THE BALCON
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Restaurant
in London
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Come here for some rest after a long walk around Carlton House Terrace. Here, you can find the recipes and ingredients of British and French cuisines. You may be offered such food as tasty salmon, ratatouille and sandwiches, come here and try them. Being at this restaurant, degust good biscuits, Scones and profiteroles. Take your chance to taste delicious champagne or good wine. The whole impression won't be complete without rose tea that is great here.
THE BALCON is well known for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. You will like affordable prices. The cute decor and spectacular atmosphere let visitors feel relaxed here. On Facebook, clients say that this place is worth 4.4.
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6 Waterloo Pl, London, England, United Kingdom
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Сredit cards accepted
Outdoor seating
Wi-Fi
Wheelchair accessible
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Opening hours
| SundaySun | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| MondayMon | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| TuesdayTue | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| WednesdayWed | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| ThursdayThu | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| FridayFri | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
| SaturdaySat | 11:30AM-2PM 6PM-10:30PM |
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I love a little poncieness in life. A place like that does not have too many waiters. No one would be seen doing nothing even when the rush hour crowd has thinned out. They will be polishing glass doors, have the tables laid out, interacting with diners and arranging bottles always with a task at hand. Uniforms which have been cleaned and steamed iron immaculately; more so than my finest frock, despite this, it was all very casual and not too intimidating.
If The Balcon restaurant is too formal for you, Sofitel London also has a separate wine bar, St James Bar and a lounge for afternoon tea...with a live harpist!
We started of lunch with this bread and butter. The butter dish is on proper stoneware. I love the weight and the simplicity of it but I thought that the butter was fairly normal.
hand cut beef bavette tartare on toasted hazelnut bread GBP 6.00 - I had to ask what bavette was - which was just another name for flank steak, frequently used in Asian cuisine and often sold as a cut for stir fry. The tartare was slightly tangy on a nice toasty and sweet (raisin) bread. It was quite pleasant.
homemade foie gras terrine on toasted country bread GBP 8.00 - a rich, tasty terrine of duck foie gras on toasted bread, a very good starter indeed
pork chops GBP 20.00 - this was more of a chickpea with aubergine stew topped with tender suckling pig chops, very rich taste, with a good helping of the baby chops, which included some light crackling. I enjoyed the dish.
brown trout with roasted vegetables - the freshness of the fish calls for simple cooking and seasoning. Unfortunately the onions and tian of roasted vegetable left a puddle of water making it very sloppy. It just lacked the finesse that the place exudes. Nonetheless, it was a very nice plate.
You have to try their afternoon tea menu which looks amazing! The pastry trolley is just too tempting and it was a little cruel to have to choose ONE from the trolley. So, we went for a proper full on dessert portion.
vanilla ice-cream profiteroles, hot chocolate and praline sauce GBP 5.00 - a really good surprise dessert option because profiteroles were not really my kind of thing, but in future, I am going to be ordering them. An ice-cream sandwich of three profiteroles drizzled with chocolate sauce, it is my answer for a dessert treat. The only downside was the chocolate sauce was not hot.
chocolate soufflé tart with milk ice-cream GBP 5.00 - a very rich chocolate soufflé with ginger bits in a tart base, the milk ice-cream did not have any real taste but, considering the richness of the soufflé, this was probably a good thing.
The Balcon is a restaurant suitable for business and corporate dining and entertaining but on a social level to impress your date or like me, just a comfortable dining atmosphere in splendorous décor and impeccable service was just right for a lazy Monday afternoon. After all, you should note that desserts were overall a winner!
The Balcon is not a cheap place. Drinks, wine by the glass starts around £7 - £8 per glass. Cocktails are at £16.00 and bubbly at £ 22.00 per glass. You can still eat at a reasonable price at £25.00 for 3 course lunch menu including a glass of wine and coffee.