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As nextdoor neighbour to Côte Bistro (see below) it's easy to see why both of these restaurants seem able to co-exist quite amicably – well, I presume. While Cote provides a friendly and relaxed service, large portions and bustling surroundings, Le Café du Jardin seeks to satisfy those who crave attention to detail, a more gormet menu and a quieter almost settled atmosphere – and the proof of all this is in the breadbasket...
Cote provides each table with a large basket of bread to pick from, but nextdoor's bread service seems to be a little more refined. The staff at Le Café du Jardin carefully watch each diner and offer another slice once you've finished your last. It's this difference that rings throughout the service. And whether that's for you or not will undoubedly come down to what type of night you seek.
Regardless of this, it's undeniably both a satisfying and intriging feeling to sit in the window of a Covent Garden restaurant nibbling on tempura frogs legs followed by grilled ostrich. Both choices you don't find nextdoor. Add to this the wine list, which is vast, and listed by region, and you'll soon forget where you are. The rush of London commuters almost seems a world away as the style of service and choice of food is effortlessly French – easily the cheapest way to feel like you've actually escaped the city for a while, which is strange really as you couldn't possibly be more central.
If it wasn't so cold outside the the garden café would be the epitome of it's name – an English country garden meets Paris, feasts on a delicious French meal and is revitalised along the way. Relaxing, charming and sophisticated.
Le Café du Jardin
28 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7BD
(Corner of Tavistock Street)
Cote provides each table with a large basket of bread to pick from, but nextdoor's bread service seems to be a little more refined. The staff at Le Café du Jardin carefully watch each diner and offer another slice once you've finished your last. It's this difference that rings throughout the service. And whether that's for you or not will undoubedly come down to what type of night you seek.
Regardless of this, it's undeniably both a satisfying and intriging feeling to sit in the window of a Covent Garden restaurant nibbling on tempura frogs legs followed by grilled ostrich. Both choices you don't find nextdoor. Add to this the wine list, which is vast, and listed by region, and you'll soon forget where you are. The rush of London commuters almost seems a world away as the style of service and choice of food is effortlessly French – easily the cheapest way to feel like you've actually escaped the city for a while, which is strange really as you couldn't possibly be more central.
If it wasn't so cold outside the the garden café would be the epitome of it's name – an English country garden meets Paris, feasts on a delicious French meal and is revitalised along the way. Relaxing, charming and sophisticated.
Le Café du Jardin
28 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7BD
(Corner of Tavistock Street)
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