Les 2 Garcons

"We visit L2Gs every few weeks in order to pander to our niece’s very restricted tolerances for menu items. Thus she always has the French onion soup followed by rib-eye steak with pepper corn sauce followed by her share of the tarte tatin. Except for the wonderful tarte tatin, we ourselves do not visit L2Gs specifically for- the quality of the food, never the less we always find our visits very enjoyable since the friendliness of the welcome, the efficiency of the service and the liveliness of the overall atmosphere make the 30 mile round trip from Theydon Bois well worth while. So just occasionally we do fill a gap in our calendar when our niece is out of the country with a visit to Middle Lane."

"We went in with high expectations for a family celebration but left a little bit underwhelmed. It’s fine if you treat it as a local bistro, good but not exceptional all round. "

"4 of us had starters and main courses. We shared two apple tarts fine desserts. 1 bottle of house red. The bill including 12.5% service was £231. Per couple £115. The scallops starter had two scallops for £17. "

"Absolutely superb cooking. Fish soup and onion soup perfect as were our fish dishes. Pear tarts tatin beautifully rich. House red also excellent. "

"Buzzy bistro vibe turning out dishes that take you back to the great days of London cheffing - Harvey's being the spiritual home of these two garcons. Remember when Hardens started? This is the sort of place we would all have raved about. Corkage is a little above the norm for the 'burbs at £30ish but you leave very well fed and happy."

"Great local restaurant and very friendly service"

"Good neighbourhood restaurant. Very busy on Saturdays, a bit noisy with tables very close. Food a bit too salty for my liking. But excellent traditional fish soup and still the best rum baba in town! "