L'Escargot Restaurant

Classic French Cuisine. Since 1927. L'Escargot is London's oldest and most celebrated French restaurant serving classic French provincial dishes.

Not only that it has a great cocktail bar and cafe for all day dining. Upstairs is the Snail Club serving great cocktails. The restaurant has welcomed luminaries such as Coco Chanel, Charles de Gaulle and Maurice Chevalier also Laurence Olivier, Lucien Freud, and Francis Bacon. Princess Diana was a regular and still today the restaurant is the home of many celebrated personalities. It is located

13/09/2024

Treat yourself to a juicy whole grilled lobster with garlic sauce 🦞

04/09/2024

When the sun’s out, where better to have the morning meeting than the outside terrace.

23/08/2024

Fysh looks very serious here but making the base for a perfect souffle is a serious business which is why he needs to concentrate.

18/08/2024

Looks like spaghetti with tomato sauce and Parmesan, actually it’s “Spaghettieis”, vanilla ice cream with raspberry sauce and grated white chocolate - delicious on a Summer’s day - and only available at L’Escargot👀🍨

16/08/2024

Hurrah! Against all odds Grouse is back on the menu as of today!
As you can see the team are delighted😆
Book your table today to experience this limited time only delicacy.

13/08/2024

We regret to say that yesterday was the not-so glorious 12th.
There is unfortunately, no grouse available to restaurants this season.
But we are looking forward to Partridge from the 1st September and Pheasant from the 1st October✨

12/08/2024

Have you tried Lillet?

It is an excellent aperitif served on its own over ice🧊
Or delicious as a spritz with tonic or soda water.

It is one of those secretes the French prefer to keep to themselves!

12/08/2024

It’s the a Glorious 12th - not so glorious this year as there are no grouse available 😟 So here’s a photo of one from last year !

31/07/2024

The Library holds up to 40 diners on round tables and is one of our most popular private dining rooms.
It has full air-conditioning.

29/07/2024

The silver King’s pattern cutlery we use is a pattern that has been in use since the 1820s - a century before we were founded.
The honeysuckle and shell pattern has been loved by generations.

26/07/2024

Art adorns the walls, many pictures from artists who have dined at the restaurant. This by .himid is one of the favourites.

24/07/2024

A glass of Champagne always brings a smile to the face. Here we serve Champagne Henriot which for over abn hundred years has been a connoisseurs favourite.

22/07/2024

L’Escargot is the perfect venue for a private dinner party.

19/07/2024

L’Escargot was voted one of the most romantic restaurants in London.

The gentle lighting and soothing music create a wonderful calm atmosphere. Couple that with great food and friendly service, you have the perfect spot for a celebration.

17/07/2024

Grilled wild salmon with Cafe de Paris butter🇫🇷

16/07/2024

Don't forget that this Sunday is the Soho Fete. Plenty of revelry and fun including the famous Waiter's Race and the infamous Snail Race !!

More details here

https://www.thesohosociety.org.uk/

14/07/2024

So sad to hear that our dear Franz Budny has passed. We all loved working with him, he has passed far too soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

14/07/2024

Joyeux 14 Juillet !

13/07/2024

Only those who know know !

12/07/2024

The staircase carpet was designed by David Collins and has a naturalistic snail design.

It is made by Brinton’s in Kidderminster, who were founded in 1783 - they know a thing or two about carpets.

09/07/2024

The Goat’s cheese and fig tartine has become our top-selling starter.

05/07/2024

The Salon Vert is perfect for a private lunch or dinner.

We are now accepting Christmas bookings!

https://www.lescargot.co.uk/private-dining-soho/

03/07/2024

There’s always time for a midweek Campari Sour!

29/06/2024

Steak Frits are back on the set menu (£25 for 2 courses).

Proper entrecôte steak with our own special Bearnaise sauce.

29/06/2024

Happy Pride everyone. We’ve had our first customer for Jimmy’s famous sausage rolls !

27/06/2024

The Snail Bar is hugely popular and on Friday and Saturday evenings piano virtuoso Carl plays through the night🎹

25/06/2024

Everyone loves a cocktail sausage - especially Doris!🐶

23/06/2024

Snails, snails, snails - plump and herbed a perpetual joy.

21/06/2024

We snatched a quick snap of Ferdi, he’s not a fan of the lime-light, but we believe he deserves your attention.
He’s our Assistant General Manager and much loved by our regular guests.

19/06/2024

These little fancy cakes form part of the Afternoon Tea.
Only £29 for sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, fancy cakes and tea from Mariage Freres🫖

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We are delighted to collaborate with @route_one and @nike for their new Escargot trainers 🐌✅#nike #escargot #nikeescargo...
The wonderful @carljosephmusic performs in the Snail Bar every Friday and Saturday🎵He’s very popular with our guests and...
Stan is an expert mixologist🍸He loves to make you something different, something you haven’t tried before. What is more,...
We serve the very best Mariage Freres teas from Paris 🇫🇷 They really are elegant and perfectly align with our delicious ...
A wonderful time had by all. Again soon!#depuis1927 #lescargotsoho #BastilleDay #slowandsure
Crêpes Suzette
Private Dinner Parties For Six
L'Escargot Soho Is Open
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Happy Easter everyone! 🐣
*Behind the scenes* Georgie the snail in the making. She really does make it look so easy...

Telephone

Address


48 Greek Street
London
W1D4EF

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10:30pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10:30am
Friday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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