Acclaim for Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

Daily Telegraph Nov 2009
“Chris and Jeff Galvin have revved up bistro cuisine in London – and many now say they outcook the Parisians at their own game.

Something odd is taking place. The course of two cuisines has taken an unexpected twist in a fable worthy of La Fontaine. British cooking, the tortoise, has crept up and overtaken the magnificent 'hare’ of French cuisine. But this is not only a case of British chefs outclassing French, it is one where they are beating them at their own game. Bistro cooking, the rootstock of French dining, is now in British hands, with two London chefs reputedly making a better fist of it than most French equivalents.” more..

 

“Everything about this place feels so right…There’s excellent, well-timed service and a menu so stuffed full of good things that you’re planning a return visit before you’ve even ordered.”

 

“This is a French restaurant, as French as only two Englishmen who genuinely love classic French food can make it…For people who like food, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe really hits the spot.”

 

“Chris and Jeff’s slick 2 year-old ‘Bistrot de Luxe’, in Marylebone, is rapidly emerging as a modern classic – cuisine bourgeois is beautifully executed and professionally served, in a classy and club-like setting.”

 

“…A real bistro in London at last – the Galvin brothers’ highly hyped gem with its superb atmosphere, robust French food as it used to be and a fine wine list.”

 

“The brothers Galvin worked in some of London’s top kitchens before going it alone in order to create this classy bistro with a Parisian feel…Fittingly, the highly accomplished cooking is unmistakably Gallic, with great ingredients and superb flavours at value-for-money prices.”

 

‘… the unanimous verdict was that here was a place that deserves to become just as much of a fixture as The Wolseley. The celebs may not flock………. but that just leaves all the more room for the rest of us.

 

‘What is exceptional about Galvin are the prices, which are remarkably ungreedy for central London, verging on the sensational… Great-value Galvin is all the excuse you need for hanging up your terrine-making apron. Forever.’

 

‘The brothers Galvin, Chris and Jeff, who are the brains, energy and cooking skills behind Galvin, are two chefs with serious pedigree.’