I book a lot of restaurants through Toptable..(http://www.toptable.co.uk/) one of my favorite websites where you get 200 points every time you book through them. Win win situation!
However, the points expire after a year and i received a couple of emails telling me that 800 points were due to expire soon so i decided to spend some points towards a free meal for me and my boyfriend.
Normally you can redeem points at restaurants with a reduced menu but when looking at the list i spotted a new addition, Le Bouchon Breton http://www.lebouchon.co.uk/breton/index.php that said that for 3000 points pp you can order 2 courses from the a la carte.. not bad at all so i booked for Saturday night.
The restaurant is on the 1st floor in Spitafields and upon arriving we were seated on the terrace part. It was pretty busy and they had a piano player and a singer entertaining the tables. The head waiter was very french and very special.. i did look around for a hidden camera at one point since the service was like something out of Fawlty towers :-)
However, i can't complain about the food. I had a goats cheese in filo pastry with a red pepper sauce to start which was just like it said on the menu.. and i do have a thing for goats cheese. Lovely and tangy with crisp filo pastry around it.. yum.
We then shared a Cout de boeuf (normal price £26 per person!) - a massive hunk of beef carved for you at the table. Served with french fries, bearnaise (lovely bearnaise by the way) and a side salad. It was lovely but we didn't manage to finish it all despite my boyfriend being a total carnivore who craves protein in large amounts ;-)
We were too full for dessert but the list looked good with a cheese board and lots of different sundaes.
Service was slightly strange and a lot of people had to wait a long time to order / get the bill etc but since we were dining for free we didn't really care. Our bill (drinks only incl. service charge) came to £16.. Thank you Toptable!
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