Soup was tepid and tasteless but fantastic compared to the coq au vin which was so overdone and dry it must have gone in the oven the same day the restaurant opened 50 years ago. 3 of us ordered it and all were dreadful. When we said it was overcooked all we got was a sulky "Ok" I'll tell the chef - it was not ok. Service is adequate. If a french restaurant cannot do serviceable classics like the above they are really in trouble - or should be.

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                                                  4.0

                                                  Great ambiance, very good food

                                                  By Peter Piper

                                                  from London

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                                                        Very good food.
                                                        Very good French wine.
                                                        Too many dishes on the menu weren't available.
                                                        Very slow service (more than 30-40 minutes before the first course arrived.
                                                        Service polite.
                                                        Table reserved for 19.45.
                                                        Intimate bistro atmosphere.

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                                                        • Dinner, Lunch
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                                                        • Pleasant toilets, Very Parisienne
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                                                        5.0

                                                        Just as great as it was 20 years ago.

                                                        By swerve

                                                        from frankfurt, germany

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                                                              Dinner for four at 20:00

                                                              No negatives

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                                                              • Genuine, Vibrant
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                                                              4.0

                                                              My new favourite restuarant in London.

                                                              By Polly

                                                              from Upminster

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                                                                    Dined early evening after a matinee theatre. We had the post theatre offer which was really delicious and very good value for money. The atmosphere was lively and the service was friendly. we were not rushed and enjoyed a realxing catch-up with friends. Would definitely recommend Mon Plaisir to friends. Hope to visit again soon.

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