The Blue Door Bistro — Restaurant in London

We were staying at the Montague hotel and only decided on the morning of our arrival that we wished to eat in their bistro.Their website showed no availability, but not to be defeated, I rang the hotel reception, mentioned I was staying that night and was it possible to book a table-I was told it was no problem-just what time! We arrived at the restaurant after a hard days sightseeing and were ready for our meal-We had looked on the website that morning and this had shown the summer menu was still in place. We were therefore surprised to be told that their autumn menu was now in place.

However, the selection was just as good. My wife had a tiger prawn stroganoff with rice, which looked and tasted delicious.

I had their hand chopped steak, which effectively was a Pattie of cooked minced beef or at least it was to my eyes. However, this was also really tasty. The desserts were no less wonderful.

The selection of wines was good as was the coffee.

The service of the staff was attentive, yet unobtrusive and although the cost was more than we would normally pay, the experience and the quality of the food and the surroundings made it more than worthwhile.

Put it this way, we will be eating there again, even if we are...

Food was boring, bland or plain wrong. Absolutely overpriced for what it is. Just OK for American tourists that don't know any better (possibly their biggest market considering the clientele present that night, and the area). I had the duck breast with apricot crust. The cherry tomatoes were unripe and the menu didn't state that English mustard was an ingredient -- I wouldn't have ordered it if I had known that. The staff was friendly enough but that didn't compensate the ghastly food experience we had overall (half of the table didn't like their food and I didn't dare to ask the other half as they were American friends visiting London for the first time. I felt a little embarrassed with them but we were misled by the - now inexplicable - high rating...

Came here with my boyfriend pre theatre and went for the a la carte menu. The service was excellent and took into account our deadline for leaving. My starter and main were decent but not overly exciting (and I found the rabbit loin on my starter had gone a touch dry). However, the dessert of strawberry meringue was truly phenomenal and, in my opinion, beats those I've had at Michelin starred restaurants. It has gained itself an extra star from me on the basis of that dessert! I was also a fan of their South African red wine (from...