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Summary
A glass-ceilinged former auction house in Chancery Lane is home to this homage to Provençal cuisine from Pascal Aussignac’s Club Gascon group – making it an “excellent place for a business lunch in an otherwise under-served area”. Plus points include an interesting list of southern French and Corsican wines, and the downstairs cocktail bar Baranis. Top Tip – “ask for a booth to celebrate a special occasion”.
Summary
The sun-drenched flavours of Provence – both food and wine – are brought into focus at this Chancery Lane outpost of Pascal Aussignac’s Club Gascon group, which occupies an engaging glass-ceilinged room, originally built as an auction house. The downstairs cocktail bar, Baranis, also boasts the UK’s only indoor petanque pitch. The worst comment? “OK but not inspiring”.
Summary
You dine in an airy former auction room with a glass ceiling at this legal-land restaurant in Chancery Lane, whose brief is “delicious” Provençal cuisine and a “wine list full of wonderful surprises” – many of them from the South of France or Corsica. The set menus offer “very good value” for the quality and locality, and a downstairs cocktail bar, Baranis, has indoor pétanque to transport you to the Riviera. Founded in 2010, it is part of Pascal Aussignac’s Club Gascon group.
Summary
“Exceptional Provençal cuisine” – “light and full of fresh flavours” – ensures that dining is “always a real pleasure” here, in what is itself a “lovely, light and airy” glass-roofed venue (once an auction room for books) on Chancery Lane, whose “well-spaced tables” make it a good choice for a business lunch in legal-land. Part of Pascal Aussignac’s Club Gascon group, it has its own cocktail bar, Baranis, downstairs.
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115 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PP
Restaurant details
Cigalon Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Overall a nice restaurant. They have daily set menus with daily meat and fish specials. Food is simple but well cooked and seasoned. Service is warm and friendly, not too formal. Ambience is very good, and the decor of the restaurant is excellent. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
115 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PP
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5:45 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5:45 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5:45 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5:45 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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