Chez Antoinette

We stopped here for lunch during a day of sightseeing with our Australian cousins and it was delightful. The set light lunch menu was innovative, interesting and so very delicious and at £10.95 very good value. All the staff, especially our waitress Max, were lovely and brought out a cake with a candle and sang Happy Birthday.

Always a good option in Covent. Good quality products, including the house wine. Open directly. Just wait for a table for a few minutes

A Day in London and we finished up at Covent Garden in the lower area. All the eating places looked full including Cafe Antoinette but somehow they found a table for two. Despite the seeming chaos, service was efficient and food was delicious and substantial.. I had a Tartine with Nutella and Banana, friend had Leek, Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup. Staff were mostly French (well they were speaking French anyway) and customers around us were French too. No toilets but there are some outside in the food area. Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. Will I go back? Yes if I’m at Covent Garden, I want to try that soup! Do I recommend? Yes

The food tasted very nice, the hot chocolate tasted wonderful the presentation of food and drink was lovely however it was a little cold when served, this may have been due to it being a very cold day but I’m not sure. My hot chocolate was warm but again due to it being a very cold day it went cold very quickly. The service was ok it was very busy during our visit which meant that we was forgotten when waiting to order our food and when we wanted our bill pay. The staff were friendly welcoming. We would visit again but give it a miss if it’s busy.

My wife is gluten-intolerant and to find a bistro where this is not a problem is refreshing, to find one in the middle of Covent Garden is wonderful. We sat outside in the covered courtyard and enjoyed a substantial brunch. Very unfortunate that they don 't have toilet facilities and that the public toilets of Covent Garden charge a minimum of £1.50 just to enter them. Thus eat but don 't drink too much.