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Cafe des Amis

 
 
ADDRESS
11 Hanover Place, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9JP 
 
RESERVATIONS
020 7379 3444 
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon to Sat 12:00 to 01:00 (last order at 23:00)
 
PRICES
Menu Prix Fixe: £14.50 (2 courses), £16.50 (3 courses)
 

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Lunch: 2 courses and a glass of wine £14.50
 
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Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Sunday Roast: 3 courses and a glass of wine £16.50
 
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50% off A La Carte Menu
 
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when ordering a starter and main, or main and dessert. Steak is not included in this offer. Includes VAT, excludes service.
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Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Pre and Post theatre menu: 2 courses £14.50
 
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2 courses and half bottle of wine £19.95
 
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Eat late offer: 50% off the total bill
 
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....based on either 1 starter and 1 main, or 1 main and 1 dessert being ordered- nibbles and side dishes do not count. Offer not valid on steak dishes. Includes Vat, excludes service.
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Cafe des AmisWe came to Cafe des Amis on a Monday evening in February and found it completely full, a remarkable achievement for any restaurant, but especially one as well-hidden as this. Yet it was not hard to see why Cafe des Amis has established itself as a firm favourite with London's theatre-goers.

This is smart brasserie fare at its most authentic, and its most comfortingly excessive. The crab cocktail was a knockout, mixing strong fishy flavours with crisp salad and a horseradish kick. Tuna steak was genuinely seared - frying flavours on the outside, sushi in the middle. Vegetables and sauces were unflashy, and full of bite and butter, and a selection of chocolate puddings were terrifyingly dark and luscious.

For those who have little experience of real French cooking, there will be some surprises in store. There are few restaurants in London that would have the confidence to produce a menu where half the dishes were cold, salads were slathered in a dressing so vinegary that it almost made your eyes water, and the fish tasted so very strongly of the sea.

This is the genuine article, and it tastes superb. Still, you might want to bring some mints if you're meeting people later.

Cafe des Amis is now open on Sundays, 11am till 4pm, serving a special brunch menu.
 

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Opening and closing times for Cafe des Amis

Today (Sunday) Cafe des Amis is closed.

Monday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Tuesday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Wednesday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Thursday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Friday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Saturday:

12.00
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1.00
 
 

Sunday:

Closed
 
 
 

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City Thameslink Station
 
20 minutes walk
 
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Drury Lane NCP
 
4 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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SUM
Concerts | Until 2nd June 2012 

Royal Opera House At Cafe Des Amis

German composer Max Richter debuts a new chamber opera at the Royal Opera House, entitled SUM, based on a best-selling book and ...More

Ballo Della Regina / La Sylphide
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Concerts | Until 15th June 2012 

Royal Opera House At Cafe Des Amis

The operatic double bill of Balle Della Regina / La Sylphide is set to wow London crowds in the summer ...More

 
Falstaff
Theatre | Until 30th May 2012 

Royal Opera House At Cafe Des Amis

Verdi's final masterpiece returns to Covent Garden after a ten year gap, this time under the direction of Robert Carson, ...More

Minn Diarabi, Djala & The White Tiger Society
Concerts | On 27th May 2012 

The Africa Centre 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

World blues and Afrobeat by the London-based band....More

Mind the Map
Mind the Map
Exhibitions | Until 28th October 2012 

London Transport Museum 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

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Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical
Theatre | Until 28th October 2012 

Theatre Royal Drury Lane 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

Given Shrek's popularity at the Box Office it was only a matter of time before a live version took to ...More

 
Forro
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th May 2012 

Guanabara 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

DJs spin Brazilian, samba, African and indigenous rhythms....More

Samba Da Ressaca
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th May 2012 

Guanabara 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

Brazilian beats from DJ Andre Carrara and DJ Bruno Camago, plus live music from Zeu Azevedo & Forrodaki Band....More

War Horse
War Horse
Theatre | Until 20th December 2012 

New London Theatre 3 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

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The City Of London Symphonic Winds
Concerts | On 27th May 2012 

St Paul's Covent Garden 4 minutes walk from Cafe Des Amis

The group performs Ellerby's New World Dances, Grainger's Molly On The Shore, Bennett's Reflections On A 16th Century Tune, Holst's ...More

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