Eat Out London!Le Vacherin
Chef Malcolm John welcomes you to his french restaurant in West London. Le Vacherin, located in Chiswick, is an award winning French style Bistro with excellent
French Restaurant in West London – Le Vacherin, Chiswick
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Brasserie Vacherin: French Brasserie Restaurant in Sutton
Brasserie Vacherin is a traditional French brasserie brought to you by award winning chef Malcolm John.
Like the best Parisian brasseries, the atmosphere is relaxed, the menu is varied to suit all tastes and the service is professional and friendly.
The bistro style décor features regional French pictures on the walls and the creative lighting makes it a stylish, contemporary space, popular with locals enjoying lunch, post-work drinks or a memorable evening out.
Le Vacherin Malcolm John restaurant review 2010 March London ...
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The wine list is all French and has also been developed, stretching to eight pages and featuring a good section from the south-west of France e.g. the admirable Mas de Daumas Gassac 2005 at a fair £45 (retail price £18.68), Iroulegny Andere d’Ansa Vignerons du pays Basque 2005 at £25.95 (rather more marked-up less given it is £7.49 retail) and a few selections under £20.
Tart tatin was good, made with Braeburn apples and properly caramelised but not over-cooked as so many version of this dish are; given that Braeburns were used rather than a sharper apple, the dish would have been better if some additional acidic element was added, as the overall effect was a little cloying.
Tonne de Savoie was in good condition, while Epoisses was in that enjoyable state between unripe and over-ripe that so many restaurant cheese boards fail to time right (16/20 for the cheese board, supplied by H&B).
The cheese was served with more white bread, good figs, biscuits and a little celery.
To finish, tarte tatin had nicely caramelised apples and puff pastry that, although bought-in (hardly any restaurants make puff pastry, as it is a real pain to do), was at least rolled out well and had light texture (16/20); this was served with good vanilla ice cream in a little tuile.
Le Vacherin | Restaurants in Acton Green, London
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It’s the sort of place where a man might dine alone, linen napkin tucked into his shirt.
The menu is classically French (snails, soufflé, duck à l’orange) but with Italian elements (tortellini, ravioli, risotto) and appealing British ingredients (Maldon oysters, Suffolk asparagus, dover sole).
The largely French wine list is a lovingly assembled affair.
A long delay in taking our order was followed by a stomach-rumbling wait for our mains, which we put down to the champagne-themed dinner for 30 taking place alongside us.
A ‘rare’ rump steak (part of an admirable £11.95 steak frites deal that included a glass of wine) was tough and underdone, the chips lacklustre.